[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H6018-H6019]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 2558. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     reform Federal Prison Industries, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
             Hayes):
       H.R. 2559. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by 
     providing greater access to more affordable risk management 
     tools and improved protection from production and income 
     loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal 
     crop insurance program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Shows, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 2560. A bill to require public schools and libraries 
     that receive Federal funds for the acquisition or operation 
     of computers to install software to protect children from 
     obscenity; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H.R. 2561. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Horn, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Holden, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Phelps, Mr. Shows, Mr. English, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Kuykendall, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Borski, and 
             Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 2562. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for prostate 
     cancer research through the voluntary purchase of certain 
     specially issued United States postage stamps; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wolf, 
             and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 2563. A bill to amend the Woodrow Wilson Memorial 
     Bridge Authority Act of 1995 to provide an authorization of 
     contract authority for fiscal years 2004 through 2007, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Frost, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Barcia, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Allen, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kind, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 2564. A bill to provide funds to the National Center 
     for Rural Law Enforcement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. 
             Metcalf):
       H.R. 2565. A bill to clarify the quorum requirement for the 
     Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 2566. A bill to direct the President to renew the 
     membership of the United States in the United Nations 
     Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Waters, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Green of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 2567. A bill to recruit, hire, and train additional 
     school-based mental health personnel; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 2568. A bill to provide partial compensation to farm 
     owners and producers for the loss of markests for the 1999 
     crop of commodities covered by production flexibility 
     contracts under the Agricultural Market Transition Act; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2569. A bill to enhance the benefits of the national 
     electric system by encouraging and supporting State programs 
     for renewable energy sources, universal electric service, 
     affordable electric service, and energy conservation and 
     efficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Ney, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Klink, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Oxley, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 2570. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to undertake a study regarding methods to commemorate the 
     national significance of the United States roadways that 
     comprise the Lincoln Highway, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cox, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Sununu, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Wamp, 
             and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 2571. A bill to provide for a gradual reduction in the 
     loan rate for peanuts, to repeal peanut quotas for the 2002 
     and subsequent crops, and to require the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to purchase peanuts and peanut products for 
     nutrition programs only at the world market price; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2572. A bill to direct the Administrator of NASA to 
     design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
             Bonior):
       H.R. 2573. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish an Office of Autoimmune Diseases at the National 
     Institutes of Health, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Roemer, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Weygand, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Moore, and 
             Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 2574. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide comprehensive tax relief for American 
     families and businesses to encourage family stability, 
     economic growth, and tax simplification; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 2575. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the rates of income tax imposed on individual 
     taxpayers by 3 percentage points; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shows, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Holden, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Klink, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. English, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Evans):
       H. Con. Res. 159. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     compliance by Turkey with United Nations Resolutions relating 
     to Cyprus; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Camp, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H. Con. Res. 160. Concurrent resolution providing a sense 
     of the Congress regarding the reduction of the national debt 
     of the United States held by the public; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr.

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             Salmon, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Sabo, and Ms. 
             Danner):
       H. Con. Res. 161. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with regard to the St. Petersburg 
     Declaration of the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
     in Europe Parliamentary Assembly; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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