[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 109 (Thursday, July 29, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H6597-H6599]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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

           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 2630. A bill to reauthorize the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Wolf, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 2631. A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to modify employee contributions to the 
     Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees 
     Retirement System to the percentages in effect before the 
     statutory temporary increase in calendar year 1999, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. RILEY:
       H.R. 2632. A bill to designate certain Federal lands in the 
     Talladega National Forest in the State of Alabama as the 
     Dugger Mountain Wilderness; to the Committee on Resources, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Kolbe, 
             Mr. Luther, Mr. English, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Stupak, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ose, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Berkley, 
             and Mr. Gary Miller of California):

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       H.R. 2633. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent the misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges 
     by those seeking to commit a crime, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cox, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. 
             Coble):
       H.R. 2634. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     with respect to registration requirements for practitioners 
     who dispense narcotic drugs in schedule IV or V for 
     maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, 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. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Costello, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Farr of California, and Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 2635. A bill to allow patients access to drugs and 
     medical devices recommended and provided by health care 
     practitioners that are not approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Mica, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Terry, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Royce, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Linder, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Bono, 
             Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. English, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Watkins, and 
             Mr. Fletcher):
       H.R. 2636. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for Congressional review of rules establishing or 
     increasing taxes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, 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. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 2637. A bill to protect consumer and community choice 
     in access to Internet providers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Danner, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Talent, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 2638. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from taking land 
     into trust for Indian tribes for gaming purposes under 
     certain conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 2639. A bill to establish peer review for the review 
     of standards promulgated under the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 2640. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt 
     organizations which conduct county and similar fairs shall 
     not be treated as an unrelated trade or business; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. Largent):
       H.R. 2641. A bill to make technical corrections to title X 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 1992; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2642. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide that aliens who commit acts of torture abroad 
     are inadmissible and removable and to establish within the 
     Criminal Division of the Department of Justice an Office of 
     Special Investigations having responsibilities under that Act 
     with respect to all alien participants in acts of genocide 
     and torture abroad; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 2643. A bill to amend the Native American Graves 
     Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for appropriate 
     study and repatriation of remains for which a cultural 
     affiliation is not readily ascertainable; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
             George Miller of California):
       H.R. 2644. A bill to prohibit Federal, State, and local 
     agencies and private entities from transferring, selling, or 
     disclosing personal data with respect to an individual to 
     other agencies or entities without the express consent of the 
     individual except in limited circumstances, and to require 
     such agencies and entities to provide individuals with 
     personal data maintained with respect to such indviduals; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 2645. A bill to provide for the restructuring of the 
     electric power industry; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 2646. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide common sense tax relief for families; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 2647. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act 
     relating to the water rights of the Ak-Chin Indian 
     Community`` to clarify certain provisions concerning the 
     leasing of such water rights, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 2648. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     clarify the rules for treatment of international travel 
     merchandise and bonded warehouses and staging areas; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS:
       H.R. 2649. A bill to reduce Federal spending in several 
     programs; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Resources, Science, Commerce, and International Relations, 
     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. STARK:
       H.R. 2650. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve and streamline the physician self-
     referral law; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Crane, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Camp, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 2651. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act with respect to the restrictions on physician 
     self-referral; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. TIERNEY:
       H.R. 2652. A bill to increase monitoring of the use of 
     offsets in international defense trade; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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. MICA (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 165. Concurrent resolution expressing United 
     States policy toward the Slovak Republic; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Sweeney, and 
             Mr. Cook):
       H. Con. Res. 166. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should adopt a 
     ``One China, One Taiwan Policy'' which reflects the present 
     day reality that Taiwan and China are two separate nations; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Wise):
       H. Con. Res. 167. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     Architect of the Capitol to permit temporary construction and 
     other work on the Capitol Grounds that may by necessary for 
     construction of a building on Constitution Avenue Northwest, 
     between 2nd Street Northwest and Louisiana Avenue Northwest; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Bereuter,

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             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 265. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should actively 
     encourage holders of Jordanian debt to provide debt relief in 
     order to strengthen the economy of Jordan; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H. Res. 267. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to Shuttle Mission STS-93, 
     commanded by Colonel Eileen Collins, the first female space 
     shuttle commander; to the Committee on Science.

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