[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 116 (Thursday, September 9, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H8098-H8099]
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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. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 2820. A bill to provide for the ownership and 
     operation of the irrigation works on the Salt River Pima-
     Maricopa Indian Community's reservation in Maricopa County, 
     Arizona, by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2821. A bill to amend the North American Wetlands 
     Conservation Act to provide for appointment of 2 additional 
     members of the North American Wetlands Conservation Council; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Weygand, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Vento, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 2822. A bill to require the opposition of the United 
     States to International Monetary Fund and World Bank loans to 
     Indonesia until the violence resulting from the referendum on 
     the independence of East Timor has been ended; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 2823. A bill to amend the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 to provide for 
     the retention and administration of Oil Shale Reserve 
     Numbered 2 by the Secretary of Energy; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Vitter, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Regula, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cunningham, 
             and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2824. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the 
     Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other 
     health coverage; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     and 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. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2825. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to dispose of all public lands administered by the Bureau of 
     Land Management that have been identified for disposal under 
     the Federal land use planning process; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 2826. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow penalty-free distributions from qualified 
     retirement plans on account of the death or disability of the 
     participant's spouse; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 2827. A bill to amend the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to 
     authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into 
     biobased industrial products, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Science, 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 Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 2828. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require criminal background checks on drivers 
     providing Medicaid medical assistance transportation 
     services; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 2829. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to provide the Secretary of Agriculture with 
     administrative authority to investigate live poultry dealers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.

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           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 2830. A bill to amend the Agricultural Fair Practices 
     Act of 1967 to provide for the accreditation of associations 
     of agricultural producers, to promote good faith bargaining 
     between such accredited assoications and the handlers of 
     agricultural products, and to strengthen the enforcement 
     authorities to respond to violations of the Act; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. LUTHER:
       H.R. 2831. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure Medicare reimbursement for certain 
     ambulance services, and to improve the efficiency of the 
     emergency medical system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and 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. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 2832. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to establish a program to inventory, evaluate, 
     document, and assist efforts to restore and preserve 
     surviving United States Life-Saving Service stations; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H.R. 2833. A bill to establish the Yuma Crossing National 
     Heritage Area; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 2834. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to clarify State and local authority to regulate the 
     placement, construction, and modification of broadcast 
     transmission and telecommunications facilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 2835. A bill to require an assessment of research on 
     effects of radio frequency emissions on human health; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       H.R. 2836. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Lee, Mrs. Thurman, and Ms. Carson):
       H.R. 2837. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to widely 
     distribute information describing their procedures for 
     receiving and responding to complaints concerning harassment; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2838. A bill to impose an immediate suspension of 
     assistance to the Government of Indonesia until the results 
     of the August 30, 1999, vote in East Timor have been 
     implemented, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, 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. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 183. Concurrent resolution calling upon the 
     Government of Indonesia to respect the results of the 
     September 4, 1999, referendum on the status of East Timor and 
     to bring about an immediate end to the violence in East Timor 
     with the assistance of United Nations forces if necessary; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Turner, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Lazio, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Bonilla):
       H. Con. Res. 184. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the importance of ``family 
     friendly'' programming on television; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H. Con. Res. 185. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     results of the East Timor plebiscite held on August 30, 1999, 
     and calling for an end to the violence in East Timor; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. King, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Meehan, and Mrs. Morella):
       H. Res. 285. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the referendum in East Timor and 
     calling on the Government of Indonesia and all other parties 
     to the current civil unrest in East Timor to assist in any 
     attempts to immediately terminate the paramilitary's campaign 
     of violence and terror and comply with the overwhelming 
     results of the August 30, 1999, popular consultation; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PACKARD (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H. Res. 286. A resolution recognizing that prevention of 
     youth suicide is a compelling national priority; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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