[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 21, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H8467-H8468]
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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Kuykendall, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 2883. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to confer United States citizenship automatically and 
     retroactively on certain foreign-born children adopted by 
     citizens of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H.R. 2884. A bill to extend energy conservation programs 
     under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through fiscal 
     year 2003; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2885. A bill to provide uniform safeguards for the 
     confidentiality of information acquired for exclusively 
     statistical purposes, and to improve the efficiency and 
     quality of Federal statistics and Federal statistical 
     programs by permitting limited sharing of records among 
     designated agencies for statistical purposes under strong 
     safeguards; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Berman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 2886. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 
     years of age may be considered a child under such Act if 
     adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such 
     Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 2887. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure 
     that certain Federal power customers are provided protection 
     by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Ose, Ms. Slaughter, 
             and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2888. A bill to provide funds to assist homeless 
     children and youth; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 2889. A bill to amend the Central Utah Project 
     Completion Act to provide for acquisition of water and water 
     rights for Central Utah Project purposes, completion of 
     Central Utah project facilities, and implementation of water 
     conservation measures; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Serrano, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 2890. A bill to amend the Puerto Rican Federal 
     Relations Act to transfer jurisdiction over Federal land in 
     and around the island of Vieques to the Government of Puerto 
     Rico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2891. A bill to provide reasonable and non-
     discriminatory access to buildings owned or used by the 
     Federal Government for the provision of competitive 
     telecommunications services by telecommunications carriers; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Smith of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 2892. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expand Medicare coverage of certain self-
     injected biologicals; 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. FOLEY:
       H.R. 2893. A bill to provide that adjustments in rates of 
     pay for Members of Congress may not exceed any cost-of-living 
     increases in benefits under title II of the Social Security 
     Act; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition 
     to the Committee on House Administration, 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. FOLEY:
       H.R. 2894. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain restaurant buildings; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 2895. 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. LEACH (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Waters, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Lazio, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 2896. A bill to combat money laundering and protect 
     the United States financial system, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shows, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Foley, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Underwood, and 
             Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2897. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act relating to freshness dates on food; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 2898. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce to age 21 the minimum age for an individual 
     without children to be eligible for the earned income credit; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2899. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an 
     understanding of the English language and the history, 
     principles, and form of government of the United States as a 
     requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other 
     elderly persons to take the history and government 
     examination in a language of their choice; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Olver, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. McGovern, Ms.

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             Schakowsky, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 2900. A bill to reduce emissions from electric 
     powerplants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mrs. Northup, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Gary Miller of California):
       H.R. 2901. A bill to establish a program of formula grants 
     to the States for programs to provide pregnant women with 
     alternatives to abortion, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2902. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
     to protect pension benefits of employees in defined benefit 
     plans and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to enforce 
     the age discrimination requirements of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 with respect to amendments resulting in defined 
     benefit plans becoming cash balance plans; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, 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. SAXTON:
       H.R. 2903. A bill to assist in the conservation of coral 
     reefs; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 2904. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to reauthorize funding for the Office of Government 
     Ethics; to the Committee on Government Reform, 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 Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Vento, Ms. Velazquez, 
             and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2905. A bill to eliminate money laundering in the 
     private banking system, to require the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to take certain actions with regard to foreign 
     countries in which there is a concentration of money 
     laundering activities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2906. A bill to facilitate famine relief efforts and a 
     comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan; 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 Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 2907. A bill to amend the child and adult care food 
     program under the National School Lunch Act to revise the 
     eligibility of private organizations under that program; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H. Res. 297. A resolution expressing sympathy for the 
     victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Taiwan on 
     September 21, 1999; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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