[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H8555-H8556]
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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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. English, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 2909. A bill to provide for implementation by the 
     United States of the Hague Convention on Protection of 
     Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, and 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, 
             and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 2910. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize appropriations for the National Transportation 
     Safety Board for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Costello, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Cooksey):

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       H.R. 2911. A bill to provide economic development 
     assistance and the planning and coordination needed to assist 
     in development of the lower Mississippi Delta region; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2912. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the termination of additional Federal 
     payments to States under the Medicaid Program for 
     administrative costs related to certain outreach and 
     eligibility determinations; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 2913. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize grants to 
     provide juvenile accountability coordinators to take a 
     comprehensive approach to holding first- and second-time 
     nonviolent juvenile offenders accountable for their actions; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 2914. A bill to prohibit the sale of tobacco products 
     through the Internet or other indirect means to individuals 
     under the age of 18; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Murtha, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 2915. A bill to protect students from commercial 
     exploitation; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Lee, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2916. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a 
     handgun or handgun ammunition; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Lee, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2917. A bill to condition certain justice assistance 
     grants to the States on the implementation of handgun 
     registration systems; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 2918. A bill to amend Public Law 89-108 to increase 
     authorization levels for State and Indian tribal, municipal, 
     rural, and industrial water supplies, to meet current and 
     future water quantity and quality needs of the Red River 
     Valley, to deauthorize certain project features and 
     irrigation service areas, to enhance natural resources and 
     fish and wildlife habitat, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Regula, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Hill of Indiana):
       H.R. 2919. A bill to promote preservation and public 
     awareness of the history of the Underground Railroad by 
     providing financial assistance, to the Freedom Center in 
     Cincinnati, Ohio; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 2920. A bill to permanently reenact chapter 12 of 
     title 11 of the United States Code, relating to family 
     farmers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 2921. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 relating to 
     settlements by certain qualified businesses, 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 Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H. Con. Res. 187. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the European Council noise rule 
     affecting hushkitted and reengined aircraft; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H. Con. Res. 188. Concurrent resolution commending Greece 
     and Turkey for their mutual and swift response to the recent 
     earthquakes in both countries by providing to each other 
     humanitarian assistance and rescue relief; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Wise, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mollohan, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Bachus, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Foley, Mr. Doyle, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Horn, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Shows, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Riley, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Borski, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Danner, Mr. Turner, Mr. Roemer, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Filner, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Lampson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Tierney, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H. Res. 298. A resolution calling on the President to 
     abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing 
     antidumping and countervailing measures; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

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