[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 130 (Thursday, September 30, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H9076-H9077]
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 of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H.R. 2978. A bill to extend energy conservation programs 
     under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through October 
     31, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LAZIO:
       H.R. 2979. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to make refinements in the Medicare prospective 
     payment system for outpatient hospital services; 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. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Vento, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 2980. A bill to reduce emissions of mercury, carbon 
     dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil 
     fuel-fired electric utility generating units operating in the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Banking and 
     Financial Services, and 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 Mr. BLILEY:
       H.R. 2981. A bill to extend energy conservation programs 
     under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through March 
     31, 2000; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Owens, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Stark, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       H.R. 2982. A bill to provide grants to States and local 
     educational agencies to recruit, train, and hire 100,000 
     school-based resource staff to help students deal with 
     personal state of mind problems; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2983. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the participation of the public in 
     governmental decisions regarding the location of group homes 
     established pursuant to the program of block grants for the 
     prevention and treatment of substance abuse; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska:
       H.R. 2984. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     through the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey to the Loup 
     Basin Reclamation District, the Sargent River Irrigation 
     District, and the Farwell Irrigation District, Nebraska, 
     property comprising the assets of the Middle Loup Division of 
     the Missouri River Basin Project, Nebraska; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Castle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Herger, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wamp, and 
             Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 2985. A bill to provide for a biennial budget process 
     and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance 
     oversight and the responsibility, efficiency, and performance 
     of the Federal Government; to the Committee on the Budget, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Graham, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
             Thomas, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 2986. A bill to provide that an application for an 
     injunction restraining the enforcement, operation, or 
     execution of a State law adopted by referendum may not be 
     granted on the ground of the unconstitutionality of such law 
     unless the application is heard and determined by a 3-judge 
     court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. McCollum, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Pickering, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Berman, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Salmon):
       H.R. 2987. A bill to provide for the punishment of 
     methamphetamine laboratory operators, provide additional 
     resources to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, 
     and abuse in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, 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. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 2988. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conserve and enhance 
     the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Ford, and 
             Mr. Clement):
       H.R. 2989. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to accelerate payments to hospitals under the 
     Medicare Program with respect to costs of graduate medical 
     education for MedicareChoice enrollees; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 
     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. TALENT:
       H.R. 2990. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals greater access to health insurance 
     through a health care tax deduction, a long-term care 
     deduction, and other health-related tax incentives, to amend 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     provide access to and choice in health care through 
     association health plans, to amend the Public Health Service 
     Act to create new pooling opportunities for small employers 
     to obtain greater access to health coverage through 
     HealthMarts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and

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     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. COX (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       H. Con. Res. 190. Concurrent resolution urging the United 
     States to seek a global consensus supporting a moratorium on 
     tariffs and on special, multiple, and discriminatory taxation 
     of electronic commerce; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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