[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 149 (Thursday, October 28, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H11143-H11144]
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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 Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Cook, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Rogan, and 
             Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 3161. A bill to provide for continuation of the 
     Federal research investment in a fiscally sustainable way, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, Armed Services, 
     Resources, 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. KUYKENDALL:
       H.R. 3162. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow merchant mariners to be treated as citizens or 
     residents of the United States living abroad; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall) (all by request):
       H.R. 3163. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Surface Transportation Board for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Cox, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Bass, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Castle, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, and Mr. Armey):
       H.R. 3164. A bill to provide for the imposition of economic 
     sanctions on certain foreign persons engaging in, or 
     otherwise involved in, international narcotics trafficking; 
     to the Committee on International Relations, 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. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Stark, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frost, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Wise, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Holt, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Hoeffel):
       H.R. 3165. A bill to protect and provide resources for the 
     Social Security system, to reserve surpluses to protect, 
     strengthen and modernize the Medicare Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Budget, 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. BALDACCI:
       H.R. 3166. A bill to establish a commission to study the 
     impact of deregulation of the airline industry on small town 
     America; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 3167. A bill to reform the Federal unemployment 
     benefits system; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 3168. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from unrelated business taxable income 
     amounts set aside by a volunteer fire department for the 
     purchase of equipment for use by such department; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 3169. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment 
     compensation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H.R. 3170. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 
     1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to 
     exclude individuals who are employed, and unlawfully present, 
     in the United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3171. A bill to direct the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a parcel of land in the District of 
     Columbia to be used for construction of the National Health 
     Museum, and for other purpose; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. 
             Andrews):
       H.R. 3172. A bill to amend the welfare-to-work program and 
     modify the welfare-to-work performance bonus; 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. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Simpson, 
             Mr. Hastings

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             of Washington, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hayes, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and 
             Mr. Brady of Texas):
       H.R. 3173. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to 
     establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of 
     the United States Trade Representative; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 3174. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the Social Security Act, the Wagner-Peyser Act, and the 
     Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 
     to improve the method by which Federal unemployment taxes are 
     collected and to improve the method by which funds are 
     provided from Federal unemployment tax revenue for employment 
     security administration, and for other purposes; 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. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Cramer, and Mr. Phelps):
       H.R. 3175. A bill to amend chapter 31 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     reduce the debt held by the public in fiscal year 2000 by up 
     to the amount of surplus in the Social Security trust funds, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 3176. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural 
     wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife 
     Refuge, Hawaii; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3177. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a national program to conduct and support 
     activities toward the goal of significantly reducing the 
     number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals 
     in the United States; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 3178. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the dependent care credit refundable and to 
     provide for advance payments of such credit; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS:
       H.R. 3179. A bill to amend the Act establishing the Women's 
     Rights National Historical Park to permit the Secretary of 
     the Interior to acquire title in fee simple to the Hunt House 
     located in Waterloo, New York; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Frelinghuysen):
       H.R. 3180. A bill to amend the Telemarketing and Consumer 
     Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to authorize the Federal Trade 
     Commission to issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, 
             and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 3181. A bill to permit the leasing of oil and gas 
     rights on certain lands held in trust for the Navajo Nation 
     or alloted to a member of the Navajo Nation, in any case in 
     which there is consent from a specified percentage interest 
     in the parcel of land under consideration for lease; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3182. A bill to provide for a land conveyance to the 
     city of Craig, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 3183. A bill to provide grants to the State of Alaska 
     for the purpose of assisting that State in fulfilling its 
     responsibilities under sections 803, 804, and 805 of the 
     Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H. Con. Res. 213. A concurrent resolution encouraging the 
     Secretary of Education to promote, and State and local 
     educational agencies to incorporate in their education 
     programs, financial literacy training; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McINTOSH:
       H. Con. Res. 214. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that direct systematic phonics instruction 
     should be used in all schools; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (by request):
       H. Con. Res. 215. A concurrent resolution calling on the 
     President and the American people to renew their commitment 
     to the fundamental principles which guided the Founders of 
     this Nation; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Costello, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Horn, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Levin, and 
             Mr. Dreier):
       H. Con. Res. 216. A concurrent resolution condemning the 
     assassination of Armenian Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsian and 
     other officials of the Armenian Government and mourning this 
     tragic loss of the duly elected leadership of Armenia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida:
       H. Res. 346. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that ``Family Hour'', the time period 
     between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., should be set aside by the 
     television industry for family-oriented programming; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Lazio, and 
             Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 347. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in support of ``Italian-American Heritage 
     Month'' and recognizing the contributions of Italian 
     Americans to the United States; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.

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