[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 3, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H11480-H11481]
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 Michigan (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Shadegg, and Mr. Toomey):
       H.R. 3206. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
     prospectively for personalized retirement security through 
     personal retirement savings accounts to allow for more 
     control by individuals over their Social Security retirement 
     income, to amend such title and the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to protect Social 
     Security surpluses, and to provide other reforms relating to 
     benefits under such title II; 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 Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Costello):
       H.R. 3207. A bill to authorize research, development, and 
     demonstration activities under section 311 of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 for fiscal years 2000 through 2004; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Waxman, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 3208. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act 
     to improve the way the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
     handles defective products, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 3209. A bill to provide grants to law enforcement 
     agencies to purchase firearms needed to perform law 
     enforcement duties; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 3210. A bill to enhance protections against fraud in 
     the offering of financial assistance for college education, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     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. HILLIARD:
       H.R. 3211. A bill to provide incentive for United States 
     corporations to invest in developing nations to provide debt 
     relief to poor, emerging, and developing nations, to provide 
     a method of repayment of moneys owed to the United States, 
     and to provide for the reduction of the deficit; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 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. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Condit, Mr. Goss, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Traficant, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 3212. A bill to provide for increased cooperation on 
     extradition efforts between the United States and foreign 
     governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary, and 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. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Mica, Ms. Granger, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Souder, and Mr. Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 3213. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to extend 
     the authorization for the drug-free workplace program; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself and Mr. Hutchinson):
       H.R. 3214. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a National Center for Social 
     Work Research; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SISISKY (for himself, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Scott, 
             and Mr. Bateman):
       H.R. 3215. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow penalty-free distributions from qualified 
     retirement plans of individuals residing in Presidentially 
     declared disaster areas and to allow relief from

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     certain limitations on the deductibility of casualty losses 
     sustained in such disaster areas; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 3216. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide that geographic reclassifications of 
     hospitals from one urban area to another urban area do not 
     result in lower wage indexes in the urban area in which the 
     hospital was originally classified; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 75. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Boswell, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Larson, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Moore, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sanchez, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sherman, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wynn, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Res. 357. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to youth violence; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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