[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 154 (Thursday, November 4, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H11556]
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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. BALDACCI:
       H.R. 3217. A bill to assist the efforts of farmers and 
     cooperatives seeking to engage in value-added processing of 
     agricultural goods; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Biggert, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. English, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hill of 
             Montana, Mr. Shows, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Baker, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. 
             Kuykendall):
       H.R. 3218. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the appearance of Social Security account numbers on 
     or through unopened mailings of checks or other drafts issued 
     on public money in the Treasury; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3219. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle 
     for the transportation of certain property solely within the 
     borders of a State if the individual has passed written and 
     driving tests to operate the vehicle that meet such minimum 
     standards as may be prescribed by the State, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H.R. 3220. A bill to regulate interstate commerce by 
     electronic means by permitting and encouraging the continued 
     expansion of electronic commerce through the operation of 
     free market forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, 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. HOEFFEL (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Toomey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Coyne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Holt, Mr. Wu, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       H.R. 3221. A bill to review, reform, and terminate 
     unnecessary and inequitable Federal payments, benefits, 
     services, and tax advantages; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Rules, and 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. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Castle, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. English, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kind, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Wu, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 3222. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve literacy through family 
     literacy projects; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Frost, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Lee, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Markey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Owens, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 3223. A bill to assist institutions of higher 
     education help at-risk students stay in school and complete 
     their 4-year postsecondary academic programs; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 3224. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require group health plans to provide coverage for 
     reconstructive surgery following mastectomy, consistent with 
     the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 3225. A bill to revitalize the international 
     competitiveness of the United States-flag maritime industry 
     through tax relief; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 3226. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve pipeline safety; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 3227. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     exempt amounts owed for prescription drugs and medical 
     supplies dispensed by Department of Veterans Affairs 
     pharmacies from otherwise applicable interest charges and 
     administrative cost charges imposed on indebtedness to the 
     United States resulting from the provision of medical care or 
     services by the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island):
       H.R. 3228. A bill to name the building at 8725 John J. 
     Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as the ``Andrew T. 
     McNamara Building''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 3229. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to prohibit the imposition of certain additional fees on 
     consumers in connection with any electronic fund transfer 
     which is initiated by the consumer from an electronic 
     terminal operated by a person other than the financial 
     institution holding the consumer's account and which utilizes 
     a national or regional communication network; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 3230. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that a disease that is incurred or aggravated by a 
     member of a reserve component in the performance of duty 
     while performing inactive duty training shall be considered 
     to be service-connected for purposes of benefits under laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 3231. A bill to authorize the transfer to the Republic 
     of Panama of certain properties of the United States as set 
     forth in the Panama Canal Treaties; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Rohrabacher):
       H. Con. Res. 220. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     recognizing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, and Mr. Menendez):
       H. Res. 361. A resolution urging the President to condition 
     discussions about Turkey's foreign military finances on 
     resolution of that nation's hostile occupation of the 
     Republic of Cyprus; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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