[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 157 (Tuesday, November 9, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H11852-H11853]
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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. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shays, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 3261. A bill to amend the Communications Satellite Act 
     of 1962 to promote competition and privatization in satellite 
     communications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BISHOP:
       H.R. 3262. A bill to provide for Federal recognition of the 
     Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BISHOP (for himself and Mr. Everett):
       H.R. 3263. A bill to require country of origin labeling of 
     peanuts and peanut products and to establish penalties for 
     violations of the labeling requirements; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. KUYKENDALL (for himself and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 3264. A bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 
     1940 to promote the establishment of small business 
     investment companies; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Luther, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Obey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Larson, and Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 3265. A bill to terminate operation of the Extremely 
     Low Frequency Communication System of the Navy; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 3266. A bill to direct that essential antibiotic drugs 
     not be used in livestock unless there is a reasonable 
     certainty of no harm to human health; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 3267. A bill to improve benefits for members of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces and their dependents; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 3268. A bill to provide for the return of fair and 
     reasonable fees to the Federal Government for the use and 
     occupancy of National Forest System land under the recreation 
     residence program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 3269. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to make technical improvements in the operation of the 
     Medicaid Program, particularly with respect to the treatment 
     of disproportionate share hospitals; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 3270. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States 
     Code to prevent stalking of minors, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 3271. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expand the Medicare Payment Advisory 
     Commission to 19 members and to include on such commission 
     individuals with national recognition for their expertise in 
     manufacturing and distributing finished medical goods; 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 3272. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition 
     of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before 
     the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 3273. A bill to except spouses and children of 
     Philippine servicemen in the United States Navy from bars to 
     admission and relief under the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 3274. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide protection for beneficiaries of group 
     and individual health insurance coverage, group health plans, 
     and MedicareChoice plans in the use of prescription drug 
     formularies; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be

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     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 3275. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require local educational 
     agencies and schools to implement integrated pest management 
     systems to minimize the use of pesticides in schools and to 
     provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice of the 
     use of pesticides in schools, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 3276. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     thionyl chloride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 3277. A bill to provide for interregional primary 
     elections and caucuses for selection of delegates to 
     political party Presidential nominating conventions; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 3278. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to provide for the 
     payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from 
     balances in the deposit insurance funds in excess of a 
     designated reserve ratio; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 3279. A bill to prohibit the possession of a firearm 
     in a hospital zone; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 3280. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for continued entitlement to child's insurance 
     benefits of individuals who marry after attaining age 18 and 
     who have Hansen's disease; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 3281. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for payment in all cases of lump-sum death 
     payments; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 3282. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the dependent care credit refundable, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3283. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to revise the tax treatment of derivative transactions 
     entered into by a corporation with respect to its stock; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3284. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII to provide 
     for an improved methodology for the calculation of 
     MedicareChoice payment rates; 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. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 3285. A bill to authorize public-private partnerships 
     to rehabilitate Federal real property, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi:
       H.R. 3286. A bill to continue coverage of custodial care 
     under the military health care system for certain individuals 
     during fiscal year 2000; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 3287. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for demonstration projects in which nurses and other 
     health care professionals in hospital emergency rooms and 
     other sites provide specialized assistance to victims of 
     sexual assault and interpersonal violence; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mrs. WILSON (for herself and Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico):
       H.R. 3288. A bill to authorize the acquisition of the 
     Valles Caldera, to provide for an effective land and wildlife 
     management program for this resource within the Department of 
     Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE:
       H.J. Res. 77. A joint resolution notifying the Government 
     of Panama of the nullity of the Carter-Torrijos treaties and 
     recognizing the validity of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty with 
     respect to control of the Panama Canal Zone; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 78. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Con. Res. 221. Concurrent resolution authorizing 
     printing of the brochures entitled ``How Our Laws Are Made`` 
     and ''Our American Government'', the pocket version of the 
     United States Constitution, and the document-sized, annotated 
     version of the United States Constitution; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
           By Mr. ROGAN:
       H. Con. Res. 222. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     assassination of Armenian Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsian and 
     other officials of the Armenian Government and expressing the 
     sense of the Congress in mourning this tragic loss of the 
     duly elected leadership of Armenia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 223. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding Freedom Day; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform, 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. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Boyd):
       H. Con. Res. 224. Concurrent resolution calling upon the 
     President to issue a proclamation recognizing the 25th 
     anniversary of the end of the Vietnam era and commemorating 
     the service and sacrifice of the men and women who, as 
     members of the Armed Forces or as civilians, during that era 
     served the Nation in the Republic of Vietnam and elsewhere in 
     Southeast Asia or otherwise served in support of United 
     States operations in Vietnam and in support of United States 
     interests throughout the world; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H. Res. 368. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with amendments in the amendment of the Senate to 
     H.R. 2280.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Owens, Mr. Markey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
       H. Res. 369. A resolution on reducing the risks and dangers 
     associated with nuclear weapons in the new millennium; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. Largent):
       H. Res. 370. A resolution recognizing and honoring Walter 
     Payton and expressing the condolences of the House of 
     Representatives to his family on his death; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHOWS:
       H. Res. 371. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 664) to provide for substantial reductions in 
     the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; 
     to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Res. 372. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1495) to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient 
     prescription drugs under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

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