[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 163 (Wednesday, November 17, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H12225-H12226]
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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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3417. A bill to complete the orderly withdrawal of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from the 
     civil administration of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Klink, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 3418. A bill to establish a compensation program for 
     employees of the Department of Energy, its contractors, 
     subcontractors, and beryllium vendors, who sustained a 
     beryllium-related illness due to the performance of their 
     duty; to establish a compensation program for certain workers 
     at the Paducah, Kentucky, gaseous diffusion plant; to 
     establish a pilot program for examining the possible 
     relationship between workplace exposure to radiation and 
     hazardous materials and illnesses or health conditions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     and 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 3419. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, and Mr. Bryant):
       H.R. 3420. A bill to improve the Medicare telemedicine 
     program, to provide grants for the development of telehealth 
     networks, and for other purposes; 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. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 3421. A bill making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 3422. A bill making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 3423. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 3424. A bill making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 3425. A bill making miscellaneous appropriations for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 3426. A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of 
     the Social Security Act to make corrections and refinements 
     in the Medicare, Medicaid, and State children's health 
     insurance programs, as revised by the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997; 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 3427. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State for fiscal years 2000 and 2001; to 
     provide for enhanced security at United States diplomatic 
     facilities; to provide for certain arms control, 
     nonproliferation, and other national security measures; to 
     provide for reform of the United Nations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BLUNT:
       H.R. 3428. A bill to provide for the modification and 
     implementation of the final rule for the consideration and 
     reform of Federal milk marketing orders, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Latham, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 3429. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to authorize the 
     establishment of a voluntary legal employment authentication 
     program (LEAP) as a successor to the current pilot programs 
     for employment eligibility confirmation; 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 Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 3430. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage 
     consumption by persons who have not attained the legal 
     drinking age; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Rush, and Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 3431. A bill to reduce restrictions on broadcast 
     ownership and to improve diversity of broadcast ownership; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHN (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. English):
       H.R. 3432. A bill to direct the Minerals Management Service 
     to grant the State of Louisiana and its lessees a credit in 
     the payment of Federal offshore royalties to satisfy the 
     authorization for compensation contained in the Oil Pollution 
     Act of 1990 for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta field; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3433. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the Director of the National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the 
     development and operation of research centers regarding 
     environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of 
     breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3434. A bill to expand the educational and work 
     opportunities of welfare recipients under the program of 
     block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families; 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. METCALF (for himself and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 3435. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to reduce the cost of credit, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 3436. 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. NADLER (for himself and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 3437. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for inflation adjustments to the income 
     threshold amounts applicable in determining the portion of 
     Social Security benefits subject to tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mrs. Lowey):

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       H.R. 3438. A bill to repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social 
     Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.R. 3439. A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications 
     Commission from establishing rules authorizing the operation 
     of new, low power FM radio stations; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SCOTT:
       H.R. 3440. A bill to provide support for the Booker T. 
     Washington Leadership Institute; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 3441. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require the provision of physical therapy, 
     occupational therapy, speech-language pathology services, and 
     respiratory therapy by a comprehensive outpatient 
     rehabilitation facility (CORF) under the Medicare Program at 
     a single, fixed location; 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. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 3442. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
     consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget 
     authority; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Rules, and 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. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 82. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 83. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Packard, 
             and Mr. Cunningham):
       H. Con. Res. 232. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress concerning the safety and well-being of 
     United States citizens injured while traveling in Mexico; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H. Con. Res. 233. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     President to negotiate a new base rights agreement with the 
     Government of Panama in order for United States Armed Forces 
     to be stationed in Panama after December 31, 1999; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed 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. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Buyer, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Kuykendall, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Condit):
       H. Res. 384. A resolution calling on the United States 
     Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky to a make the issue 
     of runaway film production and cultural content restrictions 
     an issue at the World Trade Organization talks in Seattle; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gilman, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Evans, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ney, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Horn, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Ms. Waters, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina):
       H. Res. 388. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to government discrimination 
     in Germany based on religion or belief; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Porter, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lantos, and 
             Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H. Res. 389. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to a dialog between the 
     People's Republic of China and Tibet; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Towns, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Sanders, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Res. 390. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning the peace process in Angola; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

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