[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 164 (Thursday, November 18, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H12791-H12794]
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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       H.R. 3443. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater 
     flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help 
     children make the transition from foster care to self-
     sufficiency, and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE (for herself, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Paul, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Bateman, 
             Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 3444. A bill to repeal section 658 of Public Law 104-
     208, commonly referred to as the Lautenberg amendment; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FOWLER:
       H.R. 3445. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     allow the Secretaries of the military departments to 
     authorize civilian special agents of their respective 
     military criminal investigative organizations to execute 
     warrants and make arrests; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 3446. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Surface Transportation Board, to enhance railroad 
     competition, to protect collective bargaining agreements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 3447. A bill to amend the Pacific Northwest Electric 
     Power Planning and Conservation Act to provide for sales of 
     electricity by the Bonneville Power Authority to joint 
     operating entities; to the Committee on Resources, 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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Boehlert, and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 3448. A bill to improve the management of 
     environmental information and to encourage innovation in the 
     pursuit of enhanced environmental quality, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 3449. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     a State waiver of the requirements concerning the oxygen 
     content of gasoline; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. EHLERS:
       H.R. 3450. A bill to direct the Archivist of the United 
     States to transfer certain Federal land located in the State 
     of Michigan to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation in trust, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 3451. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the unused portion of the low-income housing 
     credit for buildings financed with tax exempt State bonds to 
     be used for the construction of military housing in the 
     State; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 3452. A bill to establish conditions on the payment of 
     certain balances under the Panama Canal Act of 1979; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 3453. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     require the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase additional 
     commodities for distribution under section 214 of the 
     Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 for fiscal years 2001 
     and 2002; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       H.R. 3454. A bill to designate the United States post 
     office located at 451 College Street in Macon, Georgia, as 
     the ``Henry McNeal Turner Post Office``; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Ford, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Larson, Mr. Owens, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Baca, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Baird, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Lampson):
       H.R. 3455. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to mental health services for children, 
     adolescents and their families; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3456. A bill to amend statutory damages provisions of 
     title 17, United States Code; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Roemer):
       H.R. 3457. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     direct the emergency scheduling of gamma hydroxybutyric acid, 
     to provide for a national awareness campaign, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
       H.R. 3458. A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse 
     and neglect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3459. A bill to provide that a person who brings a 
     product liability action in a Federal or State court for 
     injuries sustained from a product which is not in compliance 
     with a voluntary or mandatory standard issued by the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission may recover treble damages, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. BACHUS (for himself and Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 3460. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require the consent of a member of the Armed Forces before 
     administering the member with an investigational new drug or 
     drug unapproved for its applied use; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 3461. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish additional provisions to combat 
     waste, fraud, and abuse within the Medicare Program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and

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     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and 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. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. 
             Portman):
       H.R. 3462. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish certain 
     requirements enforceable under such title relating to certain 
     stock purchase arrangements maintained by employers for 
     employees, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     provide favorable treatment for such arrangements meeting 
     such requirements, subject to certain restrictions on 
     disposition of transferred shares; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 3463. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     grant a Federal charter to the Ukrainian American Veterans, 
     Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 3464. A bill to establish a cooperative program of the 
     Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate the feasibility 
     of using only fuel blended with ethanol to power municipal 
     vehicles; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, and 
             Mr. Bryant):
       H.R. 3465. A bill to provide safer schools and a better 
     educational environment; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 3466. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the credit for electricity produced from 
     certain renewable resources to energy produced from landfill 
     gas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 3467. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Defense to establish procedures for 
     ensuring that persons reporting instances of suspected child 
     abuse occurring on military installations may submit such 
     reports anonymously; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 3468. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey to certain water rights to Duchesne City, Utah; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Leach):
       H.R. 3469. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the coverage and treatment of overhead costs of 
     United States factories and arsenals when not making supplies 
     for the Army, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3470. A bill to provide for the appointment of 1 
     additional Federal district judge for the eastern district of 
     Wisconsin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 3471. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to carry out demonstration projects to 
     increase the supply of organs donated for human 
     transplantation; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 3472. A bill to provide for mandatory licensing and 
     registration of handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3473. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to restrict the transfer by local 
     law enforcement agencies of certain firearms; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3474. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Fungaflor 500 EC; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 3475. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     NORBLOC 7966; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 3476. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Imazalil; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 3477. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     require credit card statements to include the date by which a 
     consumer's payment by mail must be postmarked in order to 
     avoid the late fee and to prohibit a late fee for a 
     consumer's payment by mail which is postmarked by such date, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Gillmor, 
             and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 3478. A bill to establish a compensation program for 
     the contractors of the Departments of Energy and Defense and 
     beryllium vendors who sustained a beryllium-related illness 
     due to the performance fo their duty, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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 Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Jones of North Carolina):
       H.R. 3479. A bill to authorize the Small Business 
     Administration to make grants and loans to small business 
     concerns, and grants to agricultural enterprises, to enable 
     such concerns and enterprises to reopen for business after a 
     natural or other disaster; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 3480. A bill to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to expand enrollment of children under the 
     Medicaid and State children's health insurance program 
     (SCHIP) through the expanded use of presumptive eligibility; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3481. A bill to impose a 2-year moratorium on the 
     issuance of new Federal licenses to deal in firearms; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3482. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to assure access of Medicare beneficiaries to 
     prescription drug coverage through the NICE drug benefit 
     program; 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. MARKEY:
       H.R. 3483. A bill to amend the Federal securities laws to 
     enhance oversight over certain derivatives dealers and hedge 
     funds, reduce the potential for such entitles to increase 
     systemic risk in the financial markets, enhance investor 
     protections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 3484. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide that certain sexual crimes against children are 
     predicate crimes for the interception of communications, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 3485. A bill to modify the enforcement of certain 
     anti-terrorism judgments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 3486. A bill to protect previously approved State 
     Medicaid plans from changes in Federal payment for school-
     based health services for Medicaid-eligible children with 
     individualized education programs; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Boucher, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 3487. A bill to provide consumers in multitenant 
     buildings with the benefits of competition among providers of 
     telecommunications services by ensuring reasonable and 
     nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of mulitenants buildings 
     by competitive telecommunications carriers, and promote the 
     development of fixed wireless, local telephony, and broadband 
     infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Holt, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Roukema, and 
             Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 3488. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 60 Third Avenue in Long Branch, New Jersey, 
     as the ``Pat King Post Office Building``; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Wilson, 
             Mr. Largent, and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 3489. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile 
     telephones and to strengthen and clarify prohibitions on 
     electronic eaves-dropping, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, 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. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 3490. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the status of professional employer 
     organizations and to promote and protect the interests of 
     professional employer organizations, their customers, and 
     workers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       H.R. 3491. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to codify the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to issue regulations covering the practice of enrolled agents 
     before the Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 3492. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to exempt mortgage servicers from certain 
     requirements of the Act with respect to federally related 
     mortgage loans secured by a first lien, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

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           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3493. A bill to promote international monetary 
     stability and to share seigniorage with officially dollarized 
     countries; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Owens, and 
             Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 3494. A bill to clarify that no provisions of title 
     LXII of the Revised Statutes of the United States, the Home 
     Owners' Loan Act, or any other Federal law have ever been 
     intended, and may not be construed, to supersede 
     nondiscriminatory State or local laws that regulate fees and 
     surcharges imposed by operators of automated teller machines 
     for use of such machines; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Baird, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 3495. A bill to establish a compensation program for 
     Department of Energy employees injured in Federal nuclear 
     activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. TANNER:
       H.R. 3496. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain uses of a facility owned by a 
     tax-exempt organization shall not be treated as private 
     business use for purposes of determining whether bonds issued 
     to provide the facility are tax-exempt bonds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Shows, 
             and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 3497. A bill to authorize a study on the feasibility 
     of preserving certain Civil War battlefields along the 
     Vicksburg Campaign Trail and of establishing a Civil Rights 
     Trail in the State of Mississippi; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Markey, and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 3498. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to improve the operations of the Telecommunications 
     Development Fund; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 3499. A bill to amend section 107 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development to make grants from 
     community development block grant amounts to the Park and 
     Recreation Commission, City of Youngstown, Ohio, for the 
     construction of a community center and the renovation of a 
     sports complex in such city; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 3500. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to conduct a pilot program to raise 
     awareness about telecommuting among small business employers 
     and to encourage such employers to offer telecommuting 
     options to employees; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico):
       H.R. 3501. A bill to promote and appropriately recognize 
     the role of volunteers and partnership organizations in the 
     stewardship of the resources and values of Federal lands 
     administered by the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3502. A bill to enhance the ability of the National 
     Laboratories to meet Department of Energy missions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science, 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 Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 3503. A bill to provide for basic low-cost banking 
     accounts, to eliminate certain automated teller machine 
     surcharges, and to reauthorize a bank fee survey conducted by 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Payne, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 3504. A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 
     1956, the Revised Statutes of the United States, the 
     Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, and the Gramm-Leach-
     Bliley Act with regard to community reinvestment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 3505. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a medical research tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 3506. A bill to amend the Service Contract Act of 1965 
     to provide for the responsibility in certain cases of a 
     parent corporation of a Federal contractor to provide health 
     care benefits to retired employees of the contractor if the 
     contractor fails to provide such benefits; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. 
             Mollohan):
       H.R. 3507. A bill to establish a program of supplemental 
     unemployment benefits for unemployed coal miners who have 
     exhausted their rights to regular unemployment benefits, and 
     whose separation from employment is due to environmental laws 
     or court orders directly related to the mining of coal; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. 
             Stark):
       H.R. 3508. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2002 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph. 
     D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose 
     employers make scholarhip payments to institutions of higher 
     education for undergraduate and postgraduate education; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 84. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H.J. Res. 85. A joint resolution appointing the day for the 
     convening of the second session of the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress; considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
       H. Con. Res. 234. Concurrent resolution tabling the bill 
     (H.R. 2466) making appropriations for the Department of the 
     Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; considered and 
     agreed to.
       H. Con. Res. 235. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     sine die adjournment of the first session of the One Hundred 
     Sixth Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ROGERS:
       H. Con. Res. 236. Concurrent resolution correcting the 
     enrollment of H.R. 1180; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. George MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. 
             Waters):
       H. Con. Res. 237. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a portion of the budget surplus 
     should be used to fulfill moral and legal responsibilities of 
     the United States by ensuring proper payment and management 
     of all federally held tribal trust fund accounts and 
     individual Indian money accounts; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Holt, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Engel, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kind, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Waters, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, and 
             Mr. Olver):
       H. Con. Res. 238. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding a peaceful resolution of the 
     conflict in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 391. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H. Res. 392. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding National Pearl Harbor 
     Remembrance Day; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       H. Res. 393. A resolution returning to the Senate the bill 
     S. 4; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 394. A resolution returning to the Senate the bill 
     S. 1232; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 395. A resolution providing for a committee of two 
     Members to be appointed by the House to inform the President; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Luther, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Thune, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Baker, Mr. Vitter, 
             Mr.

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             Bachus, Mr. Castle, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Stump, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Herger, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Kuykendall, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Ose, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Collins, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Weller, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Leach, Mr. Moore, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Minge, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. Armey, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. 
             Wilson, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Owens, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon, Mr. English, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Goodling, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Toomey, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Combest, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Sisisky, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Goss, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pease, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Riley, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. Ford, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Cannon):
       H. Res. 396. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a biennial budget process should be 
     enacted in the second session of the 106th Congress; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Bateman, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Larson, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             and Mr. Shays):
       H. Res. 397. A resolution commending the submarine force of 
     the United States Navy on the 100th anniversary of the force; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Res. 398. A resolution calling upon the President to 
     provide for appropriate training and materials to all Foreign 
     Service officers, United States Department of State 
     officials, and any other executive branch employee involved 
     in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic 
     cleansing, and genocide, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Graham, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. 
             Doolittle):
       H. Res. 399. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to violence within our 
     schools and the initiatives within States and localities to 
     address this epidemic; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H. Res. 400. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding Earth Day; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.

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