[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 165 (Friday, November 19, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15086-S15087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           MEASURES REFERRED

  The following bills were read the first and second times by unanimous 
consent and referred as indicated:

       H.R. 34, An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       H.R. 642. An act to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 701 South Santa Fe Avenue in Compton, California, 
     and known as the Compton Main Post Office, as the ``Mervyn 
     Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.

  The following bills, previously received from the House of the 
Representatives for the concurrence of the Senate, were read the first 
and second times by unanimous consent and referred as indicated:

       H.R. 862. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     implement the provisions of an agreement conveying title to a 
     distribution system from the United States to the Clear Creek 
     Community Service District; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       H.R. 916. An act to make technical amendments to section 10 
     of title 9, United States Code, and for the other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 992. An act, to convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir 
     to the El Dorado Irrigation District, and for the other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 1235. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into contracts with the Solano County Water 
     Agency, California, to use Solano Project facilities for 
     impounding, storage, and carriage of non-project water for 
     domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial 
     purpose; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 1444. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to plan design, and construct fish screens, fish 
     passage devices, and related features to mitigate adverse 
     impacts associated with irrigation system water diversions by 
     local governmental entities in the States of Oregon, 
     Washington, Montana, Idaho, and California; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 1691. An act to protect religious liberty; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1714. An act to facilitate the use of electronic 
     records and signatures in the interstate or foreign commerce; 
     to the Committee on Commerce Science, and Transportation.
       H.R. 1875. An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow the applications of the principles of Federal diversity 
     jurisdiction to interstate class actions; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1869. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     expand the prohibition on stalking, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1953. An act to authorize leases for terms not to 
     exceed 99 years on land held in trust for the Torres Martinez 
     Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo 
     Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria; to the Committee 
     on Indian Affairs.
       H.R. 2260. An act to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     promote pain management and palliative care without 
     permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 2307. An act to designate the building of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 5 Cedar Street in Hopkinton, 
     Massachusetts, as the ``Thomas J. Brown Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 2389. An act to restore stability and predictability 
     to the annual payments made to States and counties containing 
     National Forest System lands and public domain lands managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management for use by the counties for 
     the benefit of public schools, roads, and other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 2442. An act to provide for the preparation of a 
     Government report detailing injustices suffered by Italian 
     Americans during World War II, and a formal acknowledgment of 
     such injustices by the President; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 2513. An act to direct the Administrator of General 
     Services to acquire a building located in Terre Haute, 
     Indiana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 2541. An act to adjust the boundaries of the Gulf 
     Islands National Seashore to include Cat Island, Mississippi; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 2607. An act to promote the development of the 
     commercial space transportation industry, to authorize 
     appropriations for the Office of the Associate Administrator 
     for Commercial Space Transportation, to authorize 
     appropriations for the Office of Space Commercialization, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       H.R. 2818. An act to prohibit oil and gas drilling in 
     Mosquito Creek Lake in Cortland, Ohio; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 2862. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to release reversionary interests held by the United States 
     in certain parcels of land in Washington County, Utah, to 
     facilitate an anticipated land exchange; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 2863. An act to clarify the legal effect on the United 
     States of the acquisition of a parcel of land in the Red 
     Cliffs Desert Reserve in the State of Utah; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 2879. An Act to provide for the placement at the 
     Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of 
     Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I have A Dream'' 
     speech; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 3002. An act to provide for continued preparation of 
     certain useful reports concerning public lands, Native 
     Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular areas, and other 
     natural resources-related matters, and to repeal provisions 
     of law regarding terminated reporting requirements concerning 
     such matters; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       H.R. 3051. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on 
     the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in the State of New Mexico, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       H.R. 3063. An act to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
     increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium 
     that may be held by an entity in any one State, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 3073. An act to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for grants for projects designed to 
     promote responsible fatherhood, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       H.R. 3075. An act 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 Finance.
       H.R. 3077. An act to amend the Act that authorized 
     construction of the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley 
     Project, California, to facilitate water transfers in the 
     Central Valley Project; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       H.R. 3090. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to restore certain lands to the Elim Native 
     Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 3137. An act to amend the Presidential Transition Act 
     of 1963 to provide for training of individuals a President-
     elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to

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     key positions in the Executive Office of the President; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 3164. An act to provide for the imposition of economic 
     sanctions on certain foreign persons engaging in, or 
     otherwise involved in, international narcotics trafficking; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       H.R. 3189. An act to designate the United States post 
     office located at 14071 Peyton Drive in Chino Hills, 
     California, as the ``Joseph Ileto Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 3234. An act to exempt certain reports from automatic 
     elimination and sunset pursuant to the Federal Reports and 
     Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
  The following concurrent resolution was read and referred as 
indicated:

       H. Con. Res. 218. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China should stop its persecution of Falum Gong 
     practitioners; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

  The following concurrent resolutions, previously received from the 
House of Representatives for the concurrence of the Senate, were read 
and referred as indicated:

       H. Con. Res. 124. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress relating to recent allegations of 
     espionage and illegal campaign financing that have brought 
     into question the loyalty and probity of Americans of Asian 
     ancestry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 165. Concurrent resolution expressing United 
     States policy toward the Slovak Republic; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       H. Con. Res. 189. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the wasteful and 
     unsportsmanlike practice known as shark finning: to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       H. Con. Res. 193. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     support of Congress for activities to increase public 
     participation in the decennial census; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
       H. Con. Res. 199. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that prayers and invocations at public 
     school sporting events contribute to the moral foundation of 
     our Nation and urging the Supreme Court to uphold their 
     constitutionality; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 206. Concurrent resolution expressing grave 
     concern regarding armed conflict in the North Caucasus region 
     of the Russian Federation which has resulted in civilian 
     casualties and internally displaced persons, and urging all 
     sides to pursue dialog for peaceful resolution of the 
     conflict; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       H. Con. Res. 211. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     strong support of the Congress for the recently concluded 
     elections in the Republic of India and urging the President 
     to travel to India; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       H. Con. Res. 213. Concurrent resolution encouraging the 
     Secretary of Education to promote, and State and local 
     educational agencies to incorporate in their education 
     programs, financial literacy training; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       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 
     Foreign Relations.
       H. Con. Res. 223. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding Freedom Day; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 234. Concurrent resolution tabling the bill 
     (H.R. 2466) entitled ``An Act 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.

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