[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 25 (Wednesday, March 8, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H755-H757]
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:


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           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Dixon, 
             and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 3840. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expand coverage of bone mass measurements 
     under part B of the Medicare Program to all individuals at 
     clinical risk for osteoporosis; 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 Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 3841. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the Federal physicians comparability allowance 
     authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. 
             Gilman):
       H.R. 3842. A bill to amend the provisions of title 39, 
     United States Code, relating to the manner in which pay 
     policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for 
     postmasters are established; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Sweeney, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mrs. Bono, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. English, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moore, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Baird, and 
             Mr. Phelps):
       H.R. 3843. A bill to reauthorize programs to assist small 
     business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 3844. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 1993 4.3-cent increases in highway motor 
     fuel taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 3845. A bill to make corrections to the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 3846. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the minimum wage, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 3847. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to authorize a program to encourage 
     agricultural producers to rest and rehabilitate croplands 
     while enhancing soil and water conservation and wildlife 
     habitat; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3848. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to enter into an arrangement with Temple University to 
     conduct a study on the impact on highway safety of 
     distractions to drivers operation motor vehicles in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. 
             Kingston):
       H.R. 3849. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 4.3-cent per gallon increases in motor 
     fuel taxes enacted in 1993; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Pickering, 
             and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 3850. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to promote deployment of advanced services and foster the 
     development of competition for the benefit of consumers in 
     all regions of the nation by relieving unnecessary burdens on 
     the Nation's two percent local exchange telecommunications 
     carriers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 3851. A bill to provide an election for a special tax 
     treatment of certain S corporation conversions; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 3852. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement 
     of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
     Alabama; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 3853. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     Mesamoll; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 3854. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     Vulkalent E/C; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 3855. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on Baytron 
     M; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 3856. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on Baytron 
     C-R; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3857. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that no portion of any benefit under a 
     workmen's compensation act shall be treated as a Social 
     Security benefit for purposes of the taxation of Social 
     Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 3858. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on iced 
     teas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Nethercutt):
       H.R. 3859. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses 
     through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and Rules, 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. KLINK:
       H.R. 3860. A bill to provide that any visitor's center or 
     museum located in the proximity of or within the boundaries 
     of Gettysburg National Military Park that is constructed or 
     designated as a visitor's center or museum after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act shall be known and designated as 
     the ``George D. and Emily G. Rosensteel Memorial Visitors' 
     Center``; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 3861. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to 
     protect breastfeeding by new mothers; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 3862. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent certain frauds involving aircraft or space vehicle 
     parts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H.R. 3863. A bill to continue for 2000 the Department of 
     Agriculture program to provide emergency assistance to dairy 
     producers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H.R. 3864. A bill to extend the milk price support program 
     through 2002 at an increased price support rate; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 3865. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
     any program that restricts the use of any privately owned 
     water source; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN:
       H.R. 3866. A bill to reestablish the annual assay 
     commission; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 3867. A bill to give control of education back to 
     local communities; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT:
       H. Con. Res. 267. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress concerning drawdowns of the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 268. Concurrent resolution supporting a 
     National Day of Honor for African American World War II 
     veterans; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Mica, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Fattah, 
             and Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 269. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     Library of Congress and its staff for 200 years of 
     outstanding service to the Congress and the Nation and 
     encouraging the American public to participate in 
     bicentennial activities; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H. Con. Res. 270. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     racist and anti-Semitic views of the Reverend Al Sharpton; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H. Con. Res. 271. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     support of Congress for activities to increase public 
     awareness of multiple sclerosis; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Wynn, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Crowley, and Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York):
       H. Res. 431. A resolution expressing support for 
     humanitarian assistance to the Republic of Mozambique; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H. Res. 435. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Medicare beneficiaries should have 
     access to outpatient prescription drug coverage; 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.

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           By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, and Mr. Stump):
       H. Res. 436. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued 
     commemorating the 75th anniversary of the commissioning of 
     U.S. Route 66; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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