[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 14, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H996-H997]
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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. Upton, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina):
       H.R. 3906. A bill to ensure that the Department of Energy 
     has appropriate mechanisms to independently assess the 
     effectiveness of its policy and site performance in the areas 
     of safeguards and security and cyber security; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Armed Services, and Science, 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. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 3907. A bill to provide for the external regulation of 
     nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at 
     Department of Energy facilities; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Armed 
     Services, and 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. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 3908. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
     and for other purposes.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 3909. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4601 South Cottage Grove 
     Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Henry W. McGee Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H.R. 3910. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals 
     to finance the construction, refurbishing, and servicing of 
     individual household water well systems in rural areas; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mr. English, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Wise, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H.R. 3911. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program for surgical first assisting services of certified 
     registered nurse first assistants; 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. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, and 
             Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 3912. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to make optional the requirement that a State seek 
     adjustment or recovery from an individual's estate of any 
     medical assistance correctly paid on behalf of the individual 
     under the State plan under such title; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 3913. A bill to authorize the acceptance of endowment 
     contributions for educational and cultural international 
     exchange programs of the Department of State and the 
     designation of such programs in recognition of the 
     contributions; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 3914. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prevent credit card issuers from advertising and offering 1 
     type of credit card and then issuing another type of credit 
     card without the informed consent of the consumer, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Foley, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 3915. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit

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     against income tax with respect to employees who participate 
     in the military reserves, to allow a comparable credit for 
     participating self-employed individuals, and to restore the 
     pre-1986 status of deductions incurred in connection with 
     services performed as a member of a Reserve component of the 
     Armed Forces; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Dunn, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gary 
             Miller of California, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 3916. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other 
     communication services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 3917. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the penalty on the reimportation of 
     tobacco products exported from the United States shall not 
     apply in certain cases; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROGERS (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. 
             Reyes):
       H.R. 3918. A bill to establish the Bureau of Immigration 
     Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement within the 
     Department of Justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 3919. A bill to provide assistance for the 
     conservation of coral reefs, to coordinate Federal coral reef 
     conservation activities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 3920. A bill to improve the conditions for women 
     inmates in jails and correctional facilities; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Hoyer):
       H. Con. Res. 279. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the 200th birthday celebration of 
     the Library of Congress; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H. Con. Res. 280. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     2000 District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement 
     Torch Run to be run through the Capitol Grounds; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H. Con. Res. 281. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds for performances 
     sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H. Con. Res. 282. Concurrent resolution declaring the 
     ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century to have been 
     the American G.I.; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H. Res. 440. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that there should be established a 
     National Ocean Day to recognize the significant role the 
     ocean plays in the lives of the Nation's people and the 
     important role the Nation's people must play in the continued 
     life of the ocean; to the Committee on Resources.

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