[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 42 (Thursday, April 6, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H1956-H1958]
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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 Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE:
       H.R. 4198. A bill to declare the policy of the United 
     States with regard to the constitutional requirement of a 
     decennial census for purposes of the apportionment of 
     Representatives in Congress among the several States; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, 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. LARGENT (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Vitter, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Wicker, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 4199. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 4200. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and to assure 
     fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas, and 
     for other purposes; 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 Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Largent, and Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 4201. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to clarify the service obligations of noncommercial 
     educational broadcast stations; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. EHRLICH:
       H.R. 4202. A bill to prohibit the imposition of access 
     charges and other unfair fees and charges on the provision of 
     Internet services, 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. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Baker, and 
             Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 4203. A bill to establish a comprehensive regulatory 
     framework over the clearing of over-the-counter derivative 
     instruments that will operate under the supervision of the 
     Federal banking agencies, to clarify the lawfulness of the 
     use of multilateral clearing systems for over-the-counter 
     derivative instrument transactions, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, Agriculture, 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. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Herger, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 4204. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the period for filing for a credit or refund 
     of individual income taxes to 7 years; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Skelton) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 4205. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2001 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military 
     personnel strengths for fiscal year 2001, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and 
             Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 4206. A bill to establish a grant program to improve 
     the quality and expand the availability of child care 
     services, and of family support services, for families with 
     children less than 3 years of age; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Cox, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Snyder, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Horn, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McKeon, and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 4207. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to tobacco products, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. GRANGER:
       H.R. 4208. A bill to expedite the implementation of the per 
     diem allowance for members of the Armed Forces subjected to 
     lengthy or numerous deployments, to extend the allowance to 
     the Coast Guard, and to reevaluate the eligibility criteria 
     for the allowance, to require a study on the need for a tax 
     credit for businesses that employ members of the National 
     Guard and Reserve, and to require a study on the expansion of 
     the Junior ROTC and similar military programs for young 
     people; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 4209. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     require the payment of interest on reserves maintained at 
     Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Terry, 
             Mr. Bateman, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Shays, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Spence, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 4210. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for improved 
     Federal efforts to prepare for and respond to terrorist 
     attacks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Shays, and 
             Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 4211. A bill to prohibit the application of certain 
     restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign 
     nongovernmental organizations and multilateral organizations 
     with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of 
     the Foregin Assistance Act of 1961; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 4212. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude payments under the conservation reserve 
     program from net earnings from self-employment; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H.R. 4213. A bill to provide expanded substantive 
     protections for especially vulnerable consumers against 
     abusive mortgage lending practices and to streamline the 
     framework regulating mortgage originations; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Graham, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Souder, Mr. Jones 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Ose, and Mr. Armey):
       H.R. 4214. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts paid under certain 
     Federal programs for the repayment of student loans of 
     members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
             Thurman, and Mr. Aderholt):
       H.R. 4215. A bill to amend title VI of the Clean Air Act 
     with respect to the phaseout schedule for methyl bromide; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. 
             Goodling):
       H.R. 4216. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to authorize reimbursement to employers for portable 
     skills training; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ:
       H.R. 4217. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
     and Communities Act of 1994 to promote activities to improve 
     pedestrian and bicyclist safety; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 4218. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to allow for the continued dissemination of statistical 
     industry information relating to olive handlers with the 
     consent of those handlers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Cook, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Evans, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 4219. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate the 15 percent reduction in payment 
     rates under the prospective payment system for home health 
     services under the Medicare 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. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Regula):
       H.J. Res. 92. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Manuael L. Ibanez as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Regula):
       H.J. Res. 93. A joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Alan G. Spoon as a citizen regent of the Board 
     of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Goodling, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. John, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kuykendall, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Lazio, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Pease, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Portman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Shows, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.J. Res. 94. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax 
     limitations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Turner, Mr. Barcia, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Ose, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H. Con. Res. 300. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     commending our Nation's Federal workforce for successfully 
     preparing our Nation to withstand any catastrophic Year 2000 
     computer problem disruptions; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H. Res. 464. A resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
     on international recognition of Israel's Magen David Adom 
     Society and its symbol the Red Shield of David; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Goodling, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Camp, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. McInnis, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Foley, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             English, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H. Res. 465. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that local, State, and Federal governments 
     should collect and disseminate statistics on the number of 
     newborn babies abandoned in public places; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.

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           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Carson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Clay, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Payne, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Towns, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Lee, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Filner, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Res. 466. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to the continued display of 
     Confederate flags; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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