[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 46 (Wednesday, April 12, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H2238-H2239]
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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. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Ose, and Mrs. Chenoweth-
             Hage):
       H.R. 4245. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income payments made under Federal 
     Government programs for the repayment of student loans of 
     members of the Armed Forces of the United States and the 
     National Health Service Corps; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Rogan):
       H.R. 4246. A bill to encourage the secure disclosure and 
     protected exchange of information about cyber security 
     problems, solutions, test practices and test results, and 
     related matters in connection with critical infrastructure 
     protection; 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. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Underwood) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 4247. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2001 for certain maritime programs of the Department of 
     Transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.


           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Baird, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Condit, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Mica, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Danner, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Goss, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Talent, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Souder, Ms. Dunn, 
             Mr. Ose, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Baker, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. 
             Campbell):
       H.R. 4248. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to 
     prevent the proliferation of methamphetamine, 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. GEJDENSON (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 4249. A bill to foster cross-border cooperation and 
     environmental cleanup in Northern Europe; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. LAFALCE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 4250. A bill to amend the Home Ownership and Equity 
     Protection Act of 1994 and other sections of the Truth in 
     Lending Act to protect consumers against predatory practices 
     in connection with high cost mortgage transactions, to 
     strengthen the civil remedies available to consumers under 
     existing law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Cox, Mr. Spence, and Mr. 
             Knollenberg):
       H.R. 4251. A bill to amend the North Korea Threat Reduction 
     Act of 1999 to enhance congressional oversight of nuclear 
     transfers to North Korea, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. BERRY:
       H.R. 4252. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Isoxaflutole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 4253. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination 
     of the activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood 
     Institute with respect to research on pulmonary hypertension; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 4254. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bromoxynil Octanoate/Heptanoate; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 4255. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bromoxynil Octanoate Tech; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 4256. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign 
     sales corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER:
       H.R. 4257. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     give or withhold a preference to a marketer or vendor of 
     firearms or ammunition based on whether the manufacturer or 
     vendor is a party to a covered agreement, and for other 
     purposes; 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. KUYKENDALL:
       H.R. 4258. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve the program for the forgiveness of student loans 
     to teachers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, 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. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 4259. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the 
     American Indian of the Smithsonian Institution, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.


           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cook, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Latham, Mr. Leach, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ose, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Souder, and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 4260. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from net earnings from self-employment 
     certain farm rental income and all payments under the 
     environmental conservation acreage reserve program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       H.R. 4261. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain methyl esters; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       H.R. 4262. A bill to temporarily reduce the duty on certain 
     methyl esters; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado):
       H.R. 4263. A bill to establish a compensation and health 
     care program for employees and survivors at the Department of 
     Energy facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico who have substained 
     beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous 
     substances injury, illness, or death due to the performance 
     of their duties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
     and the Workforce, and 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. WALSH (for himself and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 4264. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to encourage summer fill and fuel budgeting 
     programs for propane, kerosene, and heating oil; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.


           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr.

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             Towns, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Wynn, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Ford, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Klink, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crowley, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin):


       H.J. Res. 98. A joint resolution supporting the Day of 
     Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority 
     veterans in the United States Armed Forces during World War 
     II; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 303. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate; considered 
     and agreed to.


           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Phelps, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Cardin, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Upton, Mr. Obey, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Ms. Waters, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Weygand, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Berman, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Stark, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Baird, Mr. Reyes, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Frost, and Ms. DeLauro):


       H. Con. Res. 304. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     condemnation of the continued egregious violations of human 
     rights in the Republic of Belarus, the lack of progress 
     toward the establishment of democracy and the rule of law in 
     Belarus, calling on President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's regime 
     to engage in negotiations with the representatives of the 
     opposition and to restore the constitutional rights of the 
     Belarusian people, and calling on the Russian Federation to 
     respect the sovereignty of Belarus; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Shows, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Largent, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Souder, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Vitter, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Brady of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 305. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the presence of brain wave 
     activity and spontaneous cardiac activity should be 
     considered conclusive evidence of human life for legal 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             and Mrs. Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 306. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress in support of the freeze on longer 
     combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck 
     size and weight; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H. Res. 476. A resolution commending the present Army Nurse 
     Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women, and 
     recognizing the brave and honorable service during and before 
     1955 of men who served as Army hospital corpsmen and women 
     who served in the Army Nurse Corps; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

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