[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H2336-H2340]
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:

           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4265. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to waive the employee portion of Social Security taxes 
     imposed on individuals who have been diagnosed as having 
     cancer or a terminal disease; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Cox, Mr. Spence, and Mr. 
             Knollenberg):
       H.R. 4266. A bill to amend the North Korea Threat Reduction 
     Act of 1999 to prohibit the assumption by the United States 
     Government of liability for nuclear accidents that may occur 
     at nuclear reactors provided to North Korea; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Gekas, and 
             Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 4267. A bill to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to 
     impose a permanent moratorium on State and local taxes on 
     Internet access; to extend for 5 years the duration of the 
     moratorium applicable to multiple and discriminatory taxes on 
     the electronic commerce; to impose a 5-year moratorium on 
     sales of digitized goods and products (and their 
     counterparts); to encourage States to adopt a Uniform Sales 
     and Use Tax, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Spence, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Everett, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. 
             Baker):
       H.R. 4268. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase amounts of educational assistance for veterans under 
     the Montgomery GI Bill and to enhance programs providing 
     educational benefits under that title, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 4269. A bill to extend for one year the authorization 
     for the visa waiver pilot program under section 217 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Knollenberg):
       H.R. 4270. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for the production, sale, and use 
     of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles 
     and to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to undertake an 
     assessment of the relative effectiveness of current and 
     potential methods to further encourage the development of the 
     most fuel efficient vehicles for use in interstate commerce 
     in the United States; 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. EHLERS (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Cook, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Holt, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Porter, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Upton, and Mrs. Wilson):
       H.R. 4271. A bill to establish and expand programs relating 
     to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology 
     education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, 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. EHLERS (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Cook, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Holt, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Porter, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Upton, and Mrs. Wilson):
       H.R. 4272. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish and expand programs 
     relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology 
     education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Cook, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Holt, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Porter, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Upton, and Mrs. Wilson):
       H.R. 4273. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage stronger math and science programs at 
     elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Campbell, and 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4274. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that computers provided to employees for 
     personal use are a nontaxable fringe benefit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself and Mr. Hefley):
       H.R. 4275. A bill to establish the Colorado Canyons 
     National Conservation Area and the

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     Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, and Mr. Wise) (all by request):
       H.R. 4276. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in 
     pipeline transportation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 4277. A bill to provide that the same health insurance 
     premium conversion arrangements afforded to employees in the 
     executive and judicial branches of the Government be made 
     available to Federal annuitants, individuals serving in the 
     legislative branch of the Government, and members and retired 
     members of the uniformed services; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House 
     Administration, and Armed Services, 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. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Danner, Mr. English, Mr. 
             John, and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 4278. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish a program for fisheries habitat 
     protection, restoration, and enhancement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. Isakson):
       H.R. 4279. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow all computers to be expensed; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Terry, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 4280. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the operation by the National Institutes of 
     Health of an experimental program to stimulate competitive 
     research; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goss, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Markey, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Porter, Mr. Quinn, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 4281. A bill to establish, wherever feasible, 
     guidelines, recommendations, and regulations that promote the 
     regulatory acceptance of new and revised toxicological tests 
     that protect human and animal health and the environment 
     while reducing, refining, or replacing animal tests and 
     ensuring human safety and product effectivness; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 4282. A bill to provide Federal reimbursement for 
     indirect costs relating to the incarceration of illegal 
     aliens and for emergency health services furnished to 
     undocumented aliens; 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. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 4283. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants for the 
     remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas of 
     concern in the Great Lakes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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 Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Gibbons, and Ms. 
             DeLauro):
       H.R. 4284. A bill to provide for the establishment of an 
     Amateur Sports Illegal Gambling Task Force; to increase 
     penalties for illegal sports gambling; and to study illegal 
     sports gambling behavior among minor persons; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TURNER:
       H.R. 4285. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain administrative sites for National Forest 
     System lands in the State of Texas, to convey certain 
     National Forest System land to the New Waverly Gulf Coast 
     Trades Center, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BACHUS:
       H.R. 4286. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge in Bibb County, 
     Alabama; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.R. 4287. A bill to establish a direct loan program for 
     less-than-half-time students to improve their job skills, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Dingell, and Mr. Sawyer):
       H.R. 4288. A bill to clarify that environmental protection, 
     safety, and health provisions continue to apply to the 
     functions of the National Nuclear Security Administration to 
     the same extent as those provisions applied to those 
     functions before transfer to the Administration; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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. BISHOP (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Waters, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Skelton, Mr. John, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Minge, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Carson, Mr. Baca, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Moore, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Isakson, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Watt of 
             North Carolina, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Linder):
       H.R. 4289. A bill to authorize the President to present a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to former President 
     Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter in recognition of 
     their service to the Nation; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             LaHood, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Towns, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Graham, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Camp, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Waters, Mr. Kind, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ford, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Walsh, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Lantos, and Mr. Baird):
       H.R. 4290. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness 
     under the Federal Perkins Loan program; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 4291. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     provide that decennial census questionnaires be limited to 
     the basic questions needed to allow for an enumeration of the 
     population, as required by the Constitution of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida:
       H.R. 4292. A bill to protect infants who are born alive; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
             Thompson of California):
       H.R. 4293. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to the employment of persons with criminal 
     backgrounds by nursing homes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, 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. CARDIN:
       H.R. 4294. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the alternative minimum tax for estates in 
     bankruptcy; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. CARSON (for herself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 4295. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Fluridone aquatic herbicide; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

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           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Riley, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Hall of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 4296. A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to 
     restore certain penalties under that Act; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 4297. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 
     to ensure the orderly development of coal, coalbed methane, 
     natural gas, and oil in common areas of the Powder River 
     Basin, Wyoming and Montana, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 4298. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
     increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for coal that 
     may be held by an entity in any 1 State; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia:
       H.R. 4299. A bill to require Federal agencies responsible 
     for managing Federal lake projects to pursue strategies for 
     enhancing recreational experiences of the public at such 
     lakes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4300. A bill to increase burdensharing for the United 
     States military presence in the Persian Gulf region; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, 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. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 4301. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act relating to the distribution chain of 
     prescription drugs; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Forbes, and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 4302. A bill to authorize a project for the renovation 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in 
     Bronx, New York; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Manzullo, and 
             Mr. Phelps):
       H.R. 4303. A bill to prohibit the use of, and provide for 
     remediation of water contaminated by, methyl tertiary butyl 
     ether; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4304. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for the forgiveness of Perkins loans to members of 
     the armed services on active duty; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H.R. 4305. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to require an employer to notify the parent or guardian 
     of an employee who is under the age of 18 or handicapped and 
     who works at the same facility as an individual who has a 
     criminal record that includes a conviction for a crime of 
     violence; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 4306. A bill to provide for commercial and labor rule 
     of law programs in the People's Republic of China to enhance 
     rationality and accountability in the administration of 
     justice in the commercial area, strengthen labor rights 
     protection, and lay the intellectual and institutional 
     groundwork for further reforms; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 4307. A bill to reduce the reading deficit in the 
     United States by applying the findings of scientific research 
     in reading instruction to all students who are learning to 
     read the English language and to amend the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve literacy through 
     family literacy projects and to reauthorize the inexpensive 
     book distribution program; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 4308. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the definition of contribution in aid of 
     construction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 4309. A bill to make supplemental appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2000 to enable the Inspector General of the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service to conduct 
     reviews and audits of the State Commissions on National and 
     Community Service; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 4310. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to benefits 
     thereunder shall continue through the month of his or her 
     death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to 
     benefits for that month), in order to provide such 
     individual's family with assistance in meeting the extra 
     death-related expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Carson, Mr. Moore, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H.R. 4311. A bill to prevent identity fraud in consumer 
     credit transactions and credit reports, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Olver):
       H.R. 4312. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing an Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage 
     Area in the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 4313. A bill to provide an additional increase in 
     military basic pay for enlisted members of the uniformed 
     services in pay grades E-5, E-6, or E-7; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Holden, 
             and Mr. Sherwood):
       H.R. 4314. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax to holders of bonds 
     issued to finance land and water reclamation for the 
     anthracite region of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 4315. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3695 Green Road in 
     Beachwood, Ohio, as the ``Larry Small Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 4316. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude United States savings bond income from gross 
     income if used to pay long-term care expenses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 4317. A bill to amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to 
     require the Attorney General to acquire data about crimes 
     that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 4318. A bill to establish the Red River National 
     Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island):
       H.R. 4319. A bill to continue the current prohibition of 
     military relations with and assistance for the armed forces 
     of the Republic of Indonesia until the President determines 
     and certifies to the Congress that certain conditions with 
     respect to East Timor are being met; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Vento, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 4320. A bill to assist in the conservation of great 
     apes by supporting and providing financial resources for the 
     conservation programs of countries within the range of great 
     apes and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in 
     the conservation of great apes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
             Hinchey):
       H.R. 4321. A bill to amend the Sherman Act, the Clayton 
     Act, and the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 with respect of 
     competition among wholesale purchasers; to establish a 
     commission to review large agriculture mergers, 
     concentration, and market power, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. MINK of Hawaii (for herself and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H.R. 4322. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt certain helicopter uses from ticket taxes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. NORTHUP:
       H.R. 4323. A bill to require a comprehensive effort by the 
     Department of Education and the National Institute on Child 
     Health and Human Development to widely disseminate the 
     results of the National Reading Panel report to teachers, 
     parents, and universities; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.

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           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Ewing, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Condit, 
             and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 4324. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an 
     exclusion equivalent of $2,500,000 and to reduce the rate of 
     the estate and gifts taxes to the generally applicable 
     capital gains income tax rate; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself and Mr. Hayes):
       H.R. 4325. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
     to allow retirement benefits received by members of religious 
     orders to be exempt from Social Security tax by including 
     retirement plans established by such orders in the definition 
     of ``church plan''; 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. PORTER:
       H.R. 4326. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Diiodomethyl--tolylsulfone; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 4327. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on -Bromo--nitrostyrene; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 4328. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow as a deduction in determining adjusted gross 
     income the deduction for expenses in connection with services 
     as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. 
             McHugh):
       H.R. 4329. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make it illegal to operate a motor vehicle with a drug or 
     alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of 
     entry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 4330. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of annual screening pap 
     smears, screening pelvic exams, and clinical breast exams 
     under the Medicare Program; 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. SAXTON (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 4331. A bill to provide for the issuance of patents 
     for the Generalized System of Preference (GSP) countries with 
     a Letter of Agreement with the U.S. through a program 
     establishing an International US/GSP Office in which the U.S. 
     issues patents using U.S. standards that are valid under both 
     U.S. and GSP law, to aid in creating captial for GSP 
     countries through patents and innovation and to establish or 
     enhance their patent system through U.S. expertise and 
     training; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on International Relations, 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Waters, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 4332. A bill to protect consumers from exorbitant fees 
     for basic financial services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 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. SCOTT:
       H.R. 4333. A bill to provide for fairness and accuracy in 
     student testing; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SHOWS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Baldacci, 
             and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 4334. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the annual determination of the rate of the basic 
     benefit of active duty educational assistance under the 
     Montgomery GI Bill, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Thornberry, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 4335. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that hazardous duty pay of members of the 
     Armed Forces shall not be taken into account in computing the 
     earned income credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       H.R. 4336. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the dependent care credit and to provide a 
     minimum dependent care credit for stay-at-home parents; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 4337. A bill to amend the customs laws of the United 
     States relating to procedures with respect to the importation 
     of merchandise; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 4338. A bill to restore the reservation lands of the 
     Elk Valley Band of Indians of the Elk Valley Rancheria of 
     California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Phelps, and 
             Mrs. Clayton):
       H.R. 4339. A bill to prohibit excessive concentration 
     resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, 
     and sellers of livestock, poultry, and basic agricultural 
     commodities; to require the Attorney General to establish an 
     Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, 
             and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 4340. A bill to simplify Federal oil and gas revenue 
     distributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon:
       H.R. 4341. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     participate in the planning, design, and construction of the 
     Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, Oregon, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 4342. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the excise tax on heavy truck tires; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 4343. A bill to amend titles 18 and 28, United States 
     Code, to inhibit further intimidation of public officials 
     within the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 4344. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to prohibit H-2A workers from bringing law suits against 
     employers except in the State in which the employer resides 
     or has its principal place of business; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4345. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to clarify the process of allotments to 
     Alaskan Natives who are veterans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Hastert, 
             and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H. Con. Res. 307. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the ongoing prosecution of 13 
     members of Iran's Jewish community; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 308. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Federal Government, including 
     government officials outside of the United States, should not 
     purchase any goods made by forced labor, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, International 
     Relations, and Banking and Financial Services, 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. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Lampson):
       H. Con. Res. 309. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with regard to in-school personal 
     safety education programs for children; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Allen, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Petri, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H. Con. Res. 310. Concurrent resolution supporting a 
     National Charter Schools Week; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
             LoBiondo):
       H. Con. Res. 311. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States should continue to 
     actively purse efforts to achieve a full accounting of all 
     members of the Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for from 
     previous conflicts, particularly the Korean War and the 
     Vietnam War, and to continue and maintain programs and 
     procedures for achieving a full accounting of all military 
     personnel who become prisoners of war or missing in action in 
     future conflicts; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, 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. SHAW (for himself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr.

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             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Davis of Florida, and Mr. Stearns):
       H. Con. Res. 312. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the States should more closely 
     regulate title pawn transactions and outlaw the imposition of 
     usurious interest rates on title loans to consumers; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BALDACCI:
       H. Res. 477. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the disparity between identical 
     prescription drugs sold in the United States, Canada, and 
     Mexico; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H. Res. 478. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 773) to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, 
     and to make technical corrections; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             McKinney, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Res. 479. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding global sustainable development, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services, 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. SHADEGG:
       H. Res. 480. A resolution urging the Attorney General to 
     take no irrevocable action with respect to Elian Gonzalez 
     until a hearing concerning an asylum application is held; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       H. Res. 481. A resolution congratulating the Michigan State 
     University men's basketball team on winning the 1999-2000 
     NCAA Men's Basketball Championship; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.

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