[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 54 (Thursday, May 4, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H2605-H2606]
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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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and 
             Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 4376. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     permit certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve to 
     participate in the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
     program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4377. A bill to provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact 
     Assistance to State and local governments, to amend the Land 
     and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and 
     Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal Aid in 
     Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the 
     Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the 
     outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American 
     people, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Clay, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Payne, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Scott, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 4378. A bill to establish a grant program in the 
     Department of Agriculture to support bilateral exchange 
     programs whereby African-American farmers and other 
     agricultural farming specialist share technical knowledge 
     with African farmers regarding maximization of crop yields, 
     expansion of trade in agricultural products, and ways to 
     improve farming in Africa, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. DUNN:
       H.R. 4379. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow non-itemizers a deduction for a portion of 
     their charitable contributions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAFALCE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
             Waters, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Ms. Lee, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Luther, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Hinchey, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 4380. A bill to strengthen consumers' control over the 
     use and disclosure of their personal financial and health 
     information by financial institutions, 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. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Nussle):
       H.R. 4381. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that income averaging for farmers shall be 
     applied by taking into account negative taxable income during 
     the base period years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Hobson):
       H.R. 4382. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide temporary authority to offer voluntary separation 
     incentives and early retirement to civilian employees of the 
     Department of the Air Force and to provide experimental 
     hiring and personnel management authority for the Department 
     for the purpose of maintaining continuity in the skill level 
     of employees and adapting workforce skills to emerging 
     technologies critical to the needs of the Department; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 4383. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that qualified personal service corporations 
     may continue to use the cash method of accounting, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Baker, Mr. John, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. Vitter):
       H.R. 4384. A bill to authorize the President to award gold 
     medals on behalf of the Congress to the family of Andrew 
     Jackson Higgins and the wartime employees of Higgins

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     Industries, in recognition of their contributions to the 
     Nation and to the Allied victory in World War II; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 4385. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, 
     with respect to the Federal preemption of State law 
     concerning the regulation of marine and ocean navigation, 
     safety, and transportation by States; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Ms. Danner, and Mr. 
             Lazio):
       H.R. 4386. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide medical assistance for certain women screened 
     and found to have breast or cervical cancer under a federally 
     funded screening program, to amend the Public Health Service 
     Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect 
     to surveillance and information concerning the relationship 
     between cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV), 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 4387. A bill to provide that the School Governance 
     Charter Amendment Act of 2000 shall take effect upon the date 
     such Act is ratified by the voters of the District of 
     Columbia; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Andrews, and Ms. McKinney):
       H.R. 4388. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide improved benefits training to members of the Armed 
     Forces to enhance retention, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER:
       H.R. 4389. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain water distribution facilities to the 
     Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 4390. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children 
     born after 2001; 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. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Sherwood, Mr. King, Mr. Lazio, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Quinn):
       H. Con. Res. 317. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress on the death of John Cardinal O'Connor, 
     Archbishop of New York; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
             Carson, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McNulty, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stupak, and 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island):
       H. Con. Res. 318. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     significane of Equal Pay Day to demonstrate the disparity 
     between wages paid to men and women; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Cox, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H. Con. Res. 319. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     Republic of Lativa on the 10th anniversary of the 
     reestablishment of its independence from the rule of the 
     former Soviet Union; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Largent, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Stearns):
       H. Res. 490. A resolution to ensure that the fiscal year 
     2000 on-budget surplus is used to reduce publicly-held debt 
     and provide tax relief to American taxpayers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PEASE (for himself, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Stupak, and 
             Mr. LaHood):
       H. Res. 491. A resolution naming a room in the House of 
     Representatives wing of the Capitol in honor of former 
     Representative G.V. ``Sonny'' Montgomery; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. DeMint, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Rogan, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Paul, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Hilleary):
       H. Res. 492. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in support of America's teachers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 493. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should 
     be issued honoring the Fisk Jubilee Singers, and that the 
     Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the 
     Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Ney, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Regula, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Chabot, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Kasich):
       H. Res. 494. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Ohio State motto is 
     constitutional and urging the courts to uphold its 
     constitutionality; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bliley, 
             Mr. Borski, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Goss, Mr. Pickett, and 
             Mr. McCollum):
       H. Res. 495. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     regarding support for the Financial Action Task Force on 
     Money Laundering, and the timely and public identification of 
     noncooperative jurisdictions in the fight against 
     international money laundering; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.

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