[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H3308]
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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. WOLF:
       H.R. 4475. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 4476. A bill to authorize a program of assistance for 
     partnerships between minority-serving institutions and other 
     institutions of higher education that enable students 
     attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees 
     and enter fields in which students from those institutions 
     are underrepresented, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
             Carson, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 4477. A bill to establish a Digital Bridge Trust Fund 
     to fund programs to improve the skills and career 
     opportunities in information technology and related fields 
     for individuals in underserved rural and urban communities, 
     and for Native Americans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Wynn, and 
             Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 4478. A bill to exempt certain small businesses from 
     the increased tariffs and other retaliatory measures imposed 
     against products of the European Union in response to the 
     banana regime of the European Union and its treatment of 
     imported bovine meat, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 4479. A bill to provide for coverage of augmentative 
     communication devices 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 Ms. DEGETTE:
       H.R. 4480. A bill to streamline and integrate the 
     requirements for pollution related reporting to the 
     Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, 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.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Levin, Mr. English, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Camp, and Mr. Coyne):
       H.R. 4481. A bill to amend titles IV and XX of the Social 
     Security Act to restore funding for the Social Services Block 
     Grant, to restore the ability of States to transfer up to 10 
     percent of TANF funds to carry out activities under such 
     block grant, and to require an annual report on such 
     activities by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 4482. A bill to establish within the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission a unit 
     to be charged with auditing the safety analysis and review 
     activities of the Commission and personnel of nuclear power 
     plants licensed by the Commission; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York):
       H.R. 4483. A bill to establish an Office on Women's Health 
     within the Department of Health and Human Services, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 4484. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 500 North Washington Street 
     in Rockville, Maryland, as the ``Everett Alvarez, Jr. Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 4485. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 for the National Science 
     Foundation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mrs. WILSON:
       H.R. 4486. A bill to make scholarships available to 
     individuals who are outstanding secondary school graduates or 
     exceptional certified leaders and who demonstrate a 
     commitment to and capacity for the profession of teaching, in 
     order to enable and encourage those individuals to pursue 
     teaching careers in education at the preschool, elementary or 
     secondary level or improve their teaching skills through 
     further education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Shows, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Jefferson, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 4487. A bill to provide grants to eligible consortia 
     to provide professional development to superintendents, 
     principals, and prospective superintendents and pricipals; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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