[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 67 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H3867-H3868]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 4540. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to enhance the advertising of the terms and costs of 
     consumer automobile leases, to permit consumer comparison of 
     advertised lease offerings, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. EWING:
       H.R. 4541. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Commodity 
     Exchange Act to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, 
     and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-
     counter derivatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Banking 
     and Financial Services, and 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. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Regula, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 4542. A bill to designate the Washington Opera in 
     Washington, D.C., as the National Opera; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Foley, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hutchinson, and Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 4543. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide relief for payment of asbestos-related 
     claims; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 4544. A bill to provide standards for the enactment of 
     Federal crimes, to sunset those Federal crimes that do not 
     meet those standards, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tancredo, 
             and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 4545. A bill to require public schools and libraries 
     that receive Federal funds for the acquisition or operation 
     of computers to install software to protect children from 
     obscenity; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 4546. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit individuals age 50 or older to make catchup 
     contributions under individual retirement plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 4547. A bill to provide a waiver of certain nurse aide 
     training requirements for specially trained individuals who 
     perform certain specific nursing-related tasks in Medicare 
     and Medicaid nursing facilities; 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. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hastings 
             of Washington, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Foley, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. 
             Kolbe):
       H.R. 4548. A bill to establish a pilot program creating a 
     system of registries of temporary agricultural workers to 
     provide for a sufficient supply of such workers, to amend the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act to streamline procedures for 
     the temporary admission and extension of stay of nonimmigrant 
     agricultural workers under the pilot program, 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. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Riley, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 4549. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for payment under the Medicare 
     Program for ambulance services for the transportation of 
     Medicare beneficiaries to certain rural outpatient 
     facilities; 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. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and 
             Mr. Collins):
       H.R. 4550. A bill to provide grants to law enforcement 
     agencies that ensure that law enforcement officers employed 
     by such agency are afforded due process when involved in a 
     case that may lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or 
     transfer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BASS:
       H.R. 4551. A bill to repeal the 1993 increase in tax on 
     Social Security benefits and to develop and apply a Consumer 
     Price Index that accurately reflects the cost-of-living for 
     older Americans who receive Social Security benefits under 
     title II of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, and 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. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Dickey, 
             and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska):
       H.R. 4552. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable 
     to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Rogan):
       H.R. 4553. A bill to combat club drug trafficking, 
     distribution, and abuse in the United States, 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. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Mascara, and Mr. English):
       H.R. 4554. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1602 Frankford Avenue in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Joseph F. Smith Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H.R. 4555. A bill to provide for a 6-year demonstration 
     project to stabilize coverage and benefits under the 
     MedicareChoice 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. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Kleczka, and 
             Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 4556. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat for unemployment compensation purposes Indian 
     tribal governments the same as State or local units of 
     government or as nonprofit organizations; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBURN:
       H.R. 4557. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to waive 
     the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage of 
     individuals disabled with acquired immune deficiency syndrome 
     (AIDS), and to provide Medicare coverage of drugs used for 
     treatment of AIDS; 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. COOK:
       H.R. 4558. A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to modify the City 
     of West Jordon, Utah, Reuse Project to include recycling and 
     reuse of naturally impaired surface water; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Ms. Lee, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 4559. A bill to extend the Brady Law to firearms won 
     in lotteries; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stump, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 4560. A bill to provide for the use of snowmobiles in 
     National parks; to the Committee on Resources.

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           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 4561. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent unintended disqualification of trusts as 
     electing small business trusts; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself and Mrs. Clayton):
       H.R. 4562. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the maximum estate tax deduction for family-
     owned business interests; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 4563. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act and title I of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual 
     health insurance coverage and group health plans provide 
     comprehensive coverage for childhood immunization; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, 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. HOEFFEL (for himself and Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 4564. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, to reauthorize and make improvements 
     to that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4565. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
     and Communities Act of 1994 to prevent the abuse of inhalants 
     through programs under that Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Murtha, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Holden, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Doyle, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4566. A bill to set standards for radioactive 
     contamination content in both the domestic and international 
     metals industry, to prohibit the release of radioactively 
     contaminated scrap metal by the Department of Energy and 
     nuclear fuel production, utilization, and fabrication 
     facilities, and to require all nations exporting metals into 
     the United States to certify and document the amount of 
     radioactive contamination of any scrap metals being exported 
     into the United States; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Norton, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Stark, and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 4567. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that, of the total amount of family leave available 
     to a Federal employee based on the birth of a child or the 
     placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster 
     care, at least one-half of that time shall be leave with pay; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 4568. A bill to provide funds for the planning of a 
     special census of Americans residing abroad; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
             Wolf):
       H.R. 4569. A bill to amend section 8339(p) of title 5, 
     United States Code, to clarify the method for computing 
     certain annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System 
     which are based (in whole or in part) on part-time service, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Larson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
             Morella, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Wexler, and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 4570. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account 
     of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to 
     allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards 
     received on account of such claims, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 4571. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of annual screening pap smear and screening pelvic 
     exams; 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. SKEEN:
       H.R. 4572. A bill to eliminate the regional system of 
     organizing the National Forest System and to replace the 
     regional offices of the Forest Service with State offices; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. 
             DeMint):
       H.R. 4573. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide for duty free treatment on 
     certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 4574. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to make compensation for damages arising from a 
     prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument in the 
     State of New Mexico; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Hill of Montana):
       H.R. 4575. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the provision of inpatient medical care services by 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans in areas 
     remote from Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LINDER:
       H. Con. Res. 336. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate; considered 
     and agreed to.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H. Con. Res. 337. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding tuberous sclerosis; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             and Mr. Gallegly):
       H. Con. Res. 338. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the link between violence 
     against animals and violence against humans and urging 
     greater emphasis upon identifying and treating individuals 
     who are guilty of violence against animals, which is a crime 
     in its own right in all 50 States, in order to prevent 
     violence against humans and urging research to increase 
     understanding of the connection between cruelty to animals 
     and violence against humans; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on 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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Con. Res. 339. Concurrent resolution expresing the sense 
     of the Congress concerning recent manifestations of official 
     policy directed against the independent media in Russia and 
     expressing concern for the continued functioning of the 
     independent media in Russia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Klink, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Coyne, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Con. Res. 340. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claims of 
     sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H. Con. Res. 341. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the guaranteed coverage of 
     medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal 
     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. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Oberstar, 
             and Mrs. Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 342. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that there should be an international 
     education policy for the United States; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. McCollum):
       H. Con. Res. 343. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the importance of families 
     eating together; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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