[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 71 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H4173-H4174]
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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. CALVERT:
       H.R. 4620. A bill to provide for planning, design, 
     construction, furnishing, and equipping of a Riverside School 
     for the Arts in Riverside, California; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Bass, Mr. Shays, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 4621. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 and the Communications Act of 1934 to require 
     sponsors of certain election-related communications to 
     provide information regarding their identities and sources of 
     funds used to make the communications, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 4622. A bill to amend title 18 of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for immediate relief for essential hospitals 
     in a region, to assist in the long-range economic recovery of 
     such hospitals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. 
             Christensen, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 4623. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to revise the calculation of base payment rates 
     for the prospective payment system for home health services 
     furnished 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. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. 
             Jenkins):
       H.R. 4624. A bill to provide targeted payment relief under 
     the Medicare Program for hospitals that primarily serve 
     Medicare and Medicaid patients and have been 
     disproportionately impacted by the payment reductions under 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Sherwood, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4625. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2108 East 38th Street in 
     Erie, Pennsylvania, as the ``Gertrude A. Barber Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 4626. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to designate that up to 10 percent 
     of their income tax liability be used to reduce the national 
     debt, and to require spending reductions equal to the amounts 
     so designated; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. HOLT:
       H.R. 4627. A bill to provide for a program to educate the 
     public regarding the use of biotechnology in producing food 
     for human consumption, to support additional scientific 
     research regarding the potential economic and environmental 
     risks and benefits of using biotechnology to produce food, 
     and for other

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     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. HOLT (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 4628. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of oral drugs to treat low blood calcium levels or 
     elevated parathyroid hormone levels for patients with end 
     stage renal disease; 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. HUTCHINSON:
       H.R. 4629. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code to 
     require States to providing Federal highway funds for 
     projects in high priority corridors, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Baca, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 4630. A bill to provide for the health, education, and 
     welfare of children under 6 years of age; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 4631. A bill to establish the Native Nations Institute 
     for Leadership, Management, and Policy to provide 
     opportunities for leadership and management training and 
     policy analysis for Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and 
     others involved in tribal leadership and management, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Souder, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 4632. A bill to control the sale of gun kits; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. 
             Portman):
       H.R. 4633. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the Social Security Administration's payment 
     system for representation of claimants; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina):
       H.R. 4634. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for awards by the National Institute of Environmental 
     Health Sciences to develop and operate multidisciplinary 
     research centers regarding the impact of environmental 
     factors on women's health and disease prevention; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself and Mr. Stump):
       H. Con. Res. 351. Concurrent resolution recognizing Heroes 
     Plaza in the City of Pueblo, Colorado, as honoring recipients 
     of the Medal of Honor; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H. Res. 520. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2457) to prohibit health insurance and 
     employment discrimination against individuals and their 
     family members on the basis of predictive genetic information 
     or genetic services; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Hayes, and Mr. Istook):
       H. Res. 521. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that in international negotiations, 
     including United Nations conferences, the United States 
     should defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, 
     and life; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Turner, 
             Mr. Rogan, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Armey, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
             Souder):
       H. Res. 522. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the importance of responsible 
     fatherhood; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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