[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 75 (Thursday, June 15, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H4590-H4591]
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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 Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE (for herself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Paul, 
             and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 4669. A bill to protect America's citizen soldiers; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TURNER:
       H.R. 4670. A bill to establish an Office of Information 
     Technology in the Executive Office of the President; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 4671. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to increase public awareness regarding the benefits of 
     lasting and stable marriages and community involvement in the 
     promotion of marriage and fatherhood issues, to provide 
     greater flexibility in the Welfare-to-Work grant program for 
     long-term welfare recipients and low income custodial and 
     noncustodial parents, and for other purposes; 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. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cox, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. John, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Rogan, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 4672. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Milton Friedman in 
     recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to 
     individual freedom and opportunity in American society; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 4673. A bill to assist in the enhancement of the 
     development and expansion of international economic 
     assistance programs that utilize cooperatives and credit 
     unions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 4674. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to require periodic cost of living adjustments to the 
     maximum amount of deposit insurance available under such Act 
     to the extent such increase does not cause the reserve ratios 
     of the deposit insurance funds to decline, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Conyers, Ms.

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             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Lee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Ms. McKinney, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Waters, Ms. Carson, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Scott, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Owens, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 4675. A bill to improve the representation and 
     accountability of county and area committees established 
     under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act and to 
     ensure equitable service and improved access for farmers, 
     ranchers, and other customers of programs of the Department 
     of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. 4676. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the timely development of a more cost 
     effective United States commercial space transportation 
     industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Dickey):
       H.R. 4677. A bill to promote access to health care services 
     in rural areas; 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Camp, 
             and Mr. English):
       H.R. 4678. A bill to provide more child support money to 
     families leaving welfare, to simplify the rules governing the 
     assignment and distribution of child support collected by 
     States on behalf of children, to improve the collection of 
     child support, to promote marriage, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, and 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 Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 4679. A bill to reauthorize appropriations from the 
     Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund for the State Criminal 
     Alien Assistance Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Hall 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 4680. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a voluntary program for 
     prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Program, to 
     modernize the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; 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. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 4681. A bill to provide for the adjustment of status 
     of certain Syrian nationals; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 4682. A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, 
     to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a 
     simplified formula by which application may be made for 
     Smaller Ship Shared-Risk Financing Guarantees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 4683. A bill to provide for the issuance of patents 
     for the countries receiving trade benefits under the 
     Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 4684. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     provide for Medicare reimbursement for health care services 
     provided to certain Medicare-eligible veterans in selected 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs, 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. SHAW:
       H.R. 4685. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4686. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to-consumer 
     advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide 
     certain information or to present information in a balanced 
     manner, and to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     to require reports regarding such advertisements; 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. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Clay, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Waters, 
             Ms. Carson, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
             Rush):
       H.R. 4687. A bill to provide for the identification and 
     discipline of members of county and area committees 
     established under the Soil Conservation and Domestic 
     Allotment Act, and employees of such committees, who 
     discriminate against farmers, ranchers, and other 
     participants in programs of the Department of Agriculture on 
     the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, 
     religion, age, or handicap; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, 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. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 4688. A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 
     1987 to extend the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to provide grants for State mediation programs dealing with 
     agricultural issues, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Souder, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Cooksey, and Mr. Hilleary):
       H.R. 4689. A bill to require Federal authorities to provide 
     information in medical records seized from a medical practice 
     to that practice in order to enable it to continue caring for 
     its patients; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. Armey, and Mr. DeLay):
       H. Con. Res. 354. Concurrent resolution commending 
     Ambassador Stephen S.F. Chen for his many years of 
     distinguished service to the Republic of China on Taiwan and 
     for his friendship with the people of the United States; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD:
       H. Con. Res. 355. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding environmental contamination 
     and health effects emanating from the former United States 
     military facilities in the Philippines; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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