[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 85 (Thursday, June 29, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H5654-H5655]
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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. CRANE:
       H.R. 4782. A bill to provide for the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of the Republic of Georgia; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Foley, and Mr. Packard):
       H.R. 4783. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the treatment of crops destroyed by 
     casualty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, 
             and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 4784. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve to ensure the availablity 
     of gasoline in the Midwest; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 4785. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise the provisions of law relating to the payment of 
     accrued benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 
     case of the death of a veteran with a pending claim for an 
     increase in service-connected disability rating; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Collins, Mr. Linder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 4786. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 110 Postal Way in 
     Carrollton, Georgia, as the ``Samuel P. Roberts Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Collins, Mr. Linder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 4787. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 600 East First Street in Rome, Georgia, as the ``Lawrence 
     Patton McDonald Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 4788. A bill to amend the United States Grain 
     Standards Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to collect fees to cover the cost of services 
     performed under the Act, to extend the authorization of 
     appropriations for the Act, and to improve the administration 
     of the Act; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 4789. A bill to amend the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 to 
     revise and enhance authories, and to authorize 
     appropriations, for the Chesapeake Bay Office, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 4790. A bill to recognize hunting heritage and provide 
     opportunities for continued hunting on public lands; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. 
             Quinn):
       H.R. 4791. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a presumption of service connection for the 
     occurrence of hepatitis C in certain veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Baird, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 4792. A bill to provide for enhanced safety, public 
     awareness, and environmental protection in pipeline 
     transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Coble, Mr. Spence, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Horn, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Riley, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Foley, Mr. Dickey, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. Combest, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Wise, Mr. Kind, Mr. Latham, and Ms. Danner):
       H.R. 4793. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to waive the obstetrician requirement insofar as it 
     prevents DSH designation in the case of certain rural 
     hospitals; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LARSON (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Borski, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Shays, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Holt, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 4794. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to complete a resource study of the 600 mile route through 
     Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, 
     New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia, used by 
     George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American 
     Revolutionary War; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LAZIO:
       H.R. 4795. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     require partial rebates of FHA mortgage insurance premiums to 
     certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured 
     mortgages; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LAZIO:
       H.R. 4796. A bill to extend the Stamp Out Breast Cancer 
     Act; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Commerce, and Armed 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. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. 
             Fletcher):
       H.R. 4797. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to conduct 
     outreach efforts to increase awareness of the availability of 
     Medicare cost-sharing assistance to eligible low-income 
     Medicare beneficiaries; 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. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. King, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Berman, Mr. Meehan, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Condit, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. McCarthy 
             of Missouri, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Payne, and 
             Mrs. Napolitano):

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       H.R. 4798. A bill to reduce the backlog in the processing 
     of immigration benefit applications and to make improvements 
     to infrastructure necessary for the effective provision of 
     immigration services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4799. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for 
     medical expenses for dependents; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Hansen, and 
             Mr. DeLay):
       H.R. 4800. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to identify appropriate lands within the area designated as 
     Section 1 of the Mall in Washington, D.C., as the location of 
     a future memorial to former President Ronald Reagan, to 
     identify a suitable location, to select a suitable design, to 
     raise private-sector donations for such a memorial, to create 
     a Commission to assist in these activities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. 
             Pombo):
       H.R. 4801. A bill to consolidate and revise the authority 
     of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to protection of 
     animal health; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Foley, Mr. Baker, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             McCollum, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 4802. A bill to clarify Congressional intent regarding 
     the relationship between State and Federal law governing 
     controlled substances; 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. STARK:
       H.R. 4803. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of 
     flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such 
     changes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 4804. A bill to require that fines paid to the United 
     States as a result of motor fuel price investigations shall 
     be rebated to consumers in the form of reductions in Federal 
     motor fuel excise taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Combest, and 
             Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 4805. A bill to protect the energy security of the 
     United States and decrease America's dependency on foreign 
     oil sources to 50 percent by the year 2010 by enhancing the 
     use of renewable energy resources, conserving energy 
     resources, improving energy efficiencies, and increasing 
     domestic energy supplies, mitigating the effect of increases 
     in energy prices on the American consumer, including the poor 
     and elderly, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, 
     Ways and Means, and Science, 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:
       H.R. 4806. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 1710 Alabama Avenue in Jasper, Alabama, as the ``Carl 
     Elliott Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Cox, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Burr of North Carolina, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 4807. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend programs established under the Ryan White 
     Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 4808. A bill to establish the New York Canal National 
     Heritage Corridor as an affiliated unit of the National Park 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Slaughter, 
             and Mr. Martinez):
       H. Con. Res. 366. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the importance and value of 
     education in United States history; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Larson, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Borski, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Mr. Doyle):
       H. Con. Res. 367. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     60th anniversary of the United States nonrecognition policy 
     of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and 
     calling for positive steps to promote a peaceful and 
     democratic future for the Baltic region; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H. Con. Res. 368. Concurrent resolution establishing a 
     special task force to recommend an appropriate recognition 
     for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the 
     United States Capitol; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 543. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the recent summit held by the 
     Presidents of South Korea and North Korea; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.

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