[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 90 (Thursday, July 13, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H6051-H6052]
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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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Portman, and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       H.R. 4843. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for retirement security and pension reform; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 4844. A bill to modernize the financing of railroad 
     retirement system and to provide enhanced benefits to 
     employees and beneficiaries; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 4845. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to the prohibition against political fundraising 
     activities in Federal building; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
             Mr. Bryant, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Ney, Mr. Bonior, and Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri):
       H.R. 4846. A bill to establish the National Recording 
     Registry in the Library of Congress to maintain and preserve 
     recordings that are culturally, historically, or 
     aesthetically significant, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, 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. DOOLEY of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Doolittle, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 4847. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to refund certain amounts received by the United States 
     pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Evans, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Berman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri):
       H.R. 4848. A bill to establish the Violence Against Women 
     Office within the Department of Justice; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Dunn, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Dicks, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Baird, and 
             Mr. Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 4849. 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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and 
             Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 4850. A bill to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in 
     rates of compensation paid to veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities, to enhance programs providing compensation and 
     life insurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HILL of Montana:
       H.R. 4851. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make a technical correction to the definition of hard 
     cider for purposes of the excise tax on alcohol; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 4852. A bill to protect the budget of the Federal 
     courts; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to 
     the Committees on the Budget, and 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. JONES of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Ney, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hobson, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Oxley, 
             Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Sawyer, and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 4853. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1568 South Glen Road in 
     South Euclid, Ohio, as the ``Arnold C. D'Amico Station''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Payne, and Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii):
       H.R. 4854. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to protect the rights of emergency medical technicians 
     employed by acute care hospitals; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4855. A bill to restore to taxpayers awareness of the 
     true cost of government by eliminating the withholding of 
     income taxes by employers and requiring individuals to pay 
     income taxes in monthly installments, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 4856. A bill to normalize trade relations with Cuba, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
             Hayworth):
       H.R. 4857. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     enhance privacy protections for individuals, to prevent 
     fraudulent misuse of the Social Security account number, and 
     to provide additional safeguards for Social Security and 
     Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries with 
     representative payees, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, 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. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Baca, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Martinez, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kind, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Carson, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 4858. A bill to provide that the first $5,000 received 
     from the income of an Indian

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     tribe by any member of the tribe who has attained 50 years of 
     age shall be disregarded in determining the eligibility of 
     the member or the member's household for benefits, and the 
     amount or kind of any benefits of the member or household, 
     under various means-tested public assistance programs; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, 
     Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and 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. TAYLOR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Coble, Mr. Graham, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Doolittle, 
             and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 4859. A bill to reduce emissions from Tennessee Valley 
     Authority electric powerplants, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 4860. A bill to provide for reports to Congress about 
     proliferation by North Korea of weapons of mass destruction 
     and missiles to deliver such weapons, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 4861. A bill to address the acid rain and greenhouse 
     gas impacts of electric utility restructuring and to 
     encourage the development of renewable energy resources, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Nadler, and 
             Mr. Edwards):
       H.R. 4862. A bill to protect religious liberty, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.J. Res. 104. A joint resolution to disapprove a rule 
     issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 
     proposed revisions to the national pollutant discharge 
     elimination system program and Federal antidegradation policy 
     and the proposed revisions to the water quality planning and 
     management regulations concerning total maximum daily load; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H. Con. Res. 371. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideas of National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHOWS (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
             Lipinski):
       H. Res. 551. A resolution supporting the national motto of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Blumenauer, and 
             Mr. Baird):
       H. Res. 552. A resolution urging the House to support 
     mentoring programs such as Saturday Academy at the Oregaon 
     Graduate Institute of Science and Technology; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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