[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 95 (Thursday, July 20, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H6717-H6718]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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

           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H.R. 4898. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to require nursing facilities to be air 
     conditioned to receive Medicare or Medicaid funding; 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. GILMAN:
       H.R. 4899. A bill to establish a commission to promote a 
     consistent and coordinated foreign policy of the United 
     States to ensure economic and military security in the 
     Pacific region of Asia through the promotion of democracy, 
     human rights, the rule of law, free trade, and open markets, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 4900. A bill to make certain adjustments to the 
     boundaries of the Mount Nebo Wilderness Area, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4901. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2001, 2002, and 2003 for the National Science 
     Foundation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE (for herself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Paul, and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 4902. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit against income 
     tax for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage 
     device for the safe storage of firearms; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 4903. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to strengthen the limitation on holding and transfer of 
     broadcast licenses to foreign persons, and to apply a similar 
     limitation to holding and transfer of other 
     telecommunications entities by or to foreign governments; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 4904. A bill to express the policy of the United 
     States regarding the United States relationship with Native 
     Hawaiians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4905. A bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement 
     Procedures Act of 1974 to authorize a homeowner to recover 
     treble damages from the homeowner's mortgage escrow servicer 
     for failure by the servicer to make timely payments from the 
     escrow account for homeowners insurance, taxes, or other 
     charges; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BARCIA (for himself and Ms. Rivers):
       H.R. 4906. A bill to authorize the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology to work with major manufacturing 
     industries on an initiative of standards development and 
     implementation for electronic enterprise integration; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BATEMAN:
       H.R. 4907. A bill to establish the Jamestown 400th 
     Commemoration Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself and Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 4908. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for the disclosure of electronic monitoring of 
     employee communications and computer usage in the workplace; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 4909. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     permit retired members of the Armed Forces who retired with 
     over 20 years of service, were awarded the Purple Heart, and 
     have a service-connected disability compensable by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to receive compensation from 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs concurrently with military 
     retired pay, without reduction of either, and to provide for 
     the preservation of certain benefits for surviving spouses of 
     veterans and retired members of the Armed Forces; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. EHLERS:
       H.R. 4910. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     make nonmailable any mail

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     matter which bears on its face or on its envelope or outside 
     cover or wrapper the Social Security account number of any 
     individual; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4911. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide competitive civil service status for National Guard 
     technicians who are involuntarily separated other than for 
     cause from National Guard service; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. HILL of Montana:
       H.R. 4912. A bill to require the conveyance of certain real 
     property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs in Miles City, Montana; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 4913. A bill to establish a system for the 
     reimbursement of fines levied and collected due to illegal 
     practices engaged in by participants in the petroleum 
     industry to injured consumers based on the consumers' 
     distance from Eau Claire, Wisconsin; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KLINK:
       H.R. 4914. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement 
     of construction of a hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Wexler, and 
             Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 4915. A bill to provide for the implementation of a 
     system of licensing for purchasers of handguns and for a 
     record of sale system for handguns, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 4916. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the aggregate cost of certain reusable 
     pallets and containers and related property which may be 
     expensed under section 179; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 4917. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act relating to marine sanitation devices; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 378. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the conviction of ten members 
     of Iran's Jewish community; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Borski, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Cook, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Markey, Mr. Costello, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Luther, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. John, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Scott, Mr. Minge, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Klink, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 561. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should focus 
     appropriate attention on the issue of neighborhood crime 
     prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime 
     by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing his 
     Administration to make reducing crime an important priority; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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