[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 97 (Monday, July 24, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H6776-H6777]
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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. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 4919. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to 
     certain defense and security assistance provisions under 
     those Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to 
     certain foreign countries, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 4920. A bill to improve service systems for 
     individuals with developmental disabilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 4921. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise the eligibility criteria for presumption of service-
     connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans 
     exposed to ionizing radiation during military service; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Hayes, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Berry, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, and Mr. Green of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 4922. A bill to ensure that certain controversial 
     changes to the Environmental Protection Agency's total 
     maximum daily load program and permit program be subjected to 
     adequate public and congressional analysis and review.; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. English, and Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4923. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the renewal of distressed 
     communities, to provide for 9 additional empowerment zones 
     and increased tax incentives for empowerment zone 
     development, to encourage investments in new markets, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     Small Business, 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 Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Condit, Mr. McIntosh, 
             and Mr. Turner):
       H.R. 4924. A bill to establish a 3-year pilot project for 
     the General Accounting Office to report to Congress on 
     economically significant rules of Federal agencies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. COOKSEY (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. Bryant, Mr. Goode, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. English, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Fletcher, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Tauzin, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Linder, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 4925. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow more equitable and direct tax relief for health 
     insurance and medical care expenses, to give Americans more 
     options for obtaining quality health care, and to expand 
     insurance coverage to the uninsured; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 4926. A bill to provide for the award of a gold medal 
     on behalf of the Congress to Tiger Woods, in recognition of 
     his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good 
     sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace and 
     dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Berry, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Crowley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Moore, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Lowey, 
             and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 4927. A bill to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for FamilyCare coverage for parents 
     of enrolled children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 4928. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of the Truckee watershed 
     reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 4929. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada, for continued 
     use as a cemetery; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 4930. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit the expansion of medical residency 
     training programs in geriatric medicine; to the Committee on

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     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. HORN (for himself and Mr. Turner):
       H.R. 4931. A bill to provide for the training or 
     orientation of individuals, during a Presidential transition, 
     who the President intends to appoint to certain key 
     positions, to provide for a study and report on improving the 
     financial disclosure process for certain Presidential 
     nominees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. KLINK:
       H.R. 4932. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to expand access of children to health care; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 4933. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reauthorize the program for veterans readjustment 
     appointments within the Federal Government; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Lampson, 
             and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri):
       H.R. 4934. A bill to authorize the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to issue a consumer product safety rule to prevent 
     injuries to users of vending machines; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 4935. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the size of the estate an incompetent veteran being 
     furnished institutional care by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs may have without being subject to suspension of 
     benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4936. A bill to increase the penalty imposed on a 
     sexually violent offender who fails to comply with 
     requirements to register or report, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 4937. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide relief to providers of services under 
     the Medicare Program by correcting reductions in payment 
     rates instituted under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Capps, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Stupak, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 4938. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 to improve access to health insurance and Medicare 
     benefits for individuals ages 55 to 65 to be fully funded 
     through premiums and anti-fraud provisions, to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against 
     income tax for payment of such premiums and of premiums for 
     certain COBRA continuation coverage, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 4939. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prohibit discrimination regarding exposure to hazardous 
     substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WAMP (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Clement, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Duncan, and Mr. Jenkins):
       H.R. 4940. A bill to designate the museum operated by the 
     Secretary of Energy in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as the 
     ``American Museum of Science and Energy'', and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. WYNN (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Bilbray, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 4941. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide 
     for the reliability of the electric power transmission system 
     in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       H. Con. Res. 379. Concurrent resolution reaffirming the 
     first amendment right to freely exercise religious beliefs 
     without the fear of governmental condemnation; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Young of Alaska):
       H. Res. 562. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House, with amendments, in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
     1167; considered and agreed to.

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