[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 107 (Wednesday, September 13, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H7577-H7578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      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. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. English, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Goode, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Olver, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Goodling, and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 5163. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act with respect to payments made under the 
     prospective payment system for home health services furnished 
     under the Medicare Program; referred 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. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Markey, Mrs. 
             Wilson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Gordon, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Luther, Ms. 
             Eshoo, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri):
       H.R. 5164. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require reports concerning defects in motor vehicles or tires 
     or other motor vehicle equipment in foreign countries, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Weygand, and Mr. Hoeffel):
       H.R. 5165. A bill to assist States with land use planning 
     in order to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, 
     sustainable economic development, and environmental 
     stewardship, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services, and 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Waxman, 
             and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 5166. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to impose requirements with respect to 
     staffing in nursing facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid 
     funding; referred 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. CAPPS:
       H.R. 5167. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     protect ratings of service-connection for certain presumptive 
     disabilities of Persian Gulf War veterans participating in 
     Department of Veterans Affairs health study; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H.R. 5168. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the compensation rules under the National 
     Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for vaccines administered 
     before the effective date of such program; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 5169. A bill to reenact the United States Warehouse 
     Act to require the licensing and inspection of warehouses and 
     other structures used to store agricultural products, to 
     provide for the issuance of receipts, including electronic 
     receipts, for agricultural products stored or handled in 
     licensed warehouses, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 5170. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the marriage penalty by providing for 
     adjustments to the standard deduction and the earned income 
     credit and to repeal the reduction of the refundable tax 
     credits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 5171. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit a husband and wife to file a combined return 
     to which separate tax rates apply; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 5172. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure access to digital mammography through 
     adequate payment under the Medicare system; referred to the 
     Committee on Commerce, 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. FORBES (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
             McNulty):
       H. Con. Res. 398. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     to honor the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of 
     America; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Castle, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Isakson, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Scott, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             English, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hill of 
             Montana, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rogan,

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             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Con. Res. 399. A concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     25th anniversary of the enactment of the Education for All 
     Handicapped Children Act of 1975; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.

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