[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 112 (Wednesday, September 20, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H7932]
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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. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 5217. A bill to provide adequate sanctions for unfair 
     labor practices resulting in the discharge of employees; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 5218. A bill to provide grant funds to units of local 
     government that comply with certain requirements and to amend 
     certain Federal firearms laws; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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 Ms. PELOSI (for herself and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 5219. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for research 
     related to developing vaccines against widespread diseases 
     and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely 
     distributed; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Smith of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 5220. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to preserve essential rural hospitals; 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. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 5221. A bill to require the United States Postal 
     Service to convey certain real property containing a post-
     office building in Jackson, Michigan, to the City of Jackson, 
     Michigan; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 5222. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide attending physicians greater 
     authority in determining whether a Medicare beneficiary is 
     eligible for hospice care under the Medicare Program; 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. SANFORD:
       H.R. 5223. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to carry out a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility and 
     merits of State administration of units of the National 
     Forest System; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. Stenholm, 
             and Mr. Bereuter):
       H.R. 5224. A bill to amend the Agriculture Trade 
     Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to authorize 
     assistance for the stockpiling and rapid transportation, 
     delivery, and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods 
     to needy individuals in foreign countries; to the Committee 
     on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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 Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 5225. A bill to revise the boundaries of the Richmond 
     National Battlefield Park based on the findings of the Civil 
     War Sites Advisory Committee and the National Park Service 
     and to encourage cooperative management, protection, and 
     interpretation of the resources associated with the Civil War 
     and the Civil War battles in and around the city of Richmond, 
     Virginia; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. 
             Jefferson):
       H.R. 5226. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for electricity produced by certain 
     waste management facilities in United States possessions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Gary 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 5227. A bill to amend the 21st Century Community 
     Learning Centers Act to expand after-school activities and 
     services; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 5228. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for immediate relief for essential 
     hospitals in a region, to assist in the long-range economic 
     recovery of such hospitals, and for other purposes; 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. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Norwood, and Mr. Linder):
       H.R. 5229. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 219 South Church Street in 
     Odum, Georgia, as the ``Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 5230. A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 to designate Edmonson, Hart, and 
     Metcalfe Counties, Kentucky, as part of the Appalachian 
     region; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MOLLOHAN (for himself and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 5231. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and title 35, United States Code, with respect 
     to abbreviated applications for the approval of new drugs; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, 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. NADLER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 5232. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for cancellation of removal and adjustment of 
     status for certain nonpermanent resident aliens whose removal 
     would result in extreme medical hardship; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 5233. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     Budget Concepts; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Herger, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Dooley of 
             California):
       H.R. 5234. A bill to amend the Hmong Veterans' 
     Naturalization Act of 2000 to extend the applicability of 
     that Act to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong 
     veterans; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Berry, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 5235. A bill to ensure the timely availability of 
     generic drugs through enhancement of drug approval and 
     antitrust laws enforced by the Food and Drug Administration 
     and the Federal Trade Commission regarding brand name drugs 
     and generic drugs; to the Committee on Commerce, 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.

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