[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 113 (Thursday, September 21, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H7990-H7991]
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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. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 5236. A bill to institute a moratorium on the 
     imposition of the death penalty at the Federal level until a 
     Commission on the Federal Death Penalty studies its use and 
     policies ensuring justice, fairness, and due process are 
     implemented; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 5237. A bill to institute a moratorium on the 
     imposition of the death penalty at the Federal and State 
     level until a National Commission on the Death Penalty 
     studies its use and policies ensuring justice, fairness, and 
     due process are implemented; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 5238. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require that fragrances containing known 
     toxic substances or allergens be labeled accordingly; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 5239. A bill to provide for increased penalties for 
     violations of the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Diaz-
             Balart):
       H.R. 5240. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide temporary protected status to certain 
     unaccompanied alien children, to provide for the adjustment 
     of status of aliens unlawfully present in the United States 
     who are under 18 years of age, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 5241. A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
     producing and exporting cartels illegal; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Nadler, and Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 5242. A bill to convey certain Federal properties on 
     Governors Island, New York, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, 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. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Waxman, and 
             Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 5243. A bill to establish a program to provide grants 
     to States to test innovative ways to increase nursing home 
     staff levels, reduce turnover, and improve quality of care 
     for residents in nursing homes, and for other purposes; 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. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 5244. A bill to provide for the payment of State taxes 
     on the sale of cigarettes and motor fuel by tribal retail 
     enterprises to persons that are not members of the tribe, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 5245. A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 
     1974 to eliminate a limitation on benefits; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 5246. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require home health agencies participating in 
     the Medicare Program to conduct criminal background checks 
     for all applicants for employment as patient care providers; 
     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. BALDACCI (for himself and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 5247. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to affordable 
     pharmaceuticals; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BONIOR:
       H.R. 5248. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to promulgate regulations regarding allowable 
     costs under the Medicaid Program for school based services 
     provided to children with disabilities; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H.R. 5249. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to direct 
     the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
     establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
     development demonstration program; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 5250. A bill to provide assistance to mobilize and 
     support United States communities in carrying out youth 
     development programs that assure that all youth have access 
     to programs and services that build the competencies and 
     character development needed to fully prepare the youth to 
     become adults and effective citizens; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 5251. A bill to provide for Medicare payment for 
     medically unsurpervised certified registered nurse 
     anesthetists at the same level as nurse anesthetists who are 
     medically supervised if the Medicare regulations permit 
     certified registered nurse anesthetists to provide anesthesia 
     services in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers without 
     medical supervision; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen):
       H.R. 5252. A bill to require the release of petroleum from 
     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address the burdens on the 
     citizens of the United States of the anticipated high home 
     heating costs of the winter of 2000-2001; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Berman, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Hoeffel):
       H.R. 5253. A bill to provide assistance to East Timor to 
     facilitate the transition of East Timor to an independent 
     nation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on

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     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Banking and Financial Services, 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. ISTOOK:
       H.R. 5254. A bill to authorize funds for the planning, 
     design, and construction of the Oklahoma Land Run Memorial in 
     Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 5255. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
     make grants to hospitals with mortgages insured under such 
     Act for conversion and re-utilization of excess capacity; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 5256. A bill to prevent the premature shutdown of 
     certain FHA mortgage insurance programs; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Budget, 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. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 5257. A bill to establish a term limit of ten years 
     for the Director of the Census, and to provide that an 
     individual may not serve more than one term as the Director; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself and Mr. Doggett):
       H.R. 5258. A bill to authorize the President to present a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Lance Armstrong in 
     recognition of his outstanding performance as two-time winner 
     of the Tour de France and his courageous spirit in overcoming 
     cancer; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. Collins):
       H.R. 5259. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules 
     of pre-payments for certain commodities and of mineral 
     production payments; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 5260. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a national system of screening newborn infants 
     for hereditary disorders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. 
             Carson):
       H.R. 5261. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants to evaluate and reduce lead-
     based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed 
     child day-care facilities; 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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 5262. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to allow leave to address domestic violence and its 
     effects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, Government Reform, and House Administration, 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. SOUDER (for himself, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 5263. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a theme study on the peopling of America, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 5264. A bill to establish the Rocky Flats National 
     Wildlife Refuge in Colorado, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, 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. VITTER:
       H.R. 5265. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt State and local political committees from the 
     notification and reporting requirements made applicable to 
     political organizations by Public Law 106-230; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       H.J. Res. 108. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary 
     school prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 405. Concurrent resolution to correct the 
     enrollment of H.R. 4919; considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H. Res. 587. A resolution expressing appreciation to the 
     people of Okinawa for hosting United States defense 
     facilities, commending the Government of Japan for choosing 
     Okinawa as the site for hosting the summit meeting of the G-8 
     countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Res. 588. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to violations in Western 
     Europe of provisions of the Helsinki Final Act and other 
     international agreements relating to the freedom of 
     individuals to profess and practice religion or belief; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

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