[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 116 (Tuesday, September 26, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H8199-H8200]
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                      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. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Luther, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Gordon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Klink, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
             Hoeffel):
       H.R. 5291. A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of 
     the Social Security Act to make additional corrections and 
     refinements in the Medicare, Medicaid, and State children's 
     health insurance programs, as revised by the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1997; 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 5292. A bill to increase State flexibility in funding 
     child protection programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 5293. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to improve provisions relating to inadmissibility and 
     detention of, and cancellation of removal for, aliens who 
     have committed crimes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia:
       H.R. 5294. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to completely and accurately fulfill the support 
     requirements for universal service for high cost areas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 5295. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to discharge of indebtedness income from 
     prepayment of loans under section 306B of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 5296. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to revise and improve the Medicare Program; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, the Budget, and Rules, 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. EVERETT:
       H.R. 5297. A bill to amend the Watershed Protection and 
     Flood Prevention Act to authorize the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to provide cost share assistance for the 
     construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water 
     in rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 5298. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     create an offense of solicitation or recruitment of persons 
     in criminal street gang activity; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 5299. A bill to strengthen the enforcement of Federal 
     statutes relating to false identification, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 5300. A bill to amend section 227 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the use of the text, 
     graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephone 
     systems to transmit unsolicited commercial messages; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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           By Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H.R. 5301. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to carry out a land exchange involving lands in Inyo 
     and San Bernardino Counties, California; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Baird, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
             Wu):
       H.R. 5302. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 1010 Fifth Avenue in Seattle, Washington, as the 
     ``William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 5303. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to clarify the definition of homebound under the 
     Medicare home health benefit; 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. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 5304. A bill to require the General Accounting Office 
     to report on the impact of the Emergency Medical Treatment 
     and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) on hospital emergency 
     departments; 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 5305. A bill to enhance the services provided by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to small communities that are 
     attempting to comply with national, State, and local 
     environmental regulations; to the Committee on Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mr. Goode, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Souder, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Sanford, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, and Mr. Gary Miller of California):
       H.R. 5306. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis 
     of beliefs promoted by that organization or that 
     organization's constitutionally protected expression of 
     beliefs or exercise of associational rights, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon:
       H.R. 5307. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a feasibility study on water optimization 
     in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River basin, Owyhee River 
     basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 5308. A bill to amend laws relating to the lands of 
     the citizens of the Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Cherokee, 
     Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as 
     the Five Civilized Tribes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 5309. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2305 Minton Road in West 
     Melbourne, Florida, as the ``Ronald W. Reagan Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 5310. A bill to authorize appropriations to promote 
     innovation and technology transfer in wastewater discharge 
     reduction and water conservation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H. Con. Res. 409. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the 
     enrollment of the bill H.R. 1654; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Rush, and Mr. Gutknecht):
       H. Con. Res. 410. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     assassination of Father John Kaiser and others who worked to 
     promote human rights and justice in the Republic of Kenya; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

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