[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 117 (Wednesday, September 27, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H8405-H8406]
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. EVANS:
       H.R. 5311. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve programs for homeless veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 5312. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     protect children from drug traffickers; referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 5313. A bill to enhance competition for prescription 
     drugs by increasing the ability of the Department of Justice 
     and Federal Trade Commission to enforce existing antitrust 
     laws regarding brand name drugs and generic drugs; referred 
     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. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 5314. A bill to require their immediate termination of 
     the Department of Defense practice of euthanizing military 
     working dogs at the end of their useful working life and to 
     facilitate the adoption of retired military working dogs by 
     law enforcement agencies, former handlers of these dogs, and 
     other persons capable of caring for these dogs; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Boyd, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sisisky, 
             Mr. Turner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Smith, of Washington, 
             Mr. Berry, Mr. Shows, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. John Mr. Cramer, and 
             Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 5315. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce estate and gift tax rates, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 5316. A bill to protect the energy security of the 
     United States and decrease America's dependency on foreign 
     oil sources to 50 percent by the year 2010 by enhancing the 
     use of renewable energy resources, conserving energy 
     resources, improving energy efficiencies, and increasing 
     domestic energy supplies, mitigating the effect of increases 
     in energy prices on the American consumer, including the poor 
     and elderly, and for other purposes; referred to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Resources, 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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 5317. A bill to increase accountability for Government 
     spending and to reduce wasteful Government spending; referred 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, Armed Services, Science, Resources, 
     Banking and Financial Services, International Relations, 
     Veterans' Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 5318. A bill to prohibit the exploration of Alaskan 
     North Slope crude oil; referred to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. INSLEE:
       H.R. 5319. A bill to expand the teacher loan forgiveness 
     programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan 
     programs, and for other purposes; referred to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, 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. KOLBE:
       H.R. 5320. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to revise and improve the Medicare+Choice 
     Program, and for other purposes; referred to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition

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     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. LATHAM:
       H.R. 5321. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to clarify that judgments in actions brought 
     under the Act are enforceable in any court of competent 
     jurisdiction; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California (for himself, Mrs. Bono, and 
             Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 5322. A bill to provide to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe 
     a permanent land base within its aboriginal homeland, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
             Costello):
       H.R. 5323. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to require automatic external 
     defibrillators in terminals at certain airports, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Moakley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Capuano, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Payne, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Clement, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Pickett, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Berman, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 5324. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to make 
     corrections and refinements in the Medicare, Medicaid, and 
     SCHIP health insurance programs, as revised by the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997, and the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 
     Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999, and for other 
     purposes; referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Rules, 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. WATERS:
       H.R. 5325. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ensure that acts of torture, as proscribed by the Torture 
     Convention, as also recognized as criminal if committed in 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 5326. A bill to introduce common sense to America's 
     policy regarding controlled substances; referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 5327. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WU (for himself and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 5328. A bill to authorize the acquisition of 
     additional lands for inclusion in the Fort Clatsop National 
     Memorial in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 5329. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to restore child's insurance benefits in the case of 
     students attending postsecondary schools; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Bereuter):
       H. Con. Res. 411. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     reestablishment of representative government in Afghanistan; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Foley, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. English, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Skelton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Ramstad, and Mr. Bass):
       H. Con. Res. 412. Concurrent resolution promoting a 
     national dialog on long-term care financing reform; referred 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H. Res. 596. Resolution calling upon the President to 
     ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects 
     appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues 
     related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide 
     documented in the United States record relating to the 
     Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE:
       H. Res. 597. Resolution reaffirming the proclamation signed 
     by President Abraham Lincoln on March 30, 1863, in which 
     President Lincoln called for national humility, fasting, and 
     prayer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.

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