[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 126 (Wednesday, October 11, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H9767]
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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. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. 
             Gutierrez):
       H.R. 5438. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     add Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) to the list of diseases 
     presumed to be service-connected for veterans exposed to 
     certain herbicide agents; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 5439. A bill to end taxpayer support of Federal 
     Government contractors against whom repeated civil judgements 
     or criminal convictions for certain offenses have been 
     entered; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H.R. 5440. A bill to require large employers to notify 
     their employees of the amount paid by the employer for 
     employee health coverage; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       H.R. 5441. A bill to transfer management of the Banks Lake 
     Unit of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 5442. A bill to provide for a pilot program to enhance 
     military recruiting through the use of recently retired 
     enlisted personnel as recruiters; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Edwards, and Ms. Stabenow):
       H.R. 5443. A bill to waive the time limitation specified by 
     law for the award of certain military decorations in order to 
     allow the posthumous award of the congressional medal of 
     honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy 
     during World War II; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 5444. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for capital gains treatment for certain 
     termination payments received by former insurance salesmen; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
             Costello):
       H.R. 5445. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of civil penalties and criminal fines for 
     violations of requirements prohibiting the transportation of 
     chemical oxygen generators on passenger-carrying aircraft in 
     air commerce; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 5446. A bill to establish the Freedom's Way National 
     Heritage Area in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the 
     State of New Hampshire, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 5447. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     prepare the Social Security Administration for the needs of 
     the 21st century, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 5448. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to give priority for certain family-sponsored immigrants 
     based upon educational attainment and to require diversity 
     immigrants to have a bachelor's degree; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 5449. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to combat fraud and abuse under the Medicare 
     Program with respect to partial hospitalization services; 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. TANNER:
       H.R. 5450. A bill to amend section 13031 of the 
     Consolidated Ominubus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to 
     provide for a user fee to cover the cost of customs 
     inspections at express courier facilities; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 111. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Wise):
       H.J. Res. 112. A joint resolution memorializing fallen 
     firefighters by lowering the American flag to half-staff in 
     honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in 
     Emittsburg, Maryland; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H. Con. Res. 423. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Million Family March; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LAZIO:
       H. Con. Res. 424. Concurrent resolution providing for 
     corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 4461; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. TOWNS:
       H. Res. 622. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Government of Argentina should 
     provide an immediate and final resolution to the Buenos Aires 
     Yoga School case; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Sweeney, 
             Mr. Salmon, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H. Res. 623. A resolution regarding the adoption of 
     Resolution 1322 by the Security Council of the United Nations 
     on October 7, 2000; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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