[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 137 (Friday, October 27, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H11445-H11446]
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. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 5586. A bill to authorize the negotiation of a Free 
     Trade Agreement with the Republic of Singapore, and to 
     provide for expedited congressional consideration of such an 
     agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 5587. A bill to amend the United States Enrichment 
     Corporation Privatization Act to prevent the untimely sale of 
     uranium hexaflouride; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 5588. A bill to establish the Government Program 
     Evaluation Commission; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Hutchinson):
       H.R. 5589. A bill to facilitate the cleanup of 
     environmental degradation caused in the manufacture of 
     methamphetamine and to combat illegal drug use by imposing 
     new monetary fines on the manufacture and trafficking of 
     methamphetamines; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 5590. A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, relating to disability annuities for law 
     enforcement officers, firefighters, and members of the 
     Capitol Police; to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. KUCINICH:
       H.R. 5591. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish the authority of officers and 
     employees of the Department of Health and Human Services to 
     issue detention orders regarding food in any case in which 
     there is a reasonable belief that the food is in violation of 
     such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 5592. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for 
     infants and children participating in the special 
     supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
     children under that Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 5593. A bill to establish a Bipartisan Commission on 
     Social Security Reform; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 5594. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to exempt the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project from certain 
     provisions of that Act and allow the bridge and activities 
     elsewhere to proceed in compliance with that Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Reyes, 
             and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 5595. A bill to provide for programs regarding the 
     health of Hispanic individuals, 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. SHAW:
       H.R. 5596. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Administration, 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 Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 5597. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for 
     internships and fellowships related to information 
     technology; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H. Res. 657. A resolution directing the Speaker to certify 
     the report of the Committee on Resources to the United States 
     Attorney for the District of Columbia; considered and 
     withdrawn.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 658. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Lampson, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Souder, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ackerman, and 
             Mr. Wu):
       H. Res. 659. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the future of Taiwan should be 
     resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with 
     the express consent of the people of Taiwan; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.

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           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas):
       H. Res. 660. A resolution to commend President Clinton for 
     supporting the efforts of former South African President 
     Nelson Mandela to bring peace to Burundi; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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