[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13591-13592]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Bilbray, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 2277. A bill to designate all unreserved and 
     unappropriated California coastal rocks and islands currently 
     administered by the Bureau of Land Management as a component 
     of the National Wilderness Preservation System; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FARR of California:
       H.R. 2278. A bill to require the National Park Service to 
     conduct a feasibility study regarding options for the 
     protection and expanded visitor enjoyment of nationally 
     significant natural and cultural resources at Fort Hunter 
     Liggett, California; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 2279. A bill to expand the boundaries of Pinnacles 
     National Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.

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           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and 
             Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 2280. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation 
     paid for service-connected disabilities, to enhance the 
     compensation, memorial affairs, and housing programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement 
     authorities applicable to judges of the United States Court 
     of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 2281. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     permanently prohibit the possession of firearms by persons 
     who have been convicted of a felony, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
             DeMint):
       H.R. 2282. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual 
     retirement plans for adoption expenses and to expand and 
     extend permanently the exclusion allowed for employer 
     adoption assistance programs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 2283. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the authorities relating to the provision of honor 
     guard details at funerals of veterans; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mrs. 
             Northup):
       H.R. 2284. A bill to provide that certain costs of private 
     foundations in removing hazardous substances shall be treated 
     as qualifying distributions; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Bonilla, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 2285. A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of the San Antonio Water System 
     Water Recycling Project Phase III for the reclamation and 
     reuse of water, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 2286. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, 
     DC, as the ``Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice 
     Building``; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 2287. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to ensure that veterans of the United States Armed Forces 
     are eligible for discretionary relief from detention, 
     deportation, exclusion, and removal, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 2288. A bill to establish the North American Slavery 
     Memorial Council; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Davis of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2289. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat spaceports like airports under the exempt 
     facility bond rules; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. LaFalce):
       H. Con. Res. 137. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with regard to the recommendations of the 
     National Gambling Impact Study Commission; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.

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