[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16486-16487]
[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. CRAMER:
       H.R. 2542. A bill to encourage the reduction of the costs 
     of access to space for both the

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     Federal Government and the private sector, thereby regaining 
     recently lost market share of the United States commercial 
     launch industry, improving the economic competitiveness of 
     the United States in the world markets, and strengthening and 
     maintaining the national security of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2543. A bill to make the Department of Defense anthrax 
     vaccination immunization program voluntary for all members of 
     the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 2544. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to reduce the cost of credit, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2545. A bill to provide for nuclear disarmament and 
     economic conversion in accordance with District of Columbia 
     Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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. RILEY (for himself and Mr. Etheridge):
       H.R. 2546. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide more equitable payments to home 
     health agencies under the Medicare Program; 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2547. A bill to provide for the conveyance of lands 
     interests to Chugach Alaska Corportion to fulfill the intent, 
     purpose, and promise of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Hilliard, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Con. Res. 156. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress supporting World Tibet Day; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rohrabacher, and 
             Mr. DeLay):
       H. Con. Res. 157. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     accidental bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade during 
     Operation Allied Force and the subsequent demonstrations at 
     the United States embassy and other facilities in China; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Armey, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Con. Res. 158. Concurrent resolution Designating the 
     Document Door of the United States Capitol as the ``Memorial 
     Door''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FARR of California
       H. Res. 252. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House on the death of the Honorable George E. Brown, Jr.

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