[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16636-16637]
[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. GILMAN (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. 
             Filner):
       H.R. 2548. A bill to suspend further implementation of the 
     Department of Defense anthrax vaccination program until the 
     vaccine is determined to be safe and effective and to provide 
     for a study by the National Institutes of Health of that 
     vaccine; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 2549. A bill to provide that the United States 
     District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania be 
     held at Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in addition to those other 
     places currently provided by law; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H.R. 2550. A bill to compensate owners of private property 
     for the effect of certain regulatory restrictions; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Coble, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Barcia, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Souder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Upton, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Camp, Mr. Klink, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Ney, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 2551. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require Federal Prision Industries to compete of its Federal 
     contracts to minimize unfair competition with private firms 
     (depriving law-abiding workers of job opportunities), to save 
     taxpayer dollars by empowering Federal contracting officers 
     to be able to acquire commercial products that better meet 
     agencies' needs, more quickly and at less cost without having 
     to obtain permission from Federal Prison Industries, to 
     further empower contracting officers to compel Federal Prison 
     Industries to fully perform its contract obligations to the 
     same extent as all other contractors, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 2552. A bill to promote the health and safety of 
     children by requiring the posting of Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission child care center safety standards in child care 
     centers and by requiring that the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services report to Congress with recommendations to 
     promote compliance with such standards; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Paul, Ms. 
             Lee, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 2553. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain individuals a credit against income tax 
     for elective deferrals and IRA contributions; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2554. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of the deduction allowed for 
     meals and entertainment expenses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Cook, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 2555. A bill to establish limitations with respect to 
     the disclosure and use of genetic information in connection 
     with group health plans and health insurance coverage, to 
     provide for consistent standards applicable in connection 
     with hospital care and medical services provided under title 
     38 of the United States Code, to prohibit employment 
     discrimination on the basis of genetic information and 
     genetic testing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Government Reform, 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. WOLF:
       H.R. 2556. A bill to require the Secretary of 
     Transportation through the Congestion Mitigation and Air 
     Quality Program to make a grant to a nonprofit private entity 
     for the purpose of developing a design for a proposed pilot 
     program relating to the use of telecommuting as a means of 
     reducing emissions of air polluntants that are precursors to 
     ground level ozone; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 2557. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a feasibility study on the inclusion in Biscayne 
     National Park, Florida, of the archaeological site know as 
     the Miami Circle; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. 
             Porter):

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       H. Res. 254. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives condemning recent hate crimes in Illinois 
     and Indiana; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H. Res. 255. A resolution designating majority membership 
     to certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

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