[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 19297-19298]
[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. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 2678. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of a notification system under 
     which individuals may elect not to receive mailings related 
     to skill contests or sweepstakes, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 2679. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish the National Motor Carrier Administration in the 
     Department of Transportation, to improve the safety of 
     commercial motor vehicle operators and carriers, to 
     strengthen commercial driver's licenses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 2680. A bill to replace the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service with the National Immigration Bureau, 
     to separate the immigration enforcement and adjudication 
     functions performed by officers and employees of the Bureau 
     reporting to the Director, to amend the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act to restore eligibility for adjustment of 
     status under section 245(i) of that Act and to restructure 
     the use of fees collected for providing adjudication and 
     naturalization services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):

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       H.R. 2681. A bill to establish a program, coordinated by 
     the National Transportation Safety Board, of assistance to 
     families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall) (all by request):
       H.R. 2682. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     enhance the safety of motor carrier operations and the 
     Nation's highway system, including highway-rail crossings, by 
     amending existing safety laws to strengthen commercial driver 
     licensing, to improve compliance, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 2683. A bill to authorize activities under the Federal 
     railroad safety laws for fiscal years 2000 through 2003, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       H.R. 2684. A bill making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. BONILLA (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 2685. A bill to guarantee the right of all active duty 
     military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents 
     to vote in Federal, State, and local elections; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and the Judiciary, 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. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 2686. A bill to amend subchapter III of chapter 83 of 
     title 5, United States Code, to make service performed as an 
     employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality after 1965 
     and before 1987 creditable for retirement purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Meehan, and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 2687. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to establish a 5-year pilot program under which certain 
     aliens completing a postsecondary degree in mathematics, 
     science, engineering, or computer science are permitted to 
     change nonimmigrant classification in order to remain in the 
     United States for a 5-year period for the purpose of working 
     in one of those fields; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2688. A bill to reduce traffic congestion, promote 
     economic development, and improve the quality of life in the 
     metropolitan Washington region; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H.R. 2689. A bill to impose a one-year moratorium on 
     promulgation of new rules by the Health Care Financing 
     Administration; 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 2690. A bill to prohibit States from imposing a family 
     cap under the program of temporary assistance to needy 
     families; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Olver, Mr. Capuano, 
             and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 2691. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
     provide a range of long-term care services; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, Government Reform, and Education and the Workforce, 
     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. WEINER:
       H.R. 2692. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the child tax credit; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 2693. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Grant Act of 1990 to provide for improved care for young 
     children; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 2694. A bill to increase the availability of child 
     care for children whose parents work nontraditional hours or 
     shifts; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H. Con. Res. 171. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     American Public Transit Association for 25 years of 
     commendable service to the transit industry and the Nation; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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