[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16]
[House]
[Pages 22495-22496]
[From the U.S. 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. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Smith of Michigan):
       H.R. 2922. A bill to extend for 6 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States 
     Code is reenacted; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 2923. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend expiring provisions, to fully allow the 
     nonrefundable personal credits against regular tax liability, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Castle, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Capuano):
       H.R. 2924. A bill to require unregulated hedge funds to 
     submit regular reports to the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, to make such reports available to the 
     public to the extent required by regulations prescribed by 
     the Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, and Agriculture, 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. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, and Mr. Fletcher):
       H.R. 2925. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     finance the provision of outpatient prescription drug 
     coverage for low-income Medicare beneficiaries and to provide 
     stop-loss protection for outpatient prescription drug 
     expenses under qualified

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     Medicare prescription drug coverage; 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. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mrs. Northup, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Talent, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Salmon):
       H.R. 2926. A bill to provide new patient protections under 
     group health plans and through health insurance issuers in 
     the group market; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Ways and Means, 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. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Allen, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2927. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented 
     inventions relating to health; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 2928. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide an exemption to States which adopt certain 
     minimum wage laws; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 2929. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain conduct relating to elephants; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DUNN:
       H.R. 2930. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase Medicare payment for pap smear 
     laboratory tests; 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. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2931. A bill to direct the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to carry out a 3 year pilot program to 
     assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-
     designated high-crime areas; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 2932. A bill to authorize the Golden Spike/Crossroads 
     of the West National Heritage Area; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LARSON (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Shows, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Wu, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Costello, Mr. Owens, Ms. Berkley, and 
             Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 2933. A bill directing the Secretary of Education to 
     propose a comprehensive approach to providing technologically 
     competent teachers to our Nation's schools, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LARSON (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Wu, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 2934. A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service 
     Act of 1973 to provide for the establishment of a National 
     Youth Technology Corps program, using VISTA volunteers who 
     are highly proficient in computer technologies to recruit and 
     organize youth to implement and maintain computer systems for 
     public schools, community centers, public senior centers, and 
     libraries and to teach students, teachers, senior citizens, 
     and other persons how to use these technologies and systems; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 2935. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit the Secretary of Transportation to waive noise 
     restrictions on certain aircraft operations; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2936. A bill to extend the temporary waiver of the 
     minimum tax rules that deny many families the full benefit of 
     nonrefundable personal credits, pending enactment of 
     permanent legislation to address this inequity; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 2937. A bill to repeal the War Powers Resolution; to 
     the Committee on International Relations, 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. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pease, Mr. Hostettler, and 
             Mr. Buyer):
       H.R. 2938. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 424 South Michigan Street in 
     South Bend, Indiana, as the ``John Brademas Post Office''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 2939. A bill to provide the highly indebted poor 
     countries with relief from debts owed to the International 
     Monetary Fund, to end United States participation in and 
     support for the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility of 
     the International Monetary Fund, and to require certain 
     conditions to be met before the International Monetary Fund 
     may sell gold, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2940. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and 
     prospective purchasers; 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 Mr. BONIOR:
       H. Res. 301. A resolution provide for the consideration of 
     H.R. 325; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Fossella, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Shays):
       H. Res. 302. A resolution expressing the desire of the 
     House of Representatives to not spend any of the budget 
     surplus created by Social Security receipts and to continue 
     to retire the debt held by the public; to the Committee on 
     the Budget, 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. PITTS:
       H. Res. 303. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives urging that 95 percent of Federal 
     education dollars be spent in the classroom; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.

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