[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5773-5778]
[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. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Hill of 
             Montana, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Coble, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. English, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Rogan):
       H.R. 1281. A bill to allow media coverage of court 
     proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 1282. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     limit the value of certain real and personal property that an 
     individual

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     debtor may elect to exempt under State or local law; to make 
     nondischargeable consumer debts for luxury goods and services 
     acquired in the 90-day period ending on the date a case is 
     commenced under such title; and to permit parties in interest 
     to request the dismissal of cases under chapter 7 of such 
     title; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1283. A bill to establish legal standards and 
     procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient 
     resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos 
     exposure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Schaffer, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 1284. A bill to provide for protection of the 
     Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and endangered 
     species and other protected species of fish and wildlife that 
     inhabit or use that refuge, to ensure that scarce wildlife 
     refuge land in and around the Minneapolis, Minnesota, 
     metropolitan area is not subjected to physical or auditory 
     impairment, and to ensure that the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 is adequately implemented; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, and 
             Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 1285. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     provide coverage of cancer screening; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, and 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. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Carson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 1286. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
     with respect to radiation-exposed veterans; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Portman, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Quinn, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LoBiondo, and 
             Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 1287. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to grant relief to participants in multiemployer plans 
     from certain section 415 limits on retirement plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Olver, Mr. Serrano, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 1288. A bill to require Medicare providers to disclose 
     publicly staffing and performance in order to promote 
     improved consumer information and choice, to protect 
     employees of Medicare providers who report concerns about the 
     safety and quality of services provided by Medicare providers 
     or who report violations of Federal or State law by those 
     providers, and to require review of the impact on public 
     health and safety of proposed mergers and acquisitions of 
     Medicare providers; 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Rangel, 
             and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 1289. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     waive recoupment of the Federal government Medicaid share of 
     tobacco-related State settlements under certain conditions; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. 
             Armey):
       H.R. 1290. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act relating to wetlands mitigation banking, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Armey, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Weller, Mr. Mica, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Regula, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Shows, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Baker, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Packard, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Ose, Mr. Camp, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Scarborough):
       H.R. 1291. A bill to prohibit the imposition of access 
     charges on Internet service providers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Porter, and 
             Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 1292. A bill to provide that no Federal income tax 
     shall be imposed on amounts received by Holocaust victims or 
     their heirs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Shows, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Terry, and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 1293. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     provide equitable treatment with respect to State and local 
     income taxes for certain individuals who perform duties on 
     vessels; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       H.R. 1294. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the period for filing for a credit or refund 
     of individual income taxes from 3 to 7 years; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 1295. A bill to amend the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to provide for the explusion from 
     school and termination of educational services with respect 
     to a child with a disability who carries a weapon to school 
     or to a school function; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       H.R. 1296. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish an outpatient clinic in the Seventh 
     Congressional District of Georgia; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 1297. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to reduce losses caused by repetitive flooding, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 1298. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit public schools and certain other entities to 
     determine presumptive eligibility for children under the 
     Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1299. A bill to provide a safety net for farmers 
     through reform of the marketing loan program under the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act, expansion of land 
     enrollment opportunities under the conservation reserve 
     program, and maintaining opportunities for foreign trade in 
     United States agricultural commodities; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Barcia, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Bass, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Berry, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Thune, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Cook, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 1300. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to promote 
     brownfields redevelopment, to reauthorize and reform the 
     Superfund program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. BLUNT (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Danner, 
             Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Talent, Mr. Graham, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Skelton):

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       H.R. 1301. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit 
     the listing of liquefied petroleum gas under section 112(r) 
     of that Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 1302. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt from the minimum wage recordkeeping and 
     overtime compensation requirements certain specialized 
     employees; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 1303. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for dry cleaning 
     equipment which uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Baker, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Shows, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Klink):
       H.R. 1304. A bill to ensure and foster continued patient 
     safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply 
     to negotiations between groups of health care professionals 
     and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same 
     manner as such laws apply to collective bargaining by labor 
     organizations under the National Labor Relations Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 1305. A bill to prohibit funding to the International 
     Monetary Fund (IMF) until debt owed to the United States by 
     heavily indebted poor countries has been canceled; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial 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 Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 1306. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for an additional place of holding court for the 
     Western Division of the Central Judicial District of 
     California; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Luther, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Upton, Mrs. Wilson, and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 1307. A bill to provide for grants, a national 
     clearinghouse, and a report to improve the quality and 
     availability of after-school programs; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1308. A bill to extend the supplemental security 
     income benefits program to Guam and the United States Virgin 
     Islands; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 1309. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     provide compensation and increased safety for on-site storage 
     of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Herger, and 
             Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 1310. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow non-itemizers a deduction for a portion of 
     their charitable contributions; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1311. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to waive the income inclusion on a distribution from an 
     individual retirement account to the extent that the 
     distribution is contributed for charitable purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Weygand, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 1312. A bill to impose a moratorium on increases in 
     the rates charged for cable television service, to require 
     the Federal Communications Commission to conduct an inquiry 
     into the causes of such increases and the impediments to 
     competition, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Stark, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Ford, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Cummings, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 1313. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to restrict the use of physical and chemical restraints 
     and seclusion in certain facilities receiving Medicare or 
     Medicaid funds, to require recording and reporting of 
     information on that use and on sentinel events occurring in 
     those facilities, and for other purposes; 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. DICKS (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Baird, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 1314. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate a portion of the Columbia River as a 
     recreational river, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 1315. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 to eliminate the fiscal year 
     limitation on the cap on the percentage of community 
     development block grant funds received by the City and County 
     of Los Angeles, California, that may be used to provide 
     public services and to provide that all communities in the 
     County of Los Angeles receiving such block grant funds may 
     use the same percentage of such amounts to provide public 
     services as the City and County of Los Angeles; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 1316. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to 
     the extent there is a Federal budget surplus; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on the Budget, 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 Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Collins, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 1317. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a refundable credit for taxpayers owning 
     certain commercial power takeoff vehicles; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Crane):
       H.R. 1318. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of Kyrgyzstan; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ESHOO:
       H.R. 1319. A bill to assure that innocent users and 
     businesses gain access to solutions to the year 2000 problem-
     related failures through fostering an incentive to settle 
     year 2000 lawsuits that may disrupt significant sectors of 
     the American economy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1320. A bill to regulate interstate commerce by 
     electronic means by permitting and encouraging the continued 
     expansion of electronic commerce through the operation of 
     free market forces, and other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. FOLEY:
       H.R. 1321. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the holding period for long-term capital gain 
     treatment to 6 months; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Shows, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 1322. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the limits on the amount of nondeductible 
     contributions to individual retirement plans and to adjust 
     the amount of deductible contributions to individual 
     retirement accounts for inflation; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frost, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Underwood, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Lampson, Mr. McNulty, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Horn, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Ford, Ms. Carson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Engel, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 1323. A bill to promote research to identify and 
     evaluate the health effects of silicone breast implants, and 
     to ensure that women and their doctors receive accurate 
     information about such implants; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mrs. Emerson):

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       H.R. 1324. A bill to amend the Emergency Food Assistance 
     Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations to purchase and to 
     make available to emergency feeding organizations additional 
     commodities for distribution to needy persons; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 1325. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the amount of the charitable deduction 
     allowable for contributions of food inventory, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gallegly, 
             and Mr. Hill of Indiana):
       H.R. 1326. A bill to continue and expand the program to 
     provide assistance to separated and retired members of the 
     Armed Forces to obtain certification and employment as 
     teachers, to transfer the jurisdiction over the program to 
     the Secretary of Education, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Armed Services, 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 Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 1327. A bill to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 34480 Highway 101 South in 
     Cloverdale, Oregon, as the ``Maurine B. Neuberger United 
     States Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Weller, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. English, and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 1328. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the research credit for expenses attributable 
     to certain collaborative research consortia; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mrs. Bono):
       H.R. 1329. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that tips received for certain services shall 
     not be subject to income or employment taxes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 1330. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     increase the mandatory minimum penalties provided for 
     possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm during and 
     in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 1331. A bill to promote youth entrepreneurship 
     education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 1332. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     expand protections for consumers by adjusting statutory 
     exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation, to 
     eliminate the Rule of 78s accounting for interest rebates in 
     consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Moore, Mr. Frost, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and 
             Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 1333. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide assistance to first-time homebuyers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Hastings 
             of Washington):
       H.R. 1334. A bill to provide for the enhanced 
     implementation of the amendments made to the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act by the Food Quality Protection Act of 
     1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 1335. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend COBRA continuation 
     coverage for surviving spouses; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, and 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. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 1336. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to provide enhanced vouchers for rental 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 for low-income elderly and disabled tenants of 
     housing projects with expiring contracts for Federal rental 
     assistance to ensure that such tenants can afford to retain 
     their previously assisted dwelling units, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Shows, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 1337. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the tax on vaccines to 25 cents per dose; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Hoyer):
       H.R. 1338. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Federal Election Commission for fiscal year 2000 and 
     succeeding fiscal years; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 1339. A bill to require insured depository 
     institutions, depository institution holding companies, and 
     insured credit unions to protect the confidentiality of 
     financial information obtained concerning their customers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       H.R. 1340. A bill to require brokers, dealers, investment 
     companies, and investment advisers to protect the 
     confidentiality of financial information obtained concerning 
     their customers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 1341. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to establish a national family caregiver support program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 1342. A bill to protect children from firearms 
     violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 
     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. NADLER (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York):
       H.R. 1343. A bill to provide for the continued maintenance 
     and preservation of Governors Island, New York, by the 
     Administrator of General Services; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Kind, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Berry, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Latham, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Baird, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Phelps, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Boucher, and 
             Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 1344. A bill to promote and improve access to health 
     care services in rural areas; 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. OBEY (for himself and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 1345. A bill to eliminate the mandate that States 
     require people to provide their Social Security numbers on 
     applications for recreational licenses; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1346. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to safeguard public health and provide to 
     consumers food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly 
     presented; to the Committee on Commerce.

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           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 1347. A bill to provide for a Medicare subvention 
     demonstration project for veterans, to improve the Department 
     of Defense TRICARE program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, Armed Services, and Veterans' 
     Affairs, 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. RYUN of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 1348. A bill to establish a moratorium on the Foreign 
     Visitors Program at the Department of Energy nuclear 
     laboratories and to require the establishment of a 
     counterintelligence program at each of those laboratories; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. English, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 1349. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     combat the over-utilization of prison health care services 
     and control rising prisoner health care costs; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Evans, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Rothman, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H.R. 1350. A bill to restore freedom of choice to women in 
     the uniformed services serving outside the United States; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 1351. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the estate and gift tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 1352. A bill to provide housing assistance to domestic 
     violence victims; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Frost, Mr. Archer, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Combest, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Bonilla):
       H.R. 1353. A bill to authorize the conveyance of the Naval 
     Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 387 in Dallas, Texas; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Bereuter):
       H.R. 1354. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage a strong community-based banking system; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Leach, and 
             Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 1355. A bill to make available funds appropriated for 
     the payment of United Nations arrearages; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. 
             Kaptur):
       H.R. 1356. A bill to end international sexual trafficking, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, and Banking and Financial Services, 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. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fossella, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Shows, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Gary Miller of California):
       H.R. 1357. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the maximum amount which may be contributed 
     annually to an individual retirement plan to $5,000 and to 
     increase the maximum amount which may be contributed annually 
     to an education individual retirement account to $2,000; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. English, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 1358. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax credits for making energy efficiency 
     improvements to existing homes and for constructing new 
     energy efficient homes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1359. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse to be constructed at 10 East 
     Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the ``Frank J. 
     Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and United 
     States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Rogers, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 1360. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide for equitable duty treatment 
     for certain wool used in making suits; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1361. A bill to bar the imposition of increased 
     tariffs or other retaliatory measures against the products of 
     the European Union in response to the banana regime of the 
     European Union; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 1362. A bill to make satisfactory progress toward 
     completion of high school or a college program a permissible 
     work activity under the program of block grants to States for 
     temporary assistance for needy families; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Lowey, 
             and Mr. Berman):
       H. Con. Res. 78. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     commitment of the Congress to continue the leadership of the 
     United States in the United Nations by honoring the financial 
     obligations of the United States to the United Nations; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself and Ms. Millender-
             McDonald):
       H. Con. Res. 79. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the regulatory burdens on home 
     health agencies; 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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Rush, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Doyle, and 
             Mr. Blagojevich):
       H. Con. Res. 80. Concurrent resolution calling for a United 
     States effort to end restrictions on the freedoms and human 
     rights of the enclaved people in the occupied area of Cyprus; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Shays, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Horn, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mrs. Bono, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Shows, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Baird, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Frost, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Berkley, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Luther, Ms. Carson, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Foley, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rush, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Ms. Danner, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Crowley,

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             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H. Res. 133. A resolution recognizing the significance to 
     society of issues relating to mental illness and expressing 
     full support for the White House Conference on Mental Health; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. 
             LaHood):
       H. Res. 134. A resolution supporting National Civility 
     Week, Inc. in its efforts to restore civility, honesty, 
     integrity, and respectful consideration in the United States; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.

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