[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6195-6196]
[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:

              [Omitted from the Record of March 25, 1999]

           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. English, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Coble, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, and Mr. Martinez):
       H.R. 1363. A bill to specify that the legal public holiday 
     known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

                       [Submitted April 12, 1999]

           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1364. A bill to exclude certain veterans' compensation 
     and pension amounts from consideration as adjusted income for 
     purposes of determining the amount of rent paid by a family 
     for a dwelling unit assisted

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     under the United States Housing Act of 1937; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 1365. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to recognize the time required to save funds for the college 
     education of adopted children; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 1366. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1367. A bill to amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act 
     to prohibit the use of the fuel additive MTBE in gasoline; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Wamp):
       H.R. 1368. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense from being used for the 
     deployment of ground elements of the United States Armed 
     Forces in Kosovo unless that deployment is specifically 
     authorized by law; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Shows, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Luther, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 1369. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to 
     make military helicopters and other equipment available to 
     State and local governments to assist in emergency law 
     enforcement and rescue operations; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 1370. A bill to amend the Foreign Corrupt Practices 
     Act of 1977 to prevent persons doing business in interstate 
     commerce from providing financial support to the 
     International Olympic Committee until the International 
     Olympic Committee adopts institutional reforms; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gekas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. King, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1371. A bill to amend the Federal tort claims 
     provisions of title 28, United States Code, to repeal the 
     exception for claims arising outside the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Gejdenson):
       H.R. 1372. A bill to prohibit the Department of the 
     Interior from expending any funds for a mid-Atlantic coast 
     offshore oil and gas lease sale; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SANFORD (for himself and Mr. Goodling):
       H.R. 1373. A bill to promote the development of a 
     government in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
     Montenegro) based on democratic principles and the rule of 
     law, and that respects internationally recognized human 
     rights, to assist the victims of Serbian oppression, to apply 
     measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
     Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and 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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1374. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office building located at 680 State Highway 130 in Hamilton, 
     New Jersey, as the ``John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1375. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reduce the maximum financial risk permitted 
     for physicians participating in Medicare+Choice plans and 
     encourage payment for quality; 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. CAMPBELL:
       H.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution declaring a state of war 
     between the United States and the Government of the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H. Con. Res. 81. A Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony in honor of the 
     Fiftieth Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) and welcoming the three newest members of 
     NATO, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, and 
     the Czech Republic, into NATO; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H. Con. Res. 82. A Concurrent resolution directing the 
     President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
     Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from their 
     positions in connection with the present operations against 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Filner, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             and Ms. Waters):
       H. Con. Res. 83. A Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Government of the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia and its President Slobodan Milosevic 
     release the three illegally detained United States servicemen 
     and abide by the Geneva Convention protocols regarding the 
     treatment of both prisoners of war and innocent civilians; to 
     the Committee on International Relations, 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 Mr. SHUSTER:
       H. Res. 135. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with an amendment in the Senate amendments to H.R. 
     98; considered and agreed to.

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