[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12286-12288]
[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. GEKAS:
       H.R. 2083. A bill to provide for the appointment by the 
     Attorney General of a special counsel when investigation or 
     prosecution of a person by an office or official of the 
     Department of Justice may result in a personal, financial, or 
     political conflict of interest; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 2084. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon):
       H.R. 2085. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to end the marriage penalty, to provide estate tax 
     relief for family-owned farms and other family-owned 
     businesses, to provide a tax credit for longterm care needs, 
     to expand the child and dependent care tax credit, to 
     increase the deduction for health insurance costs for self-
     employed individuals, and to adjust for inflation the 
     exemption amounts used to calculate the individual 
     alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Cook, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Kuykendall, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 2086. A bill to authorize funding for networking and 
     information technology research and development for fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2004, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, 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. TALENT (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. English, 
             Mrs. Bono, and Mr. DeMint):
       H.R. 2087. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Cook, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeMint, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Everett, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kasich, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Mica,

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             Mr. McCollum, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bachus, 
             and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 2088. A bill to prohibit discrimination in contracting 
     on federally funded projects on the basis of certain labor 
     policies of potential contractors; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H.R. 2089. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide new 
     procedures and access to review for grievances arising under 
     group health plans; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Calvert, Mr. English, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Bilbray, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2090. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to 
     contract with the National Academy of Sciences to establish 
     the Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel to 
     report to the Congress on the feasibility and social value of 
     a coordinated oceanography program; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crowley, 
             and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2091. A bill to designate the Republic of Montenegro, 
     the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Republic 
     of Albania under section 244 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act in order to render nationals of these foreign 
     states eligible for temporary protected status under such 
     section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 2092. A bill to require that the membership of 
     advisory bodies serving the National Cancer Institute include 
     individuals who are knowledgeable in complementary and 
     alternative medicine; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Markey, and 
             Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 2093. A bill to establish the National Youth Violence 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. EHRLICH:
       H.R. 2094. A bill to amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any 
     State, territory, or possession of the United States to bring 
     an action in Federal court to enjoin violations of that Act 
     or to enforce the laws of such State, territory, or possesion 
     with respect to such violations, and for other purposes; 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. BOEHNER:
       H.R. 2095. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to make needed reforms 
     relating to group health plans; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2096. A bill to amend chapter 89 or title 5, United 
     States Code, to make available to Federal employees the 
     option of obtaining health benefits coverage for dependent 
     parents; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 2097. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the U.S.S. New Jersey, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 2098. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dark 
     couverture chocolate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2099. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     mixtures of sennosides; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 2100. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or 
     alteration of product identification codes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Levin, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. English, Mr. Foley, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Nussle, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 2101. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify and permanently extend the work opportunity 
     tax credit and to allow certain tax-exempt organizations a 
     credit against employment taxes in an amount equivalent to 
     the work opportunity tax credit allowable to taxable 
     employers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Baker):
       H.R. 2102. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term 
     care insurance premiums and a credit for individuals with 
     long-term care needs, to provide for an individual and 
     employer educational campaign concerning long-term care 
     insurance, and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act 
     to expand State long-term care partnerships by exempting 75 
     percent of partnership assets from Medicaid estate recovery; 
     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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2103. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, 
     parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their 
     children's educational and extracurricular activities and to 
     clarify that leave may be taken for routine medical needs and 
     to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Government Reform, and House 
     Administration, 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.
       H.R. 2104. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, 
     parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent if the 
     domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or 
     grandparent has a serious health condition; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Government Reform, and House Administration, 
     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. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Gilman, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 2105. A bill to provide for the treatment of the 
     actions of certain foreign narcotics traffickers as an 
     unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States for 
     purposes of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; 
     to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Evans, and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 2106. A bill to exempt certain small businesses from 
     the increased tariffs and other retaliatory measures imposed 
     against products of the European Union in response to the 
     banana regime of the European Union and its treatment of 
     imported bovine meat; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2107. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from the gross estate the value of certain 
     works of artistic property created by the decedent; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Markey, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Hinchey, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 2108. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     increase consumer confidence in safe drinking water and 
     source water assessments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York):
       H.R. 2109. A bill to limit the sale or export of plastic 
     bullets to the United Kingdom; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 2110. A bill to provide for the waiver of certain 
     grounds of inadmissibility related

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     to political activity in Northern Ireland or the Republic of 
     Ireland for aliens married to United States citizens; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 2111. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the personal holding company tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. 
             Coble):
       H.R. 2112. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain 
     jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for 
     trail, and to provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain 
     multiparty, multiforum civil actions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2113. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure proper 
     disclosure to participants and beneficiaries under group 
     health plans covered under such title of limitations placed 
     by such title on certain protections that would otherwise 
     apply under State law; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2114. A bill to establish a Medicare administrative 
     fee for submission of paper claims; 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.
       H.R. 2115. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     selectively contract for the provision of medical care to 
     Medicare beneficiaries; 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stump, 
             and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 2116. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a program of extended care services for veterans 
     and to make other improvements in health care programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2117. A bill to require any amounts appropriated for 
     Members' Representational Allowances for the House of 
     Representatives for a session of Congress that remain after 
     all payments are made from such Allowances for the session to 
     be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction 
     or to reduce the Federal debt; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. WYNN (for himself and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 2118. A bill to amend the Woodrow Wilson Memorial 
     Bridge Authority Act of 1995 to provide for continued 
     engineering, design, right-of-way acquisition, and 
     construction related to the project to upgrade the Woodrow 
     Wilson Memorial Bridge; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.J. Res. 58. A joint resolution disapproving the extension 
     of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Dan Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. LaHood):
       H. Con. Res. 129. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Bureau of the Census should 
     include in the 2000 decennial census all citizens of the 
     United States residing abroad; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 204. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

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