[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16275]
[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. ISTOOK:
       H.R. 4942. A bill making appropriations for the government 
     of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
     in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other 
     purposes.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 4943. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     require that certain acquisitions of goods and services be 
     from small business concerns and to authorize certain 
     acquisitions using a governmentwide commercial purchase card, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, 
     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. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 4944. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to permit 
     the sale of guaranteed loans make for export purposes before 
     the loans have been fully disbursed to borrowers; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. English, 
             Mrs. Bono, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Sweeney, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Berkley, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 4945. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     strengthen existing protections for small business 
     participation in the Federal procurement contracting process, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. SWEENEY (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. English, 
             and Mr. McIntosh):
       H.R. 4946. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to direct 
     the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
     establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance 
     assistance to small business concerns, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. BECERRA:
       H.R. 4947. A bill to amend the 21st Century Community 
     Learning Centers Act to include public libraries; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DOOLEY of California (by request):
       H.R. 4948. A bill to amend the Reclamation Recreation 
     Management Act of 1992 in order to provide for the security 
     of dams, facilities, and resources under the jurisdiction of 
     the Bureau of Reclamation; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Hinchey, and 
             Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 4949. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the quality of care furnished in nursing 
     homes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Ms. 
             Kaptur):
       H.R. 4950. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase the proportion of charges Medicare 
     recognizes for mental health services furnished to qualified 
     Medicare beneficiaries who reside in congregate residences; 
     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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Baker, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. English, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Foley, Mr. Holden, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Vitter):
       H.R. 4951. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII to 
     stabilize the Medicare+Choice Program by improving the 
     methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice payment 
     rates, 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. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 4952. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the 
     Medicare Program of paramedic intercept services provided in 
     support of public, volunteer, or non-profit providers of 
     ambulance services; 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. KIND (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Baker, Mr. Goode, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Baird, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Turner, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Minge, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 4953. A bill to provide funds for the purchase of 
     automatic external defibrillators and the training of 
     individuals in advanced cardiac life support; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri (for herself, Ms. Danner, 
             Mr. Moore, and Mr. Skelton):
       H.R. 4954. A bill to ensure that law enforcement agencies 
     determine, before the release or transfer of a person, 
     whether that person has an outstanding charge or warrant, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 4955. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     allow States to regulate tow truck operations; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 4956. A bill to increase the amount of student loans 
     that may be forgiven for service as a teacher in a school 
     with a high concentration of low-income students; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Payne, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 4957. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public 
     Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the legislative 
     authority for the Black Patriots Foundation to establish a 
     commemorative work; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 4958. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for a portion of 
     the cost of converting from the use of heating oil to natural 
     gas or to a renewable energy source; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
             English):
       H.R. 4959. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the depreciation of property used in the 
     generation of electricity; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 4960. A bill to extend the King Range National 
     Conservation Area boundary in the State of California to 
     include the Mill Creek Forest; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H. Con. Res. 380. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to the relationship 
     between eating disorders in adolescents and young adults and 
     certain practices of the advertising industry; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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