[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 16549-16550]
[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. WATT of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Towns, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Fattah, Ms. Lee, Mr. Scott, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Waters, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Ford, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 4961. A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to 
     clarify the intent of Congress; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4962. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure that 
     employees are not improperly disqualified from benefits under 
     pension plans and welfare plans based on a miscategorization 
     of their employee status; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H.R. 4963. A bill to amend the Labor-Management Reporting 
     and Disclosure Act of 1959; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Stupak):
       H.R. 4964. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to enhance the Nation's capacity to address 
     public health threats and emergencies; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 4965. A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities Act, 1930, to extend the time period during which 
     persons may file a complaint alleging the preparation of 
     false inspection certificates at Hunts Point Terminal Market, 
     Bronx, New York; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Morella, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
             Bishop):
       H.R. 4966. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to restore fairness to immigration law, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Florida:
       H.R. 4967. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for the classification of certain 
     hospitals as cancer hospitals for purposes of payment for 
     inpatient and outpatient hospital services under the Medicare 
     Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H.R. 4968. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for equitable reimbursement rates 
     under the Medicare Program to Medicare+Choice organizations; 
     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. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 4969. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Director of 
     the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop a plan for 
     stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas within a 50-
     mile radius of a nuclear power plant; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 4970. A bill to amend part D of title III of the 
     Public Health Service Act to provide grants to strengthen the 
     effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for 
     the uninsured and underinsured; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 4971. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to facilitate competition in the electric power 
     industry; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 4972. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the granting of employee stock options; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 4973. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a grant program regarding the unreimbursed costs of 
     border hospitals in providing emergency medical services to 
     undocumented aliens; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Ms. Rivers, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 4974. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas 
     (and products thereof) and to allow an income tax credit for 
     purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and to allow 
     grants for mass transit; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     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. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey):
       H.R. 4975. A bill to designate the post office and 
     courthouse located at 2 Federal Square, Newark, New Jersey, 
     as the ``Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse``; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Engel, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Crowley, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Lazio):
       H.R. 4976. A bill to prohibit United States assistance to 
     the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared 
     unilaterally, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Leach, Mr. Markey, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Snyder, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 4977. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against tax for energy efficient 
     appliances; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 4978. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Transportation to oversee the 
     competitive activities of air carriers following a 
     concentration in the airline industry, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 4979. A bill to amend the Agriculture Market 
     Transition Act to extend the availability of marketing 
     assistance loans beyond the 2002 crop year, to increase the 
     loans rates for such loans, to extend the duration

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     of such loans, and to revise the limitations on the total 
     amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments 
     that a producer may receive; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 4980. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to DNA testing of prisoners, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4981. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish a national policy on chronic 
     illness care, to improve administrative, delivery, and 
     financing capabilities, to establish prototype models for 
     serving persons with serious and disabling chronic 
     conditions, to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of disease management services for serious and 
     disabling chronic illnesses, and to refine Medicare and 
     Medicaid waiver authority; 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. STEARNS:
       H.R. 4982. A bill to prohibit the unauthorized destruction, 
     modification, or alteration of product batch codes to protect 
     consumer health and safety and assist with law enforcement 
     efforts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Moore, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Baird, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Phelps):
       H.R. 4983. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to include expansion of business development by 
     individuals with disabilities among the public policy goals 
     of State and local development companies; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 4984. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     conduct certain feasibility studies to augment water supplies 
     for the Klamath Project, Oregon and California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 4985. A bill making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, and 
             Mr. Capuano):
       H. Con. Res. 381. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that there should be established a 
     National Health Center Week to raise awareness of health 
     services provided by community, migrant, and homeless health 
     centers; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Pitts, and Mr. Cardin):
       H. Con. Res. 382. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     Government of Azerbaijan to hold free and fair parliamentary 
     elections in November 2000; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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