[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 20647-20648]
[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. POMBO (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 5360. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     conduct a comprehensive evaluation of, and make necessary 
     recommendations to Congress regarding, Federal and State laws 
     that regulate private ownership of exotic wild animals; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Resources, 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. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Smith of Washington, and 
             Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 5361. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require periodic inspections of pipelines and improve the 
     safety of our Nation's pipeline system; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Moakley):
       H.R. 5362. A bill to increase the amount of fees charged to 
     employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-
     immigrant workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 5363. A bill to provide for the review by Congress of 
     proposed construction of court facilities; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 5364. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for improvements in the quality of patents on certain 
     inventions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Crowley, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 5365. A bill to impose a temporary moratorium on the 
     elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method 
     of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 5366. A bill to abolish the Council on Environmental 
     Quality; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GANSKE (for himself and Mr. Gutknecht):
       H.R. 5367. A bill to require the implementation of the 
     recommendations of the General Accounting Office on improving 
     the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, 
     by the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H.R. 5368. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement 
     of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
     Ohio; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Camp, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Ewing):
       H.R. 5369. A bill to improve the administrative efficiency 
     and effectiveness of the Nation's abuse and neglect courts 
     and for other purposes consistent with the Adoption and Safe 
     Families Act of 1997; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 5370. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Peter F. Drucker, the 
     father of modern management, in recognition of his 
     accomplishments as a journalist, a writer, an economist, and 
     a philosopher; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER:
       H.R. 5371. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to establish the Sand Creek Massacre National 
     Historic Site in the State of Colorado; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 5372. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act 
     of 1946 to enhance dairy markets through dairy product 
     mandatory reporting, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. McCollum):

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       H.R. 5373. A bill to guarantee the right of individuals to 
     receive Social Security benefits under title II of the Social 
     Security Act in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living 
     adjustment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 5374. A bill to settle the land claims of the Pueblo 
     of Santo Domingo; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             McHugh, and Mr. Sweeney):
       H.R. 5375. A bill to establish the Erie Canalway National 
     Heritage Corridor in the State of New York, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Klink, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Holden, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H. Con. Res. 416. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     historical significance of the 20th anniversary of the 
     workers' strikes in Poland that led to the creation of the 
     independent trade union Solidarnosc, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H. Res. 606. A resolution calling upon the President to 
     provide for the appropriate training of Foreign Service 
     officers and other executive branch personnel in the primacy 
     of democratic values and internationally-recognized human 
     rights; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H. Res. 607. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with an amendment in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
     707; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT:
       H. Res. 608. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

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