[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[House]
[Pages 23696-23697]
[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. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             LaFalce, and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 5499. A bill to reduce the impacts of hurricanes, 
     tornadoes, and other windstorms through a program of research 
     and development and technology transfer, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, 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. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. 
             Bentsen):
       H.R. 5500. A bill to require the Attorney General to 
     establish an office in the Department of Justice to monitor 
     acts of international terrorism alleged to have been 
     committed by Palestinian individuals or individuals acting on 
     behalf of Palestinian organizations and to carry out certain 
     other related activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DEMINT (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 5501. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to preserve and provide for uniform coverage of 
     drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program; 
     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. FILNER:
       H.R. 5502. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the maximum amount of a home loan guarantee 
     available to a veteran; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 5503. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
     Staten Island, New York, metropolitian area; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 5504. A bill to improve the quality and scope of 
     science and mathematics education; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. HYDE (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 5505. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income the value of diplomas, 
     medals, and amounts received as part of international awards 
     recognizing individual achievement for physics, chemistry, 
     medicine, literature, economics, and peace; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 5506. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the tip tax credit to employers of 
     cosmetologists and to promote tax compliance in the 
     cosmetology sector; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KASICH:
       H.R. 5507. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to promote the disclosure of information on the 
     financing of campaigns for Federal elections, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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 Ms. KILPATRICK:
       H.R. 5508. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a demonstration program to provide technical 
     assistance to school-based health centers in order to assist 
     such centers in developing and operating comprehensive 
     computerized systems to maintain data on the patient 
     populations served by the centers; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 5509. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the child tax credit to $2,000 per child; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
             Traficant):
       H.R. 5510. A bill to convert from a convoluted and costly 
     system for issuing circulating currency that requires an 
     enormous amount of debt and annual interest to a more logical 
     system that does not involve debt or interest in connection 
     with the issuance of circulating currency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Thune, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mr. Bishop, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Phelps, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Kind, Mr. Edwards, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wynn, and Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon):
       H.R. 5511. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     establish the conservation security program; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 5512. A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information 
     protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a 
     statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements 
     that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with 
     certain disclosure protections; to provide certain authority 
     for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. OXLEY:
       H.R. 5513. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and 
     territorial jurisdiction of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 5514. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to establish a tolerance for the presence of methyl 
     mercury in seafood, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Holt, and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 5515. A bill to limit the use of eminent domain under 
     the Natural Gas Act to acquire certain State-owned property; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 5516. A bill to require that Federal agencies be 
     accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and 
     whistelblower protection laws, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, 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. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 5517. A bill to provide for the return of escheated 
     property consisting of military medals to the military 
     department which issued them, to authorize the military 
     departments to donate such medals to appropriate museums and 
     resource centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Roemer, Ms. Carson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hill of 
             Indiana, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 5518. A bill to authorize the Hoosier Automobile & 
     Truck National Heritage Trail Area; to the Committee on 
     Resources.

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           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 5519. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic located in Menominee, Michigan, as 
     the ``Fred W. Matz Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
     Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 5520. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical facility located in Iron Mountain, Michigan, 
     as the ``Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Medical Facility''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       H.R. 5521. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     expand the types of Federal agencies that are required to 
     prepare audited financial statements; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Mr. Rogan, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Turner, Mr. Wu, 
             and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 5522. A bill to prohibit United States assistance for 
     the Palestinain Authority and for programs, projects, and 
     activities in the West Bank and Gaza; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5523. A bill to repeal the Indian racial preference 
     laws of the United States; to the Committee on Resources, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. ANDREWS:
       H. Con. Res. 430. Concurrent resolution calling for the 
     immediate release of all political prisoners in Cuba, 
     including Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Carson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Wu, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             and Ms. Baldwin):
       H. Con. Res. 431. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the President should oppose a 
     permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 
     Government of Japan until Japan's whaling activities comply 
     with the requirements of the International Whaling Commission 
     and Japan ends the commercialization of whale meat; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Bereuter):
       H. Con. Res. 432. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     founding of the Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Shimkus, and Mr. Oxley):
       H. Res. 643. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to Sam Boyden, who admirably 
     notified transportation safety officials of a serious threat 
     to American consumers; to the Committee on Commerce.

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