[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[House]
[Pages 25071-25072]
[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. COBLE:
       H.R. 5562. 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 
     trial; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 5563. A bill to authorize funding for programs that 
     reduce recidivism and promote successful offender 
     reintegration into the community; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and Ms. 
             McKinney):
       H.R. 5564. A bill to prohibit the importation of diamonds 
     unless the countries exporting the diamonds to the United 
     States have in place certain controls to verify the source of 
     the diamonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 5565. A bill to amend the Magnunson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to improve implementation of 
     the western Alaska community development quota program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 5566. A bill to amend section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to waive the requirement that a family 
     receiving project-based rental assistance be notified one 
     year in advance of termination of the contract for such 
     assistance in cases in which such termination facilitates 
     purchase of the home by the tenant; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 5567. An act to authorize funding for successful 
     reentry of criminal offenders into local communities; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Cooksey, and 
             Mr. Toomey):
       H.R. 5568. A bill to encourage employer selection of 
     freedom-of-choice health coverage; 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. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 5569. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to tax the net capital gain of closely held corporations 
     in the same manner as individuals; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Largent, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Stearns, 
             and Mrs. Wilson):
       H.R. 5570. A bill to establish the Commission to Study the 
     Structure and Reauthorization of the Federal Communications 
     Commission; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 5571. A bill to prohibit the making, importation, 
     exportation, distribution, sale, offer for sale, 
     installation, or use of an information collection device 
     without proper labeling or notice and consent; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 5572. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide States with the option of covering intensive 
     community mental health treatment under the Medicaid Program; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 5573. A bill to establish or expand prekindergarten 
     early learning programs; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Turner, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Olver, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Rothman, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. King):
       H.R. 5574. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish an adoption awareness program; to 
     establish the Adoption Awareness Commission; and to promote 
     adoptions through increased public awareness and increased 
     tax incentives; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, and 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 Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5575. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced 
     spouse's benefits following the divorce; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5576. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's 
     insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5577. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and 
     widowers without regard to age; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5578. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for 
     widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 5579. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise certain standards that are required for petitions 
     under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GARY MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 5580. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to provide that, in the House of Representatives, 
     appropriations to reduce the public debt are covered by 
     budget allocations and to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to allow en bloc offsetting amendments to 
     appropriation bills to reduce spending and to reduce the 
     public debt; to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to 
     the Committee on the Budget, 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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Evans):
       H.R. 5581. A bill to carry out an international fellowship 
     program between the United States and Vietnam to enable 
     Vietnamese nationals to pursue advanced studies in science, 
     mathematics, medicine, and technology; to enable United 
     States citizens to teach in those fields in Vietnam; and to 
     promote reconciliation between the two countries; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Minge, Mr. Luther, and 
             Mr. Gutknecht):
       H.R. 5582. A bill to designate a portion of the Boundary 
     Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota as the ``Bruce F. Vento Unit 
     of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness``; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 5583. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish an alternative path to teaching in needy school 
     districts; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 5584. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to designate educational empowerment zones in certain 
     low-income areas and to give a tax incentive to attract 
     teachers to work in such areas; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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. LARSON (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 5585. A bill to ensure the energy self-sufficiency of 
     the United States by 2010, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Science, and 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. SENSENBRENNER:
       H. Res. 655. A resolution providing for the consideration 
     of the bill H.R. 1550 and the

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     Senate amendment thereto; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Res. 656. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Government of India should take 
     immediate steps to end the human rights abuses by government 
     forces in India, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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