[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1852-1854]
[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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Scarborough):
       H.R. 3767. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to make improvements to, and permanently authorize, the 
     visa waiver pilot program under section 217 of such Act; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HORN:
       H.R. 3768. A bill to require that any city that is 
     completely surrounded by any other city must be assigned its 
     own ZIP codes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3769. A bill to prohibit the destruction during fiscal 
     year 2001 of intercontinental ballistic missile silos in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 3770. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for the applicability to operators of Internet Web 
     sites of restrictions on the disclosure or records and other 
     information relating to the use of such sites, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BERMAN:
       H.R. 3771. A bill to eliminate the numerical limitation on 
     the number of aliens granted asylum who may become lawful 
     permanent residents in any fiscal year; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3772. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     pigment yellow 199; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3773. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     pigment blue 60; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3774. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     solvent violet 13; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3775. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     solvent blue 67; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3776. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     pigment yellow 147; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3777. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     pigment yellow 191.1; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3778. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide duty-free treatment for, and 
     clarify the classification of, machines and components used 
     in the manufacture of digital versatile

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     discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3779. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3780. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3781. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3782. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3783. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3784. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3785. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3786. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3787. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3788. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3789. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3790. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3791. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the maunfacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3792. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3793. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3794. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3795. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machines, and their parts, for use in the manufacture of 
     digital versatile discs (DVDs); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. DANNER:
       H.R. 3796. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. DANNER:
       H.R. 3797. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,4-
     Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, its salts and esters; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, and 
             Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 3798. A bill to amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act 
     to prohibit the use of MTBE as a fuel additive, to amend the 
     Solid Waste Disposal Act to accelerate the cleanup of MTBE 
     released from leaking underground storage tanks, and to amend 
     the Safe Drinking Water Act to assist communities with MTBE 
     contamination in drinking water supplies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3799. A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the 
     United States for damages for certain injuries caused by 
     improper medical care; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 3800. A bill to establish a panel to investigate 
     illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective 
     countermeasures to combat this serious national problem; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 3801. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Iminodisuccinate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 3802. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Iminodisuccinate salts and aqueous solutions; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Spence):
       H.R. 3803. A bill to suspend until June 30, 2003, the duty 
     on transformers for use in certain radiobroadcast receivers 
     capable of receiving signals on AM and FM frequencies; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Spence):
       H.R. 3804. A bill to suspend until June 3, 2003, the duty 
     on transformers for use in certain radiobroadcast receivers 
     with compact disc players and capable of receiving signals on 
     AM and FM frequencies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 3805. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     polyvinylchloride (PVC) self-adhesive sheets; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 3806. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to add certain identifying information to the 
     inscriptions on the markers on certain graves in the National 
     Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific containing the remains of 
     certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl 
     Harbor on December 7, 1941; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Weygand, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 3807. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to ensure that petroleum importers, 
     refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate 
     supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable 
     needs in the northeastern States; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MOLLOHAN:
       H.R. 3808. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on BEPD 
     2-Butyl-2-ethylpropanediol; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Moakley, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey):
       H.R. 3809. A bill to amend chapter 4 of title 39, United 
     States Code, to allow postal patrons to contribute to funding 
     for organ and tissue donation awareness through the voluntary 
     purchase of certain specially issued United States postage 
     stamps; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H.R. 3810. A bill to permit any individual who has attained 
     62 years of age to engage in recreational fishing in 
     navigable waters in any State without obtaining a license; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 3811. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude certain severance payment amounts from 
     income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Jackson of Illinois,

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             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 3812. A bill to create incentives for private sector 
     research related to developing vaccines against widespread 
     diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and 
     widely distributed; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and 
     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. ROTHMAN:
       H.R. 3813. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     cyclohexadee-8-en-1-one (CHD); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Cannon, and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 3814. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to the number of aliens granted nonimmigrant 
     status described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, to implement measures to 
     prevent fraud and abuse in the granting of such status, to 
     provide for expedited processing of certain employers' 
     petitions with respect to aliens seeking such status, to 
     increase, and modify the use of, fees paid by employers 
     petitioning with respect to such aliens, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Science, 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 Mr. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 3815. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse 
     wastewater within and outside of the service area of the 
     Lakehaven Utility District, Washington; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Coyne, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. 
             Quinn):
       H.R. 3816. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that a stroke or heart attack that is incurred or 
     aggravated by a member of a reserve component in the 
     performance of duty while performing inactive duty training 
     shall be considered to be service-connected for purposes of 
     benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TANCREDO:
       H.R. 3817. A bill to redesignate the Big South Trail in the 
     Comanche Peak Wilderness Area of Roosevelt National Forest in 
     Colorado as the ``Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail''; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 3818. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     octylmethoxycinnamate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and 
             Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3819. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for expenses 
     incurred in tele-working; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. 
             Hunter):
       H.J. Res. 89. A joint resolution withdrawing the approval 
     of the United States from the Agreement establishing the 
     World Trade Organization; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Engel, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kucinich, 
             and Mr. Pastor):
       H. Con. Res. 259. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     concern of Congress regarding human rights violations against 
     lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals 
     around the world; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Pease, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Combest, and 
             Mrs. Myrick):
       H. Con. Res. 260. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration require ample public comment and a sound 
     scientific basis for its recently proposed regulation on 
     ergonomics; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Engel, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Berkley, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Larson, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Holt):
       H. Con. Res. 261. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     discriminatory practices prevalent at Bob Jones University; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Evans, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Tierney, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. McGovern, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H. Res. 429. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning the participation of the 
     extremist FPO in the government of Austria; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 430. A resolution commending the paralegals of the 
     United States and supporting a National Paralegals Day; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.

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