[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2664-2665]
[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. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3871. A bill to establish a Federal Internet Crimes 
     Against Children computer training facility; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. 
             Thurman, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 3872. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term 
     care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under 
     cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a 
     credit for individuals with long-term care needs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Scott, and Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 3873. A bill to assist local educational agencies in 
     financing and establishing alternative education systems, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Obey, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Wise, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Engel, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Turner, Mr. Boswell, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Holt, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Larson, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 3874. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 3875. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain steam or other vapor generating boilers used in 
     nuclear facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COYNE:
       H.R. 3876. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Baytron P; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COYNE:
       H.R. 3877. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     dimethyl dicarbonate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON:
       H.R. 3878. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     convey land to the town of Thompson, Connecticut, for fire 
     fighting and emergency services purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Snyder, Ms. Lee, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. 
             Wexler):
       H.R. 3879. A bill to support the Government of the Republic 
     of Sierra Leone in its peace-building efforts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, 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. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 3880. A bill to increase the amount of student loans 
     that may be forgiven for service as a teacher in a school 
     with a high concentration of low-income students; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       H.R. 3881. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 1993 4.3-cent increases in motor fuel 
     taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Baird, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 3882. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     conduct studies and to carry out ecosystem restoration and 
     other protective measures within Puget Sound, Washington, and 
     adjacent waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 3883. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of genetically 
     engineered foods; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LAFALCE (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Weygand, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 3884. A bill to amend section 203 of the National 
     Housing Act to provide for 1 percent downpayments for FHA 
     mortgage loans for teachers and public safety officers to buy 
     homes within the jurisdictions of their employing agencies; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LAHOOD (for himself and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 3885. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend the programs relating to organ procurement 
     and transplantation; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Roukema, 
             and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 3886. A bill to combat international money laudering, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bonior, and Ms. 
             Berkley):
       H.R. 3887. A bill to promote primary and secondary health 
     promotion and disease prevention services and activities 
     among the elderly, to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to add preventive benefits, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, 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. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3888. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require the disclosure of certain information 
     by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for 
     election for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Gilman):
       H.R. 3889. A bill to provide for the construction and 
     renovation of child care facilities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 3890. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder 
     shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies if 
     the recipient dies after the first 15 days of such month, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. 
             Greenwood):
       H.R. 3891. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to facilitating the development of microbicides 
     to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3892. A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, 
     and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to transfer to a Commission on 
     Dredge Material Policy the authority to issue permits for 
     transportation of dredged material for the purpose of dumping 
     it into ocean waters; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3893. A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, 
     and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to restrict ocean dumping at the 
     site off the coast of New Jersey known as the ``Historic Area 
     Remediation Site'', to dumping of dredged material having 
     levels of contaminants that do not exceed background ambient 
     contamination levels; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3894. A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, 
     and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to restrict ocean dumping at the 
     site off the coast of New Jersey known as the ``Historic Area 
     Remediation Site'', to dumping of dredged material from 
     States that have developed and made commercially available 
     alternative uses for dredged material, and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 3895. A bill to provide for disclosure of fire safety 
     standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 3896. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide standards and 
     procedures to guide both State and local law enforcement 
     agencies and law enforcement officers during internal 
     investigations, interrogation of law enforcement officers, 
     and administrative disciplinary hearings, to ensure 
     accountability of law enforcement officers, to guarantee the 
     due process rights of law enforcement officers, and to 
     require States to enact law enforcement discipline, 
     accountability, and due process laws; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Crowley, and 
             Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 3897. A bill to provide for digital empowerment, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, 
     Banking and Financial Services, and 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. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Cook, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 3898. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from Federal taxation certain income derived 
     from the manufacture of products and provision of services in 
     outer space; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bentsen, and 
             Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 3899. A bill to merge the deposit insurance funds at 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             King, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Paul, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. English, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Hill of 
             Montana, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Terry, and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 3900. A bill to repeal the authority of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System to impose examination fees on 
     State depository institutions; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 3901. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States, the Home Mortgage 
     Disclosure Act of 1975, the Home Ownership and Equity 
     Protection Act of 1994 to protect consumers from predatory 
     lending practices, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 3902. A bill to impose a civil penalty on any energy-
     producing company that implements an unreasonable price 
     increase for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or refined 
     petroleum products; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Baker, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. King, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Wexler, and 
             Mr. Wynn):
       H. Con. Res. 272. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     people of Taiwan for reaffirming, in their upcoming 
     presidential elections, their dedication to democratic 
     ideals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Larson, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Clement, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Minge, Ms. Danner, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. Walsh):
       H. Con. Res. 273. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress concerning drawdowns of the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Murtha, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Olver, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Weygand, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut):
       H. Con. Res. 274. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress concerning drawdowns of the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
             Meeks of New York):
       H. Con. Res. 275. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with regard to Iraq's failure to 
     release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations 
     in violation of international agreements; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
             Porter):
       H. Res. 437. A resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal investment in biomedical 
     research should be increased by $2,700,000,000 in fiscal year 
     2001; to the Committee on Commerce.

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