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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1405-H1407 on March 17, 1999.
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
H.R. 1141. A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr.
Pombo, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doolittle,
Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Cannon, Mr.
Shadegg, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr.
Hastings of Washington, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hansen, Mr.
McKeon, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr.
Gallegly, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Baker, Mr.
Skeen, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Calvert, and
Mr. Bonilla):
H.R. 1142. A bill to ensure that landowners receive treatment equal to that provided to the Federal Government when property must be used; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr.
Houghton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.
Goodling, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Bilbray,
Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Meek of
Florida, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. McHugh, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Greenwood):
H.R. 1143. A bill to establish a program to provide assistance for programs of credit and other financial services for microenterprises in developing countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr.
Traficant, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Shows, Mr. Phelps, Mr.
Mica, Mr. Herger, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hill of Montana,
Mrs. Emerson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Norwood, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hall of Texas,
Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Weller, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Edwards, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Regula, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr.
Weldon of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kucinich, Ms.
Kaptur, and Mr. Thune):
H.R. 1144. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that all meat and meat food products, whether domestic or imported, bear a label notifying the ultimate purchaser of meat and meat food products of the country of origin of the livestock that is the source of the meat and meat food products; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop, Mr.
Bonior, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth,
Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart,
Mr. Everett, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter,
Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King, Mr.
Kucinich, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Mica, Mr.
George Miller of California, Mr. Miller of Florida,
Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr.
Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Quinn, Ms.
Rivers, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr.
Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Wexler):
H.R. 1145. A bill to require that perishable agricultural commodities be labeled or marked as to their country of origin and to establish penalties for violations of such labeling requirements; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ney,
Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Stump, Mr. Duncan, and Mrs.
Chenoweth):
H.R. 1146. A bill to end membership of the United States in the United Nations; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. PAUL:
H.R. 1147. A bill to sunset the Bretton Woods Agreement Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. PAUL:
H.R. 1148. A bill to abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Hooley of
Oregon, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Frost,
Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sandlin, and Ms. Slaughter):
H.R. 1149. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand and clarify the requirements regarding advance directives in order to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are complied with, and for other purposes; 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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr.
Goodling, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Petri, Mr.
Ballenger, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska,
Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sam
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. Talent, Mr.
McIntosh, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. Peterson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. George
Miller of California):
H.R. 1150. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. MENENDEZ:
H.R. 1151. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carrier baggage liability to be not less than
$2,500 per passenger; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Pitts):
H.R. 1152. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to target assistance to support the economic and political independence of the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. COOK:
H.R. 1153. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a taxpayer may request a receipt for an income tax payment which itemizes the portion of the payment which is allocable to various Government spending categories; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Romero-
Barcelo, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Spratt, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Largent, Mr. Costello, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kasich, Ms. DeLauro,
Mr. Engel, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Dunn, Mr.
Hefley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Nethercutt, and
Mr. Regula):
H.R. 1154. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of their income tax overpayments, and to make other contributions, for the benefit of units of the National Park System; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
H.R. 1155. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General to provide for special consideration concerning the English language requirement with respect to the naturalization of individuals over 65 years of age; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
H.R. 1156. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a Board of Visa Appeals within the Department of State to review decisions of consular officers concerning visa applications, revocations, and cancellations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Smith of
Michigan, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr.
Ramstad):
H.R. 1157. A bill to require appropriate off-budget treatment of Social Security in official budget pronouncements; to the Committee on the Budget, 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. HILL of Montana:
H.R. 1158. A bill to provide for the preservation and sustainability of the family farm through the transfer of responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Flathead Irrigation Project, Montana; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr.
Lampson, Mr. Horn, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Thurman,
Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. McGovern):
H.R. 1159. A bill to improve the Federal capability to deal with child exploitation; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Stupak):
H.R. 1160. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, and Mrs.
Roukema):
H.R. 1161. A bill to revise the banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws with respect to the termination and netting of financial contracts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Rogers, Mr.
Whitfield, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky):
H.R. 1162. A bill to designate the bridge on United States Route 231 that crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, as the ``William H. Natcher Bridge''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella,
Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Shays):
H.R. 1163. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for expenses for providing an appropriate environment on the business premises for employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk for their children; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. English, Mr.
Jefferson, and Mr. Matsui):
H.R. 1164. A bill to provide for assistance by the United States to promote economic growth and stabilization of Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Irish Republic; to the Committee on International Relations, 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. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr.
Tancredo):
H.R. 1165. A bill to redesignate the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Crowley, Mrs.
McCarthy of New York, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island,
Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Pascrell):
H.R. 1166. A bill to authorize the President to enter into a trade agreement concerning Northern Ireland and certain border counties of the Republic of Ireland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. George MILLER of California (for himself, Mr.
Young of Alaska, Mr. Kildee, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Romero-Barcelo,
Mr. Underwood, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr.
Inslee, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Brown of California, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Pastor, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Martinez, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr.
Pickering, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Frost):
H.R. 1167. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide for further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Andrews, Mr. McNulty,
Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bishop, Mr.
Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms.
Brown of Florida, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr.
Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mr.
Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Farr of
California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Mr. Gilman, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Kelly, Mr.
Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Klink, Mr.
Kucinich, Mr. Larson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs.
McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHugh, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Menendez, Mr.
Metcalf, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Quinn, Mr.
Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sweeney, Mr.
Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Terry, Mr. Upton, Mr.
Weygand, Mr. Wise, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Frost,
Mrs. Morella, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Ford, Mr.
Rothman, and Ms. McKinney):
H.R. 1168. A bill to authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants to fire departments for the purpose of protecting the public and firefighting personnel against fire and fire-related hazards; 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. SABO (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Shows, Mr.
Sandlin, and Mr. Frost):
H.R. 1169. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require the offering of children-only coverage to dependents of participants under group health plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Shows, Mr.
Sandlin, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 1170. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make available under the health benefits program for Federal employees the option of obtaining coverage for self and children only, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. SABO:
H.R. 1171. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public financing of House of Representatives general election campaigns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs.
Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Houghton,
Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Borski, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Sandlin,
Mr. Murtha, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bishop, Mrs.
Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Etheridge,
Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Goode, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Sabo, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Price of North Carolina,
Mr. Snyder, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Olver, Mr.
Deutsch, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ford, Mr.
Bonior, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania):
H.R. 1172. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax to individuals who rehabilitate historic homes or who are the first purchasers of rehabilitated historic homes for use as a principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT of North Carolina (for himself, Mrs.
Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cummings, Mrs.
Jones of Ohio, Mr. Scott, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Ms. Lee, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Brown of
California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Davis of
Illinois):
H.R. 1173. A bill to provide that States may use redistricting systems for Congressional districts other than single-member districts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WELLER:
H.R. 1174. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce from 24 months to 12 months the holding period used to determine whether horses are assets described in section 1231 of such Code; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Lantos,
Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
Chabot, Mr. Tancredo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Berman, Mr. Cox, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr.
Ackerman, and Mr. Martinez):
H. Con. Res. 56. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
H. Con. Res. 57. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued honoring the 100th anniversary of the Junior League; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr.
John, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Baldacci, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of
Ohio, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pascrell, Mr.
Luther, Mr. Payne, Mr. Holt, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
McGovern, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr.
Shows, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Borski, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr.
Fossella, and Mr. Frost):
H. Con. Res. 58. Concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of veterans to the United States and expressing support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students
(VETS) Day; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Borski, Mr.
Meehan, Mr. King, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr.
McGovern):
H. Con. Res. 59. Concurrent resolution condemning the brutal killing of Rosemary Nelson; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. FROST:
H. Res. 119. A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing committees of the House; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
H. Res. 121. A resolution affirming the Congress' opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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