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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H5239-H5240 on June 27, 2000.
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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. HOUGHTON:
H.R. 4762. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 527 organizations to disclose their political activities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CONDIT:
H.R. 4763. A bill to establish a 3-year pilot project for the General Accounting Office to report to Congress on economically significant rules of Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. McCrery, and Mr.
Thomas):
H.R. 4764. A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stump, and
Mr. Evans):
H.R. 4765. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve employment and training services provided to veterans and disabled veterans by requiring the use of measurable performance outcomes in an era of electronic-based self services and one-stop career service centers; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Castle,
Mr. McKeon, Mr. Petri, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Fletcher):
H.R. 4766. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the appropriation of funds to assist States and local educational agencies with the expenses of Federal education statutory requirements and priorities relating to infrastructure, technology, and equipment; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. GREENWOOD:
H.R. 4767. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Exisulind; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HERGER:
H.R. 4768. A bill to provide compensation to individuals who are injured by an escaped prescribed fire and to amend the tort procedure provisions of title 28, United States Code, relating to claims for such fires, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and Agriculture, 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. MARKEY:
H.R. 4769. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the imposition of time-based access charges on Internet telephony; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Bonior,
Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson,
Mr. Tanner, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Doggett,
Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Stupak, Mr. Engel, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Baca, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bishop, Mrs.
Capps, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Costello, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis of
Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
Dixon, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of
California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr.
Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson,
Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs.
Maloney of New York, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pascrell, Mr.
Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr.
Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sanchez,
Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Snyder,
Mr. Spratt, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr.
Turner, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Mr.
Weygand, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey):
H.R. 4770. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a prescription medicine benefit under the Medicare Program, to enhance the preventive benefits covered under such program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. McHUGH:
H.R. 4771. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide increased access to health care for Medicare beneficiaries through telemedicine; 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. OWENS:
H.R. 4772. A bill to provide for prices of pharmaceutical products that are fair to the producer and the consumer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. SAXTON:
H.R. 4773. A bill to provide for the conservation and rebuilding of overfished stocks of Atlantic highly migratory species of fish, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon:
H.R. 4774. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other National Forest System land in the State of Oregon and use the proceeds derived from the sale or exchange for National Forest System purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
H.R. 4775. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion in Brevard County, Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. TALENT:
H. Res. 533. A resolution providing for the concurrence by the House with an amendment in the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2614; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Hunter,
Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Thornberry, and Mrs. Tauscher):
H. Res. 534. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the recent nuclear weapons security failures at Los Alamos National Laboratory demonstrate that security policy and security procedures within the National Nuclear Security Administration remain inadequate, that the individuals responsible for such policy and procedures must be held accountable for their performance, and that immediate action must be taken to correct security deficiencies; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mrs. Wilson):
H. Res. 535. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement Medicare funding, previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey,
Mr. Kildee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hilliard,
Mr. Boswell, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Doyle,
Mr. Holden, and Mr. George Miller of California):
H. Res. 536. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System should take action to reduce interest rates; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself and Mr. Shaw):
H. Res. 537. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the serious national problems associated with polycystic kidney disease; to the Committee on Commerce.
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