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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H10256-H10257 on Oct. 18, 2000.
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. WALSH:
H.R. 5482. A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. PACKARD:
H.R. 5483. A bill making appropriations energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. BILBRAY:
H.R. 5484. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profits tax on electricity sold in Orange and San Diego Counties in California during the summer of 2000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
H.R. 5485. A bill to temporarily exempt from restrictions on carriage in coastwise trade the transport of petroleum and petroleum products between ports designated by the President; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts,
Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Dunn,
Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Sam Johnson of
Texas):
H.R. 5486. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include wireless telecommunications equipment in the definition of qualified technological equipment for purposes of determining the depreciation treatment of such equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. EHRLICH:
H.R. 5487. A bill to establish the W. John Child Memorial Foreign Language Award to recognize foreign language proficiency by members of the Foreign Service who are employees of the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself and Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania):
H.R. 5488. A bill to strengthen the National Defense Features program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
H.R. 5489. A bill to provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr.
Rodriguez, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Frelinghuysen,
Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Towns, and Mr. McGovern):
H.R. 5490. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for an Office of Air Force Research and enhance research functions of the Air Force, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts):
H.R. 5491. A bill to suspend until June 30, 2003, the duty on certain R-core transformers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. McKINNEY:
H.R. 5492. A bill to require nationals of the United States that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. RADANOVICH:
H.R. 5493. A bill to improve the ability of local communities to participate in Federal land management planning conducted by the Forest Service and agencies of the Department of the Interior and to respond to the local impacts of the heavy public use of the Federal lands administered by these agencies; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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. RILEY (for himself and Mr. Everett):
H.R. 5494. A bill to ensure that certain property which was taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama to protect such land from development shall not be used for gaming; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Sherwood, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
H.R. 5495. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. SOUDER:
H.R. 5496. A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide for maintenace and repair of buildings and properties located on lands in the National Wildlife Refuge System by lessees of such facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Becerra, Mr.
Matsui, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. English, Mr. Rogan, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Jones of
Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Berman):
H.R. 5497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain audio or video postproduction equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. EWING:
H.R. 5498. A bill to permit landowners to assert otherwise available State law defenses against real property claims by Indian tribes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
H.J. Res. 114. A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Collins, and Mrs. Maloney of New
York):
H. Res. 641. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal Prison Industries, Inc., should immediately cease taking excess Federal computer equipment and selling such computer equipment and other excess Federal property in the commercial market; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr.
Rangel, and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
H. Res. 642. A resolution to honor Drs. Eric R. Kandel and Paul Greengard for being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
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