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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H5736 on July 10, 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. ARCHER:
H.R. 4810. A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 103(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CALLAHAN:
H.R. 4811. A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 4812. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit any operator of an automated teller machine that displays any paid advertising from imposing any fee on a consumer for the use of that machine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 4813. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to make available to Federal employees the option of obtaining health benefits coverage for dependent parents; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. BACHUS (for himself and Mr. Delahunt):
H.R. 4814. A bill to make illegal the sale, share or transfer of information acquired on the Internet with a pledge that it would not be released; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BALDACCI:
H.R. 4815. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance in planning, constructing, and operating a regional heritage center in Calais, Maine, to facilitate the management and interpretation of the Saint Croix Island International Historic Site; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. LEVIN:
H.R. 4816. A bill to make technical corrections in United States Customs Service regulations regarding the importation of goods bearing foreign owned trademarks or trade names, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. REYNOLDS:
H.R. 4817. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that annuities paid by States to blind veterans shall be disregarded in determining supplemental security income benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
H.R. 4818. A bill to promote international monetary stability and to share seigniorage with officially dollarized countries; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
H.R. 4819. A bill to amend the Wildlife Services Program of the Department of Agriculture to emphasize the use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection and to target assistance under the program to operators of small farms and ranches through grants, training, and research regarding the use of nonlethal methods to predator control; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. HYDE:
H. Con. Res. 369. Concurrent resolution to urge the Nobel Commission to award the Nobel Prize for Peace to His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, for his dedication to fostering peace throughout the world; to the Committee on International Relations.
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