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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 H8735 on Oct. 3, 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. POMBO (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
H.R. 5360. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of, and make necessary recommendations to Congress regarding, Federal and State laws that regulate private ownership of exotic wild animals; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Inslee,
Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Smith of Washington, and
Mr. Tierney):
H.R. 5361. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require periodic inspections of pipelines and improve the safety of our Nation's pipeline system; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Moakley):
H.R. 5362. A bill to increase the amount of fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GILMAN:
H.R. 5363. A bill to provide for the review by Congress of proposed construction of court facilities; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BERMAN (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
H.R. 5364. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for improvements in the quality of patents on certain inventions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Tauzin, Mr.
Dreier, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr.
Weller, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr.
Moran of Virginia, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Crowley, and Mr. Gonzalez):
H.R. 5365. A bill to impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. DINGELL:
H.R. 5366. A bill to abolish the Council on Environmental Quality; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GANSKE (for himself and Mr. Gutknecht):
H.R. 5367. A bill to require the implementation of the recommendations of the General Accounting Office on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, by the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. NEY:
H.R. 5368. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Ohio; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Camp,
Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Ewing):
H.R. 5369. A bill to improve the administrative efficiency and effectiveness of the Nation's abuse and neglect courts and for other purposes consistent with the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RADANOVICH:
H.R. 5370. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Peter F. Drucker, the father of modern management, in recognition of his accomplishments as a journalist, a writer, an economist, and a philosopher; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. SCHAFFER:
H.R. 5371. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in the State of Colorado; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
H.R. 5372. 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. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Jones of North
Carolina, and Mr. McCollum):
H.R. 5373. A bill to guarantee the right of individuals to receive Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
H.R. 5374. A bill to settle the land claims of the Pueblo of Santo Domingo; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilman,
Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Houghton, Mr.
McHugh, and Mr. Sweeney):
H.R. 5375. A bill to establish the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor in the State of New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kleczka, Mr.
Dingell, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Klink, Mr. English, Mr.
Murtha, Mr. Holden, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Doyle, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Larson, Mr.
Pascrell, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Kucinich):
H. Con. Res. 416. Concurrent resolution recognizing the historical significance of the 20th anniversary of the workers' strikes in Poland that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
H. Res. 606. A resolution calling upon the President to provide for the appropriate training of Foreign Service officers and other executive branch personnel in the primacy of democratic values and internationally-recognized human rights; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SHUSTER:
H. Res. 607. A resolution providing for the concurrence by the House with an amendment in the Senate amendment to H.R. 707; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. GUTKNECHT:
H. Res. 608. A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing committees of the House; considered and agreed to.
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