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Aug. 4, 1999: Congressional Record publishes “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS”

Volume 145, No. 113 covering the 1st Session of the 106th Congress (1999 - 2000) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7025 on Aug. 4, 1999.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

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. DAVIS of Virginia:

H.R. 2696. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for more equitable policies relating to overtime pay for Federal employees and the accumulation and use of credit hours; to the Committee on Government Reform.

By Mr. MANZULLO:

H.R. 2697. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for purposes of veterans benefits for certain chronic symptoms occurring in veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms.

Dunn, and Mr. Rogan):

H.R. 2698. A bill to promote economic growth and opportunity by increasing the level of visas available for highly specialized scientists and engineers and by eliminating the earnings penalty on senior citizens who continue to work after reaching retirement age; 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. BISHOP (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and

Mr. Chambliss):

H.R. 2699. A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 223 Broad Street in Albany, Georgia, as the ``C.B. King United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:

H.R. 2700. A bill to require that United States supported clinical research that is conducted in sub-Saharan African countries be conducted in accordance with the most protective ethical standards regarding the use of human research subjects, and to prohibit the revocation or revision of intellectual property or competition laws or policies of sub-Saharan African countries that are designed to promote access to pharmaceuticals or other medical technologies; to the Committee on International Relations.

By Mr. HYDE:

H.R. 2701. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide remedies for losses occasioned by unreasonable delay in the processing of certain Federal Communications Commission licenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Roukema,

Ms. Norton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Cummings, Mr.

Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.

Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Rivers, Mr.

Weiner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lee,

Mr. Lantos, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Vento, and Mr.

Kucinich):

H.R. 2702. A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. MINGE:

H.R. 2703. A bill to ensure that land enrolled in the land conservation program of the State of Minnesota known as Reinvest in Minnesota remains eligible for enrollment in the conservation reserve upon the expiration of the Reinvest in Minnesota contract; to the Committee on Agriculture.

H.R. 2704. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to restore and improve the farmer owned reserve program, to extend the term of marketing assistance loans made under the Agricultural Market Transition Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:

H.R. 2705. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 prevent the avoidance of gain recognition through swap funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. WEINER:

H.R. 2706. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 5, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Government Reform, 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. WU:

H.R. 2707. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish pension counseling programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Foley,

Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Barcia):

H.R. 2708. A bill to amend the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to require electronic communication service providers to report child pornography violations to the Cyber Tip Line at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Moran of

Kansas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Simpson, Mr.

Martinez, Mr. Goode, and Mrs. Emerson):

H.R. 2709. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for a national standard of interoperability and portablility applicable to electronic food stamp benefit transactions; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. HEFLEY:

H.R. 2710. A bill to establish the National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land in the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr.

Sweeney):

H.R. 2711. A bill to amend section 4531(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to permit payment for ALS intercept services furnished in areas other than rural areas, 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. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr.

McDermott, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Towns, and Mr.

McCrery):

H.R. 2712. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the percentage of the national rate payable for inpatient hospitals services applicable to hospitals located in Puerto Rico to 100 percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr.

Salmon, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Brady of Texas,

Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Bono, Mr.

Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Horn, Mr.

Cunningham, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. LaTourette,

Mr. LaHood, Ms. Granger, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr.

DeLay, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Moran of Virginia,

Mr. Foley, and Mrs. Myrick):

H.J. Res. 64. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Armey,

Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr.

Brady of Texas, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr.

Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms.

Dunn, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr.

Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hostettler,

Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of

California, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr.

McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mr. Gary Miller of

California, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ose, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pease,

Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rogan, Mr.

Schaffer, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Sweeney, Mr.

Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Watts of

Oklahoma, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Cook, and

Mrs. Myrick):

H. Con. Res. 172. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to a ``bit tax`` on Internet data proposed in the Human Development Report 1999 published by the United Nations Development Programme; to the Committee on International Relations.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 145, No. 113