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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.R. 4756. A bill to ensure that the United States is 
     prepared to meet the Year 2000 computer problem; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Young of Florida, 
             and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 4757. A bill to designate the North/South Center as 
     the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. EVANS:
       H.R. 4758. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
     Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 4759. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to repeal redundant reporting and record keeping 
     requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan:
       H.R. 4760. A bill to require the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service to approve a permit required for importation 
     of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Collins, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Christensen, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Berry):
       H.R. 4761. A bill to require the United States Trade 
     Representative to take certain actions in response to the 
     failure of the European Union to comply with the rulings of 
     the World Trade Organization; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Dickey, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 4762. A bill to impose a temporary ban on the 
     importation of certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and 
     Brazil, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 4763. A bill to declare certain Amerasians to be 
     citizens of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 4764. A bill to require any Federal or State court to 
     recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed 
     by a State other than the State where the court is located 
     when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate 
     commerce; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Gingrich):
       H.R. 4765. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount allowable for qualified adoption 
     expenses, to permanently extend the credit for adoption 
     expenses, and to adjust the limitations on such credit for 
     inflation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4766. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     conduct a study and submit a report regarding the 
     availability of educational instruction in the English 
     language to student citizens in the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DEGETTE:
       H.R. 4767. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the coverage of needy children under 
     the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the 
     Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 4768. A bill to designate the United States Courthouse 
     located at 40 Centre Street in New York, New York, as the 
     ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse``; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4769. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to prepare a report on the current Federal program costs, and 
     Federal revenues, attributable to the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico and on other matters relating to the taxation of 
     residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FAWELL:
       H.R. 4770. A bill to amend the Labor-Management Reporting 
     and Disclosure Act of 1959; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 4771. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to waive the penalty for late enrollment under 
     part B of the Medicare Program for certain military retirees 
     and dependents, 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. HILL:
       H.R. 4772. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit disbursements of non-Federal funds by 
     foreign nationals in campaigns for election for Federal 
     office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 4773. A bill to provide for assistance by the United 
     States to promote economic growth and stabilization of 
     Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Irish 
     Republic; to the Committee on International Relations, 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. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Snowbarger, and Mr. Ryun):
       H.R. 4774. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service at 410 North 6th Street in Garden City, 
     Kansas, as the ``Clifford R. Hope Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 4775. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     grant a Federal charter to The National Teachers Hall of Fame 
     in Emporia, Kansas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4776. A bill to make it a Federal crime to use a 
     weapon of a State or local law enforcement officer in the 
     commission of a crime against the officer; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 4777. A bill to expand authority for programs to 
     encourage Federal employees to commute by means other than 
     single-occupancy motor vehicles to include an option to pay 
     cash for agency-provided parking spaces, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Petri, Mr. Talent, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cunningham, 
             and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 4778. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to clarify the exemption for houseparents from the 
     minimum wage and maximum hours requirements of that Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 4779. A bill to provide block grant options for 
     certain education funding; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 4780. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for expenses of 
     attending elementary and secondary schools and for 
     contributions to charitable organizations which provide 
     scholarships for children to attend such schools; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. Bob SCHAFFER:
       H.R. 4781. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require the national committees of political 
     parties to file pre-general election reports with the Federal 
     Election Commission without regard to whether or not the 
     parties have made contributions or expenditures under such 
     Act during the periods covered by such reports; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       H.R. 4782. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the dependent care tax credit refundable and to 
     increase the amount of allowable dependent care expenses, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 133. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Yates, Mr. Rush, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Markey, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Olver, Ms.

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             Kilpatrick, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Waters, Mr. Leach, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Lofgren, and 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H. Con. Res. 347. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding measures to achieve a peaceful 
     resolution of the conflict in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Res. 590. A resolution recognizing and honoring Hunter 
     Scott for his efforts to honor the memory of the captain and 
     crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS and for the outstanding 
     example he has set for the young people of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
       H. Res. 591. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Supreme Court of the United 
     States should improve its employment practices with regard to 
     hiring more qualified minority applicants to serve as clerks 
     to the Justices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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