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1. H.CON.RES.24 : Expressing congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly United States opposition to such a unilateral declaration of statehood.
Sponsor: Rep Salmon, Matt [AZ-1] (introduced 2/4/1999) Cosponsors (280)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/12/1999 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

2. H.CON.RES.29 : Expressing the opposition of Congress to any deployment of United States ground forces in Kosovo, a province in the Republic of Serbia, for peacemaking or peacekeeping purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Fowler, Tillie [FL-4] (introduced 2/10/1999) Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/10/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

3. H.CON.RES.84 : Urging the Congress and the President to fully fund the Federal Government's obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Sponsor: Rep Goodling, William F. [PA-19] (introduced 4/13/1999) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/5/1999 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on HELP.

4. H.CON.RES.120 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring the United States Submarine Force on its 100th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Gejdenson, Sam [CT-2] (introduced 5/26/1999) Cosponsors (181)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/3/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

5. H.CON.RES.148 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must be replaced with a new, low, single-rate system that is simple and fair, allowing the Internal Revenue Service, as we know it, to be abolished.
Sponsor: Rep Bonilla, Henry [TX-23] (introduced 7/1/1999) Cosponsors (77)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/1/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

6. H.CON.RES.197 : Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be no increase in Federal taxes in order to fund additional Government spending.
Sponsor: Rep Toomey, Patrick J. [PA-15] (introduced 10/13/1999) Cosponsors (112)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/13/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

7. H.CON.RES.252 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding ensuring a competitive North American market for softwood lumber.
Sponsor: Rep Kolbe, Jim [AZ-5] (introduced 2/16/2000) Cosponsors (118)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

8. H.CON.RES.260 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration require ample public comment and a sound scientific basis for its recently proposed regulation on ergonomics.
Sponsor: Rep Bonilla, Henry [TX-23] (introduced 3/1/2000) Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/21/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

9. H.CON.RES.271 : Expressing the support of Congress for activities to increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis.
Sponsor: Rep Weygand, Robert A. [RI-2] (introduced 3/8/2000) Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 12/15/2000 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice.

10. H.CON.RES.293 : Urging compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
Sponsor: Rep Chabot, Steve [OH-1] (introduced 3/23/2000) Cosponsors (132)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/23/2000 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

11. H.CON.RES.305 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity should be considered conclusive evidence of human life for legal purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Coburn, Tom A. [OK-2] (introduced 4/12/2000) Cosponsors (121)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/12/2000 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

12. H.CON.RES.357 : Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the war crimes committed by the Japanese military during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Evans, Lane [IL-17] (introduced 6/19/2000) Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

13. H.CON.RES.364 : Calling for the immediate release of Mr. Edmond Pope from prison in Russia for humanitarian reasons, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, John E. [PA-5] (introduced 6/23/2000) Cosponsors (124)
Committees: House International Relations; House Ways and Means; House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 7/20/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

14. H.CON.RES.368 : Establishing a special task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the United States Capitol.
Sponsor: Rep Watts, J. C., Jr. [OK-4] (introduced 6/29/2000) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Administration; Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 9/13/2000 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

15. H.CON.RES.404 : Calling for the immediate release of Mr. Edmond Pope from prison in the Russian Federation for Humanitarian reasons, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, John E. [PA-5] (introduced 9/19/2000) Cosponsors (155)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/18/2000 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

16. H.RES.59 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States remains committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Sponsor: Rep Bereuter, Doug [NE-1] (introduced 2/11/1999) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/2/1999 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 278 - 133, 1 Present (Roll no. 554).

17. H.RES.102 : Reaffirming the principles of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development with respect to the sovereign rights of countries and the right of voluntary and informed consent in family planning programs.
Sponsor: Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] (introduced 3/9/1999) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/9/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

18. H.RES.157 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of America's teachers.
Sponsor: Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] (introduced 5/4/1999) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/4/1999 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 1 (Roll no. 107).

19. H.RES.244 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with regard to the United States Women's Soccer Team and its winning performance in the 1999 Women's World Cup tournament.
Sponsor: Rep Kuykendall, Steven T. [CA-36] (introduced 7/13/1999) Cosponsors (28)
Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

20. H.RES.278 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of education, early detection and treatment, and other efforts in the fight against breast cancer.
Sponsor: Rep Bass, Charles F. [NH-2] (introduced 8/5/1999) Cosponsors (113)
Committees: House Commerce
House Reports: 106-400
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2000 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 508).

21. H.RES.396 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a biennial budget process should be enacted in the second session of the 106th Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Dreier, David [CA-28] (introduced 11/18/1999) Cosponsors (234)
Committees: House Budget
Latest Major Action: 11/18/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

22. H.RES.492 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of America's teachers.
Sponsor: Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] (introduced 5/4/2000) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2000 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 0 (Roll no. 149).

23. H.J.RES.9 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow an item veto of appropriation bills.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-21] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2000 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

24. H.J.RES.33 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-51] (introduced 2/24/1999) Cosponsors (279)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 106-191
Latest Major Action: 6/28/1999 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182.

25. H.J.RES.37 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
Sponsor: Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6] (introduced 3/11/1999) Cosponsors (171)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/15/1999 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 229 - 199 (Roll no. 90).

26. H.J.RES.53 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.
Sponsor: Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] (introduced 5/12/1999) Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/14/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

27. H.J.RES.55 : To disapprove a rule relating to delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency, issued by the United States Postal Service.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 5/20/1999) Cosponsors (68)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

28. H.J.RES.66 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom.
Sponsor: Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] (introduced 9/15/1999) Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/17/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

29. H.J.RES.94 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-5] (introduced 4/6/2000) Cosponsors (186)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/12/2000 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 234 - 192 (Roll no. 119).

30. H.J.RES.102 : Recognizing that the Birmingham Pledge has made a significant contribution in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation in the United States and around the world, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] (introduced 6/14/2000) Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-483 [GPO: Text, PDF]

31. H.J.RES.105 : To disapprove the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency on July 13, 2000, relating to total maximum daily loads under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Sponsor: Rep Berry, Marion [AR-1] (introduced 7/18/2000) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

32. H.R.3 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates by 10 percent.
Sponsor: Rep Kasich, John R. [OH-12] (introduced 2/3/1999) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/3/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

33. H.R.4 : To declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a national missile defense.
Sponsor: Rep Weldon, Curt [PA-7] (introduced 2/4/1999) Cosponsors (97)
Committees: House Armed Services; House International Relations
House Reports: 106-39 Part 1
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-38 [GPO: Text, PDF]

34. H.R.5 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have attained retirement age.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 3/1/1999) Cosponsors (204)
Committees: House Ways and Means
House Reports: 106-507
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-182 [GPO: Text, PDF]

35. H.R.6 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that the income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the amounts applicable to unmarried individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Weller, Jerry [IL-11] (introduced 2/10/1999) Cosponsors (236)
Committees: House Ways and Means
House Reports: 106-493
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2000 Senate floor actions. Status: Considered by Senate.

36. H.R.8 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period.
Sponsor: Rep Dunn, Jennifer [WA-8] (introduced 2/25/1999) Cosponsors (244)
Committees: House Ways and Means
House Reports: 106-651
Latest Major Action: 9/7/2000 Failed of passage in House over veto. Status: On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 274 - 157 (Roll no. 458).

37. H.R.17 : To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require the President to report to Congress on any selective embargo on agricultural commodities, to provide a termination date for the embargo, to provide greater assurances for contract sanctity, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ewing, Thomas W. [IL-15] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Agriculture; House International Relations
House Reports: 106-154 Part 1, 106-154 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 9/21/1999 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280.

38. H.R.21 : To establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance for State disaster insurance programs.
Sponsor: Rep Lazio, Rick [NY-2] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (111)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
House Reports: 106-526
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2000 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 292.

39. H.R.44 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the payment of special compensation to certain severely disabled uniformed services retirees.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (112)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/22/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

40. H.R.65 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive military retired pay concurrently with veterans' disability compensation.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (109)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/1/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

41. H.R.72 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the rules relating to the court-ordered apportionment of the retired pay of members of the Armed Forces to former spouses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stump, Bob [AZ-3] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/1/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment from DOD deferred pending further study..

42. H.R.82 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund be excluded from the budget of the United States Government.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (93)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 1/12/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

43. H.R.86 : To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers.
Sponsor: Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-47] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (204)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

44. H.R.111 : To provide off-budget treatment for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
Sponsor: Rep Shuster, Bud [PA-9] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (181)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 1/19/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

45. H.R.119 : To establish the Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (91)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/22/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

46. H.R.121 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit to military retirees for premiums paid for coverage under Medicare Part B.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/20/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

47. H.R.123 : To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Barr, Bob [GA-7] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (138)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

48. H.R.161 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to restrict imposition of Medicaid liens and Medicaid estate recovery for long-term care services in the case of certain individuals who have received benefits under long-term care insurance policies for at least 3 years, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the carryover of reimbursement maximums for flexible spending arrangements, to allow the reimbursement of long-term care insurance premiums by FSA's, and to repeal the inclusion in income of long-term care coverage provided through FSA's.
Sponsor: Rep Hill, Rick [MT] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/20/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

49. H.R.169 : To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to expand the pilot investigation for the collection of information regarding prices paid for the procurement of cattle and sheep for slaughter and of muscle cuts of beef and lamb to include swine and muscle cuts of swine.
Sponsor: Rep Latham, Tom [IA-5] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Agriculture; Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Major Action: 2/22/1999 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

50. H.R.175 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the State ceiling on the low-income housing credit.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-6] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (375)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

51. H.R.181 : To repeal the authority of the President to suspend the effective date of title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996.
Sponsor: Rep McCollum, Bill [FL-8] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/23/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

52. H.R.212 : To require the General Accounting Office to prepare a report assessing the impact and effectiveness of economic sanctions imposed by the United States, to prohibit the imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of food, other agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies or equipment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [WA-5] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House International Relations; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 2/16/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

53. H.R.218 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns.
Sponsor: Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-51] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (169)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/1/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

54. H.R.303 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who retired with over 20 years of service and who have service-connected disabilities to receive compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (322)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/9/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

55. H.R.353 : To amend the Social Security Act to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage of individuals disabled with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and to provide Medicare coverage of drugs used for treatment of ALS.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-22] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (282)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/29/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

56. H.R.408 : To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the number of acres authorized for inclusion in the conservation reserve.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (68)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

57. H.R.430 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bliley, Tom [VA-7] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (177)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/9/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

58. H.R.438 : To promote and enhance public safety through use of 911 as the universal emergency assistance number, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shimkus, John [IL-20] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Commerce; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 106-25
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

59. H.R.464 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for education.
Sponsor: Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (76)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/2/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

60. H.R.483 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to make the percentage limitations on individual contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan more consistent with the dollar amount limitation on elective deferrals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Morella, Constance A. [MD-8] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/12/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

61. H.R.514 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Heather [NM-1] (introduced 2/3/1999) Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Commerce; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 106-24
Latest Major Action: 3/3/1999 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

62. H.R.516 : To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Federal banking agencies from implementing "know your customer" regulations which overburden financial institutions and invade the privacy of United States citizens.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/3/1999) Cosponsors (68)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/12/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

63. H.R.531 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Bliley, Tom [VA-7] (introduced 2/3/1999) Cosponsors (280)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/3/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

64. H.R.534 : To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code to permit each party to certain contracts to accept or reject arbitration as a means of settling disputes under the contracts.
Sponsor: Rep Bono Mack, Mary [CA-44] (introduced 2/3/1999) Cosponsors (252)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/4/2000 Received in the Senate.

65. H.R.537 : To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for budgeting for emergencies through the establishment of a budget reserve account, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] (introduced 2/3/1999) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Budget; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 2/3/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.

66. H.R.573 : To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition of her contributions to the Nation.
Sponsor: Rep Carson, Julia [IN-10] (introduced 2/4/1999) Cosponsors (328)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/20/1999 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 1 (Roll no. 92).
Note: H.R. 573 was subsequently laid on the table. See S. 531 for further action.

67. H.R.577 : To encourage the People's Republic of China to join the World Trade Organization by removing China from title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 upon its accession to the World Trade Organization and to provide a more effective remedy for inadequate trade benefits extended by the People's Republic of China to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Bereuter, Doug [NE-1] (introduced 2/4/1999) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/22/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

68. H.R.623 : To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate certain regulation of plumbing supplies.
Sponsor: Rep Knollenberg, Joe [MI-11] (introduced 2/8/1999) Cosponsors (107)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/12/2000 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Not Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Record Vote of 12 Yeas and 13 Nays.

69. H.R.647 : To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being used for the deployment of United States Armed Forces in Kosovo unless that deployment is specifically authorized by law.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/9/1999) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/9/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

70. H.R.670 : To amend title 39, United States Code, to establish guidelines for the relocation, closing, consolidation, or construction of post offices, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 2/10/1999) Cosponsors (240)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/18/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

71. H.R.693 : To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to institute a program of mandatory livestock market reporting for meat packers regarding prices, volume, and the terms of sale for the procurement of domestic and imported livestock and livestock products, to improve the collection of information regarding swine inventories and the slaughtering and measurement of swine, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Thune, John R. [SD] (introduced 2/10/1999) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 7/28/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Favorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.

72. H.R.710 : To modernize the requirements under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and to establish a balanced concensus process for the development, revision, and interpretation of Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured homes.
Sponsor: Rep Lazio, Rick [NY-2] (introduced 2/11/1999) Cosponsors (165)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

73. H.R.716 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the method of payment of taxes on distilled spirits.
Sponsor: Rep Collins, Mac [GA-3] (introduced 2/11/1999) Cosponsors (75)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/11/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

74. H.R.762 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and services with respect to lupus.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Carrie P. [FL-17] (introduced 2/12/1999) Cosponsors (245)
Committees: House Commerce
House Reports: 106-950
Latest Major Action: 10/11/2000 Received in the Senate.
Note: Text from several bills was added to H.R. 2498, the Public Health Improvement Act, by S.Amdt. 4344. This includes text from: H.R. 762, Lupus Research and Care Amendments; S.1243, Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act; S. 1268, Twenty-First Century Research Laboratories Act; S. 1813, Clinical Research Enhancement Act; S. 2528, Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act; S. 2625, Organ Procurement Organization Certification Act; and S. 2731, Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act.

75. H.R.765 : To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] (introduced 2/12/1999) Cosponsors (73)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 2/18/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

76. H.R.775 : To establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any device or system to process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Thomas M. [VA-11] (introduced 2/23/1999) Cosponsors (98)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Small Business; House Commerce
House Reports: 106-131 Part 1; Latest Conference Report: 106-212 (in Congressional Record H5066-5073)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-37 [GPO: Text, PDF]

77. H.R.784 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouses of certain former prisoners of war dying with a service-connected disability rated totally disabling at the time of death.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 2/23/1999) Cosponsors (126)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/10/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

78. H.R.815 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the designation of renewal communities, to provide tax incentives relating to such communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Watts, J. C., Jr. [OK-4] (introduced 2/24/1999) Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Banking and Financial Services; House Commerce; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 3/18/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

79. H.R.835 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit and to adjust the alternative incremental credit rates.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-6] (introduced 2/24/1999) Cosponsors (165)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

80. H.R.850 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights of United States persons to use and sell encryption and to relax export controls on encryption.
Sponsor: Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] (introduced 2/25/1999) Cosponsors (258)
Committees: House Judiciary; House International Relations; House Armed Services; House Commerce; House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
House Reports: 106-117 Part 1, 106-117 Part 2, 106-117 Part 3, 106-117 Part 4, 106-117 Part 5
Latest Major Action: 7/23/1999 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 149.

81. H.R.851 : To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish improved predictive models for determining the availability of television broadcast signals.
Sponsor: Rep Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [LA-3] (introduced 2/25/1999) Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Commerce; House Judiciary
House Reports: 106-79 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 4/16/1999 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 51.

82. H.R.878 : To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to repeal the National Service Trust Program under which certain persons who perform national or community service receive stipends and educational awards for such services.
Sponsor: Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] (introduced 2/25/1999) Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/19/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

83. H.R.883 : To preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired lands.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 3/1/1999) Cosponsors (183)
Committees: House Resources; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
House Reports: 106-142
Latest Major Action: 5/20/1999 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

84. H.R.903 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the $1 bill so as to incorporate the preamble to the Constitution of the United States, a list describing the Articles of the Constitution, and a list describing the Articles of Amendment, on the reverse side of such currency.
Sponsor: Rep Bliley, Tom [VA-7] (introduced 3/2/1999) Cosponsors (107)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/18/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

85. H.R.948 : To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to establish lower statutory limits for debt held by the public for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2009, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] (introduced 3/2/1999) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 3/2/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

86. H.R.957 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hulshof, Kenny C. [MO-9] (introduced 3/3/1999) Cosponsors (171)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/3/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

87. H.R.980 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 100 percent of the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Talent, Jim [MO-2] (introduced 3/4/1999) Cosponsors (110)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/4/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

88. H.R.982 : To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for the distribution of needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of illegal drugs.
Sponsor: Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] (introduced 3/4/1999) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/16/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

89. H.R.995 : To provide a direct check for education.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 3/4/1999) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/4/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

90. H.R.1032 : To prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
Sponsor: Rep Barr, Bob [GA-7] (introduced 3/9/1999) Cosponsors (98)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/9/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

91. H.R.1041 : To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Sponsor: Rep Largent, Steve [OK-1] (introduced 3/9/1999) Cosponsors (152)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/9/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

92. H.R.1042 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances for the harm caused by the use of those controlled substances.
Sponsor: Rep Latham, Tom [IA-5] (introduced 3/9/1999) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/11/2000 Received in the Senate.

93. H.R.1044 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain farm rental income from net earnings from self-employment if the taxpayer enters into a lease agreement relating to such income.
Sponsor: Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-2] (introduced 3/9/1999) Cosponsors (90)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/9/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

94. H.R.1055 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a $500 refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 3/10/1999) Cosponsors (96)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/10/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

95. H.R.1083 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain provisions relating to the treatment of forestry activities.
Sponsor: Rep Dunn, Jennifer [WA-8] (introduced 3/11/1999) Cosponsors (98)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/11/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

96. H.R.1091 : To amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability of health care coverage for working individuals with diabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to provide beneficiaries with disabilities meaningful opportunities to work, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hulshof, Kenny C. [MO-9] (introduced 3/11/1999) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/7/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

97. H.R.1102 : To provide for pension reform, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Portman, Rob [OH-2] (introduced 3/11/1999) Cosponsors (200)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce; House Government Reform; Senate Finance
House Reports: 106-331 Part 1; Senate Reports: 106-411
Latest Major Action: 9/13/2000 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 802.

98. H.R.1111 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a program under which long-term care insurance is made available to Federal employees and annuitants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Morella, Constance A. [MD-8] (introduced 3/16/1999) Cosponsors (155)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/29/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

99. H.R.1115 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Canady, Charles T. [FL-12] (introduced 3/16/1999) Cosponsors (274)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/7/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

100. H.R.1122 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to more accurately codify the depreciable life of printed wiring board and printed wiring assembly equipment.
Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 3/16/1999) Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/16/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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