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1. H.CON.RES.17 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should develop, promote, and implement voluntary policies to slow the population growth of the Nation.
Sponsor: Rep Sawyer, Tom [OH-14] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/29/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

2. 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.

3. H.CON.RES.31 : To designate a flag-pole upon which the flag of the United States is to be set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is slain in the line of duty.
Sponsor: Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] (introduced 2/10/1999) Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

4. H.CON.RES.34 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be parity between the compensation of members of the uniformed services and the compensation of civilian employees of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] (introduced 2/12/1999) Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/23/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

5. H.CON.RES.80 : Calling for a United States effort to end restrictions on the freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people in the occupied area of Cyprus.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 3/25/1999) Cosponsors (131)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/25/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

6. H.CON.RES.87 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home should not be further restricted.
Sponsor: Rep Roukema, Marge [NJ-5] (introduced 4/15/1999) Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/15/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

7. H.CON.RES.100 : Urging the compliance by Turkey with United Nations resolutions relating to Cyprus, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 5/6/1999) Cosponsors (141)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/6/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

8. 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.

9. H.CON.RES.124 : Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to recent allegations of espionage and illegal campaign financing that have brought into question the loyalty and probity of Americans of Asian ancestry.
Sponsor: Rep Wu, David [OR-1] (introduced 5/27/1999) Cosponsors (75)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/19/1999 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

10. H.CON.RES.128 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the treatment of religious minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and particularly the recent arrests of members of that country's Jewish community.
Sponsor: Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-24] (introduced 6/8/1999) Cosponsors (109)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/1/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote.

11. H.CON.RES.162 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland should release seven paintings by Auschwitz survivor Dina Babbitt made while she was imprisoned there, and that the governments of the United States and Poland should facilitate the return of Dina Babbitt's artwork to her.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 7/22/1999) Cosponsors (75)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

12. H.CON.RES.189 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice known as shark finning.
Sponsor: Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-51] (introduced 9/27/1999) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Resources; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 106-428
Latest Major Action: 11/19/1999 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Commerce.

13. H.CON.RES.225 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States has an obligation to serve its veterans' health needs, that future congressional budget resolutions should reflect the ongoing need of the Nation's veterans, and that the Committees on Appropriations should provide the financial resources needed by the Veterans Health Administration to meet future demands.
Sponsor: Rep Hooley, Darlene [OR-5] (introduced 11/10/1999) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/30/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

14. H.CON.RES.237 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a portion of the budget surplus should be used to fulfill moral and legal responsibilities of the United States by ensuring proper payment and management of all federally held tribal trust fund accounts and individual Indian money accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 11/18/1999) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 11/18/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

15. H.CON.RES.304 : Expressing the condemnation of the continued egregious violations of human rights in the Republic of Belarus, the lack of progress toward the establishment of democracy and the rule of law in Belarus, calling on President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's regime to engage in negotiations with the representatives of the opposition and to restore the constitutional rights of the Belarusian people, and calling on the Russian Federation to respect the sovereignty of Belarus.
Sponsor: Rep Gejdenson, Sam [CT-2] (introduced 4/12/2000) Cosponsors (107)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign 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.

16. H.CON.RES.306 : Expressing the sense of Congress in support of the freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] (introduced 4/12/2000) Cosponsors (138)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 4/14/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Ground Transportation.

17. H.CON.RES.337 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding tuberous sclerosis.
Sponsor: Rep Kelly, Sue W. [NY-19] (introduced 5/25/2000) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/1/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

18. H.CON.RES.350 : Expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to political repression of foreign observers in Mexico.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 6/8/2000) Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

19. 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.

20. H.CON.RES.445 : In honor of Henry B. Gonzalez.
Sponsor: Rep Frost, Martin [TX-24] (introduced 12/7/2000) Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 12/15/2000 Received in the Senate.

21. H.RES.34 : Recognizing the unique effects that proposals to reform Social Security may have on women.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (114)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/8/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

22. H.RES.41 : Honoring the women who served the United States in military capacities during World War II and recognizing that these women contributed vitally to the victory of the United States and the Allies in the war.
Sponsor: Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9] (introduced 2/4/1999) Cosponsors (203)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/10/1999 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

23. H.RES.94 : Recognizing the generous contribution made by each living person who has donated a kidney to save a life.
Sponsor: Rep Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [WA-5] (introduced 3/3/1999) Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/8/1999 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): 382 - 0 (Roll no. 574).

24. H.RES.115 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued recognizing the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Hill, Baron P. [IN-9] (introduced 3/16/1999) Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/18/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

25. H.RES.134 : Supporting National Civility Week, Inc. in its efforts to restore civility, honesty, integrity, and respectful consideration in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 3/25/1999) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/5/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

26. H.RES.146 : Providing for the mandatory implementation of the Office Waste Recycling Program in the House of Representatives.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] (introduced 4/22/1999) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 4/22/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

27. H.RES.163 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to postpartum depression.
Sponsor: Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] (introduced 5/6/1999) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2000 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

28. H.RES.165 : Acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law enforcement officers.
Sponsor: Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] (introduced 5/11/1999) Cosponsors (130)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/11/1999 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): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 122).

29. H.RES.324 : Supporting National Civility Week, Inc. in its efforts to restore civility, honesty, integrity, and respectful consideration in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 10/7/1999) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/2/1999 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

30. H.RES.357 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to youth violence.
Sponsor: Rep Gephardt, Richard A. [MO-3] (introduced 11/3/1999) Cosponsors (113)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 11/3/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

31. 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.

32. H.RES.635 : Calling on the President to take all appropriate action within his power to provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and to immediately request the United States International Trade Commission to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 of those steel imports.
Sponsor: Rep Mollohan, Alan B. [WV-1] (introduced 10/17/2000) Cosponsors (237)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/17/2000 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

33. 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.

34. H.J.RES.86 : Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Korean War and the service by members of the Armed Forces during such war, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ewing, Thomas W. [IL-15] (introduced 2/1/2000) Cosponsors (210)
Committees: House Armed Services; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-195 [GPO: Text, PDF]

35. 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.

36. 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.

37. H.R.88 : To amend the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999, to repeal the requirement regarding data produced under Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, George E., Jr. [CA-42] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/15/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

38. 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.

39. H.R.116 : To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph node dissections performed for the treatment of breast cancer.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (220)
Committees: House Commerce; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/5/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

40. H.R.163 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Holden, Tim [PA-6] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/19/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

41. H.R.170 : To require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (148)
Committees: House Government Reform
House Reports: 106-431
Latest Major Action: 11/19/1999 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 418.

42. 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.

43. H.R.206 : To provide for greater access to child care services for Federal employees.
Sponsor: Rep Morella, Constance A. [MD-8] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Government Reform
House Reports: 106-169
Latest Major Action: 6/7/1999 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 94.

44. H.R.211 : To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at West 920 Riverside Avenue in Spokane, Washington, as the "Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and United States Courthouse", and the plaza at the south entrance of such building and courthouse as the "Walter F. Horan Plaza".
Sponsor: Rep Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [WA-5] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-48 [GPO: Text, PDF]

45. 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.

46. 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.

47. H.R.237 : To amend title 39, United States Code, to require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rogan, James E. [CA-27] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/20/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

48. H.R.274 : To provide surveillance and research to better understand the prevalence and pattern of autism and other pervasive developmental disabilities so that effective treatment and prevention strategies can be implemented.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (199)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/12/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

49. 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.

50. H.R.306 : To prohibit discrimination against individuals and their family members on the basis of genetic information or a request for genetic services.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (221)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 1/22/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

51. H.R.325 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage.
Sponsor: Rep Bonior, David E. [MI-10] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (151)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Note: On 10/5/1999, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 301, which provides for the consideration of H.R. 325. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 106-6: text with signatures.)

52. H.R.348 : To authorize the construction of a monument to honor those who have served the Nation's civil defense and emergency management programs.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Resources
House Reports: 106-416
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-103 [GPO: Text, PDF]

53. H.R.355 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that persons retiring from the Armed Forces shall be entitled to all benefits which were promised them when they entered the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Condit, Gary A. [CA-18] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (109)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/10/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

54. H.R.357 : To prevent violence against women, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (180)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and the Workforce; House Ways and Means; House Commerce; House Banking and Financial Services; House Armed Services; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

55. H.R.358 : To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-16] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (182)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Note: On 6/23/1999, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 197, which provides for the consideration of H.R. 358. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 106-3: text with signatures.)

56. H.R.371 : To expedite the naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units in Laos.
Sponsor: Rep Vento, Bruce F. [MN-4] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
House Reports: 106-563
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-207 [GPO: Text, PDF]

57. H.R.389 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for employers who provide child care assistance for dependents of their employees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/19/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

58. H.R.392 : To amend the Small Business Act to increase the authorization of appropriations for the women's business center program.
Sponsor: Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita [CA-37] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Small Business
Latest Major Action: 1/19/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

59. H.R.394 : To ensure that Federal taxpayers receive a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/2/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

60. H.R.395 : To provide for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/2/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

61. H.R.397 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/19/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

62. H.R.403 : To elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [WA-5] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Resources; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/12/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

63. H.R.413 : To authorize qualified organizations to provide technical assistance and capacity building services to microenterprise development organizations and programs and to disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (109)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services; House Small Business
House Reports: 106-184 Part 1, 106-184 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 7/2/1999 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 126.

64. H.R.415 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage new school construction through the creation of a new class of bond.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-46] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/19/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

65. H.R.417 : To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (138)
Committees: House Administration; House Education and the Workforce; House Government Reform; House Judiciary; House Ways and Means; House Rules; Senate Rules and Administration
House Reports: 106-297 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 9/29/1999 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Note: On 4/14/1999, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 122, which provides for the consideration of H.R. 417. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 106-1: text with signatures.) On 4/20/1999, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 126, which also provides for the consideration of H.R. 417. (Discharge Petition No. 106-2: text with signatures.)

66. 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.

67. H.R.443 : To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for any stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer to transfer or market nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (140)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 2/11/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

68. H.R.453 : To amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.
Sponsor: Rep Canady, Charles T. [FL-12] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (77)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 2/17/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

69. H.R.455 : To provide grants to certain local educational agencies to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-22] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

70. H.R.457 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the amount of leave time available to a Federal employee in any year in connection with serving as an organ donor, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Governmental Affairs
House Reports: 106-174; Senate Reports: 106-143
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-56 [GPO: Text, PDF]

71. H.R.458 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to use the funds available under the State children's health insurance program for an enhanced matching rate for coverage of additional children under the Medicaid Program.
Sponsor: Rep Dunn, Jennifer [WA-8] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/16/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

72. H.R.489 : To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to improve the availability of child care and development services during periods outside normal school hours, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/26/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

73. H.R.501 : To require the registration of all persons providing intercountry adoption services.
Sponsor: Rep Traficant, James A., Jr. [OH-17] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/23/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

74. H.R.506 : To ensure that the volume of steel imports does not exceed the average monthly volume of such imports during the 36-month period preceding July 1997.
Sponsor: Rep Visclosky, Peter J. [IN-1] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (210)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/9/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

75. H.R.525 : To provide for the defense of the environment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-29] (introduced 2/3/1999) Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Rules; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.

76. 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.

77. 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.

78. H.R.541 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 2/3/1999) Cosponsors (122)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/5/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

79. H.R.563 : To encourage Members of Congress and the executive branch to be honest with the public about true on-budget circumstances, to exclude the Social Security trust funds from the annual Federal budget baseline, to prohibit Social Security trust funds surpluses to be used as off-sets for tax cuts or spending increases, and to exclude the Social Security trust funds from official budget surplus/deficit pronouncements.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] (introduced 2/3/1999) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Budget; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/17/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

80. H.R.566 : To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct Stand Down events and to establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State.
Sponsor: Rep Vento, Bruce F. [MN-4] (introduced 2/3/1999) Cosponsors (109)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/9/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

81. 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.

82. H.R.576 : To amend title 4, United States Code, to add the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed.
Sponsor: Rep Bentsen, Ken [TX-25] (introduced 2/4/1999) Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 106-176
Latest Major Action: 10/12/1999 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On passage Passed by voice vote.
Note: H.R. 576 was subsequently laid on the table.

83. H.R.597 : To allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for AIDS research and education through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage stamps.
Sponsor: Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita [CA-37] (introduced 2/4/1999) Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/22/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

84. H.R.645 : To provide for teacher technology training.
Sponsor: Rep Morella, Constance A. [MD-8] (introduced 2/9/1999) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/9/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

85. H.R.654 : To make available on the Internet, for purposes of access and retrieval by the public, certain information available through the Congressional Research Service web site.
Sponsor: Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] (introduced 2/9/1999) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/9/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

86. 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.

87. H.R.675 : To provide jurisdiction and procedures for affording relief for injuries arising out of exposure to hazards involved in the mining and processing of beryllium.
Sponsor: Rep Kanjorski, Paul E. [PA-11] (introduced 2/10/1999) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/21/2000 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

88. H.R.684 : To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 2/10/1999) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/11/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

89. H.R.701 : To provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance to State and local governments, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 2/10/1999) Cosponsors (315)
Committees: House Resources; House Agriculture; House Budget; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
House Reports: 106-499 Part 1; Senate Reports: 106-413
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2000 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 804.

90. H.R.721 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax-exempt bond financing of certain electric facilities.
Sponsor: Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-6] (introduced 2/11/1999) Cosponsors (130)
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.

91. H.R.725 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty in the standard deduction.
Sponsor: Rep Kleczka, Gerald D. [WI-4] (introduced 2/11/1999) Cosponsors (15)
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.

92. H.R.730 : To provide certain requirements for labeling textile fiber products and for duty-free and quota-free treatment of products of, and to implement minimum wage and immigration requirements in, the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 2/11/1999) Cosponsors (76)
Committees: House Resources; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/22/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

93. H.R.732 : To close the United States Army School of the Americas.
Sponsor: Rep Moakley, John Joseph [MA-9] (introduced 2/11/1999) Cosponsors (156)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/23/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

94. H.R.745 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of substitute adult day care services under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] (introduced 2/11/1999) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/6/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

95. H.R.750 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Thomas, William M. [CA-21] (introduced 2/11/1999) Cosponsors (194)
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.

96. 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.

97. H.R.773 : To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, and to make technical corrections.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 2/23/1999) Cosponsors (233)
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.
Note: On 5/11/2000, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 478, which provides for the consideration of H.R. 773. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 106-9: text with signatures.)

98. 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.

99. H.R.789 : To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide death benefits to retired public safety officers.
Sponsor: Rep Fossella, Vito [NY-13] (introduced 2/23/1999) Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/2/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

100. H.R.798 : To provide for the permanent protection of the resources of the United States in the year 2000 and beyond.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 2/23/1999) Cosponsors (107)
Committees: House Resources; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 3/10/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

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