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1. H.CON.RES.68 : Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Kasich, John R. [OH-12] (introduced 3/23/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Budget
House Reports: 106-73; Latest Conference Report: 106-91 (in Congressional Record H1936-1968)
Latest Major Action: 4/15/1999 Conference report agreed to in Senate. Status: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-44. Record Vote No: 86.

2. H.CON.RES.108 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to raise public awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated.
Sponsor: Rep Forbes, Michael P. [NY-1] (introduced 5/17/1999) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/21/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

3. H.CON.RES.238 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 11/18/1999) Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

4. H.CON.RES.255 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Federal spending on veterans programs and allocation of funds received by the Federal Government for claims arising from smoking-related illnesses or an increased risk of smoking-related illnesses.
Sponsor: Rep Traficant, James A., Jr. [OH-17] (introduced 2/16/2000) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2000 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

5. H.CON.RES.290 : Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.
Sponsor: Rep Kasich, John R. [OH-12] (introduced 3/20/2000) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Budget; Senate Budget
House Reports: 106-530; Latest Conference Report: 106-577 (in Congressional Record H2206-2235)
Latest Major Action: 4/13/2000 Conference report agreed to in Senate. Status: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 85.

6. H.CON.RES.325 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to more appropriately address the health and well being of Hispanic adolescent girls and endorsing the findings and recommendations of the National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations (COSSMHO) now known as The National Alliance for Hispanic Health.
Sponsor: Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-34] (introduced 5/11/2000) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

7. H.CON.RES.328 : Expressing the sense of the Congress in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the free and fair elections in Burma and the urgent need to improve the democratic and human rights of the people of Burma.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 5/16/2000) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/11/2000 Received in the Senate.

8. H.CON.RES.343 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the importance of families eating together.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 5/25/2000) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/26/2000 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

9. H.CON.RES.371 : Supporting the goals and ideas of National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month.
Sponsor: Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] (introduced 7/13/2000) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 9/15/2000 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

10. H.RES.24 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives congratulating President Pastrana and the people of Colombia for moving the peace process forward and calling on the government and all other parties to the current conflict in Colombia to end the guerrilla and paramilitary violence which continues to pose a serious threat to democracy as well as economic and social stability in Colombia.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-23] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/16/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

11. 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.

12. H.RES.228 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the peace process in Colombia and calling on the government and all other parties to the current conflict in Colombia to take steps to advance the peace process so as to end the ongoing violence which continues to pose a serious threat to democracy, human rights, and economic and social stability in that nation.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-23] (introduced 6/29/1999) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/30/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

13. H.RES.331 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for mandatory drug testing of Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor: Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6] (introduced 10/14/1999) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 10/14/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

14. H.RES.459 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to promoting the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children.
Sponsor: Rep Schaffer, Bob [CO-4] (introduced 4/4/2000) Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/17/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

15. H.RES.465 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that local, State, and Federal governments should collect and disseminate statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-6] (introduced 4/6/2000) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 4/11/2000 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

16. H.RES.477 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the disparity between identical prescription drugs sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Sponsor: Rep Baldacci, John Elias [ME-2] (introduced 4/13/2000) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

17. H.RES.576 : Supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.
Sponsor: Rep Pryce, Deborah [OH-15] (introduced 9/12/2000) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2000 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): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 499).

18. H.RES.593 : -- Private Bill; To provide for the consideration of a private relief bill by the United States Court of Claims, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-45] (introduced 9/25/2000) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

19. H.RES.668 : To provide for the consideration by the United States Court of Claims of a bill for compensation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-45] (introduced 11/14/2000) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/14/2000 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

20. H.RES.672 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine should give priority to distributing the available vaccine to those people at a high risk of developing complications from an influenza infection.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 12/8/2000) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 12/13/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

21. H.J.RES.35 : Disapproving the certification of the President under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding foreign assistance for Mexico during fiscal year 1999.
Sponsor: Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] (introduced 3/2/1999) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/2/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

22. H.J.RES.43 : Disapproving the certification of the President under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding foreign assistance for Mexico during fiscal year 1999.
Sponsor: Rep Mica, John L. [FL-7] (introduced 3/24/1999) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House International Relations; House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/24/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 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.

23. H.J.RES.61 : Calling upon the Government of Mexico to undertake greater and more effective counterdrug measures, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Mica, John L. [FL-7] (introduced 7/1/1999) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/1/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

24. H.J.RES.69 : Disapproving the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998.
Sponsor: Rep Barr, Bob [GA-7] (introduced 9/28/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/1/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on District of Columbia.

25. H.R.15 : To designate a portion of the Otay Mountain region of California as wilderness.
Sponsor: Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-49] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Resources; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
House Reports: 106-65; Senate Reports: 106-116
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-145 [GPO: Text, PDF]

26. H.R.22 : To modernize the postal laws of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-24] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/24/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

27. H.R.23 : To provide grants to local educational agencies to allow such agencies to promote certain education initiatives.
Sponsor: Rep Dreier, David [CA-28] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 1/22/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

28. H.R.24 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain improvements in the way in which health-care resources are allocated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gilman, Benjamin A. [NY-20] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/9/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

29. H.R.75 : To schedule Gamma y-hydroxybutyrate in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act and to schedule Ketamine in schedule II of such Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

30. H.R.136 : To limit the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to ban metered-dose inhalers.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/20/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

31. H.R.144 : To encourage States to enact laws to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 18.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/19/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

32. H.R.186 : To ensure the safety of witnesses and to promote notification of the interstate relocation of witnesses by States and localities engaging in that relocation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCollum, Bill [FL-8] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

33. H.R.256 : To repeal the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 and the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/23/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

34. H.R.278 : To prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the legalization of drugs.
Sponsor: Rep Sweeney, John E. [NY-22] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/9/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources.

35. H.R.279 : To require preemployment drug testing with respect to applicants for Federal employment.
Sponsor: Rep Sweeney, John E. [NY-22] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/20/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

36. H.R.282 : To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reduce funding if States do not enact legislation that requires the death penalty in certain cases.
Sponsor: Rep Sweeney, John E. [NY-22] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

37. H.R.295 : To provide a sentence of death for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances.
Sponsor: Rep Sweeney, John E. [NY-22] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

38. H.R.300 : To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund adolescent health demonstration projects.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/29/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

39. H.R.326 : To make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade law, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Archer, Bill [TX-7] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (3)
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.

40. H.R.342 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide penalties for open air drug markets, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

41. 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.

42. 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.

43. 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.)

44. H.R.374 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify local law enforcement agencies of allegations of a missing patient or of certain crimes or other misconduct at medical facilities under the jurisdiction of that Secretary and to enable such agencies to investigate such allegations.
Sponsor: Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [NJ-11] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/9/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

45. H.R.434 : An act to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Sahara Africa, expand trade benefits to the countries in the Caribbean Basin, renew the generalized system of preferences, and reauthorize the trade adjustment assistance programs.
Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (75)
Committees: House International Relations; House Ways and Means; House Banking and Financial Services
House Reports: 106-19 Part 1, 106-19 Part 2; Latest Conference Report: 106-606 (in Congressional Record H2514-2552)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-200 [GPO: Text, PDF]

46. H.R.435 : To make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Archer, Bill [TX-7] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-36 [GPO: Text, PDF]

47. H.R.448 : To provide new patient protections under group health plans.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Commerce; House Education and the Workforce; House Ways and Means; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/26/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

48. H.R.484 : To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to provide penalty enhancements for drug offenses committed in the presence of children.
Sponsor: Rep Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [WA-5] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

49. H.R.587 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on vaccines to 25 cents per dose.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-21] (introduced 2/4/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/4/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

50. H.R.610 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive recoupment of Federal government Medicaid claims to tobacco-related State settlements if the State uses the funds only for programs to reduce smoking and for public health purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Weygand, Robert A. [RI-2] (introduced 2/4/1999) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/1/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

51. H.R.626 : To require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 2/8/1999) Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

52. H.R.628 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Customs Service in the performance of border protection functions.
Sponsor: Rep Traficant, James A., Jr. [OH-17] (introduced 2/8/1999) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/23/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

53. H.R.664 : To provide for substantial reductions in the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Rep Allen, Thomas H. [ME-1] (introduced 2/10/1999) Cosponsors (152)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/11/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Note: On 2/16/2000, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 371 , which provides for the consideration of H.R. 664 . A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 106-7: text with signatures.)

54. H.R.691 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a portion of any funds recovered by the United States in any future lawsuit brought by the United States against the tobacco industry to be made available for health care for veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 2/10/1999) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/9/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

55. H.R.719 : To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.
Sponsor: Rep Ganske, Greg [IA-4] (introduced 2/11/1999) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Commerce; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/12/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

56. H.R.723 : To establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage.
Sponsor: Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] (introduced 2/11/1999) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/3/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

57. 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.

58. H.R.764 : To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pryce, Deborah [OH-15] (introduced 2/12/1999) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
House Reports: 106-360
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-177 [GPO: Text, PDF]

59. H.R.781 : To require a preference for Federal contractors that hire welfare recipients, to authorize appropriations for job access and reverse commute grants, to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide guarantees of State loans to welfare recipients, making appropriations for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore certain business-related deductions.
Sponsor: Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] (introduced 2/23/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Government Reform; House Ways and Means; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/3/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

60. H.R.800 : To provide for education flexibility partnerships.
Sponsor: Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] (introduced 2/23/1999) Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
House Reports: 106-43; Latest Conference Report: 106-100 (in Congressional Record H2144-2148)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-25 [GPO: Text, PDF]

61. H.R.805 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic drugs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] (introduced 2/23/1999) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/11/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

62. 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.

63. H.R.820 : To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shuster, Bud [PA-9] (introduced 2/24/1999) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 106-51
Latest Major Action: 10/11/2000 Conference committee actions. Status: Conference held.

64. H.R.832 : To restore veterans tobacco-related illness benefits as in effect before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 2/24/1999) Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 3/9/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

65. H.R.833 : To amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gekas, George W. [PA-17] (introduced 2/24/1999) Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Banking and Financial Services
House Reports: 106-123 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2000 Resolving differences -- Senate actions. Status: Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference.

66. H.R.837 : To meet the mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 2/24/1999) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/12/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

67. 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.

68. H.R.905 : To provide funding for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] (introduced 3/2/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
House Reports: 106-152
Latest Major Action: 5/20/1999 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 85.

69. H.R.912 : To provide for the medical use of marijuana.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 3/2/1999) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/16/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

70. H.R.913 : To provide retrospective application of an amendment made by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 pertaining to the applicability of mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 3/2/1999) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/10/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

71. H.R.925 : 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 qualified individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis and to help women make informed choices about their reproductive and post-menopausal health care.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 3/2/1999) Cosponsors (90)
Committees: House Commerce; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/26/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

72. H.R.939 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 3/2/1999) Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/11/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

73. 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.

74. H.R.988 : To provide for a comprehensive, coordinated effort to combat methamphetamine abuse, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] (introduced 3/4/1999) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/30/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

75. H.R.997 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination of the activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism.
Sponsor: Rep Greenwood, James C. [PA-8] (introduced 3/4/1999) Cosponsors (201)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/30/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

76. H.R.1000 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shuster, Bud [PA-9] (introduced 3/4/1999) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Budget; House Rules; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 106-167 Part 1, 106-167 Part 2; Latest Conference Report: 106-513 (in Congressional Record H649-704)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-181 [GPO: Text, PDF]

77. 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.

78. H.R.1045 : To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to provide for partial restitution to individuals who worked in uranium mines, mills, or transport which provided uranium for the use and benefit of the United States Government, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Udall, Tom [NM-3] (introduced 3/9/1999) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/18/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

79. H.R.1053 : To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 3/10/1999) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/26/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

80. H.R.1065 : To require the Attorney General to add to schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, the "Date Rape" drugs ketamine hydrochloride and gamma y-hydroxybutyrate.
Sponsor: Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] (introduced 3/10/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/30/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

81. H.R.1073 : To amend title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the Federal programs for housing assistance for the homeless into a block grant program that ensures that States and communities are provided sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts effectively.
Sponsor: Rep Lazio, Rick [NY-2] (introduced 3/11/1999) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/15/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

82. H.R.1085 : To improve the health of children.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 3/11/1999) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 4/9/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

83. 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.

84. H.R.1095 : To require the United States to take action to provide bilateral debt relief, and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief, in order to give a fresh start to poor countries.
Sponsor: Rep Leach, James A. [IA-1] (introduced 3/11/1999) Cosponsors (140)
Committees: House International Relations; House Banking and Financial Services
House Reports: 106-483 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 11/18/1999 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. H. Rept. 106-483, Part I.

85. H.R.1109 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient prescription drugs under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 3/15/1999) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/7/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

86. H.R.1114 : To amend part S of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the use of certain amounts for assistance to jail-based substance treatment programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-6] (introduced 3/16/1999) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

87. H.R.1130 : To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Moakley, John Joseph [MA-9] (introduced 3/16/1999) Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/7/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

88. H.R.1141 : Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Young, C.W. Bill [FL-10] (introduced 3/17/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations
House Reports: 106-64; Latest Conference Report: 106-143 (in Congressional Record H3175-3202)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-31 [GPO: Text, PDF]

89. H.R.1149 : To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand and clarify the requirements regarding advance directives in order to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are complied with, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-12] (introduced 3/17/1999) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/6/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

90. H.R.1150 : To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Greenwood, James C. [PA-8] (introduced 3/17/1999) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 4/22/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

91. H.R.1152 : To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to target assistance to support the economic and political independence of the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia.
Sponsor: Rep Bereuter, Doug [NE-1] (introduced 3/17/1999) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 8/3/1999 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247.

92. H.R.1179 : To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/18/1999) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

93. H.R.1180 : To amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability of health care coverage for working individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to work, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lazio, Rick [NY-2] (introduced 3/18/1999) Cosponsors (249)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce
House Reports: 106-220 Part 1; Latest Conference Report: 106-478 (in Congressional Record H12174-12222)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-170 [GPO: Text, PDF]

94. H.R.1200 : To provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.
Sponsor: Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] (introduced 3/18/1999) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Government Reform; House Armed Services
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.

95. H.R.1211 : To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 3/22/1999) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House International Relations
House Reports: 106-122
Latest Major Action: 4/29/1999 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 65.

96. H.R.1228 : To amend the retirement provisions of title 5, United States Code, to extend to inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, revenue officers of the Internal Revenue Service, and certain others, the same treatment as is accorded to law enforcement officers.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-50] (introduced 3/23/1999) Cosponsors (85)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/5/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

97. H.R.1232 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive recoupment of Federal government Medicaid claims to tobacco-related State settlements if the State uses a portion of those funds for programs to reduce the use of tobacco products and to assist in the economic diversification of tobacco farming communities.
Sponsor: Rep Hansen, James V. [UT-1] (introduced 3/23/1999) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/6/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

98. H.R.1241 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 3/23/1999) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; 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.

99. H.R.1274 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for medical research related to developing vaccines against widespread diseases.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 3/24/1999) Cosponsors (39)
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.

100. H.R.1288 : To require Medicare providers to disclose publicly staffing and performance in order to promote improved consumer information and choice, to protect employees of Medicare providers who report concerns about the safety and quality of services provided by Medicare providers or who report violations of Federal or State law by those providers, and to require review of the impact on public health and safety of proposed mergers and acquisitions of Medicare providers.
Sponsor: Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-26] (introduced 3/25/1999) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Ways and Means; 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.

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