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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. H.CON.RES.49 : Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a bike rodeo to be conducted by the Earth Force Youth Bike Summit.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 3/10/1999) Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Rules and Administration
House Reports: 106-61
Latest Major Action: 4/30/1999 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

4. H.CON.RES.54 : Recognizing the historic significance of the first anniversary of the Good Friday Peace Agreement.
Sponsor: Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] (introduced 3/11/1999) Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/21/1999 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

5. H.CON.RES.60 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a series of commemorative postage stamps should be issued honoring veterans service organizations across the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-16] (introduced 3/18/1999) Cosponsors (157)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/22/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

6. 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.

7. H.CON.RES.97 : Urging the prohibition on military assistance and arms transfers to the Government of Indonesia until the President certifies that the Government of Indonesia is no longer arming, financing, or supporting paramilitary units in East Timor and has taken certain other actions relating to East Timor, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] (introduced 5/5/1999) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/5/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

8. 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.

9. H.CON.RES.110 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the July 20, 1999, 30th Anniversary of the first lunar landing should be a day of celebration and reflection on the Apollo-11 mission to the Moon and the accomplishments of the Apollo program throughout the 1960's and 1970's.
Sponsor: Rep Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [AL-5] (introduced 5/20/1999) Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

10. H.CON.RES.132 : Expressing the sense of the Congress in opposition to the use of proceeds from gold sales by the International Monetary Fund for structural adjustment programs in developing countries.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, Sherrod [OH-13] (introduced 6/14/1999) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 6/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

11. H.CON.RES.159 : Urging the compliance by Turkey with United Nations Resolutions relating to Cyprus.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 7/20/1999) Cosponsors (81)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/20/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

12. H.CON.RES.177 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that nuclear weapons should be taken off hair-trigger alert.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 8/5/1999) Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House International Relations; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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.

13. H.CON.RES.188 : Commending Greece and Turkey for their mutual and swift response to the recent earthquakes in both countries by providing to each other humanitarian assistance and rescue relief.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 9/22/1999) Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/27/1999 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

14. 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.

15. H.CON.RES.240 : Expressing the sense of Congress that Elian Gonzalez should be reunited with his father, Juan Gonzalez of Cuba.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 1/24/2000) Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

16. H.CON.RES.285 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding Internet security and "cyberterrorism".
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 3/15/2000) Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. H.CON.RES.372 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the historic significance of the 210th anniversary of the establishment of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] (introduced 7/17/2000) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 7/26/2000 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

22. H.CON.RES.426 : Concerning the violence in the Middle East.
Sponsor: Rep Gilman, Benjamin A. [NY-20] (introduced 10/12/2000) Cosponsors (163)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/25/2000 Received in the Senate.

23. H.RES.19 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the seriousness of the national problems associated with mental illness and with respect to congressional intent to establish a 'Mental Health Advisory Committee'.
Sponsor: Rep Roukema, Marge [NJ-5] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/20/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

24. 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.

25. H.RES.122 : Providing for consideration of the bill (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 Turner, Jim [TX-2] (introduced 3/18/1999) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 4/14/1999 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Turner. Petition No: 106-1.

26. H.RES.133 : Recognizing the significance to society of issues relating to mental illness and expressing full support for the White House Conference on Mental Health.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-22] (introduced 3/25/1999) Cosponsors (98)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/6/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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.164 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal laws relating to the provision of health care must allow women direct access to obstetrician-gynecologists and other health care professionals who specialize in obstetrics and gynecology.
Sponsor: Rep Lucas, Ken [KY-4] (introduced 5/6/1999) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/17/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

29. H.RES.211 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of raising public awareness of prostate cancer, and of regular testing and examinations in the fight against prostate cancer.
Sponsor: Rep Bass, Charles F. [NH-2] (introduced 6/16/1999) Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/22/1999 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.226 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the acts of arson at three Sacramento, California, area synagogues on June 18, 1999, and affirming its opposition to such crimes.
Sponsor: Rep Ose, Doug [CA-3] (introduced 6/29/1999) Cosponsors (76)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/29/1999 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): 425 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 258).

31. H.RES.285 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the referendum in East Timor and calling on the Government of Indonesia and all other parties to the current civil unrest in East Timor to assist in any attempts to immediately terminate the paramilitary's campaign of violence and terror and comply with the overwhelming results of the August 30, 1999, popular consultation.
Sponsor: Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] (introduced 9/9/1999) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/6/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

32. H.RES.298 : Calling on the President to abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures.
Sponsor: Rep Visclosky, Peter J. [IN-1] (introduced 9/22/1999) Cosponsors (233)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/22/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

33. 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.

34. H.RES.414 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting Federal funding directed toward human pluripotent stem cell research to further research into Parkinson's disease and other medical conditions.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 2/2/2000) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

35. H.RES.552 : Urging the House to support mentoring programs such as Saturday Academy at the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology.
Sponsor: Rep Wu, David [OR-1] (introduced 7/13/2000) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 12/15/2000 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

36. H.J.RES.41 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 3/24/1999) Cosponsors (152)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/31/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

37. H.J.RES.48 : Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the court-martial conviction of the late Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay, III, and calling upon the President to award a Presidental Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS.
Sponsor: Rep Scarborough, Joe [FL-1] (introduced 4/28/1999) Cosponsors (109)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/14/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

38. 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.

39. 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).

40. 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.

41. H.R.110 : 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 Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/13/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

42. 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.

43. 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.

44. 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.

45. 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]

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.239 : To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Senator John Herschel Glenn, Jr., in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions toward American society for more than fifty years.
Sponsor: Rep Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [PR] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (92)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/12/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

48. H.R.271 : To amend title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdictional immunities of the Federal Republic of Germany, to grant jurisdiction to the courts of the United States in certain cases involving acts of genocide occurring against certain individuals during World War II in the predecessor states of the Federal Republic of Germany, or in any territories or areas occupied, annexed, or otherwise controlled by those states.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors (96)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

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.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.

53. 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.

54. 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.)

55. 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.

56. 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.

57. 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.

58. 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.

59. H.R.406 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the budget neutrality adjustment factor used in calculating the blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice organizations.
Sponsor: Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-2] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/8/1999 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.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.)

61. H.R.425 : To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to States to supplement State assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families.
Sponsor: Rep Vento, Bruce F. [MN-4] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/12/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

62. 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.

63. 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]

64. 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.

65. H.R.460 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the mandatory separation age for Federal firefighters be made the same as the age that applies with respect to Federal law enforcement officers.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-23] (introduced 2/2/1999) Cosponsors (92)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/18/2000 Received in the Senate.

66. 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.

67. 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.

68. 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.

69. 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.

70. 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.

71. H.R.612 : To protect the public, especially seniors, against telemarketing fraud, including fraud over the Internet, and to authorize an educational campaign to improve senior citizens' ability to protect themselves against telemarketing fraud.
Sponsor: Rep Weygand, Robert A. [RI-2] (introduced 2/4/1999) Cosponsors (79)
Committees: House Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

72. 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.)

73. 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.

74. 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.

75. 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.

76. H.R.714 : To amend title 46, United States Code, to protect seamen against economic reprisal.
Sponsor: Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] (introduced 2/11/1999) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/12/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

77. 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.

78. 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.

79. 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.

80. 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.

81. 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.

82. 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.)

83. 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.

84. 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.

85. H.R.802 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts to $5,000.
Sponsor: Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] (introduced 2/23/1999) Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/23/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

86. H.R.818 : To amend the Small Business Act to authorize a pilot program for the implementation of disaster mitigation measures by small businesses.
Sponsor: Rep Talent, Jim [MO-2] (introduced 2/24/1999) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Small Business; Senate Small Business
House Reports: 106-33
Latest Major Action: 3/3/1999 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business.

87. H.R.827 : To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve the coverage of needy children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the Medicaid Program.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 2/24/1999) Cosponsors (142)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/11/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

88. 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.

89. H.R.844 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements.
Sponsor: Rep Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [FL-22] (introduced 2/24/1999) Cosponsors (143)
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.

90. 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.

91. H.R.860 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such $2,000 amount.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 2/25/1999) Cosponsors (140)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/12/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

92. H.R.864 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the State ceiling on private activity bonds.
Sponsor: Rep Houghton, Amo [NY-31] (introduced 2/25/1999) Cosponsors (378)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/25/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

93. H.R.895 : To restore a United States voluntary contribution to the United Nations Population Fund.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 3/2/1999) Cosponsors (105)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/23/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

94. H.R.900 : To amend the Truth in Lending Act to enhance consumer disclosures regarding credit card terms and charges, to restrict issuance of credit cards to students, to expand protections in connection with unsolicited credit cards and third-party checks and to protect consumers from unreasonable practices that result in unnecessary credit costs or loss of credit, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep LaFalce, John J. [NY-29] (introduced 3/2/1999) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/18/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

95. H.R.904 : To assure access under group health plans and health insurance coverage to covered emergency medical services.
Sponsor: Rep Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD-3] (introduced 3/2/1999) Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House Commerce; House Education and the Workforce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/26/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

96. H.R.941 : To establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families.
Sponsor: Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] (introduced 3/2/1999) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/18/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

97. 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.

98. H.R.976 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment under the Medicare Program for pap smear laboratory tests.
Sponsor: Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] (introduced 3/4/1999) Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/16/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

99. H.R.979 : To ensure that services related to the operation of a correctional facility and the incarceration of inmates are not provided by private contractors or vendors and that persons convicted of any offenses against the United States shall be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees.
Sponsor: Rep Strickland, Ted [OH-6] (introduced 3/4/1999) Cosponsors (145)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/31/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

100. 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.

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