106th Congress / Bills
See also: Most-voted-on bills in the 106th Congress.
| Bill | Title |
|---|---|
| Expressing congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly United States opposition to such a unilateral declaration of statehood. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should introduce and make all efforts necessary to pass a resolution criticizing the People's Republic of China for its human rights abuses in China and Tibet at the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. | |
| Congratulating the State of Qatar and its citizens for their commitment to democratic ideals and women's suffrage on the occasion of Qatar's historic elections of a central municipal council on March 8, 1999. | |
| Concerning anti-Semitic statements made by members of the Duma of the Russian Federation. | |
| Regarding the use of United States Armed Forces as part of a NATO peacekeeping operation implementing a Kosovo peace agreement. | |
| Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act. | |
| 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. | |
| Condemning the National Islamic Front (NIF) government for its genocidal war in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and continued human rights violations, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing the social problem of child abuse and neglect, and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness of it. | |
| Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from their positions in connection with the present operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. | |
| Urging the Congress and the President to fully fund the Federal Government's obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. | |
| Urging the Congress and the President to increase funding for the Pell Grant Program and existing Campus-Based Aid Programs. | |
| Recognizing the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park in New Ulm, Minnesota, as a national symbol of the contributions of Americans of German heritage. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the tragic shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. | |
| Recognizing the public need for reconciliation and healing, urging the United States to unite in seeking God, and recommending that the Nation's leaders call for days of prayer. | |
| Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and recognizing the humanitarian safeguards these treaties provide in times of armed conflict. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress rejecting the conclusions of a recent article published by the American Psychological Association that suggests that sexual relationships between adults and children might be positive for children. | |
| Concerning United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/6. | |
| Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the victory of the United States in the cold war and the fall of the Berlin Wall. | |
| Expressing the sense of the Congress that Haiti should conduct free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections, and for other purposes. | |
| Designating the Document Door of the United States Capitol as the "Memorial Door". | |
| Expressing United States policy toward the Slovak Republic. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not have granted clemency to terrorists. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance of "family friendly" programming on television. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the European Council noise rule affecting hushkitted and reengined aircraft. | |
| 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. | |
| Urging the United States to seek a global consensus supporting a moratorium on tariffs and on special, multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce. | |
| Recognizing the contributions of 4-H Clubs and their members to voluntary community service. | |
| Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford. | |
| Expressing grave concern regarding armed conflict in the North Caucasus region of the Russian Federation which has resulted in civilian casualties and internally displaced persons, and urging all sides to pursue dialog for peaceful resolution of the conflict. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be no increase in Federal taxes in order to fund additional Government spending. | |
| Expressing the strong suppport of the Congress for the recently concluded elections in the Republic of India and urging the President to travel to India. | |
| Encouraging the Secretary of Education to promote, and State and local educational agencies to incorporate in their education programs, financial literacy training. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress that direct systematic phonics instruction should be used in all schools. | |
| Condemning the assassination of Armenian Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsian and other officials of the Armenian Government and expressing the sense of the Congress in mourning this tragic loss of the duly elected leadership of Armenia. | |
| Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Freedom Day. | |
| Honoring the members of the Armed Forces and Federal civilian employees who served the Nation during the Vietnam era and the families of those individuals who lost their lives or remain unaccounted for or were injured during that era in Southeast Asia or elsewhere in the world in defense of United States national security interests. | |
| Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. | |
| Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation and supporting National Donor Day. | |
| Expressing the sense of the Congress strongly objecting to any effort to expel the Holy See from the United Nations as a state participant by removing its status as a Permanent Observer. | |
| Commending the Library of Congress and its staff for 200 years of outstanding service to the Congress and the Nation and encouraging the American public to participate in bicentennial activities. | |
| Declaring the "Person of the Century" for the 20th century to have been the American G.I. | |
| Recognizing the importance of families and children in the United States and expressing support for the goals and ideas of National Family Day. | |
| 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. | |
| Congratulating the people of Taiwan for the successful conclusion of presidential elections on March 18, 2000, and reaffirming United States policy toward Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. | |
| Urging compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. | |
| Relating to continuing human rights violations and political oppression in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 25 years after the fall of South Vietnam to Communist forces. | |
| Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the necessity to expedite the settlement process for discrimination claims against the Department of Agriculture brought by African-American farmers. | |
| Recognizing and commending our Nation's Federal workforce for successfully preparing our Nation to withstand any catastrophic Year 2000 computer problem disruptions. | |
| Calling on the people of the United States to observe a National Moment of Remembrance to honor the men and women of the United States who died in the pursuit of freedom and peace. | |
| Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate. | |
| 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. | |
| Expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to in-school personal safety education programs for children. | |
| Supporting a National Charter Schools Week. | |
| Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government and the States should engage in greater oversight of title loan and title pawn transactions, work cooperatively to address the problem of abuses in title loan and title pawn transactions through effective legislation at both the Federal and State level, as necessary, and ensure that any Federal legislative effort preserves the ability of the States to enact stronger protections for consumers with respect to such transactions. | |
| Congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 10th anniversary of the reestablishment of its independence from the rule of the former Soviet Union. | |
| Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the Federal Government's responsibility for starting a destructive fire near Los Alamos, New Mexico. | |
| Honoring the service and sacrifice during periods of war by members of the United States merchant marine. | |
| Commending Israel's redeployment from southern Lebanon. | |
| 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. | |
| Voicing concern about serious violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in most states of Central Asia, including substantial noncompliance with their Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) commitments on democratization and the holding of free and fair elections. | |
| Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. | |
| Relating to the reestablishment of representative government in Afghanistan. | |
| Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be established a National Children's Memorial Day. | |
| Concerning the violence in the Middle East. | |
| Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President and the Congress should join in undertaking the Social Security Guarantee Initiative to strengthen and protect the retirement income security of all Americans through the creation of a fair and modern Social Security Program for the 21st century. | |
| Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. | |
| Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations. | |
| Declaring a state of war between the United States and the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. | |
| Disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China. | |
| Disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam. | |
| Commending the World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other purposes. | |
| Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Korean War and the service by members of the Armed Forces during such war, and for other purposes. | |
| Withdrawing the approval of the United States from the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization. | |
| Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations. | |
| Disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam. | |
| Calling upon the President to issue a proclamation recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act. | |
| Disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the People's Republic of China. | |
| Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To send more dollars to the classroom and for certain other purposes. | |
| To declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a national missile defense. | |
| To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have attained retirement age. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that the income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the amounts applicable to unmarried individuals. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period. | |
| To enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. | |
| To provide a national medal for public safety officers who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty, to enhance computer crime enforcement and Internet security, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend section 20 of the Small Business Act and make technical corrections in Title III of the Small Business Investment Act. | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to enact into law eligibility requirements for burial in Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code, to extend the aviation war risk insurance program. | |
| To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend Federal Aviation Administration programs through September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish designations for United States Postal Service buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey National Forest System lands for use for educational purposes, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | |
| To restructure the financing for assisted housing for senior citizens and otherwise provide for the preservation of such housing in the 21st Century, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow for the contribution of certain rollover distributions to accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan, to eliminate certain waiting-period requirements for participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System and to authorize assistance to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning and construction of the water supply system, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the construction of a monument to honor those who have served the Nation's civil defense and emergency management programs. | |
| To improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance by small businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements, to establish a task force to examine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small businesses, and for other purposes. | |
| To improve the effectiveness and performance of Federal financial assistance programs, simplify Federal financial assistance application and reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of services to the public. | |
| To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the North/South Center as the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center. | |
| 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. | |
| To make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws, and for other purposes. | |
| To reduce waste, fraud, and error in Government programs by making improvements with respect to Federal management and debt collection practices, Federal payment systems, Federal benefit programs, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for a Chief Financial Officer in the Executive Office of the President. | |
| To promote and enhance public safety through use of 911 as the universal emergency assistance number, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to minimize the burden of Federal paperwork demands upon small businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, State and local governments, and other persons through the sponsorship and use of alternative information technologies. | |
| To make technical corrections to the Microloan Program. | |
| To establish the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area. | |
| To amend title 13, United States Code, to require the use of postcensus local review as part of each decennial census. | |
| To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities as a result of a voluntary withdrawal from participation in the Medicaid Program. | |
| 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. | |
| To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the "Death on the High Seas Act" to aviation incidents. | |
| To amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to limit the applicability of the Act to apples. | |
| To establish the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the State of New York as an affiliated area of the National Park System. | |
| An act to authorize appropriations for the protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry out that Act, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other appropriate agencies for the purpose of improving water quality throughout the marine ecosystem of the Florida Keys. | |
| 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. | |
| To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize a program for predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster assistance, and for other purposes. | |
| To protect the permanent trust funds of the State of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds. | |
| To establish a toll free number under the Federal Trade Commission to assist consumers in determining if products are American-made. | |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and services with respect to lupus. | |
| To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Small Business Act to change the conditions of participation and provide an authorization of appropriations for the women's business center program. | |
| To establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any device or system to process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003. | |
| To provide for education flexibility partnerships. | |
| To extend for 3 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted. | |
| To authorize appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal years 2000 and 2001. | |
| To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for joint resolutions on the budget, reserve funds for emergency spending, strengthened enforcement of budgetary decisions, increased accountability for Federal spending, accrual budgeting for Federal insurance programs, mitigation of the bias in the budget process toward higher spending, modifications in paygo requirements when there is an on-budget surplus, and for other purposes. | |
| To preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired lands. | |
| To designate the Federal building located at 310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the "Terry Sanford Federal Building". | |
| To provide for a reduction in the volume of steel imports, and to establish a steel import notification and monitoring program. | |
| To require the Secretary of Labor to wait for completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before promulgating a standard or guideline on ergonomics. | |
| To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. | |
| To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide Governmentwide accounting of regulatory costs and benefits, and for other purposes. | |
| To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to require the improved disclosure of after-tax returns regarding mutual fund performance, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for pension reform, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to State agencies with responsibility for water source development for the purpose of maximizing available water supply and protecting the environment through the development of alternative water sources. | |
| Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. | |
| To locate and secure the return of Zachary Baumel, an American citizen, and other Israeli soldiers missing in action. | |
| 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. | |
| To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. | |
| To amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act and the Miller Act, relating to payment protections for persons providing labor and materials for Federal construction projects. | |
| To prevent violence against women. | |
| To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 8850 South 700 East, Sandy, Utah, as the "Noal Cushing Bateman Post Office Building". | |
| To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social Security surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms. | |
| To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as such laws apply to collective bargaining by labor organizations under the National Labor Relations Act. | |
| To extend the tax benefits available with respect to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro) and certain other areas, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to improve collection and dissemination of information concerning bond prices and to improve price competition in bond markets, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 to 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Class I milk price structure known as Option 1-A as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders. | |
| To reauthorize and amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. | |
| To establish the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. | |
| To withhold voluntary proportional assistance for programs and projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency relating to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for public participation in the declaration of national monuments under the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906. | |
| To provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders. | |
| To authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. | |
| To authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934, relating to copyright licensing and carriage of broadcast signals by satellite. | |
| To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. | |
| To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being used for the deployment of ground elements of the United States Armed Forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unless that deployment is specifically authorized by law. | |
| To amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to extend the period during which reimbursement may be provided to owners of United States fishing vessels for costs incurred when such a vessel is seized and detained by a foreign country. | |
| To authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate as a national memorial the memorial being built at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California to honor recipients of the Medal of Honor. | |
| An Act providing emergency authority for guarantees of loans to qualified steel and iron ore companies and to qualified oil and gas companies, and for other purposes. | |
| To protect religious liberty. | |
| To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal public lands in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, for the development of an airport facility, and for other purposes. | |
| To facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce. | |
| To expand homeownership in the United States. | |
| To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help children make the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency, and for other purposes. | |
| To improve the economy and efficiency of Government operations by requiring the use of recovery audits by Federal agencies. | |
| An Act to authorize appropriations for the United States Customs Service, and for other purposes. | |
| To assist in the enhancement of the security of Taiwan, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions. | |
| To provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the depiction of animal cruelty. | |
| To designate the United States border station located in Pharr, Texas, as the "Kika de la Garza United States Border Station". | |
| Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide enhanced protection for inventors and innovators, protect patent terms, reduce patent litigation, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide grants to the States to improve the reporting of unidentified and missing persons. | |
| To reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to empower teachers, improve student achievement through high-quality professional development for teachers, reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish a statute of repose for durable goods used in a trade or business. | |
| To provide for injunctive relief in Federal district court to enforce State laws relating to the interstate transportation of intoxicating liquor. | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the Secretary of Commerce to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to establish the Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel to report to the Congress on the feasibility and social value of a coordinated oceanography program. | |
| An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance programs providing health care, education, memorial, and other benefits for veterans, to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other puropses. | |
| To require background checks at gun shows, and for other purposes. | |
| An act to amend the Controlled Substances Act to direct the emergency scheduling of gamma hydroxybutyric acid, to provide for a national awareness campaign, and for other purposes. | |
| To improve protection and management of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia. | |
| To amend the Controlled Substances Act to promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation paid for service-connected disabilities, to enhance the compensation, memorial affairs, and housing programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement authorities applicable to judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes. | |
| To allow a State to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of all its students. | |
| To direct the Librarian of Congress to prepare the history of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Clean Lakes Program. | |
| To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for appointment of United States marshals by the Attorney General. | |
| To provide small businesses certain protections from litigation excesses and to limit the product liability of nonmanufacturer product sellers. | |
| To simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution. | |
| To restore stability and predictability to the annual payments made to States and counties containing National Forest System lands and public domain lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management for use by the counties for the benefit of public schools, roads, and other purposes. | |
| To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 South Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the "E. Ross Adair Federal Building and United States Courthouse". | |
| To enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend programs relating to organ procurement and transplantation. | |
| To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for education savings and health care, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for recommendations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the placement of automatic external defibrillators in Federal buildings in order to improve survival rates of individuals who experience cardiac arrest in such buildings, and to establish protections from civil liability arising from the emergency use of the devices. | |
| To amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. | |
| To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by providing greater access to more affordable risk management tools and improved protection from production and income loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| To direct the Administrator of NASA to design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts. | |
| Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Small Business Investment Act to make improvements to the certified development company program, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs in schedule IV or V for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment. | |
| Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the National Motor Carrier Administration in the Department of Transportation, to improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators and carriers, to strengthen commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Illinois certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to be used as an historic and interpretive site along the trail. | |
| To extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through fiscal year 2003. | |
| To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 years of age may be considered a child under such Act if adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such Act. | |
| To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize funding for the Office of Government Ethics. | |
| To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and for other purposes. | |
| To promote preservation and public awareness of the history of the Underground Railroad by providing financial assistance, to the Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. | |
| To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West National Heritage Area Study Area and to establish the Crossroads of the West Historic District in the State of Utah. | |
| To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Orchard Park Drive in Greenville, South Carolina, as the "Keith D. Oglesby Station". | |
| To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize funding to carry out certain water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin, Louisiana, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals greater access to health insurance through a health care tax deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other health-related tax incentives, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to and choice in health care through association health plans, to amend the Public Health Service Act to create new pooling opportunities for small employers to obtain greater access to health coverage through HealthMarts, and for other purposes. | |
| An Act to designate certain facilities of the United States Postal Service in South Carolina. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey property to the Greater Yuma Port Authority of Yuma County, Arizona, for use as an international port of entry. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 757 Warren Road in Ithaca, New York, as the "Matthew F. McHugh Post Office". | |
| To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to assist in the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make corrections and refinements in the Medicare Program as revised by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for small businesses, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide discretionary spending offsets for fiscal year 2000. | |
| To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide additional protections to victims of rape. | |
| To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit telemarketers from interfering with the caller identification service of any person to whom a telephone solicitation is made, and for other purposes. | |
| To protect individuals, families, and Internet service providers from unsolicited and unwanted electronic mail. | |
| To prohibit Internet gambling, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for the imposition of economic sanctions on certain foreign persons engaging in, or otherwise involved in, international narcotics trafficking. | |
| To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii. | |
| Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the appearance of Social Security account numbers on or through unopened mailings of checks or other drafts issued on public money in the Treasury. | |
| To combat trafficking of persons, especially into the sex trade, slavery, and slavery-like conditions in the United States and countries around the world through prevention, through prosecution and enforcement against traffickers, and through protection and assistance to victims of trafficking. | |
| To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to assist the Congressional Budget Office with the scoring of State and local mandates. | |
| To amend the law that authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to authorize the placement within the site of the memorial of a plaque to honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service. | |
| To amend section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the program for Long Island Sound, and for other purposes. | |
| To complete the orderly withdrawal of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. | |
| To require the Federal Communications Commission to revise its regulations authorizing the operation of new, low-power FM radio stations. | |
| To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning. | |
| To authorize a gold medal to be presented on behalf of the Congress to Pope John Paul II in recognition of his many and enduring contributions to peace and religious understanding, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to John Cardinal O'Connor, Archbishop of New York, in recognition of his accomplishments as a priest, a chaplain, and a humanitarian. | |
| To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka reclamation project, Idaho. | |
| To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in recognition of their service to the Nation. | |
| To establish the San Rafael Western Legacy District in the State of Utah, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to ensure improved access to the signals of local television stations by multichannel video providers to all households which desire such service in unserved and underserved rural areas by December 31, 2006. | |
| To revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the Federal building located at 2201 C Street, Northwest, in the District of Columbia, currently headquarters for the Department of State, as the "Harry S. Truman Federal Building". | |
| A bill to authorize the President to award posthumously a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Charles M. Schulz in recognition of his lasting artistic contributions to the Nation and the world, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions. | |
| A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds available for grants to States for fish and wildlife conservation projects, to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, to commemorate the centennial of the establishment of the first national wildlife refuge in the United States on March 14, 1903, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8409 Lee Highway in Merrifield, Virginia, as the "Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building". | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3118 Washington Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia, as the "Joseph L. Fisher Post Office Building". | |
| To extend for 5 years the moratorium enacted by the Internet Tax Freedom Act, and for other purposes. | |
| To reduce, suspend, or terminate any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to each country determined by the President to be engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the United States economy, and for other purposes. | |
| To reauthorize programs to assist small business concerns, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage, and for other purposes. | |
| To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alabama. | |
| To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms. | |
| Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services. | |
| To provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington. | |
| To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify the procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests. | |
| To establish the Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection. | |
| To establish a grant program that provides incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to achieve full funding for part B of that Act by 2010. | |
| To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Department of Education. | |
| To authorize appropriations for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and for other purposes. | |
| To prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any outstanding bilateral debt owed to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation until the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased all its operations at, removed all personnel from, and permanently closed the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba. | |
| To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the age of persons considered to be minors for the purposes of the prohibition on transporting obscene materials to minors. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for increased fairness to taxpayers. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Vassar Street in Reno, Nevada, as the "Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office Building". | |
| To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. | |
| To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations. | |
| To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1818 Milton Avenue in Janesville, Wisconsin, as the "Les Aspin Post Office Building". | |
| To amend the North Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999 to enhance congressional oversight of nuclear transfers to North Korea, and for other purposes. | |
| To establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education, and for other purposes. | |
| To protect infants who are born alive. | |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to children's health. | |
| To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide medical assistance for certain women screened and found to have breast or cervical cancer under a federally funded screening program, to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to surveillance and information concerning the relationship between cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV), and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. | |
| To reauthorize the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act. | |
| Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To clarify certain boundaries on the map relating to Unit NC01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources System. | |
| To establish a commission to promote awareness of the National Wildlife Refuge System among the American public as the System celebrates its centennial anniversary in 2003, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 919 West 34th Street in Baltimore, Maryland, as the "Samuel H. Lacy, Sr. Post Office Building". | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3500 Dolfield Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, as the "Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr. Post Office Building". | |
| Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 North Washington Street in Rockville, Maryland, as the "Everett Alvarez, Jr. Post Office Building". | |
| Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24 Tsienneto Road in Derry, New Hampshire, as the "Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Post Office Building". | |
| To reauthorize and amend the Commodity Exchange Act to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To extend the authorization for the Air Force Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs. | |
| To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 213(c) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001 to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory limit on the public debt. | |
| To designate the United States courthouse located at 220 West Depot Street in Greeneville, Tennessee, as the "James H. Quillen United States Courthouse". | |
| Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To authorize the Forest Service to convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for use as an elementary school site. | |
| To provide more child support money to families leaving welfare, to simplify the rules governing the assignment and distribution of child support collected by States on behalf of children, to improve the collection of child support, to promote marriage, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary program for prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Program, to modernize the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To grant the consent of the Congress to the Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact. | |
| To authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases. | |
| Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 527 organizations to disclose their political activities. | |
| To designate the Federal building located at 1710 Alabama Avenue in Jasper, Alabama, as the "Carl Elliott Federal Building". | |
| To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 103(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001. | |
| Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To modernize the financing of the railroad retirement system and to provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries. | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to reaffirm and clarify the duty of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist claimants for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits. | |
| To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 103(b)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001 to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory limit on the public debt. | |
| To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, to make other technical amendments to the trade laws, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 West 2nd Street in Royal Oak, Michigan, as the "William S. Broomfield Post Office Building". | |
| To protect innocent children. | |
| To repeal the Federal charter of the Boy Scouts of America. | |
| To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions under those Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the renewal of distressed communities, to provide for 9 additional empowerment zones and increased tax incentives for empowerment zone development, to encourage investments in new markets, and for other purposes. | |
| Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Small Business Act to strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the legislative authority for the Black Patriots Foundation to establish a commemorative work. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provisions relating to foreign sales corporations (FSCs) and to exclude extraterritorial income from gross income. | |
| To provide for a circulating quarter dollar coin program to commemorate the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the personnel system of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. | |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the allowance of the child credit, the deduction for personal exemptions, and the earned income credit for missing children, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for reconciliation pursuant to sections 103(b)(2) and 213(b)(2)(C) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001 to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory limit on the public debt. | |
| To amend titles 10 and 18, United States Code, and the Revised Statutes to remove the uncertainty regarding the authority of the Department of Defense to permit buildings located on military installations and reserve component facilities to be used as polling places in Federal, State, and local elections for public office. | |
| To provide relief to small businesses from liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. | |
| To provide for reconciliation pursuant to sections 103(a)(2), 103(b)(2), and 213(b)(2)(C) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001 to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory limit on the public debt, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for retirement security. | |
| To direct the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to establish a program to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of American war veterans, and for other purposes. | |
| To provide for a United States response in the event of a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state. | |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2305 Minton Road in West Melbourne, Florida, as the "Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building". | |
| To establish the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor in the State of New York, and for other purposes. | |
| Adopting rules for the One Hundred Sixth Congress in recodified form. | |
| Appointing the authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States. | |
| Expressing support for, and calling for actions in support of, free, fair, and transparent elections in Indonesia. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States remains committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). | |
| Expressing concern over the escalating violence, the gross violations of human rights, and the ongoing attempts to overthrow a democratically elected government in Sierra Leone. | |
| Recognizing the generous contribution made by each living person who has donated a kidney to save a life. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 800) to provide for education flexibility partnerships. | |
| Providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Sixth Congress. | |
| Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 42) regarding the use of United States Armed Forces as part of a NATO peacekeeping operation implementing a Kosovo peace agreement. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a national missile defense. | |
| Affirming the Congress' opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry. | |
| Condemning the murder of human rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson and calling for the protection of defense attorneys in Northern Ireland. | |
| Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the members of the United States Armed Forces who are engaged in military operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. | |
| Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (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 the fiscal years 2001 through 2009. | |
| Providing for the concurrence by the House with an amendment in the Senate amendments to H.R. 98. | |
| Waiving points of order against a conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (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 the fiscal years 2001 through 2009. | |
| Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 472) to amend title 13, United States Code, to require the use of postcensus local review as part of each decennial census. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1569) to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being used for the deployment of ground elements of the United States Armed Forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia unless that deployment is specifically authorized by law; for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 82) directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from their positions in connection with the present operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 44) declaring a state of war between the United States and the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; and for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 21) authorizing the President of the United States to conduct military air operations and missile strikes against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of America's teachers. | |
| Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 833) to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1664) making emergency supplemental appropriations for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and for military operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. | |
| Acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law enforcement officers. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 775) to establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any device or system to process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to democracy, free elections, and human rights in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1141) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. | |
| Concerning the tenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre of June 4, 1989, in the People's Republic of China. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 883) to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired lands. | |
| Condemning the kidnapping and murder by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) of 3 United States citizens, Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence Freitas, and Lahe'ena'e Gay. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the National Park Service should take full advantage of support services offered by the Department of Defense. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1906) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1259) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social Security surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1401) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2122) to require background checks at gun shows, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2084) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| 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. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 775) to establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any device or system to process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2490) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 434) to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Sahara Africa. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1995) to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to empower teachers, improve student achievement through high-quality professional development for teachers, reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2488) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for education savings and health care, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2587) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2606) making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2670) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2488) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for education savings and health care, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2684) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of education, early detection and treatment, and other efforts in the fight against breast cancer. | |
| Providing for consideration of a motion to suspend the rules. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the referendum in East Timor, calling on the Government of Indonesia to assist in the termination of the current civil unrest and violence in East Timor, and supporting a United Nations Security Council-endorsed multinational force for East Timor. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1875) to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions. | |
| Expressing sympathy for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Taiwan on September 21, 1999. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives urging that 95 percent of Federal education dollars be spent in the classroom. | |
| Expressing the desire of the House of Representatives to not spend any of the budget surplus created by Social Security receipts and to continue to retire the debt held by the public. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2559) to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by providing greater access to more affordable risk management tools and improved protection from production and income loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2910) to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and for other purposes. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1906) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in sympathy for the victims of Hurricane Floyd, which struck numerous communities along the East Coast between September 14 and 17, 1999. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2990) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals greater access to health insurance through a health care tax deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other health-related tax incentives, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to and choice in health care through association health plans, to amend the Public Health Service Act to create new pooling opportunities for small employers to obtain greater access to health coverage through HealthMarts, and for other purposes, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2723) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of increased support and funding to combat diabetes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3064) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Waiving point of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2670) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2466) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2300) to allow a State to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of all its students. | |
| Recognizing and honoring Payne Stewart and expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to his family on his death and to the families of those who died with him. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3064) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should immediately transmit to Congress the President's recommendations for emergency response actions, including appropriate offsets, to provide relief and assistance to the victims of Hurricane Floyd. | |
| Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 900) to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and other financial service providers, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3073) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. | |
| Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 82) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes, and for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 83) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3194) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Ocean Day to recognize the significant role the ocean plays in the lives of the Nation's people and the important role the Nation's people must play in the continued life of the ocean. | |
| Expressing the condolences of the House on the death of the Honorable Carl B. Albert, former Speaker of the House of Representatives. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that the income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the amounts applicable to unmarried individuals. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2366) to provide small businesses certain protections from litigation excesses and to limit the product liability of nonmanufacturer product sellers. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1695) to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal public lands in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, for the development of an airport facility, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3081) to increase the Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for small businesses, and for other purposes, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3846) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2372) to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with regard to the centennial of the raising of the United States flag in American Samoa. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1287) to provide for the storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3822) to reduce, suspend, or terminate any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to each country determined by the President to be engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the United States economy, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (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. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3908) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3660) to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the tax and user fee increases proposed by the Clinton/Gore administration in their fiscal year 2001 budget should be adopted. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (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. | |
| Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. | |
| Naming a room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol in honor of former Representative G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of America's teachers. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ohio State motto is constitutional and urging the courts to uphold its constitutionality. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 853) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for joint resolutions on the budget, reserve funds for emergency spending, strengthened enforcement of budgetary decisions, increased accountability for Federal spending, accrual budgeting for Federal insurance programs, mitigation of the bias in the budget process toward higher spending, modifications in paygo requirements when there is an on-budget surplus, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4205) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4205) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Recognizing the importance of African-American music to global culture and calling on the people of the United States to study, reflect on, and celebrate African-American music. | |
| Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4444) to authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3916) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4577) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4635) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 90) withdrawing the approval of the United States from the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4516) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Condemning the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, urging the Argentine Government to punish those responsible, and for other purposes. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the recent nuclear weapons security failures at Los Alamos National Laboratory demonstrate that security policy and security procedures within the National Nuclear Security Administration remain inadequate, that the individuals responsible for such policy and procedures must be held accountable for their performance, and that immediate action must be taken to correct security deficiencies. | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement Medicare funding, previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4461) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4680) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary program for prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Program, to modernize the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1304) to ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as such laws apply to collective bargaining by labor organizations under the National Labor Relations Act. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4810) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 103(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4811) making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4810) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 103(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4871) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4942) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4865) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4516) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Raising a question of the privilege of the House pursuant to Article I, Section 7, of the U.S. Constitution. | |
| Supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4733) making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4578) making appropriations for the Department of Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2941) to establish the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in the State of Arizona. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4475) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3244) to combat trafficking of persons, especially into the sex trade, slavery, and slavery-like conditions in the United States and countries around the world through prevention, through prosecution and enforcement against traffickers, and through protection and assistance to victims of trafficking. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4461) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Honoring the members of the crew of the guided missile destroyer U.S.S. COLE (DDG-67) who were killed or wounded in the terrorist bombing attack on that vessel in Aden, Yemen, on October 12, 2000, expressing the sympathies of the House of Representatives to the families of those crew members, commending the ship's crew for their heroic damage control efforts, and condemning the bombing of that ship. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4656) to authorize the Forest Service to convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for use as an elementary school site. | |
| Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 114) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4635) making appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of certain joint resolutions making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4811) making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2614), to amend the Small Business Investment Act to make improvements to the certified development company program, and for other purposes. | |
| Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4942), making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for the consideration of the bill H.R. 1550 and the Senate amendment thereto. | |
| Providing for consideration of certain joint resolutions making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2485) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance in planning and constructing a regional heritage center in Calais, Maine, and providing for the adoption of a concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make certain corrections in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 2614) to amend the Small Business Investment Act to make improvements to the certified development company program, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to extend programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. | |
| A bill to improve pay and retirement equity for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to authorize appropriations for Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to regulate commerce between and among the several States by providing for the orderly resolution of disputes arising out of computer-based problems related to processing data that includes a 2-digit expression of that year's date. | |
| A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide assistance in the conservation of neotropical migratory birds. | |
| A bill to provide funding for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to reduce violent juvenile crime, promote accountability by rehabilitation of juvenile criminals, punish and deter violent gang crime, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill entitled, "The Cochran-Inouye National Missile Defense Act of 1999". | |
| A bill to provide for education flexibility partnerships. | |
| A bill to convey certain real property within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District. | |
| A bill to direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior and to convey certain lands in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College. | |
| A bill to provide for a loan guarantee program to address the Year 2000 computer problems of small business concerns, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill 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. | |
| A bill to amend Chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, to provide for the nonmailability of certain deceptive matter relating to sweepstakes, skill contests, facsimile checks, administrative procedures, orders, and civil penalties relating to such matter, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project, and designated lands within or adjacent to the Gila Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to provide support for certain institutes and schools. | |
| A bill 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. | |
| An original bill making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions for recovery from natural disasters, and foreign assistance, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to encourage Indian economic development, to provide for the disclosure of Indian tribal sovereign immunity in contracts involving Indian tribes,and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control centers. | |
| A bill to authorize the Airport Improvement Program for 2 months, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to regulate interstate commerce by electronic means by permitting and encouraging the continued expansion of electronic commerce through the operation of free market forces, and for other purposes. | |
| An Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an electronic filing and retrieval systemto enable farmers and other persons to file paperwork electronically with selected agencies of the Department of Agriculture and to access public information regarding the programs administered by these agencies. | |
| A bill to promote and enhance public safety through the use of 9-1-1 as the universal emergency assistance number, further deployment of wireless 9-1-1 service, support of States in upgrading 9-1-1 capabilities and related functions, encouragement of construction and operation of seamless, ubiquitous, and reliable networks for personal wireless services, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2000 and 2001; to provide for enhanced security at United States diplomatic facilities; to provide for certain arms control, nonproliferation, and other national security measures; to provide for the reform of the United Nations; and for other purposes. | |
| An Act to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. | |
| An original bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for commencement of the construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in the State of Idaho. | |
| An original bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill to provide for the storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill 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. | |
| A bill to authorize the development and maintenance of a multiagency campus project in the town of Jackson, Wyoming. | |
| An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase amounts of educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill and to enhance programs providing educational benefits under that title, and forother purposes. | |
| An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 104 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2000. | |
| A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform. | |
| An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial birth abortions. | |
| An original bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that certain species conservation reports shall continue to be submitted. | |
| A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. | |
| A bill to authorize the acquisition of the Valles Caldera, to provide for an effective land and wildlife management program for this resource within the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to amend the Act establishing Women's Rights National Historical Park to permit the Secretary of the Interior to acquire title in fee simple to the Hunt House located in Waterloo, New York. | |
| A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the town of Dolores, Colorado, the current site of the Joe Rowell Park. | |
| A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to H-1B nonimmigrant aliens. | |
| A bill to authorize loan guarantees in order to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to improve crop insurance coverage, to provide agriculture producers with choices to manage risk, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to revise and extend the Ryan White CARE Act programs under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, to improve access to health care and the quality of health care under such programs, and to provide for the development of increased capacity to provide health care and related support services to individuals and families with HIV disease, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the treatment of stock options under the Act. | |
| A bill to provide for enhanced safety, public awareness, and environmental protection in pipeline transportation, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to amend the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988 to provide for a final settlement of the claims of the Colorado Ute Indian Tribes, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to provide for the establishment of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and the Baca National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. | |
| An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use the Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for the purpose of irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial, and any other beneficial purposes. | |
| An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, to authorize the consolidation of certain financial and performance management reports required of Federal agencies, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. | |
| An Act to authorize additional assistance for international malaria control, and for other purposes. | |
| A bill to establish a commission to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Madison. | |
| A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 431 George Street in Millersville, Pennsylvania, as the "Robert S. Walker Post Office". | |
| A concurrent resolution expressing congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly United States opposition to such a unilateral declaration of statehood. | |
| A concurrent resolution honoring the life and legacy of King Hussein ibn Talal al-Hashem. | |
| An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 2000 through 2009. | |
| A concurrent resolution authorizing the President of the United States to conduct military air operations and missile strikes against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). | |
| A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. | |
| A concurrent resolution congratulating the Republic of Lithuania on the tenth anniversary of the reestablishment of its independence from the rule of the former Soviet Union. | |
| An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000. | |
| A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. | |
| A joint resolution concerning the deployment of the United States Armed Forces to the Kosovo region in Yugoslavia. | |
| A joint resolution deploring the actions of President Clinton regarding granting clemency to FALN terrorists. | |
| A resolution to amend Senate Resolution 208 of the 105th Congress to increase funding of the Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology-related Problems. | |
| A resolution to provide for the issuance of a summons and for related procedures concerning the articles of impeachment against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States. | |
| A resolution relative to the procedures concerning the Articles of Impeachment against William Jefferson Clinton. | |
| A resolution designating May 1999 as "National Military Appreciation Month". | |
| A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the human rights situation in the People's Republic of China. | |
| A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the human rights situation in Cuba. | |
| A resolution commending the efforts of the Reverend Jesse Jackson to secure the release of the soldiers held by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. | |
| A resolution to restore enforcement of Rule 16. | |
| A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. | |
| A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding education funding. |
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