14.19 ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Mr. LINDER, at 3 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m., the House adjourned.

14.20 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committee was delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 36. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 350) to improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-6). Referred to the House Calendar.

14.21 PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr.
ARMEY, Mr. DELAY, Mr. Cox of Cali-
fornia, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BAKER, Mr.
BLUNT, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. CHABOT,
Mr. DOOLITTLE, MS. DUNN of Wash-
ington, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr.
EWING, Mr. FOLEY, Mrs. FOWLER, Ms.
GRANGER, Mr. HASTINGS of Wash-
ington, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. ISTOOK,
Mr. KOLBE, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. GARY
MILLER of California, Mrs. MYRICK,
Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. PACKARD, Mr.
PAUL, Mr. PITTS, Mr. ROYCE, Mr.
SALMON, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SUNUNU,
Mr. TALENT, Mr. TANCREDO, and Mr.
TAYLOR of North Carolina):

H.R. 3. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates by 10 percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. TAU-
ZIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. OXLEY, Ms.
ESHOO, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr.
WYNN, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. LUTHER, Mr.
ROGAN, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. PICKERING,
and Mr. GILLMOR):

H.R. 514. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Ms. CARSON (for herself, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. STARK, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. WEXLER, MS. CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. FORD, MS. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. CLAY, MS. DEGETTE, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. LANTOS, Mrs. CLAYTON, MS. PELOSI, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, and Mr. ABERCROMBIE): H.R. 515. A bill to prevent children from injuring themselves with handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. ROGAN,
Mr. UPTON, Mr. BURTON of Indiana,
Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. TAYLOR of
North Carolina, Mr. LATHAM, Mr.
YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. SKEEN, Mr.
DELAY, Mr. CAMPBELL, and Mr. HALL
of Texas):

H.R. 516. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Federal banking agencies from implementing "know your cus

tomer" regulations which overburden financial institutions and invade the privacy of United States citizens; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

By Mr. PAUL:

H.R. 517. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network established by the Secretary of the Treasury to allow an individual to obtain a copy of any record maintained by the Network pertaining to such person and to have corrections made to such records, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. PAUL:

H.R. 518. A bill to sunset the provisions of subchapters II and III of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and chapter 2 of Public Law 91-508; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

By Mr. GILMAN:

H.R. 519. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a Social Security beneficiary may earn while receiving benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr.
CAMPBELL, Ms. ESHOO, and Ms.
PELOSI):

H.R. 520. A bill relating to the period of availability of certain emergency relief funds allocated under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, for carrying out a project to repair or reconstruct a portion of a Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo County, California; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. ANDREWS:

H.R. 521. A bill concerning denial of passports to noncustodial parents subject to State arrest warrents in cases of nonpayment of child support; to the Committee on International Relations.

By Mr. ANDREWS:

H.R. 522. A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to establish a parent-child privilege; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ANDREWS:

H.R. 523. A bill to encourage States to enter into agreements with other States for the establishment of conforming regulations governing the provision of limousine service between the States; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. ANDREWS:

H.R. 524. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening mammography for any class of covered individuals if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography for such class, and to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of annual screening mammography; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr.
GEPHARDT, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of
California, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MARKEY,

Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. FARR of California,
Mr. OLVER, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr.
SERRANO, Mr. MEEHAN, MS. WOOLSEY,
Ms. WATERS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. SHER-
MAN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. NADLER,
Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. FRANK of
Massachusetts, Mr. FILNER, Mr. AN-
DREWS, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. HINCHEY,
Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Ms.
CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN,
Mrs.
TAUSCHER, MS. PELOSI, Mr. RUSH, Ms.
RIVERS, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. MALONEY of
New York, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms.
NORTON, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. BERMAN,
Mr. FATTAH, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr.
DIXON, MS. BROWN of Florida, Mr.
PASCRELL, Mr. GEJDENSON, Ms.
DELAURO, Mr. EVANS, Ms. ROYBAL-
ALLARD, MS. LOFGREN, Mr. McGov-
ERN, MS. ESHOO, Mr. BLUMENAUER,
Mr. KUCINICH, MS. LEE, Mr. FORD, Mr.
OWENS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. Towns, Mr.
STARK, Mr. FROST, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.
VENTO, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. BONIOR, Mr.
KENNEDY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. BROWN
of Ohio, Mr. CONYERS, Mrs. CAPPS,
Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. BROWN of Cali-
fornia, Mr. MATSUI, MS. SCHAKOWSKY,
Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. MOORE, MS. KIL-
PATRICK, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr.
BORSKI, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms.
HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. CLAY, Mr.
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BECERRA, Mr.
OBEY, Mr. ALLEN, and Mr. GREEN of
Texas):

H.R. 525. A bill to provide for the defense of the environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. ANDREWS:

H.R. 526. A bill to protect the retirement security of Americans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. ANDREWS:

H.R. 527. A bill to amend the Davis-Bacon Act to provide that a contractor under that Act who has repeated violations of the Act shall have its contract with the United States canceled and to require the disclosure under freedom of information provisions of Federal law of certain payroll information under contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. ARCHER:

H.R. 528. A bill to amend section 353 of the Public Health Service Act to exempt physician office laboratories from the clinical laboratories requirements of that section; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan: H.R. 529. A bill to require the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to approve a permit required for importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DELAY, Mr. BAKER, Mr. CHAMBLISS, and Mr. CAMPBELL): H.R. 530. A bill to provide that the "Know Your Customer" regulations proposed by the Federal banking agencies may not take ef

fect unless such regulations are specifically authorized by a subsequent Act of Congress and to require the Federal banking agencies to conduct a comprehensive study on various economic and privacy issues raised by the proposed regulations and submit a report on such study to the Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

By Mr. BLILEY:

H.R. 531. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowable for qualified adoption expenses, to permanently extend the credit for adoption expenses, and to adjust the limitations on such credit for inflation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself,
Mr. FARR of California, Mr. GREEN of
Texas, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. MATSUI, Mr.
MCDERMOTT, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of
California, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. QUINN,
Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr.
UNDERWOOD):

H.R. 532. A bill to amend the Act of September 30, 1961, to limit the antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by leagues of professional sports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself and
Mr. BORSKI):

H.R. 533. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize programs for predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mrs. BONO:

H.R. 534. A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code to permit each party to certain contracts to accept or reject arbitration as a means of settling disputes under the contracts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CASTLE:

H.R. 535. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. CASTLE:

H.R. 536. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require the establishment of a regional or branch office of the Small Business Administration in each State; to the Committee on Small Business.

By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. UPTON, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mrs. MYRICK, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. MINGE, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. PETRI, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. COBURN, and Mr. GREENWOOD): H.R. 537. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for budgeting for emergencies through the establishment of a budget reserve account, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr.
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. PETER-
SON of Minnesota, Mr. REYES, Mr.
KIND of Wisconsin, Mr. TRAFICANT,
Mr. SANDLIN, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. FIL-
NER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LIPINSKI,

Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. ANDREWS, and Mr.
GEJDENSON):

H.R. 538. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula for workers who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom applies the 15-year period of transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Ms. DANNER:

H.R. 539. A bill to establish 9-1-1 as the universal emergency assistance number for wireless telecommunications users, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Com

merce.

By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself,
Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. DINGELL, Mr.
BROWN of Ohio, Mr. SHAW, Mr. WAX-
MAN, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr.
CANADY of Florida, Mr. DEUTSCH,
Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. STUPAK, Mr.
MCCOLLUM, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. LA-
FALCE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. LOBIONDO,
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. Goss, Mrs.
THURMAN, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. RUSH,
Mr. SPRATT, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr.
GREEN of Texas, Mrs. MEEK of Flor-
ida, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms.
STABENOW, Mr. MORAN of Virginia,
Mr. BISHOP, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. BOYD,
Mr. LANTOs, and Ms. BROWN of Flor-
ida):

H.R. 540. A bill 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 the Committee on Commerce.

By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. GEP-
HARDT, MS. NORTON, Mr. COSTELLO,
Mr. GEJDENSON, Mrs. MALONEY of
New York, MS. PELOSI, Mrs. LOWEY,
Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. GEORGE MILLER
of California, Mr. OLVER, MS. KAP-
TUR, Mr. FROST, Mr. BRADY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. STARK, MS. MILLENDER-
MCDONALD, Mr. NADLER, MS. WOOL-
SEY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr.
MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNULTY, Ms.
SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of
Texas, and Mrs. TAUSCHER):

H.R. 541. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. FOLEY:

H.R. 542. A bill to reduce the number of Trident ballistic missile submarines subject to a statutory limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems and to provide that any funds saved by retiring such submarines should be used for national missile defense programs; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. PICKERING, and Mr. OXLEY):

H.R. 543. A bill to require the installation and use by schools and libraries of a technology for filtering or blocking material on the Internet on computers with Internet access to be eligible to receive or retain universal service assistance; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia):

H.R. 544. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of interest expense of financial institutions to taxexempt interest; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for

herself and Mr. CARDIN):

H.R. 545. A bill to combat fraud in, and to improve the administration of, the disability programs under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. KING of New York:

H.R. 546. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect the sanctity of religious communications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 547. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish and provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for
herself, Mr. FROST, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms.
ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. MEEK of Flor-
ida, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. BRADY of
Pennsylvania, Ms. BROWN of Florida,
Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms.
DELAURO, Mr. DIXON, Mr. FILNER, Mr.
FORD, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. HOYER, Ms.
JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. LEE, Ms.
LOFGREN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MEEHAN,
Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. MILLENDER-
MCDONALD, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms.
PELOSI, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. SAWYER,
Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. THOMP-
SON of Mississippi, Mrs. JONES of
Ohio, Ms. WATERS, and Ms. VELAZ-
QUEZ):

H.R. 548. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for a just apportionment of Representatives in Congress for all States; to the Committee on Government Reform.

By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr.
NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. MOAK-
LEY, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts,
Mr. OLVER, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. McGov-
ERN, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. DELAHUNT, and
Mr. CAPUANO):

H.R. 549. A bill to provide for the non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit laws in connection with Medicare+Choice plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr.
STUMP):

H.R. 550. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that persons who have been convicted of a capital crime may not be awarded the Purple Heart; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. MCNULTY:

H.R. 551. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that military reservists who are retained in active status after qualifying for reserve retired pay shall be given credit toward computation of such retired pay for service performed after so qualifying; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. MCNULTY (for himself, Mr.
KENNEDY, Mr. BISHOP, Ms. KIL-
PATRICK, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr.
FOSSELLA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. BRADY of
Pennsylvania, Mr. BORSKI, MS. KAP-
TUR, Mr. COYNE, Mr. SAXTON, Mr.
KLECZKA, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr.
SHAYS, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. KING of New
York, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. UNDERWOOD,
Mrs. KELLY, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. TOWNS,
Mr. SHOWS, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. DOYLE,
Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. Ro-
MERO-BARCELO, Mrs. JOHNSON of Con-

necticut, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, and Mr. KOLBE): H.R. 552. A bill to provide for award of the Navy Combat Action Ribbon based upon participation in ground or surface combat as a member of the Navy or Marine Corps during the period between July 4, 1943, and March 1, 1961; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. MCNULTY:

H.R. 553. A bill to prohibit discrimination by the States on the basis of nonresidency in the licensing of dental health care professionals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

H.R. 554. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow roll-over contributions to individual retirement plans from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and local governments and to allow State and local governments to maintain 401(k) plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr.
GUTIERREZ, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr.
BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. LEE, Mr.
MARTINEZ, and Mr. RUSH):
H.R. 555. A bill to require States to equal-
ize funding for education throughout the
State; to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce.

By Mr. MICA (for himself and Mr. PICK-
ETT):

H.R. 556. A bill to amend titles 5 and 37 of the United States Code to allow members of the armed forces to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. SHOWS, and Mr. BOEHLERT):

H.R. 557. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. REGULA (for himself and Mr.
ROHRABACHER):

H.R. 558. A bill to provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. ROEMER (for himself and Mr.
HOUGHTON):

H.R. 559. A bill to provide for the continuation of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; to the Committee on International Relations.

By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO: H.R. 560. A bill to designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the "Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse"; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. ROTHMAN:

H.R. 561. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the operation in cer

tain metropolitan areas of civil subsonic turbojets that fail to comply with stage 3 noise levels; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. SAXTON:

H.R. 562. A bill to approve and ratify certain transfers of land and natural resources by or on behalf of the Delaware Nation of Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. SMITH of Washington: H.R. 563. A bill to encourage Members of Congress and the executive branch to be honest with the public about true on-budget circumstances, to exclude the Social Security trust funds from the annual Federal budget baseline, to prohibit Social Security trust funds surpluses to be used as off-sets for tax cuts or spending increases, and to exclude the Social Security trust funds from official budget surplus/deficit pronouncements; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. THORNBERRY:

H.R. 564. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 565. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income taxes by increasing the amount of taxable income which is taxed at the lowest income tax rate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Ms. DAN-
NER, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. BISHOP, Ms.
WOOLSEY, Ms. CARSON, Mr. OLVER,
MS. RIVERS, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr.
MCNULTY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. DOYLE,
Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. RA-
HALL, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. FIL-
NER, MS. LEE, Mr. SKELTON, MS. KIL-
PATRICK, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. PALLONE,
Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. EVANS, MS. BROWN
of Florida, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LA-
FALCE, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania,
Mr. RANGEL, Mr. METCALF, Mr.
GREEN of Texas, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr.
WAXMAN, Mr. FROST, Mr. MORAN of
Virginia, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali-
fornia, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. SHOWS, Mr.
OBERSTAR, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. GEJDEN-
SON, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, MS. MCCAR-
THY of Missouri, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr.
PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. ROMERO-
BARCELO, Mr. ALLEN, Mrs. JONES of
Ohio, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MINGE, Mr.
STUPAK, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr.
SABO, and Mrs. CAPPS):

H.R. 566. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct Stand Down events and to establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. VISCLOSKY:

H.R. 567. A bill to assure that the services of a nonemergency department physician are available to hospital patients 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week in all non-Federal hospitals with at least 100 licensed beds; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. SISI-
SKY, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mrs. THURMAN,
Mr. RAHALL, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr.
ROTHMAN, Mr. TURNER, Mr. BONIOR,
Mr. FILNER, Mr. CAMPBELL, and Mr.
HILLIARD):

H.R. 568. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the

Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each. case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Ms. ROY-
BAL-ALLARD, MS. PELOSI, Mr. Ro-
MERO-BARCELO, Mr. OLVER, Mr.
FALEOMAVAEGA, MS. DELAURO, Mrs.
CAPPS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. SAND-
ERS, Mr. OWENS, Mr. GREEN of Texas,
Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. PAS-
TOR, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. FROST, Mr.
BERMAN, MS. NORTON, Ms. KIL-
PATRICK, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mrs. MINK of
Hawaii, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr.
REYES, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. GUTIER-
REZ, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr.
BECERRA, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. STARK, Mr.
UNDERWOOD, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms.
SANCHEZ, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SERRANO,
Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr.
HILLIARD, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. JACKSON
of Illinois, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr.
KENNEDY, MS. MILLENDER-MCDONALD,
Mr. GONZALEZ, MS. VELAZQUEZ, and
Mrs. NAPOLITANO):

H.J. Res. 22. A joint resolution to commemorate the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez; to the Committee on Government Reform.

By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr.
CHABOT):

H. Con. Res. 22. Concurrent resolution providing that the President should seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use force, against Taiwan, and that the United States should help Taiwan in case of threats or a military attack by the People's Republic of China; to the Committee on International Relations.

By Mr. MCKEON:

H. Con. Res. 23. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that during 1999 the Secretaries of the military departments should provide honor guard details for the funerals of veterans in the same manner as is required by law effective January 1, 2000; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. ANDREWS:

H. Res. 37. A resolution requiring the House of Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as a part of the Constitution, when the legislatures of an additional 3 States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. STEN-
HOLM, Mr. OBEY, Mr. SKELTON, Mr.
LAFALCE, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. DINGELL,
Mr. CLAY, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. GEJDEN-
SON, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GEORGE MIL-
LER of California, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr.
BROWN of California, MS. VELAZQUEZ,
Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. EVANS, Mr. RAN-
GEL, and Mr. DIXON):

H. Res. 38. A resolution prohibiting the payment of any amount from the reserve fund established for unanticipated expenses of committees without the approval of the House; to the Committee on Rules. 14.22 PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

Mr. MCNULTY introduced a bill (H.R. 569) for the relief of Henry Johnson; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

14.23 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 26: Mr. ALLEN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. BISHOP, MS. ROYBAL-ALLARD, MS. ESHOO, Mr. GUTIERREZ, MS. PELOSI, and Mr. BROWN of Ohio.

H.R. 53: Mr. FROST, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. BARTON of Texas, and Mr. TIAHRT.

H.R. 114: Mr. MARTINEZ and Mr. KUCINICH. H.R. 116: Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. KUYKENDALL, and Mr. ORTIZ.

H.R. 165: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. FROST, and Mr. WAXMAN.

H.R. 179: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. CLAYTON, and MS. STABENOW.

H.R. 196: Mr. TANNER.

H.R. 206: Mr. MARTINEZ and Mr. WHITFIELD. H.R. 208: Mr. SESSIONS.

H.R. 239: Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, MS. KILPATRICK, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. FORD, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. SKELTON, MS. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. CARSON, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. FROST, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. REYES, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. WEYGAND, Mr. SPRATT, Ms. PELOSI, MS. NORTON, and Mr. GONZALEZ. H.R. 253: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. H.R. 271: Mr. LOBIONDO.

H.R. 323: Mr. FATTAH, MS. NORTON, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. OLVER, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. WALSH, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. MARTINEZ, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. and Mr. WHITFIELD.

H.R. 324: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia.

H.R. 327: Mr. TRAFICANT and Mr. NEY.

H.R. 352: Mr. BURR of North Carolina, Mrs. WILSON, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. RAMSTAD, MS. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. HOSTETTLER, and Ms. LOFGREN.

H.R. 358: Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. FATTAH, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. CLYBURN, and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois.

H.R. 360: Mr. FROST, Mr. MANZULLO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MCNULTY, and Mr. BERMAN.

H.R. 362: MS. WOOLSEY, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. CAPUANO, MS. CARSON, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr. STUPAK.

H.R. 363: Mr. NORWOOD, MS. WOOLSEY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. HORN, Mr. CAPUANO, MS. CARSON, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. STUPAK, and Mr. HALL of Texas.

H.R. 364: Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr. STUPAK.

H.R. 365: MS. WOOLSEY, Mr. SHOWS, Ms. CARSON, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr. STUPAK.

H.R. 366: Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. CAPUANO, MS. CARSON, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr. STUPAK.

H.R. 368: Mr. SHOWS and Mr. OXLEY.
H.R. 371: Mr. RADANOVICH.

H.R. 372: Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, and Mr. GEJDENSON.

H.R. 373: Mr. BRYANT, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. KING of New York, and Mr. WHITFIELD.

H.R. 407: Mr. GOODE and Mr. HOSTETTLER.

H.R. 430: Mr. KOLBE, Mr. OLVER, and Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey.

H.R. 434: Mr. HILLIARD and Mr. CAMP.
H.R. 436: Ms. DANNER.

H.R. 438: Mr. SAWYER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, and Mr. BLUNT.

H.R. 439: Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. HILL of Montana, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, and Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania.

H.R. 447: Mr. LAZIO of New York.
H.R. 488: Mr. KUCINICH.

H.R. 489: Mr. MARTINEZ.

H.R. 506: Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. DIXON, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. BARCIA of Michigan, Mr. CLAY, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. MCNULTY, MS. BROWN of Florida, and Mr. TURNER.

H.J. Res. 21: Mr. BRYANT, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, and Mr. WHITFIELD.

H. Con. Res. 18: Mr. KNOLLENBERG and Mr. GOODE.

H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Goss.

H. Res. 16: Mr. CRAMER, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. FROST, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. LAZIO of New York, and Mrs. KELLY.

15.2

J. DENNIS HASTERT, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATOURETTE, announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, February 3, 1999.

Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

15.3 COMMUNICATIONS

Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XIV, were referred as follows:

334. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Force Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on Department of Defense actions to implement a demonstration project for uniform funding of morale, welfare, and recreation activities; to the Committee on Armed Services.

335. A letter from the Vice Chair, ExportImport Bank, transmitting a statement on the following transaction involving U.S. exports to Ireland; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

336. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final ruleFinal Rule: Requirements for Child-Resistant Packaging; Minoxidil Preparations With More Than 14 mg of Minoxidil Per Packagereceived January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

337. A letter from the General Counsel, Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rulePoison Prevention Packaging Requirements; Exemption of Sucraid-received January 27, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

338. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Bumper Standard [Docket No. NHTSA99-4993] (RIN: 2127-AH51) received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

339. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule-Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 [CC Docket No. 94-129] received January 19, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce. 340. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule-Custody of Investment Company Assets Outside the United States [Release Nos. IC-23670; IS1179; File No. S7-23-95] (RIN: 3235-AE98) received January 29, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

341. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of international agreements, other than treaties, entered into by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the Committee on International Relations.

342. A letter from the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, transmitting List of all reports issued or released by the GAO in November 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform.

343. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, transmitting the Committee's final rule-Procurement List Additions and Deletions-received February 1, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform.

344. A letter from the Director, Information Agency, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform.

345. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, United States Postal Service, transmitting the annual report regarding the compliance of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service with the Government in the Sunshine Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform.

346. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule-Montana Regulatory Program and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. MT-017– FOR] received January 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

347. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule-Montana Regulatory Program and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. MT-017FOR] received January 14, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

348. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Revocation of

Class E Airspace, Revision of Class D Airspace; Torrance, CA [Airspace Docket No. 98AWP-34] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

349. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Realignment of Federal Airways and Jet Routes; TX [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-30] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

350. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Revision of Class E Airspace; Monroe, LA [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-55] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

351. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Revision of Class E Airspace; San Antonio, TX [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-54] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

352. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Amendment to Class E Airspace; Maquoketa, IA [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-50] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

353. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Amendment to Class E Airspace; Belle Plaine, IA [Airspace Docket No. 98-ACE-51] received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

354. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-276AD; Amendment 39-11004; AD 99-02-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

355. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 98-NM-140-AD; Amendment 39-11003; AD 99-02-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 25, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

356. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule-Land Border Carrier Initiative Program [T.D. 99-2] (RIN: 1515-AC16) received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

357. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule-Notice and Opportunity for Hearing upon Filing of Notice of Lien [TD 8810] (RIN: 1545-AW77) received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

358. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule-Notice and Opportunity for Hearing before Levy [TD 8809] (RIN: 1545-AW76) received January 20, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

359. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule-Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Section 411(d)(6) Protected

Benefits (Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997); Qualified Retirement Plan Benefits [TD 8806] (RIN: 1545-AV94) received January 7, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

15.4 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATOURETTE, by unanimous consent, announced that the Speaker and the President pro tempore of the Senate, pursuant to the provisions of section 201(A)(2) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, Public Law 93-344, on Wednesday, February 3, 1999, jointly appointed Dan L. Crippen as Director to the Congressional Budget Office effective February 3, 1999, for the term of office expiring on January 3, 2003.

15.5 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 350

Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 36):

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 350) to improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule XIII or section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Rules now printed in the bill. Each section of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows another electronic vote without intervening business, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amend

ments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

When said resolution was considered. After debate,

On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the resolution, to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

15.6 MANDATES INFORMATION ACT OF 1999

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to House Resolution 36 and rule XVIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 350) to improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other purposes.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent, designated Mr. LATOURETTE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time spent therein,

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, assumed the Chair.

When Mr. LATOURETTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

15.7 ADJOURNMENT OVER

On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That when the House adjourns today Thursday, February 4, 1999, it adjourn to meet on Monday, February 8, 1999 at 2:00 p.m.

15.8 HOUR OF MEETING

On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, February 8, 1999, it adjourn to meet on Tuesday, February 9, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. for "morning-hour debate".

15.9 CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH

On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, February 10, 1999, under clause 7, rule XV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be dispensed with.