H.RES.16 : To establish a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs. Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors: 19 Committees: House Rules Latest Major Action: 1/6/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
H.R.1095 : To require the United States to take action to provide bilateral debt relief, and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief, in order to give a fresh start to poor countries. Sponsor: Rep Leach, James A. [IA-1] (introduced 3/11/1999) Cosponsors: 140 Committees: House International Relations; House Banking and Financial Services Latest Major Action: 11/18/1999 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. H. Rept. 106-483, Part I.
H.R.1555 : 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. Sponsor: Rep Goss, Porter J. [FL-14] (introduced 4/26/1999) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Armed Services Latest Major Action: 12/3/1999 Became Public Law No: 106-120.
H.R.1926 : To provide for the granting of refugee status in the United States to nationals of certain foreign countries in which American Vietnam War POW/MIAs or American Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, if those nationals assist in the return to the United States of those POW/MIAs alive. Sponsor: Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] (introduced 5/25/1999) Cosponsors: 109 Committees: House Judiciary; House International Relations Latest Major Action: 9/1/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
S.484 : A bill to provide for the granting of refugee status in the United States to nationals of certain foreign countries in which American Vietnam War POW/MIAs or American Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, if those nationals assist in the return to the United States of those POW/MIAs alive. Sponsor: Sen Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [CO] (introduced 2/25/1999) Cosponsors: 35 Committees: Senate Judiciary; House Judiciary; House International Relations Latest Major Action: 11/9/2000 Became Public Law No: 106-484.
S.AMDT.4129 to H.R.4444 To require that the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Smith, Bob [NH] (introduced 9/7/2000) Cosponsors: (none) Latest Major Action: 9/14/2000 Senate amendment not agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 4129, Division IV, not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 24 - 74. Record Vote Number: 249.
H.CON.RES.311 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should continue to actively pursue efforts to achieve a full accounting of all members of the Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for from previous conflicts, particularly the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and to continue and maintain programs and procedures for achieving a full accounting of all military personnel who become prisoners of war or missing in action in future conflicts. Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 4/13/2000) Cosponsors: 12 Committees: House International Relations; House Armed Services Latest Major Action: 5/3/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
H.RES.304 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the war crimes committed by the Japanese during World War II. Sponsor: Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-45] (introduced 9/24/1999) Cosponsors: 2 Committees: House International Relations; House Government Reform Latest Major Action: 10/6/1999 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
H.R.70 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to enact into law eligibility requirements for burial in Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Stump, Bob [AZ-3] (introduced 1/6/1999) Cosponsors: 115 Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs Latest Major Action: 3/24/1999 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
H.R.784 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouses of certain former prisoners of war dying with a service-connected disability rated totally disabling at the time of death. Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 2/23/1999) Cosponsors: 126 Committees: House Veterans' Affairs Latest Major Action: 6/10/1999 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
H.R.2116 : 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. Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 6/9/1999) Cosponsors: 20 Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs Latest Major Action: 11/30/1999 Became Public Law No: 106-117.
H.R.2280 : 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. Sponsor: Rep Stump, Bob [AZ-3] (introduced 6/18/1999) Cosponsors: 22 Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs Latest Major Action: 11/30/1999 Became Public Law No: 106-118.
H.R.4205 : 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. Sponsor: Rep Spence, Floyd [SC-2] (by request) (introduced 4/6/2000) Cosponsors: 1 Committees: House Armed Services; House Judiciary Latest Major Action: 10/30/2000 Became Public Law No: 106-398. Note: H.R. 5408, the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act FY2001, is incorporated in the
H.R. 4205 conference report: H.Rept. 106-945. The text of H.R. 5408 is included in the conference report. The language of H.R. 3582, the Federal Contractor Flexibility Act, concerning the procurement of information technology goods and services, is incorporated as section 813 in H.R. 5408 and the H.R. 4205 conference report: H.Rept. 106-945.
H.R.4345 : To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 4/13/2000) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: House Resources Latest Major Action: 10/13/2000 Senate preparation for floor. Status: Received in the Senate.
H.R.5408 : 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. Sponsor: Rep Spence, Floyd [SC-2] (introduced 10/6/2000) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: House Armed Services; House Commerce; House Education and the Workforce; House Government Reform; House International Relations; House Judiciary; House Resources; House Science; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Veterans' Affairs; House Ways and Means; House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Latest Major Action: 10/6/2000 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. Note: H.R. 5408, the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act FY2001, was incorporated and its text included in the H.R. 4205 conference report: H.Rept. 106-945. The language of H.R. 3582, the Federal Contractor Flexibility Act, concerning the procurement of information technology goods and services, was incorporated as section 813 in H.R. 5408 and the H.R. 4205 conference report. On 10/30/2000, H.R. 4205 became Public Law 106-398.
S.182 : A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require the issuance of a prisoner-of-war medal to civilian employees of the Federal Government who are forcibly detained or interned by an enemy government or a hostile force under wartime conditions. Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/19/1999) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: Senate Governmental Affairs Latest Major Action: 3/8/1999 Referred to Senate subcommittee. Status: Referred to Subcommittee on International Security.
S.1076 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance programs providing health care and other benefits for veterans, to authorize major medical facility projects, to reform eligibility for burial in Arlington National Cemetary, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 5/19/1999) Cosponsors: 1 Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs; House Veterans' Affairs Latest Major Action: 9/9/1999 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S.1238 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouses of certain former prisoners of war dying with a service-connected disability related totally disabling at the time of death. Sponsor: Sen Hutchinson, Tim [AR] (introduced 6/17/1999) Cosponsors: 1 Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs Latest Major Action: 6/17/1999 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
S.1508 : A bill to provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [CO] (introduced 8/5/1999) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: Senate Indian Affairs; House Resources; House Judiciary Latest Major Action: 12/21/2000 Became Public Law No: 106-559.
S.2550 : An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Warner, John W. [VA] (introduced 5/12/2000) Cosponsors: (none) Committees: Senate Armed Services Latest Major Action: 7/18/2000 House preparation for floor. Status: Held at the desk.