[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 12 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H339-H341]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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

           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself and Mr. 
             Gutierrez):
       H.R. 3610. A bill to provide for the acquisition, 
     construction, and improvement of child care facilities or 
     equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 3611. A bill to increase the number of interaccount 
     transfers which may be made from business accounts at 
     depository institutions, to require the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System to pay interest on certain 
     reserves, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Goss, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Gekas):
       H.R. 3612. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the adjusted gross income limitations on 
     itemized deductions, the personal exemption deduction, and 
     the child tax credit and to repeal the alternative minimum 
     tax on individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
             Vento):
       H.R. 3613. A bill to provide for the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development to fund, on a 1-year emergency basis, 
     certain requests for grant renewal under the programs for 
     permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for 
     homeless persons; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Combest, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stenholm, and Mrs. Clayton):
       H.R. 3614. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to ensure an adequate level of commodity 
     purchases under the school lunch program; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Baker, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Latham, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Goode, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Olver, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr.

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             LaHood, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Thune, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Sherwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Riley, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Goss, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Weller, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Mr. Portman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Rogers, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Kind, and Mr. 
             Hill of Montana):
       H.R. 3615. A bill 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 the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Commerce, and 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. HAYES (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Packard, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 3616. A bill to reauthorize the impact aid program 
     under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Walsh, and 
             Mr. English):
       H.R. 3617. A bill to prevent fraud under the FHA 
     rehabilitation loan program under section 203(k) of the 
     National Housing Act; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3618. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act with regard to liability for noncompliance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 3619. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to notify parents 
     concerning missing person reports about their children, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Istook, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Mica, Mr. Paul, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and 
             Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 3620. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals an additional IRA deduction based 
     on unused amounts of deduction limitation in prior years; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mrs. Northup):
       H.R. 3621. A bill to provide for the posthumous promotion 
     of William Clark of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the 
     Commonwealth of Kentucky, co-leader of the Lewis and Clark 
     Expedition, to the grade of captain in the Regular Army; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DICKEY:
       H.R. 3622. A bill to designate a highway bypass in Pine 
     Bluff, Arkansas, as the ``Wiley A. Branton, Sr. Memorial 
     Highway''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Clay, and 
             Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 3623. A bill to assure protection for the innocent to 
     the fundamental right to life by providing a temporary 
     moratorium on carrying out the death penalty to assure that 
     persons able to prove their innocence are not executed; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 3624. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to assure that the full amount 
     deposited in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund is spent for 
     the purposes for which that Fund was established; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DICKEY:
       H.R. 3625. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to exempt agricultural stormwater discharges and 
     silviculture operations from permits under the national 
     pollutant discharge elimination system, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 3626. A bill to reform the process by which the Office 
     of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential 
     exercises of executive clemency; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3627. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require air carriers to require passengers before boarding an 
     aircraft to provide government-issued identification; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 3628. A bill to prohibit the importation of bidi 
     cigarettes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hill of 
             Montana, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota):
       H.R. 3629. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve the program for American Indian Tribal Colleges 
     and Universities under part A of title III; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       H.R. 3630. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding 
     under the highway program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 3631. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to provide for an election for retirees 55-to-65 
     years of age who lose employer-based coverage to acquire 
     health care coverage under the Medicare Program or under 
     COBRA continuation benefits, and to amend the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for advance 
     notice of material reductions in covered services under group 
     health plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, 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. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Campbell, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Lee, and Mr. Thompson of California):
       H.R. 3632. A bill to revise the boundaries of the Golden 
     Gate National Recreation Area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 3633. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, 
     Jr.; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 3634. A bill to provide for international family 
     planning funding for the fiscal year 2001, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 3635. A bill to repeal the per-State limitation 
     applicable to grants made by the National Endowment for the 
     Arts from funds made available for fiscal year 2000; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3636. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the purchase of prescription drugs by 
     individuals who have attained retirement age, and to amend 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 
     importation of prescription drugs and the sale of such drugs 
     through Internet sites; 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and 
             Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 3637. A bill to amend the Homeowners Protection Act of 
     1998 to make certain technical corrections; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.

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           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 3638. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to fulfill his obligation to transfer additional Federal 
     lands to the State of Arizona as required by the Arizona-New 
     Mexico Enabling Act of June 20, 1910; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SKELTON (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 3639. A bill 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``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 3640. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to take the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund under the Medicare Program off budget; 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. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 3641. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     study causes of the recent home heating fuel price spikes in 
     the Northeast and to create a 10,000,000 barrel heating oil 
     reserve in the Northeast; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Vento, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mrs. Capps, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Dooley 
             of California, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Baca, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Condit, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Holden, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. LaHood, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Lee, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Owens, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Turner, Mr. John, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Obey, 
             Mr. Becerra, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Clement, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Coble, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barcia, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Callahan, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Luther, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Sweeney, 
             Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Herger, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Lazio, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Thune, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Everett, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Scott, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Norton, Mr. Menendez, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Levin, Mr. Larson, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Weller, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Terry, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
             Mr. DeMint, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 3642. A bill to authorize the President to award 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; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon:
       H.R. 3643. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to provide that the Act will not apply to 
     employment performed in a workplace located in the employee's 
     residence; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 3644. A bill to authorize drawdown and distribution 
     from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the case of severe 
     emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H. Con. Res. 248. Concurrent resolution encouraging the 
     people of the United States to show support for and become 
     active participants in the American Red Cross and its local 
     chapters; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H. Con. Res. 249. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China should immediately release Rabiya Kadeer, 
     her secretary, and her son, abide by the International 
     Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and permit Kadeer, 
     her secretary, and her son to move to the United States if 
     they so desire; to the Committee on International Relations.

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