[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 26 (Thursday, March 1, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H621-H623]
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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. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 780. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Medal of Honor to James L. Cadigan of Hingham, 
     Massachusetts; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Ney, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Horn, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Costello, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Strickland, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Barcia, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hall 
             of Ohio, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy 
             of Missouri, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Menendez, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Phelps, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 808. A bill to provide certain safeguards with respect 
     to the domestic steel industry; referred to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Financial Services, 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Hyde, Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Acevedo-Vila):
       H.R. 809. A bill to make technical corrections to various 
     antitrust laws and to references to such laws; referred to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 810. A bill to provide for the retrocession of the 
     District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other 
     purposes; referred 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Baker, Mr. Simmons, 
             Mr. Brown of South Carolina, and Mr. Buyer):
       H.R. 811. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out construction projects for the purpose of 
     improving, renovating, and updating patient care facilities 
     at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Schaffer):
       H.R. 812. A bill to establish the Rocky Flats National 
     Wildlife Refuge in Colorado, and for other purposes; referred 
     to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Energy and 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 813. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     enhance the ability of States and local governments to 
     participate in projects conducted under the alternative 
     authority of the Department of Defense to acquire and improve 
     military housing; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 814. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the admission to the United States for 
     permanent residence without numerical limitation of spouses 
     of permanent resident aliens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 815. A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to 
     allow employees the right to accept or reject the use of 
     arbitration to resolve an employment controversy; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 816. A bill to protect the Social Security System and 
     to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a 
     two-thirds vote for legislation that changes the 
     discretionary spending limits or the pay-as-you-go provisions 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985 if the budget for the current year (or immediately 
     preceding year) was not in surplus; referred to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Budget, and 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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 817. A bill to ensure the availability of spectrum to 
     amateur radio operators; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Borski, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson 
             of Indiana, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Horn, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 818. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     grant a Federal charter to the Ukrainian American Veterans, 
     Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 819. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 143 West Liberty Street, Medina, Ohio, as the ``Donald J. 
     Pease Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON:
       H.R. 820. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 
     the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Vocational 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 
     to require the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to 
     mediate employee claims arising under such Acts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 821. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1030 South Church Street in 
     Asheboro, North Carolina, as the ``W. Joe Trogdon Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Pickering, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr.

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             Strickland, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 822. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program for surgical first assisting services of certified 
     registered nurse first assistants; referred to the Committee 
     on Energy and 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. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. Becerra, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Filner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Flake, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Hastings 
             of Washington, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 823. A bill to provide Federal reimbursement for 
     indirect costs relating to the incarceration of illegal 
     criminal aliens and for emergency health services furnished 
     to undocumented aliens; referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
     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 Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Baird, Mr. Otter, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 824. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals who do not itemize their deductions a 
     deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Ferguson, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Moore, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 825. A bill to provide funds to schools that provide 
     educational services to homeless children and youth; referred 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Financial 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. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Pickering, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 826. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of 
     certain restaurant buildings; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GRUCCI (for himself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 827. A bill to authorize the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to make grants to fire 
     departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GRUCCI:
       H.R. 828. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expand coverage of preventive services under 
     the Medicare Program and to provide coverage of outpatient 
     prescription drugs under that program; referred to the 
     Committee on Energy and 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. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 829. A bill to direct the Federal Election Commission 
     to set uniform national standards for Federal election 
     procedures, change the Federal election day, and for other 
     purposes; referred to the Committee on House Administration, 
     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. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Akin, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Paul, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Cantor, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Istook, and Mr. Pitts):
       H.R. 830. A bill to amend the Defense Dependents' Education 
     Act of 1978 to allow home school students who are eligible 
     for enrollment in a school of the overseas defense 
     dependents' education system to use the auxiliary services of 
     such schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 831. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care 
     insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria 
     plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for 
     individuals with long-term care needs; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Tancredo):
       H.R. 832. A bill to guarantee the right of individuals to 
     receive social security benefits under title II of the Social 
     Security Act in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living 
     adjustment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 833. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     prevent certain types of mail matter from being sent by a 
     Member of the House of Representatives as part of a mass 
     mailing; referred to the Committee on House Administration, 
     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. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Cannon, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. English, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Obey, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 834. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from 
     willing sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GARY MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Baca, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Herger, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Frost, Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Platts, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Berman, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Osborne):
       H.R. 835. A bill to authorize appropriations for part B of 
     the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to achieve 
     full funding for part B of that Act by 2011; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 836. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for State accreditation of diabetes 
     self-management training programs under the Medicare Program; 
     referred to the Committee on Energy and 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. OBERSTAR (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 837. A bill to provide that, for purposes of making 
     determinations for certain trade remedies and trade 
     adjustment assistance, imported semi-finished steel slabs and 
     taconite pellets produced in the United States shall be 
     considered to be articles like or directly competitive with 
     each other; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Souder):
       H.R. 838. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals who are exempt from the self-employment 
     tax by reason of their religious beliefs to establish Keogh 
     plans, etc; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Frost, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Clement, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Strickland, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 839. A bill to establish a national teaching 
     fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter and 
     remain in the field of teaching at public schools; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 840. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of 
     claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow 
     income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on 
     account of such claims, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 841. A bill to suspend for two years the certification 
     procedures under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation 
     in international counternarcotics programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS:
       H.R. 842. A bill to convey certain property at the 
     Canandaigua Veterans Administration Medical Center in 
     Canandaigua, New York, to the Canandaigua City School 
     District; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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           By Mr. REYNOLDS:
       H.R. 843. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow the sworn affidavit of a veteran who served in combat 
     during the Korean War or an earlier conflict to be accepted 
     as proof of service-connection of a disease or injury alleged 
     to have been incurred or aggravated by such service; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Grucci, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Engel, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 844. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that annuities paid by States to blind 
     veterans shall be disregarded in determining supplemental 
     security income benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 845. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require a refund value for certain beverage containers, to 
     provide resources for State pollution prevention and 
     recycling programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 846. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to prescribe a rule that 
     prohibits the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
     biphenyls at concentrations of 50 parts per million or 
     greater; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 847. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to establish certain requirements regarding the approval of 
     facilities for the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SANDLIN (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Clement, Mr. Costello, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frank, Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio):
       H.R. 848. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the provision that reduces primary insurance 
     amounts for individuals receiving pensions from noncovered 
     employment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 849. A bill to provide for each American the 
     opportunity to provide for his or her retirement through a 
     S.A.F.E. account, and for other purposes; referred to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. SIMMONS (for himself, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Clement, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Spence, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 850. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     National Coast Guard Museum on Federal lands administered by 
     the Coast Guard; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 851. A bill to amend the Emergency Steel Loan 
     Guarantee Act of 1999 to prohibit steel companies receiving 
     loan guarantees from investing the loan proceeds in foreign 
     steel companies and using the loan proceeds to import steel 
     products from foreign countries that are subject to certain 
     trade remedies; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 852. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse to be constructed at 10 East 
     Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the ``Nathaniel R. 
     Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and United 
     States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Payne, and Mr. Sisisky):
       H.R. 853. 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; referred 
     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. WHITFIELD (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 854. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend modifications to DSH allotments provided under 
     the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and 
     Protection Act of 2000; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. REGULA:
       H.R. 855. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel SKIMMER; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 856. A bill for the relief of Donna Christine Fargo; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 857. A bill for the relief of Romeo P. Teodoro; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line 
     item veto; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to abolish the 
     electoral college and establish a new procedure for electing 
     the President and Vice President; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi:
       H.J. Res. 26. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide that certain 
     trust funds are outside the budget of the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H. Con. Res. 46. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding chiropractic health care 
     benefits; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H. Res. 75. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     should recognize board certifications from the American 
     Association of Physician Specialists, Inc., for purposes of 
     employment of physicians by the Veterans Health 
     Administration; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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