[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 30 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H825-H827]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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

           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Shows, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Stupak, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Frost, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. King, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Langevin, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Allen, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Frank, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Rivers, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Strickland, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Upton, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Wu, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 936. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve programs for homeless veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 937. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
     any program that restricts the use of any privately owned 
     water source; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank, and Ms. Millender-
             McDonald):
       H.R. 938. A bill to enhance the capability of the United 
     Nations to rapidly respond to emerging crises; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 939. A bill to reaffirm and clarify the Federal 
     relationship of the Swan Creek Black River Confederated 
     Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan as a distinct federally recognized 
     Indian tribe and to restore aboriginal rights, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gekas, and 
             Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 940. A bill to establish a statute of repose for 
     durable goods used in a trade or business; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 941. A bill to require the use of adjusted census data 
     in the administration of any law of the United States under 
     which population or population characteristics are used to 
     determine the amount of benefits received by State or local 
     governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 942. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce individual income tax rates and increase the 
     standard deduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 943. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the availability

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     of influenza vaccine through the program under section 317 of 
     such Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 944. A bill to designate certain lands in the State of 
     Colorado as components of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gilman, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rothman, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Wexler, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 945. A bill to adjust the immigration status of 
     certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals who are in the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 946. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow drug manufacturers a credit against income tax if 
     they certify that the price of a drug in the United States 
     market is not greater than its price in the Canadian or 
     Mexican market; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 947. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individual retirement accounts to exclude income 
     with respect to certain debt-financed real property from the 
     tax on unrelated business taxable income; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Ms. Waters, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Filner, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Allen, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Moakley):
       H.R. 948. A bill to express the sense of Congress that the 
     Department of Defense should field currently available 
     weapons and other technologies, and use tactics and 
     operational concepts, that provide suitable alternatives to 
     anti-personnel mines and mixed anti-tank mine systems and 
     that the United States should end its use of such mines and 
     join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel 
     Mines as soon as possible, to expand support for mine action 
     programs including mine victim assistance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, 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. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 949. A bill to provide funds to States to establish 
     and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay 
     programs for elementary and secondary school teachers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Souder, and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 950. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States 
     Code to provide for reciprocity in regard to the manner in 
     which nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed 
     firearms in that State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 951. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the required use of certain principal repayments on 
     mortgage subsidy bond financings to redeem bonds, to modify 
     the purchase price limitation under mortgage subsidy bond 
     rules based on median family income, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 952. A bill to grant a Federal charter to Korean War 
     Veterans Association, Incorporated; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Spence, and Mr. 
             Cantor):
       H.R. 953. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants to carry out programs to improve recovery 
     rates for organs in eligible hospitals; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 954. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to promote 
     energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the 
     use of net metering by certain small electric energy 
     generation systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. INSLEE:
       H.R. 955. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a National Living Organ Donor Registry; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Shays, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. English, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Frank, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Camp, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Saxton, Mr. McDermott, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Barrett, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lee, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
             Shaw):
       H.R. 956. A bill to amend titles IV and XX of the Social 
     Security Act to restore funding for the Social Services Block 
     Grant, and restore for fiscal year 2002 the ability of States 
     to transfer up to 10 percent of funds from the program of 
     block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families to carry out activities under the Social Services 
     Block Grant; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KELLER:
       H.R. 957. A bill to improve the prevention and punishment 
     of criminal smuggling, transporting, and harboring of aliens, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Scott, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 958. A bill to assist local educational agencies in 
     financing and establishing alternative education systems, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 959. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage 
     revenue bond financing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 960. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the incentives for transferring land or easements 
     therein for conservation purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 961. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to reform the provisions relating to child labor; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Honda, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Baldacci, and Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York):
       H.R. 962. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make 
     available for the low-income home energy assistance program 5 
     percent of moneys received by the United States from onshore 
     Federal oil and gas development; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, and 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. MICA:
       H.R. 963. A bill to provide compensation for certain World 
     War II veterans who survived the Bataan Death March and were 
     held as prisoners of war by the Japanese; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.

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           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 964. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an 
     understanding of the English language and the history, 
     principles, and form of government of the United States as a 
     requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other 
     elderly persons to take the history and government 
     examination in a language of their choice; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 965. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     require States to adopt and enforce standards that prohibit 
     the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of State laws 
     regulating the use of Federal-aid highways; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 966. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
     planning, developing, implementing, or administering any 
     national teacher test or method of certification and from 
     withholding funds from States or local educational agencies 
     that fail to adopt a specific method of teacher 
     certification; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 967. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual 
     health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide 
     coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer 
     clinical trials; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     and 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. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Simmons, and Mr. 
             Cooksey):
       H.R. 968. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow as a deduction in determining adjusted gross income 
     the deduction for expenses in connection with services as a 
     member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Riley, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Goode, Mr. Everett, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Baker, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Crane, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Collins, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana):
       H.R. 969. A bill to provide that Executive Order 13166 
     shall have no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of 
     funds for certain purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Wu, Mr. Ford, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, 
             Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Olver, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Frank, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Markey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Sanchez, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Stark, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Clement, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bonior, and Ms. Solis):
       H.R. 970. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
     and Communities Act of 1994 to provide comprehensive 
     technical assistance and implement prevention programs that 
     meet a high scientific standard of program effectiveness; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Simpson, and 
             Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 971. A bill to require that payment be guaranteed 
     whenever any supplier of electric energy is required to sell 
     electric energy to a purchaser under the emergency authority 
     of section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 972. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to strengthen the involvement of 
     parents in the education of their children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Issa, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Herger, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Gary Miller of California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Horn, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Ose, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 57. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     heinous atrocities that occurred on March 5, 2001, at Santana 
     High School in Santee, California; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Con. Res. 58. Concurrent resolution urging the President 
     of Ukraine to support democratic ideals, the rights of free 
     speech, and free assembly for Ukrainian citizens; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H. Con. Res. 59. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding the establishment of National Shaken 
     Baby Syndrome Awareness Week; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       H. Res. 85. A resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. McCollum, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Barrett, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Davis of California, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. 
             Biggert, and Ms. Capito):
       H. Res. 86. A resolution supporting the goals of 
     International Women's Day; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, 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.

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