[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 13, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H874-H877]
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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. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       H.R. 973. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the operation by the National Institutes of 
     Health of an experimental program to stimulate competitive 
     research; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Ms. Capito, and Mr. 
             Cantor):
       H.R. 974. A bill to increase the number of interaccount 
     transfers which may be made from business accounts at 
     depository institutions, to authorize the Board of Governors 
     of the Federal Reserve System to pay interest on reserves, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Peterson of

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             Pennsylvania, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Paul, Ms. Lee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
             Mr. Olver, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut):
       H.R. 975. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate the 15 percent reduction in payment 
     rates under the prospective payment system for home health 
     services under the Medicare Program and to permanently 
     increase payments for such services that are furnished in 
     rural areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. VITTER:
       H.R. 976. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to achieve full 
     funding in fiscal year 2002 and fiscal year 2003, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       H.R. 977. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act to provide increased authority for school 
     personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage 
     in certain dangerous behavior; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Paul, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 978. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for dry and wet cleaning 
     equipment which uses non-hazardous primary process solvents; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 979. A bill to authorize the President and the 
     Governor of a State to suspend certain environmental and 
     siting requirements applicable to fossil fuel fired electric 
     power plants to alleviate an electric power shortage that may 
     present a threat to public health and safety, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Resources, and Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. WAMP (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 980. A bill to establish the Moccasin Bend National 
     Historic Site in the State of Tennessee as a unit of the 
     National Park System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burr 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Castle, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. English, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Linder, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Ose, Mr. Oxley, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wamp, and 
             Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 981. A bill to provide a biennial budget for the 
     United States Government; to the Committee on the Budget, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 982. A bill to prohibit assistance for Kosovo unless 
     the President determines and certifies to Congress that 
     residents or citizens of Kosovo are not providing assistance 
     to organizations engaging in or otherwise supporting 
     ethnically-motivated violence in southern Serbia or in 
     Macedonia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mrs. BONO:
       H.R. 983. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     assign the same priority to providing renewable energy 
     production incentive payments for landfill gas facilities as 
     the priority assigned to providing such payments for other 
     biomass facilities; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. McInnis, 
             Mr. Sessions, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 984. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the occupational taxes relating to distilled 
     spirits, wine, and beer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 985. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to funeral 
     trusts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 986. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt 
     organizations which conduct county and similar fairs shall 
     not be treated as an unrelated trade or business; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       H.R. 987. A bill to transfer management of the Banks Lake 
     Unit of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Owens, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 988. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 40 Centre Street in New York, New York, as the 
     ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Rush, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Jo 
             Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 989. A bill to direct the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to carry out a 3 year pilot program to 
     assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-
     designated at-risk areas; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. McGovern, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 990. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for charitable deductions for contributions of 
     food inventory; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Otter, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Cannon, 
             and Mr. Largent):
       H.R. 991. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat gold, silver, and platinum, in either coin or bar 
     form, in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of 
     the maximum capital gains rate for individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Simmons):
       H.R. 992. A bill to provide grants to local governments to 
     assist such local governments in participating in certain 
     decisions related to certain Indian groups and Indian tribes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KELLER:
       H.R. 993. 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Borski, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Clay, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Ackerman, and 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 994. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit community 
     organizations for the development of open space on 
     municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 995. A bill to provide permanent appropriations to the 
     Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund to make payments 
     under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 
     note); to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 996. A bill to ensure the timely payment of benefits 
     to eligible persons under the Radiation Exposure Compensation 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.

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           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 997. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to waive the part B premium penalty for 
     individuals entitled to TRICARE health benefits as a member 
     or former member of the uniformed services, or dependent of 
     such a member or former member, and to amend title 10, United 
     States Code, to waive the TRICARE requirement for enrollment 
     in Medicare part B in the case of individuals enrolled under 
     the Federal Employees Health Benefits program; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. PAYNE:
       H.R. 998. A bill to reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting 
     bulk purchases of handguns; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 999. A bill to strengthen the standards by which the 
     Surface Transportation Board reviews railroad mergers, and to 
     apply the Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and 
     railroad transportation; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 1000. A bill to adjust the boundary of the William 
     Howard Taft National Historic Site in the State of Ohio, to 
     authorize an exchange of land in connection with the historic 
     site, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 1001. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to make optional the requirement that a State seek 
     adjustment or recovery from an individual's estate of any 
     medical assistance correctly paid on behalf of the individual 
     under the State Medicaid plan; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart):
       H.R. 1002. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make certain adjustments to the boundaries of Biscayne 
     National Park in the State of Florida, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Otter, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shows, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Watkins, and 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1003. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the maximum amount of wages that a farmer 
     can pay for agricultural labor without being subject to the 
     Federal unemployment tax on that labor to reflect inflation 
     since the unemployment tax was first established, and to 
     provide for an annual inflation adjustment in such maximum 
     amount of wages; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1004. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to establish a procedure under which individuals 
     whose names do not appear on the list of registered voters in 
     an election for Federal office at a particular polling place 
     may cast provisional votes at the polling place, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. SHOWS (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Cramer, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Hart, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 1005. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require that violent video programming is limited to 
     broadcast after the hours when children are reasonably likely 
     to comprise a substantial portion of the audience, unless it 
     is specifically rated on the basis of its violent content so 
     that it is blockable by electronic means specifically on the 
     basis of that content; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1006. 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. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Scott, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Frank, Mr. Keller, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Filner, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             McHugh, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Oxley, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Souder, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Berman, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. 
             Morella, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
             Visclosky):
       H.R. 1007. A bill to limit access to body armor by violent 
     felons and to facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body 
     armor to State and local law enforcement agencies; 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. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Pombo, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Otter, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Riley, Mr. Ney, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 1008. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of 
     Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Motor 
     Carrier Administration from taking action to finalize, 
     implement, or enforce a rule related to the hours of service 
     of drivers for motor carriers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Ney, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. 
             Roukema, and Ms. Capito):
       H.R. 1009. A bill to repeal the prohibition on the payment 
     of interest on demand deposits; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 1010. A bill to provide emergency relief to small 
     businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of 
     heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Rahall, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 1011. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide public access to quality medical imaging 
     procedures and radiation therapy procedures; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 1012. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for expenses 
     incurred in teleworking; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shows, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Hart, 
             Mr. Barcia, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. King, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Rogers 
             of Michigan, Mr. Riley, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Taylor 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Crenshaw, 
             Mr. Bishop, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Baca, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Baker, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Horn, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Akin, Mr. Kerns, Mr. 
             Grucci, Mr. Graham, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Turner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, and Mr. 
             Gordon):
       H.J. Res. 36. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the

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     United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the 
     physical desecration of the flag of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CLEMENT:
       H.J. Res. 37. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide for the 
     appointment and voting, by congressional district, of 
     electors for the election of President and Vice President, 
     and to provide procedures for electing the President and Vice 
     President if no candidate receives a majority of electoral 
     votes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRETT (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Reyes, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Coyne, Ms. 
             Berkley, and Mr. McDermott):
       H. Con. Res. 61. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for a National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness 
     Month; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Bishop, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Strickland, Ms. Lee, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Upton, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Weller, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Clay, Mr. Frank, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Olver, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Berman, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H. Res. 87. A resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal investment in programs 
     that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income 
     individuals in medically underserved areas be increased in 
     order to double access to care over the next 5 years; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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