[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 28, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H1293-H1295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      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 Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Barcia,

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             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Gutknecht):
       H.R. 1259. A bill to amend the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act to enhance the ability of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology to improve 
     computer security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science.
           By Mr. KERNS:
       H.R. 1260. A bill to prohibit the cloning of humans, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HORN:
       H.R. 1261. A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to impose a limit on 
     the Federal share of the costs of the Long Beach 
     Desalinization Research and Development Project in Los 
     Angeles County, California; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H.R. 1262. A bill to amend subchapter IV of chapter 53 of 
     title 5, United States Code, relating to prevailing rate 
     systems for Federal employees; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Ms. 
             DeGette):
       H.R. 1263. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand S corporation eligibility for banks, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1264. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide individual income tax rate reductions, tax 
     relief to families with children, marriage penalty relief, 
     and to immediately eliminate the estate tax for two-thirds of 
     all decedents currently subject to the estate tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 1265. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle 
     commuters; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Toomey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Hinchey, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1266. A bill to ensure that no alien is removed, 
     denied a benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is 
     kept secret from the alien; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, and Mr. Hastings of Washington):
       H.R. 1267. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax treatment for foreign investment through 
     a United States regulated investment company comparable to 
     the tax treatment for direct foreign investment and 
     investment through a foreign mutual fund; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn, and Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1268. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to include wireless telecommunications equipment in the 
     definition of qualified technological equipment for purposes 
     of determining the depreciation treatment of such equipment; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Morella, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rangel, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Pastor, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Baca, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Frank, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Owens, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Rush, Ms. Lee, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Ms. Waters, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Boucher, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 1269. A bill to improve global health by increasing 
     assistance to developing nations with high levels of 
     infectious disease and premature death, by improving 
     children's and women's health and nutrition, by reducing 
     unintended pregnancies, and by combating the spread of 
     infectious diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1270. A bill to increase accountability for Government 
     spending and to reduce wasteful Government spending; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, Science, 
     Resources, Financial Services, International Relations, 
     Veterans' Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Engel, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Jenkins, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Keller, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Mr. Kerns, Mr. King, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             Mr. Putnam, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, and 
             Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1271. A bill to assist the internal opposition in 
     Cuba, and to further help the Cuban people to regain their 
     freedom; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 1272. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers using the income forecast method of 
     depreciation to treat costs contingent on income in the same 
     manner as fixed costs to the extent determined by reference 
     to the estimated income under such method, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hefley, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Riley, Mr. Issa, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Shows, Mr. Baker, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 1273. A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States to eliminate the chilling effect on the 
     constitutionally protected expression of religion by State 
     and local officials that results from the threat that 
     potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Crane, 
             and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 1274. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that tips received for certain services shall 
     not be subject to income or employment taxes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 1275. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-
     efficient property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 1276. A bill to expand the enforcement options under 
     the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
     Inspection Act to include the imposition of civil money 
     penalties; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1277. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase 
     the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the 
     equivalent of a $2,500,000 exclusion and to provide an 
     inflation adjustment of such amount, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H.R. 1278. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in the District 
     of Columbia as the ``Frank F. Church Federal Building''; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN:
       H.R. 1279. A bill to reestablish the annual assay 
     commission; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHOWS (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Filner, 
             and Mr. Bishop):

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       H.R. 1280. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the annual determination of the rate of the basic 
     benefit of active duty educational assistance under the 
     Montgomery GI Bill, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs, 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. VITTER:
       H.R. 1281. A bill to declare the policy of the United 
     States with respect to deployment of a National Missile 
     Defense System; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       H.R. 1282. A bill to provide for a testing program for the 
     Navy Theater-Wide system and the Theater High-Altitude Area 
     Defense system; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       H.R. 1283. A bill to establish the policy of the United 
     States with respect to deployment of missile defense systems 
     capable of defending allies of the United States against 
     ballistic missile attack; to the Committee on Armed Services, 
     and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 
     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. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, and Mr. Hastert):
       H.R. 1284. A bill to provide incentives for charitable 
     contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the 
     effectiveness and efficiency of government program delivery 
     to individuals and families in need, and to enhance the 
     ability of low-income Americans to gain financial security by 
     building assets; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and 
     the Workforce, Financial Services, Agriculture, 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. MOORE (for himself and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 1285. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce and simplify the estate tax; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Skelton, and 
             Mrs. Cubin):
       H. Con. Res. 89. Concurrent resolution mourning the death 
     of Ron Sander at the hands of terrorist kidnappers in Ecuador 
     and welcoming the release from captivity of Arnie Alford, 
     Steve Derry, Jason Weber, and David Bradley, and supporting 
     efforts by the United States to combat such terrorism; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Acevedo-
             Vila, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Menendez, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Frank, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Nadler):
       H. Res. 105. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding Cesar E. Chavez; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H. Res. 106. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the artwork displayed in the Capitol, 
     the Capitol Visitor Center, and the office buildings of the 
     House of Representatives should represent the contributions 
     of women to American society; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.

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