[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H1554-H1556]
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 were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, and Ms. McKinney):
       H.R. 1540. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prohibit discrimination regarding exposure to hazardous 
     substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Reyes, and Ms. Brown of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1541. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs authority to 
     furnish certain benefits for certain diseases occurring in 
     children of Vietnam-era veterans upon a determination that 
     such diseases have a positive association with parental 
     exposure to a herbicide agent; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. English, Mr. Frost, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Collins, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Fossella, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Holden, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Simpson, 
             Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Engel, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ryan 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Baca, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mr. Clement, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Schrock, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Watkins, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Otter, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1542. A bill to deregulate the Internet and high speed 
     data services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 1543. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer 
     report, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 1544. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt State and local political committees from 
     duplicative notification and reporting requirements made 
     applicable to political organizations by Public Law 106-230; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 1545. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to clarify the exemption from the minimum wage and 
     overtime compensation requirements of that Act for certain 
     computer professionals; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1546. A bill to allow States to spend certain funds to 
     establish and maintain peer mediation programs; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1547. A bill to establish a grant program in the 
     Department of Defense to assist States and local governments 
     in improving their ability to prevent and respond to domestic 
     terrorism; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1548 A bill to phase out the incineration of solid 
     waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1549. A bill to establish a demonstration program to 
     provide comprehensive health assessments for students; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 1550. A bill to change the deadline for income tax 
     returns for calendar year taxpayers from the 15th of April to 
     the first Monday in November; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

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           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 1551. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to reduce losses caused by repetitive flooding, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Tom 
             Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 1552. A bill to extend the moratorium enacted by the 
     Internet Tax Freedom Act through 2006, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Flake, and 
             Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 1553. A bill to repeal export controls on high 
     performance computers; 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 1554. A bill to provide for a one-year procurement 
     moratorium for the Marine Corps V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor 
     aircraft program in order to provide a needed time out and to 
     allow for a safety and performance reliability evaluation of 
     that aircraft; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. 
             McCrery):
       H.R. 1555. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deduction for meal and entertainment 
     expenses of small businesses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1556. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase the amount of payment for inpatient 
     hospital services under the Medicare Program, and to freeze 
     the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of 
     medical education; 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. GRAHAM:
       H.R. 1557. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to permit local educational agencies to 
     use funds made available under the innovative education 
     program to support certain community service programs; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HILLIARD (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Frank, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Clay, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Nadler, and Mrs. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 1558. A bill to prohibit States from denying any 
     individual the right to register to vote for an election for 
     Federal office, or the right to vote in an election for 
     Federal office, on the grounds that the individual has been 
     convicted of a Federal crime, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HILLIARD (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
             Christensen, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
       H.R. 1559. A bill to require that general Federal elections 
     be held over the 48-hour period that begins with the first 
     Saturday in November, to prohibit States from preventing 
     citizens who are registered to vote from voting in Federal 
     elections and from carrying out certain law enforcement 
     activities which have the effect of intimidating individuals 
     from voting, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 1560. A bill to increase the numerical limitation on 
     the number of asylees whose status may be adjusted to that of 
     an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H.R. 1561. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to the record of admission for permanent 
     residence in the case of certain aliens; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 1562. A bill a bill to replace the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service with the Office of the Associate 
     Attorney General for Immigration Affairs, the Bureau of 
     Immigration Services, and the Bureau of Immigration 
     Enforcement, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H.R. 1563. A bill to assist aliens who were transplanted to 
     the United States as children in continuing their education 
     and otherwise integrating into American society; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, 
             and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 1564. A bill to fund capital projects of State and 
     local governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Financial Services, and 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. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 1565. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Brian Lamb; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 1566. A bill to urge the President to initiate 
     consultations with the Governments of Singapore, Australia, 
     and New Zealand to determine the feasibility and desirability 
     of negotiations to create a free trade area between the 
     United States and those countries; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 1567. A bill to encourage the provision of 
     multilateral debt cancellation for countries eligible to be 
     considered for assistance under the Heavily Indebted Poor 
     Countries (HIPC) Initiative or heavily affected by HIV/AIDS, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Frank, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Evans, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Clay, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Hilliard, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 1568. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to remove the restriction on coverage of 
     periodic health examinations under the Medicare Program; 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. OWENS:
       H.R. 1569. A bill to establish a commission to study the 
     establishment of a national education museum and archive for 
     the United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1570. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide up-to-date school library 
     media resources and well-trained, professionally certified 
     school library media specialists for elementary schools and 
     secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1571. A bill to provide for permanent resident status 
     for any alien orphan physically present in the United States 
     who is less than 12 years of age and to provide for deferred 
     enforced departure status for any alien physically present in 
     the United States who is the natural and legal parent of a 
     child born in the United States who is less than 18 years of 
     age; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1572. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for legal permanent resident status for 
     certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1573. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide more revenue for the Social Security system 
     by imposing a tax on certain unearned income and to provide 
     tax relief for more than 80,000,000 individuals and families 
     who pay more in Social Security taxes than income taxes by 
     reducing the rate of the old age, survivors, and disability 
     insurance Social Security payroll tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1574. A bill to provide for prices of pharmaceutical 
     products that are fair to the producer and the consumer, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     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. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1575. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to suspend all motor fuel taxes for six months, and to 
     permanently repeal the 4.3-cent per gallon increases in motor 
     fuel taxes enacted in 1993; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 1576. A bill to designate the James Peak Wilderness 
     and Protection Area in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National 
     Forests in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Frank, Mr. Collins, 
             Mrs. Maloney

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             of New York, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. English, Mr. Doyle, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Royce, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
             Tanner):
       H.R. 1577. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require Federal Prison Industries to compete for its 
     contracts minimizing its unfair competition with non-inmate 
     workers and the firms that employ them and increasing the 
     likelihood that Federal agencies get the best value for 
     taxpayers dollars, to require that Federal Prison Industries 
     fully and timely perform its Government contracts by 
     empowering Federal contracting officers with the contract 
     administration tools generally available to assure full and 
     timely performance of other Government contracts, to enhance 
     the opportunities for effective public participation in 
     decisions to expand the activities of Federal Prison 
     Industries, to provide to Federal agencies temporary 
     preferential contract award authority to ease the transition 
     of Federal Prison Industries to obtaining inmate work 
     opportunities through other than its mandatory source status, 
     to provide additional work opportunities for Federal inmates 
     by authorizing Federal Prison Industries to provide inmate 
     workers to nonprofit entities with protections against 
     commercial activities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H. Con. Res. 105. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Congress should have the power 
     to prohibit desecration of the flag of the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRUCCI (for himself and Mr. English):
       H. Res. 120. Resolution urging cemeteries to maintain the 
     flags placed on the grave sites of American veterans on 
     Memorial Day through at least May 31; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Solis, and Mr. 
             Stark):
       H. Res. 121. Resolution expressing the sincerest 
     condolences of the House of Representatives to the families 
     of the 42 people, including 37 children, killed in the March 
     6, 2001, explosion of the Fanglin elementary school in the 
     Jianxi province of the People's Republic of China, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     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. PALLONE:
       H. Res. 122. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that India should be a permanent member of 
     the United Nations Security Council; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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