[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 25, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H1604-H1605]
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 Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       H.R. 1580. A bill to provide that Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission employees may be paid on a par with employees of 
     other government financial institutions; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, 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. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Isakson, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Otter, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Shows, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 1581. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify certain provisions relating to the treatment 
     of forestry activities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 1582. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to adjust the status of certain long-staying alien 
     children, to lower high school drop out rates for certain 
     immigrant children, and to restore the right of State and 
     local governments to decide whom they will admit to their 
     State and local colleges and universities; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. HILL (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Souder, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Kerns, Mr. Hostettler, and Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana):
       H.R. 1583. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 121 West Spring Street in 
     New Albany, Indiana, as the ``Lee H. Hamilton Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Baker, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Schaffer):
       H.R. 1584. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require that each employer show on the W-2 form of 
     each employee the employer's share of taxes for old-age, 
     survivors, and disability insurance and for hospital 
     insurance for the employee as well as the total amount of 
     such taxes for such employee; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1585. A bill to provide for a study regarding the 
     proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste 
     sites; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Evans, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Tierney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frank, and Mr. 
             Delahunt):
       H.R. 1586. A bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to make certain temporary Federal service 
     performed for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     creditable for retirement purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Reyes, and 
             Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 1587. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     repeal the 30-year manifestation period for a presumption of 
     service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in 
     veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam during the 
     period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 
     1975; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H.R. 1588. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative 
     housing corporations into condominiums; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 1589. A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic 
     Recovery Act to provide trade benefits for socks and hosiery; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 1590. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow up to $500 of health benefits and dependent 
     care assistance in flexible spending accounts and similar 
     arrangements to be carried forward to the succeeding taxable 
     year or to be included in gross income upon termination of 
     such accounts and arrangements; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 1591. A bill to prohibit the United States Government 
     from providing financing for nongovernmental organizations or 
     individuals to carry out military, law enforcement, armed 
     rescue, or other related operations in the countries of the 
     Andean region, including any operations relating to narcotics 
     control efforts; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Graves, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Otter):
       H.R. 1592. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 to provide greater protection of private 
     property rights; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.J. Res. 45. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing 
     personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the 
     Untied States Government from engaging in the business in 
     competition with its citizens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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           By Mr. SKELTON:
       H. Con. Res. 106. Concurrent resolution commending the crew 
     of the United States Navy EP-3 Aries II reconnaissance 
     aircraft that on April 1, 2001, while flying in international 
     airspace off the coast of China, was involved in a mid-air 
     collision with a Chinese fighter aircraft for their 
     outstanding performance of duty and exemplary conduct and 
     expressing the sense of Congress concerning continued United 
     States reconnaissance and surveillance flights in the area; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       H. Con. Res. 107. Concurrent resolution expressing a 
     declaration of space leadership; to the Committee on Science, 
     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. SMITH of Michigan:
       H. Con. Res. 108. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     National Science Foundation for 50 years of service to the 
     Nation; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE:
       H. Con. Res. 109. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     services and sacrifices of the United States merchant marine; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Otter, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H. Res. 123. A resolution amending the rules of the House 
     of Representatives to prohibit the inclusion in any 
     legislation of any provision which makes a decrease in 
     Federal income taxes contingent upon another event or 
     circumstance; to the Committee on Rules.

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