[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 2, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H1859-H1860]
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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 Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Wynn, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Norton, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frank, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
             Gonzalez):
       H.R. 1672. A bill to provide for an increase in funding for 
     research on uterine fibroids through the National Institutes 
     of Health, and to provide for a program to provide 
     information and education to the public on such fibroids; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 1673. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers to designate that part or all of any 
     income tax refund be paid over for use in medical research 
     conducted through the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs, 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. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Levin, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Rush):

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       H.R. 1674. A bill to assure access under group health plans 
     and health insurance coverage to covered emergency medical 
     services; 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. COX:
       H.R. 1675. A bill to permanently extend the moratorium 
     enacted by the Internet Tax Freedom Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1676. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to avoid duplicate reporting of information on political 
     activities of certain State and local political 
     organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN:
       H.R. 1677. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a tax credit for incremental hydropower for 
     additional generating capacity and increased efficiency at 
     existing dams licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 1678. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to sell certain land to the town of Kingston, Nevada, for use 
     as an emergency medical air evacuation site and for other 
     public uses; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Simpson, Mr. Norwood, and Mrs. Wilson):
       H.R. 1679. A bill to ensure that nuclear energy continues 
     to contribute to the supply of electricity in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Science, 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. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Upton, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 1680. A bill to require the issuance of regulations 
     pursuant to the National Invasive Species Act of 1996 to 
     assure, to the maximum extent practicable, that vessels 
     entering the Great Lakes do not discharge ballast water that 
     introduces or spreads nonindigenous aquatic species and treat 
     such ballast water and its sediments through the most 
     effective and efficient techniques available, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. 
             Cantor):
       H.R. 1681. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for contributions 
     for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, 
     for upgrading elementary and secondary school facilities, and 
     for expenses related to technology for elementary and 
     secondary schools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1682. A bill to provide the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased 
     authority with respect to asthma programs, and to provide for 
     increased funding for such programs; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Langevin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McNulty, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 1683. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     require that group and individual health insurance coverage 
     and group health plans provide coverage for qualified 
     individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) 
     to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis and to help 
     women make informed choices about their reproductive and 
     post-menopausal health care; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1684. A bill for the relief of the Philippine citizens 
     collectively referred to as the ``Marcos Entourage''; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1685. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish therapeutic equivalence 
     requirements for generic drugs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 1686. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     limit the Federal Aviation Administration's authority to 
     establish examination requirements for pilots, other than 
     pilots involved in commercial operations; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Horn, and 
             Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 1687. A bill to establish a commission to study and 
     make recommendations on marginal tax rates for the working 
     poor; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Pitts, and 
             Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 1688. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to instruct the United States Executive Director at the 
     International Monetary Fund to oppose any new loan by the 
     International Monetary Fund to any country that is acting to 
     restrict oil production to the detriment of the United States 
     economy, except in emergency circumstances; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Simpson, Mr. Otter, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 1689. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985, 
     to establish a grassland reserve program to assist owners in 
     restoring and conserving grassland; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 1690. A bill to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States 
     from assisting the export of any good or service to or by any 
     company that is challenging an intellectual property law or 
     government policy of a developing country, which regulates 
     and promotes access to an HIV/AIDS pharmaceutical or medical 
     technology; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 1691. A bill to amend the Service Contract Act of 1965 
     to provide for the responsibility in certain cases of a 
     parent corporation of a Federal contractor to provide health 
     care benefits to retired employees of the contractor if the 
     contractor fails to provide such benefits; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Foley, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and 
             Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 1692. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify and make more equitable the tax treatment of 
     Settlement Trusts established pursuant to the Alaska Native 
     Claims Settlement Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK (for himself and Mr. Hoekstra):
       H.J. Res. 47. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for 
     the Office of President a person who has been a United States 
     citizen for twenty years; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H. Con. Res. 122. Concurrent resolution encouraging a 
     combination of State legislative efforts and strong health 
     education programs and activities to discourage smoking in 
     children and adolescents; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 129. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

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