[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 59 (Thursday, May 3, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H1922-H1925]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Costello, Ms. Rivers, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Baca, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Hoeffel, and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 1693. A bill to improve science, mathematics, and 
     technology education in elementary and secondary schools, 
     advance knowledge on the effective uses of information 
     technologies in education, increase participation in science, 
     mathematics, and engineering careers by groups 
     underrepresented in those fields, provide for more effective 
     coordination of public and private sector efforts to improve 
     science, mathematics, and technology education, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, 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.

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           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Ose, and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 1694. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 1993 4.3-cent increases in highway motor 
     fuel taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Gary G. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 1695. A bill to amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act 
     to prohibit the use of certain fuel additives; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Hyde, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Spence, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Everett, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 1696. A bill to expedite the construction of the World 
     War II memorial in the District of Columbia; to the Committee 
     on Resources, 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Nadler, 
             and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 1697. A bill to amend the Clayton Act to ensure the 
     application of the antitrust laws to local telephone 
     monopolies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Issa, and 
             Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 1698. A bill to ensure the application of the 
     antitrust laws to local telephone monopolies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 1699. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast 
     Guard for fiscal year 2002; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Leach, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Barrett, and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 1700. A bill to establish an international food for 
     education and infant and child nutrition program to be 
     carried out under section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 
     1949; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Ford, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Baker, and Mr. Isakson):
       H.R. 1701. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-
     purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to 
     consumers under such agreements, to provide certain 
     substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 1702. A bill to amend section 468A of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to deductions for 
     decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. 
             McCollum, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 1703. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide technology for tomorrow's 
     teachers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and 
             Mr. Cox):
       H.R. 1704. A bill to enable drivers to choose a more 
     affordable form of auto insurance that also provides for more 
     adequate and timely compensation for accident victims, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 1705. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to 
     authorize members and units of the National Guard to conduct 
     and participate in athletic competitions and small arms 
     competitions in conjunction with required training, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 1706. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     reimburse non-Federal interests for managing recreation 
     facilities and natural resources at water resource 
     development projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1707. A bill to provide that the Secretary of Commerce 
     has jurisdiction over exports of commercial satellites and 
     related items, to provide certain procedures for exports of 
     commercial satellites and related items, and for other 
     purpose; 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. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Allen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1708. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented 
     inventions relating to health; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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 Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 1710. A bill to ensure the orderly development of 
     coal, coalbed methane, natural gas, and oil in common areas 
     of the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Herger, and 
             Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 1711. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the treatment of bonds issued to acquire 
     renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 1712. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to make minor adjustments to the boundary of the 
     National Park of American Samoa to include certain portions 
     of the islands of Ofu and Olosega within the park, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Solis, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Dooley 
             of California, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Baca, and Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 1713. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to restore the scope of eligibility for adjustment of 
     status under section 245(i) of that Act to that in effect 
     before November 1997; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
             Schaffer):
       H.R. 1714. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into contracts for the use of excess 
     storage and conveyance capacity in certain east slope 
     facilities of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, and 
     to conduct studies for the enlargement of Pueblo Dam and 
     Reservoir and Sugar Loaf Dam and Turquoise Lake, Fryingpan-
     Arkansas Project, Colorado, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1715. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 8624 Ferguson Road in 
     Dallas, Texas, as the ``Cesar E. Chavez Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Schrock, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Filner, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Costello, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Edwards, and Mr. McIntyre):
       H.R. 1716. A bill to amend the impact aid program under the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the 
     delivery of payments under the program to local educational 
     agencies; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 1717. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense 
     medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private 
     practitioners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Armey, Mr. Frost, Mr.

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             Bonior, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Frank, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Stark, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Honda, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Carson of Indiana, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Johnson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Barrett, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 1718. A bill to establish the National Museum of 
     African American History and Culture within the Smithsonian 
     Institution; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 1719. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude United States savings bond income from gross 
     income if used to pay long-term care expenses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 1720. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing under the Medicare 
     Program for bone mass measurements; 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 Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1721. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to enable farmers and ranchers to obtain farm 
     ownership loans for the purpose of refinancing loans; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1722. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount excluded from gain on the sale of 
     a principal residence for both single and joint filers to 
     $1,000,000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 1723. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the Director of the National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the 
     development and operation of research centers regarding 
     environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of 
     breast cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 1724. A bill to provide that service of the members of 
     the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps 
     during World War II constituted active military service for 
     purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs; 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 Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Fattah, and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H.R. 1725. A bill to authorize an annual Federal 
     contribution to the District of Columbia to reimburse the 
     District for the costs incurred in providing public safety 
     services for demonstrations and other activities which occur 
     in the District of Columbia because the District is the seat 
     of the Federal Government; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1726. A bill to provide for adjustment of immigration 
     status for certain aliens granted temporary protected status 
     in the United States because of conditions in Montserrat; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 1727. A bill to amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 
     to provide for consistent treatment of survivor benefits for 
     public safety officers killed in the line of duty; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1728. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the personal holding company tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ:
       H.R. 1729. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to increase the ceiling 
     on the Federal share of the costs of phase I of the Orange 
     County, California, Regional Water Reclamation Project; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1730. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act relating to marine sanitation devices; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 1731. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have 
     attained age 62; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHERMAN:
       H.R. 1732. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to review the annual reports of accounting 
     standards-setting bodies; 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frank, 
             Mr. Tierney, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, 
             and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.R. 1733. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children 
     born after 2001; 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. SWEENEY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Crowley, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Frank, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Moore, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Terry, Mr. Ney, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Filner, and Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii):
       H.R. 1734. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish consumer protections for airline passengers, to 
     promote air carrier competition, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1735. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to improve operations of the Telecommunications Development 
     Fund; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1736. A bill to require that a commemorative postage 
     stamp be issued recognizing the courage of the American 
     Indian at the Battle of the Little Big Horn; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1737. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide that witnesses at Federal grand jury proceedings have 
     the right to the assistance of counsel; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1738. A bill to provide a grant under the urban park 
     and recreation recovery program to assist in the development 
     of a Millennium Cultural Cooperative Park in Youngstown, 
     Ohio; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 1739. A bill to require the Council on Environmental 
     Quality to conduct a study on urban sprawl and smart growth, 
     and to ensure the consideration by Federal agencies of urban 
     sprawl in the preparation of their environmental reviews 
     under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; to the 
     Committee on Resources, 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. WEINER:
       H.R. 1740. A bill to repeal the wool and mohair subsidy 
     provided in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
     Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2001; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 1741. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to prohibit the commercial operation of supersonic transport 
     category aircraft that do not comply with stage 3 noise 
     levels; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H. Con. Res. 123. Concurrent resolution calling for the 
     immediate release of all political prisoners in Cuba, 
     including Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Terry, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, and Mr. Ryun of Kansas):
       H. Con. Res. 124. Concurrent resolution promoting national 
     unity and family renewal; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 125. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     founding of the Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H. Con. Res. 126. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States Trade 
     Representative should investigate whether any price control 
     program governing the cost of medication in Mexico or Canada 
     violates any trade agreement; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 127. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a

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      commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United 
     States Postal Service honoring Roy Campanella, and that the 
     Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the 
     Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Borski, Mr. King, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. 
             Gilman):
       H. Res. 132. A resolution recognizing the historical 
     significance of the sacrifices made by the Irish Republican 
     hunger strikers of 1981 and the subsequent political impact 
     their actions had on the Northern Ireland peace process; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

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