[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 63 (Wednesday, May 9, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H2081-H2082]
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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 Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Cox, Mr. Tom Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Ose, and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 1769. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for information 
     technology training expenses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Camp, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 1770. A bill to prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or 
     wearing of berets as standard Army headgear (other than for 
     certain specialized units) until the Secretary of the Army 
     certifies to Congress that the Army ammunition shortfall has 
     been eliminated; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Pallone, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1771. A bill to provide for funding for the top 
     priority action items in the interagency public health action 
     plan that has been developed in response to the problem of 
     antimicrobial resistance, to the extent that the activities 
     involved are within the jurisdiction of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 1772. A bill to provide for an exchange of certain 
     property between the United States and Ephraim City, Utah; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 1773. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of 
     a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FLETCHER (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Armey, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gary G. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Ose, Mr. Pence, Mr. Petri, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Rehberg, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1774. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and 
     choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect 
     to medical care for their employees; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 1775. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     create an offense of solicitation or recruitment of persons 
     in criminal street gang activity; 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. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 1776. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in west 
     Houston, Texas; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 1777. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a 
     tax deduction for higher education expenses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself and Ms. Carson 
             of Indiana):
       H.R. 1778. A bill to provide for the collection of data on 
     traffic stops; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. King, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Frank, Mr. Cox, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bonior, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Allen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Evans, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sununu, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tancredo, and Ms. 
             McCollum):
       H.R. 1779. A bill to support the aspirations of the Tibetan 
     people to safeguard their distinct identity; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1780. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for contributions to a volunteer 
     firefighter savings account; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Holt, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Issa, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Wamp, Ms. Harman, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Baca, and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 1781. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     develop a plan for a magnetic fusion burning plasma 
     experiment for the purpose of accelerating the scientific 
     understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy 
     source, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 1782. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide 
     for the position of Assistant United States Trade 
     Representative for Small Business; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 1783. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a safe harbor for determining that certain 
     individuals are not

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     employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Honda, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Horn, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Solis, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Harman, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Bentsen, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 1784. A bill to establish an Office on Women's Health 
     within the Department of Health and Human Services, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1785. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the avoidance of gain recognition through 
     swap funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Sanders, 
             Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 1786. A bill to impose tariff-rate quotas on certain 
     casein and milk protein concentrates; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 1787. A bill to amend the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act require that certain technical medical 
     employees of the Indian Health Service be compensated for 
     time during which they are required to be on-call; 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. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1788. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the treatment of cooperative housing 
     corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Putnam, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Keller, Mr. Goss, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 1789. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt from income tax State-created organizations 
     providing property and casualty insurance for property for 
     which such coverage is otherwise unavailable; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
             Bonior):
       H.R. 1790. A bill to reauthorize the tree loss assistance 
     program to compensate orchardists and tree farmers who plant 
     trees for commercial purposes but lose the trees as a result 
     of a natural disaster; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1791. A bill to provide a grant under the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to assist in the 
     development of a Millennium Cultural Cooperative Park in 
     Youngstown, Ohio; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 1792. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     ensure that air carriers meet their obligations under the 
     Airline Customer Service Agreement, and provide improved 
     passenger service in order to meet public convenience and 
     necessity; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H. Res. 139. A resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
     regarding commitment to the Voting Rights Act of 1965; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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