[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 64 (Thursday, May 10, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H2140-H2142]
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 of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
             Putnam):
       H.R. 1793. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit a State waiver authority to provide medical 
     assistance in cases of congenital heart defects; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Gilman, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 1794. A bill to protect United States military 
     personnel and other elected and appointed officials of the 
     United States Government against criminal prosecution by an 
     international criminal court to which the United States is 
     not party; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H.R. 1795. A bill to require the imposition of sanctions 
     with respect to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) 
     or the Palestinian Authority if the President determines that 
     these entities have not complied with certain commitments 
     made by the entities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 1796. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat charitable remainder pet trusts in a similar 
     manner as charitable remainder annuity trusts and charitable 
     remainder unitrusts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN:
       H.R. 1797. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against tax for qualified energy 
     management devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. McDermott, 
             and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 1798. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish procedures for determining payment 
     amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests for 
     which payment is made 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. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Cantor, 
             Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Scott, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 1799. A bill to designate a United States Post Office 
     located in Nathalie, Virginia, as the ``Lewis F. Payne United 
     States Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Petri, and Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 1800. A bill to establish the Upper Mississippi River 
     Stewardship Initiative to monitor and reduce sediment and 
     nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. GRANGER:
       H.R. 1801. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 501 West 10th Street in Fort Worth, Texas, as the 
     ``Eldon B. Mahon United States Courthouse''; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
             English):
       H.R. 1802. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the depreciation of property used in the 
     generation of electricity; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

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           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 1803. A bill to provide for public library 
     construction and technology enhancement; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 1804. A bill to require Medicare providers to disclose 
     publicly staffing and performance in order to promote 
     improved consumer information and choice; 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. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Chabot, 
             and Mr. Dooley of California):
       H.R. 1805. A bill to provide small businesses certain 
     protections from litigation excesses and to limit the product 
     liability of nonmanufacturer product sellers; 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Frank, 
             Mr. Cummings, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Berman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Langevin, and Mr. 
             Owens):
       H.R. 1806. A bill to provide for the adjustment of status 
     of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent 
     residence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 1807. A bill to establish the High Level Commission on 
     Immigrant Labor Policy; 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Quinn):
       H.R. 1808. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential 
     cooperative apartment units; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. Harman, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. 
             Kildee):
       H.R. 1809. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     provide coverage of cancer screening; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and 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 Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1810. A bill to repeal the statutory authority for the 
     Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the 
     successor institution to the United States Army School of the 
     Americas) in the Department of Defense, to provide for the 
     establishment of a joint congressional task force to conduct 
     an assessment of the kind of education and training that is 
     appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to 
     military personnel of Latin American nations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 1811. A bill to provide permanent funding for the 
     payment in lieu of taxes program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Strickland, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 1812. A bill to develop programs that enhance school 
     safety for our children; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, 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. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 1813. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     revise the rules under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for 
     termination of an annuity paid to a surviving spouse upon 
     remarriage before age 55; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bass, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 1814. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate the Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett 
     Trail extending through western New Hampshire, western 
     Massachusetts, and central Connecticut for study for 
     potential addition to the National Trails System; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Solis, and Mr. 
             Greenwood):
       H.R. 1815. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require phased increases in the fuel efficiency standards 
     applicable to light trucks; to required fuel economy 
     standards for automobiles up to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle 
     weight; to raise the fuel economy of the Federal fleet of 
     vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, 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 Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1816. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to safeguard public health and provide to 
     consumers food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly 
     presented; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1817. A bill to establish a comprehensive program to 
     ensure the safety of food products intended for human 
     consumption which are regulated by the Food and Drug 
     Administration; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. 
             Delahunt):
       H.R. 1818. A bill to amend title 22, United States Code, to 
     eliminate authority for employees and agents of the United 
     States to assist foreign countries in interdiction of 
     aircraft suspected of drug-related operations; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SHOWS (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Goode, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Turner, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Whitfield, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 1819. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives and job training grants for 
     communities affected by the migration of businesses and jobs 
     to Canada or Mexico as a result of the North American Free 
     Trade Agreement; 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 Mr. SNYDER:
       H.R. 1820. A bill to amend the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 to authorize an additional round of 
     military base closures and realignments using a two-step 
     process that first identifies those military bases that may 
     not be considered for closure or realignment; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Rules, 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. THUNE (for himself and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1821. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reestablish the marketing aspects of farmers' 
     cooperatives in relation to adding value to a farmer's 
     product by feeding it to animals and selling the animals and 
     to grant a declaratory judgment remedy relating to the status 
     and classification of farmers' cooperatives; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Etheridge, and 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1822. A bill to improve academic and social outcomes 
     for teenage youth; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Baca, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Pastor, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1823. A bill to establish a Presidential commission to 
     determine and evaluate the validity of certain land claims 
     arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 
     involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
     citizens at the time of the Treaty; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 131. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on the tenth 
     anniversary of the reestablishment of their full 
     independence; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself and Mr. Dreier):
       H. Con. Res. 132. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress on the importance of promoting electronic 
     commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H. Res. 140. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States Postal Service 
     should take all appropriate measures to ensure the 
     continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

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