[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 16, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H2279-H2280]
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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. BOEHLERT:
       H.R. 1858. A bill to make improvements in mathematics and 
     science 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.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 1859. A bill to assure quality and best value with 
     respect to Federal construction projects by prohibiting the 
     practice known as bid shopping; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. Barcia):
       H.R. 1860. A bill to reauthorize the Small Business 
     Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business, 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. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Doyle, Mr. English, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Holden, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Isakson, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Moore, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms.

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             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1861. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide that the procedures relating to the closing or 
     consolidation of a post office be extended to the relocation 
     or construction of a post office, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Allen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
             Frank):
       H.R. 1862. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to affordable 
     pharmaceuticals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Foley, and 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1863. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the credit for electricity produced from 
     certain renewable resources to energy produced from landfill 
     gas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. 
             Bono, and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 1864. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, 
     retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are 
     powered by fuel cell technology, hybrid technology, battery 
     electric technology, alternative fuels, or other advanced 
     motor vehicle technologies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Matheson, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 1865. A bill to make technical amendments to the 
     Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note), 
     provide compensation to certain claimants under such Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1866. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     clarify the basis for granting requests for reexamination of 
     patents; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia:
       H.R. 1867. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide 5-year depreciation for certain horses placed 
     in service after attaining age 7; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H.R. 1868. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to allow certain counties flexibility 
     in spending funds; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H.R. 1869. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to require an employer to notify the parent or guardian 
     of an employee who is under the age of 18 or handicapped and 
     who works at the same facility as an individual who has a 
     criminal record that includes a conviction for a crime of 
     violence; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 1870. A bill to provide for the sale of certain real 
     property within the Newlands Project in Nevada, to the city 
     of Fallon, Nevada; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 1871. A bill to modify certain vesting requirements 
     for Railroad Retirement annuities; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. HANSEN:
       H.R. 1872. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate 
     their organs at death; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 1873. A bill to reauthorize the funding for the Native 
     American Housing and Self-Determination Act of 1996; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ose, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Cox, and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 1874. A bill to allow any business or individual in 
     any State experiencing a power emergency to operate any type 
     of power generation available to ensure their economic 
     stability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 1875. A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act 
     of 2000 by expanding the legal assistance for victims of 
     violence grant program to include legal assistance for 
     victims of dating violence; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       H.R. 1876. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     nelfilcon polymer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. English, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Hart):
       H.R. 1877. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide that certain sexual crimes against children are 
     predicate crimes for the interception of communications, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 1878. A bill to provide supplemental payments to dairy 
     producers based upon their annual milk marketings and to 
     provide additional payments to dairy producers for any month 
     in which the prices received by producers for milk for the 
     preceding three months is less than a target price of $12.50 
     per hundredweight; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 1879. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Peter F. Drucker, the 
     father of modern management, in recognition of his 
     accomplishments as a journalist, a writer, an economist, and 
     a philosopher; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER:
       H.R. 1880. A bill to amend the Cache La Poudre River 
     Corridor Act to make technical amendments; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1881. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the graduated income tax rates that 
     apply to principal campaign committees of candidates for 
     Congress shall apply to all comparable committees of 
     candidates for State and local offices; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 1882. A bill to establish the Cultural Heritage 
     Assistance Partnership Program in the Department of the 
     Interior, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon:
       H.R. 1883. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a feasibility study on water optimization 
     in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River basin, Owyhee River 
     basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LINDER (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Isakson, and Ms. McKinney):
       H.R. 1884. A bill to honor Paul D. Coverdell; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Honda, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Solis, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Harman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Frank, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Allen, Mr. Wu, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Delahunt, and 
             Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Con. Res. 136. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the moratoria on new oil and 
     natural gas leasing activity on submerged lands of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf should be maintained; to the Committee on 
     Resources.

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