[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 68 (Thursday, May 17, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H2333-H2334]
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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. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. King, 
             and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 1885. A bill to expand the class of beneficiaries who 
     may apply for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act by extending the deadline 
     for classification petition and labor certification filings, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1886. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for appeals by third parties in certain patent 
     reexamination proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Platts, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii):
       H.R. 1887. A bill to amend the Law Enforcement Pay Equity 
     Act of 2000 to permit certain annuitants of the retirement 
     programs of the United States Park Police and United States 
     Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive the adjustments 
     in pension benefits to which such annuitants would otherwise 
     be entitled as a result of the conversion of members of the 
     United States Park Police and United States Secret Service 
     Uniformed Division to a new salary schedule under the 
     amendments made by such Act; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1888. A bill to eliminate corporate welfare; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Resources, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Budget, 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. BARCIA (for himself and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 1889. A bill to improve the utilization of educational 
     technologies in elementary and secondary education by 
     creating an educational technology extension service; 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. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 1890. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to provide for inflation adjustments to the mandatory 
     jurisdiction thresholds of the National Labor Relations 
     Board; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 1891. A bill to amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act 
     to eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur 
     content in diesel fuel; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Issa, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Frank, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Cannon, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Lewis of California, and Mr. 
             Crane):
       H.R. 1892. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the acceptance of an affidavit of support 
     from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has 
     died and the Attorney General has determined for humanitarian 
     reasons that the original sponsor's classification petition 
     should not be revoked; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself and Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana):
       H.R. 1893. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     conduct a study of the relative value of General Equivalency 
     Diplomas and a review of policies and procedures to determine 
     how the Department of Education can better serve the Nation's 
     educational needs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Leach, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Osborne, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 1894. A bill to supplement current activities in the 
     exchange of agricultural and farming expertise by 
     establishing a grant program to support bilateral exchange 
     programs whereby African American and other American farmers 
     share technical knowledge with African and Caribbean Basin 
     farmers regarding maximization of crop yields, use of risk 
     management tools, expansion of agricultural trade, use of new 
     financial instruments to increase access to credit, and other 
     ways to improve farming methods, and for other purposes; 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. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Horn, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Miller of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1895. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a 2-year recovery period for depreciation 
     of computers and peripheral equipment used in manufacturing; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOOLEY of California:
       H.R. 1896. A bill to provide assistance to States to expand 
     and establish drug abuse treatment programs to enable such 
     programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily 
     seek treatment for drug abuse; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. ENGEL (for himself, Mrs. Bono, and Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York):
       H.R. 1897. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Internal Revenue Code to help solve the worsening 
     shortage of registered nurses in hospitals and continuing 
     care settings, and for other purposes; 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. FLAKE:
       H.R. 1898. A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to 
     update the export licensing requirements under that Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 1899. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act with respect to municipal deposits; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 1900. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide quality 
     prevention programs and accountability programs relating to 
     juvenile delinquency, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 1901. A bill to modify the manner in which the wage 
     index adjustment to payments under the Medicare Program to 
     hospitals for inpatient hospital services is calculated; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, and Mr. Frank):
       H.R. 1902. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to prohibit forced overtime hours for certain health 
     care employees who provide care to patients; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1903. A bill to establish a demonstration grant 
     program to assist States in providing subsidies for group 
     health insurance premiums for low-income, Medicaid-eligible 
     individuals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 1904. A bill to establish an Office of Children's 
     Services within the Department of Justice to coordinate and 
     implement Government actions involving unaccompanied alien 
     children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1905. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to assure access of Medicare beneficiaries to 
     prescription drug coverage through the NICE drug benefit 
     program; 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H.R. 1906. A bill to amend the Act that established the 
     Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park to expand the 
     boundaries of that park; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Baca, 
             Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 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, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1907. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     require States to adopt and enforce standards that prohibit 
     the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of State

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     laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
             Ramstad):
       H.R. 1908. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the exemption from tax for small property and 
     casualty insurance companies; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 1909. A bill to amend part B of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to create a grant program to promote joint 
     activities among Federal, State, and local public child 
     welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment 
     agencies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1910. A bill to deny Federal public benefits to 
     individuals who were participants in Nazi persecution; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. King):
       H.R. 1911. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     provide for Medicare reimbursement for health care services 
     provided to certain Medicare-eligible veterans in selected 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and 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. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 1912. A bill to amend the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to provide full funding for 
     assistance for education of all children with disabilities; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H.R. 1913. A bill to require the valuation of nontribal 
     interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries 
     of the Acoma Indian Reservation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 1914. A bill to extend for 4 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States 
     Code is reenacted; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 1915. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to suspend for six months the 4.3 cent increase in motor 
     fuel taxes enacted in 1993; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WAMP (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 1916. A bill to provide for the establishment, use, 
     and enforcement of a consistent and comprehensive system for 
     labeling violent content in audio and visual media products; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Frank, and Mr. 
             Wexler):
       H.J. Res. 49. A joint resolution requiring a study and 
     report on reducing discriminatory pricing of health services 
     for the uninsured to improve access to needed health care 
     services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SUNUNU (for himself, Mr. Bass, Mr. Baldacci, and 
             Mr. Allen):
       H. Con. Res. 137. Concurrent resolution honoring the 129 
     sailors and civilians lost aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on 
     April 10, 1963, and urging the Secretary of the Army to erect 
     a memorial to this tragedy in Arlington National Cemetery; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services, 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. OSE:
       H. Con. Res. 138. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideas of National Community Residential Care Month; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H. Res. 144. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that bonuses for managerial personnel of 
     the United States Postal Service should not be awarded in any 
     year in which the Postal Service anticipates that it will 
     operate at a deficit or in which a general increase in postal 
     rates has been requested, has gone into effect, or is likely 
     to become effective; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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