[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 72 (Wednesday, May 23, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H2677-H2679]
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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. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stark, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Honda, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 1953. A bill to revise the boundaries of Golden Gate 
     National Recreation Area in the State of California, to 
     extend the term of the advisory commission for the recreation 
     area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baker, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Bass, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ford, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Frank, 
             Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Graves, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Harman, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hayes, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. King, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Langevin, Mr.

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             Lampson, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Leach, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mascara, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Mica, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Ose, Mr. Otter, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Platts, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Riley, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ryun 
             of Kansas, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schrock, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Solis, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, 
             and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1954. A bill to extend the authorities of the Iran and 
     Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 until 2006; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Financial Services, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Duncan, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1955. A bill to redesignate the Raystown Lake located 
     on the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River in Pennsylvania, 
     as the ``Bud Shuster Lake''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Otter, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Hayes):
       H.R. 1956. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with regard to new animal drugs, and for other 
     purposes; 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. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1957. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the list of diseases presumed to be service connected 
     in the case of radiation-exposed veterans and to expand the 
     circumstances deemed to have been radiation-risk activities 
     for members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Filner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
             Ortiz):
       H.R. 1958. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     permit the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance 
     the Montgomery GI Bill by members of the Armed Forces, and 
     for other purposes; 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 Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 1959. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction from gross income to individuals 
     for expenses paid in using mass transit facilities; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 1960. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to exempt small public housing agencies from the 
     requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency 
     plan; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Oxley, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Filner, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and 
             Ms. Carson of Indiana):
       H.R. 1961. A bill to promote research to identify and 
     evaluate the health effects of breast implants; to ensure 
     that women receive accurate information about such implants 
     and to encourage the Food and Drug Administration to 
     thoroughly review the implant manufacturers' standing with 
     the agency; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BUYER (for himself and Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 1962. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     modify the time for use by members of the Selected Reserve of 
     entitlement to certain educational assistance; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 1963. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate the route taken by American soldier and 
     frontiersman George Rogers Clark and his men during the 
     Revolutionary War to capture the British forts at Kaskaskia 
     and Cahokia, Illinois, and Vincennes, Indiana, for study for 
     potential addition to the National Trails System; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frank, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1964. A bill to allow patients access to drugs and 
     medical devices recommended and provided by health care 
     practitioners under strict guidelines, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 1965. A bill to clarify the Administrative Dispute 
     Resolution Act of 1996 to authorize the Merit Systems 
     Protection Board to establish under such Act a 3-year pilot 
     program that will provide a voluntary early intervention 
     alternative dispute resolution process to assist Federal 
     agencies and employees in resolving certain personnel 
     actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, 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. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Stump, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Boucher, and 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina):
       H.R. 1966. A bill to establish certain uniform legal 
     principles of liability with respect to manufacturers of 
     products; 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. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 1967. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas 
     (and products thereof) and to allow an income tax credit for 
     purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and to allow 
     grants for mass transit; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Wynn, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Gordon, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Ms. Norton, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Frank, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Tierney, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Baird, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Phelps):
       H.R. 1968. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
     National Health Service Corps; 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. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 1969. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an interest-free source of capital to cover 
     the costs of installing residential solar energy equipment; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Leach, and 
             Mr. Sweeney):
       H.R. 1970. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize Army arsenals to undertake to fulfill orders or 
     contracts for articles or services in advance of the receipt 
     of payment under certain circumstances; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 1971. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to require

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      States to give notice and an opportunity for review prior to 
     removing individuals from the official list of eligible 
     voters in elections for Federal office by reason of criminal 
     conviction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 1972. A bill to provide for the creation of an 
     additional category of laborers or mechanics known as helpers 
     under the Davis-Bacon Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 1973. A bill to provide for review in the Court of 
     International Trade of certain determinations of binational 
     panels under the North American Free Trade Agreement; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OSE (for himself and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 1974. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide 
     the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with authority to 
     order certain refunds of electric rates, to require the 
     Commission to expand its market mitigation plan, and to 
     provide the Secretary of Energy with authority to revoke the 
     market mitigation plan under certain circumstances, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Foley, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Buyer, 
             Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Pence):
       H.R. 1975. A bill to modify the deadline for initial 
     compliance with the standards and implementation 
     specifications promulgated under section 1173 of the Social 
     Security Act, and for other purposes; 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. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Hefley):
       H.R. 1976. A bill to clarify the authority of the Secretary 
     of Defense to respond to environmental emergencies; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself and Mr. Schaffer):
       H.R. 1977. A bill to provide for a nonvoting delegate to 
     the House of Representatives to represent the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Frank, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Wynn, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 1978. A bill to concentrate Federal resources aimed at 
     the prosecution of drug offenses on those offenses that are 
     major; 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. WICKER:
       H.R. 1979. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide assistance for the construction of certain air 
     traffic control towers; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Lampson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             English, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Mica):
       H. Con. Res. 141. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the entertainment industry should 
     stop the negative and unfair stereotyping of Italian-
     Americans, and should undertake an initiative to present 
     Italian-Americans in a more balanced and positive manner; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. King, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Castle, Mr. Grucci, Mr. English, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, and Mr. Lampson):
       H. Con. Res. 142. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Federal participation in the funding 
     of Corps of Engineers projects for shore protection and beach 
     replenishment should not be reduced; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 146. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1076) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and 
     renovation of public schools; to the Committee on Rules.

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