[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 73 (Thursday, May 24, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H2709-H2711]
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 Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 1980. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the highway gasoline excise tax rate by 6.8 
     cents per gallon, the rate that originally was enacted to 
     reduce the deficit but which remains in effect as a source of 
     funding for the Highway Trust Fund; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 1981. A bill to make emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Norwood, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Stenholm, Ms. 
             Granger, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Northup, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. 
             Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Keller, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Riley, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Kolbe, and Mr. Reynolds):
       H.R. 1982. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the 
     private sector; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Stump, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. Condit, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Paul, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.R. 1983. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     revise the rules relating to the court-ordered apportionment 
     of the retired pay of members of the Armed Forces to former 
     spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, 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. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 1984. A bill to reaffirm English as the official 
     language of the United States, to establish an uniform 
     English language rule for naturalization,and to avoid 
     misconstructions of the English language texts of the Laws of 
     the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide 
     for the General Welfare of the United States and to establish 
     an uniform Rule of Naturalization under Article I, Section 8, 
     of the Constitution; 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. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ose, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Dreier, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Horn, Mr. Royce, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. Baca, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Issa, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cox, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 1985. A bill to authorize funding through the 
     Secretary of the Interior for the implementation of a 
     comprehensive program in California to achieve increased 
     water yield and environmental benefits, as well as improved 
     water system reliability, water quality, water use 
     efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee 
     protection; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Shaw, Mr. John, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Cooksey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Isakson,

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             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Linder, and Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 1986. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the proceeds from bonds to be used for 
     prepayments for natural gas; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. English, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Dunn, and Mr. Hobson):
       H.R. 1987. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit against 
     income tax for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes 
     prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Houghton, 
             and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 1988. A bill to amend United States trade laws to 
     address more effectively import crises; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 1989. A bill to reauthorize various fishery 
     conservation management programs; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. George Miller of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Scott, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Frank, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Bonior, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 1990. A bill to leave no child behind; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the 
     Workforce, Agriculture, the Judiciary, and Financial 
     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. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 1991. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
     Colorado Springs, Colorado, metropolitan area; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Castle, and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 1992. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to expand the opportunities for higher education via 
     telecommunications; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Crane, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. 
             Foley):
       H.R. 1993. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to delay from July 1 to the third Monday in 
     September the deadline for MedicareChoice organizations to 
     report plan information, including information on the 
     adjusted community rates; 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 Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Edwards, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 1994. A bill to waive the time limitation specified by 
     law for the award of certain military decorations in order to 
     allow the posthumous award of the congressional medal of 
     honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy 
     during World War II; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Simmons):
       H.R. 1995. A bill to advance the current timetable for the 
     elimination of out-of-pocket housing costs for members of the 
     uniformed services entitled to the basic allowance for 
     housing for military housing areas inside the United States; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Scott, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1996. A bill to prohibit racial or other 
     discriminatory profiling relating to detentions and searches 
     of travelers by the United States Customs Service, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Reynolds):
       H.R. 1997. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to increase the ability of 
     absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to 
     participate in elections for Federal office, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 1998. A bill to provide standards for the enactment of 
     Federal crimes, to sunset those Federal crimes that do not 
     meet those standards, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 1999. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit 
     the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether as a fuel additive, to 
     require Federal vehicles to use ethanol fuel, 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. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 2000. A bill to encourage the use of agricultural 
     products in producing renewable energy; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, 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. BARCIA (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Camp, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Shaw, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Foley, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Watkins, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. John, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Rogers 
             of Michigan, Mr. Rehberg, and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 2001. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the application of the excise tax imposed on 
     bows and arrows; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 2002. A bill to consolidate and revise the authority 
     of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to protection of 
     animal health; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Saxton, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 2003. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide that geographic reclassifications of 
     hospitals from one urban area to another urban area do not 
     result in lower wage indexes in the urban area in which the 
     hospital was originally classified; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 2004. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Department of Agriculture research program to enhance and 
     develop the nitrogen-fixing ability of legumes and other 
     commercial crops; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Moakley):
       H.R. 2005. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
     and the Public Health Service Act to extend the basic period 
     for health care continuation coverage from 18 months to 5 
     years, to permit a further extension of continuation coverage 
     for individuals age 55 or older, and to provide for a 50 
     percent refundable tax credit towards premiums for COBRA 
     continuation coverage; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Ms. Hart, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, and Mr. 
             McKeon):
       H.R. 2006. A bill to amend titles 10 and 18, United States 
     Code, and the Revised Statutes to remove the uncertainty 
     regarding the authority of the Department of Defense to 
     permit buildings located on military installations and 
     reserve component facilities to be used as polling places in 
     Federal, State, and local elections for public office; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, and House Administration, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in

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     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2007. A bill to assist poor communities with public 
     elementary and secondary school construction; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WATT of North Carolina (for himself, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Solis, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 2008. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
     designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, 
     located in Greensboro, North Carolina, as a unit of the 
     National Park System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Barrett, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Ms. DeGette, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frank, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley 
             of Oregon, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             John, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Keller, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen 
             of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Leach, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Moore, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sanchez, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Towns, Mr. Turner, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2009. A bill to provide reliable officers, technology, 
     education, community prosecutors, and training in our 
     neighborhoods; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Sanders, 
             Ms. Carson of Indiana, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Ross, Mr. Filner, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Clay, Mr. Holt, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Ms. Lee, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Barrett, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Solis, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Borski, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and 
             Ms. Waters):
       H. Con. Res. 143. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued honoring Paul Leroy Robeson; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Upton):
       H. Con. Res. 144. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the Republic of Korea's ongoing 
     practice of limiting United States motor vehicles access to 
     its domestic market; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, 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. NEY:
       H. Res. 148. A resolution electing Members to serve on the 
     Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of 
     Congress on the Library; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H. Res. 151. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on the importance of promoting fair, 
     efficient, and simple cross-border tax collection regimes 
     that maintain market neutrality and promote free trade on all 
     sales distribution channels within a globally networked 
     economy; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Towns, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Baca, Mr. Honda, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Quinn, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Clement, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Costello, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Berry, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, and Mr. Mascara):
       H. Res. 152. A resolution urging the President to continue 
     to delay granting Mexico-domiciled motor carriers authority 
     to operate in the United States beyond the commercial zone 
     until the President certifies that such carriers are able and 
     willing to comply with United States motor carrier safety, 
     driver safety, vehicle safety, and environmental laws and 
     regulations; that the United States is able to adequately 
     enforce such laws and regulations at the United States-Mexico 
     border and in each State; and that granting such operating 
     authority will not endanger the health, safety, and welfare 
     of United States citizens; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means, Energy and Commerce, and 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.

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