[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 74 (Friday, May 25, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H2846-H2848]
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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. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Baca, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Pallone, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Wilson, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rush, Mr. Graham, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Otter, 
             Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2012. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     eliminate an inequity in the applicability of early 
     retirement eligibility requirements to military reserve 
     technicians; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frank, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Kucinich, 
             and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 2013. A bill to provide the President with flexibility 
     to set strategic nuclear delivery system levels to meet 
     United States national security goals; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 2014. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act with regard to liability for noncompliance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

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           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 2015. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 3348 South Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, as 
     the ``Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center''; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 2016. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to ensure 
     full Federal compliance with that Act; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Petri, Mr. Barrett, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Weller, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 2017. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of the 
     feasibility of developing regional vehicle fuel 
     specifications for the United States and of implementing the 
     use of a uniform blend of gasoline in the Midwest region of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. HART (for herself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bachus, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Souder, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas):
       H.R. 2018. A bill to authorize States to use funds provided 
     under the program of block grants to States for temporary 
     assistance for needy families to support infant safe haven 
     programs; 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. HUTCHINSON:
       H.R. 2019. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations 
     Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2020. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the period over which an individual must make payment 
     to the Secretary to become entitled to educational assistance 
     under the Montgomery GI Bill, to prospectively permit any 
     servicemember to withdraw an election not to enroll under the 
     Montgomery GI Bill, and to provide for certain servicemembers 
     to become eligible for educational assistance under the 
     Montgomery GI Bill; 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. KIND (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Hulshof, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Petri, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Barrett):
       H.R. 2021. A bill to reduce flood losses; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Souder, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 2022. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide assistance to first-time homebuyers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 2023. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its 
     pre-1985 level; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2024. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 2025. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow all individuals a deduction for Federal, State, 
     and local highway motor fuel sales taxes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 2026. A bill to make appropriations for fiscal year 
     2002 for the establishment and operation of a plant genetic 
     conservation center; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, and 
             Mr. Berry):
       H.R. 2027. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to extend for the 2001 and 2002 crop years the 
     temporary eligibility of producers for loan deficiency 
     payments when the producers, although not eligible to obtain 
     a marketing assistance loan, produce a contract commodity; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H.R. 2028. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement 
     of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
     Ohio; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PICKERING:
       H.R. 2029. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a grant 
     program for providing financial assistance for local rail 
     line relocation projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and 
             Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 2030. A bill to prohibit issuance of a visa, or 
     admission to the United States, of any physician who is a 
     citizen of the People's Republic of China and who seeks to 
     enter for the purpose of training in organ or bodily tissue 
     transplantation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Frank, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Solis, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 2031. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually 
     from any consumer reporting agency; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Frank, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Solis, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 2032. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     protect consumers from certain unreasonable practices of 
     creditors which result in higher fees or rates of interest 
     for credit cardholders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Solis, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 2033. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit to promote home ownership among low-
     income individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, 
             Mr. Borski, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Underwood, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 2034. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants to evaluate and reduce lead-
     based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed 
     child day-care facilities; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. SANDERS:
       H.R. 2035. A bill to require the establishment of a 
     Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-
     of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits 
     under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Camp, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Tanner, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2036. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     enhance privacy protections for individuals, to prevent 
     fraudulent misuse of the Social Security account number, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Baca, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cramer, Mr.

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             Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeMint, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Flake, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Graves, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, 
             Ms. Hart, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. John, Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Keller, Mr. Kerns, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Otter, Mr. Pence, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Ross, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun 
             of Kansas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Schrock, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Shows, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Taylor 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 2037. A bill to amend the Act establishing the 
     Department of Commerce to protect manufacturers and sellers 
     in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on 
     interstate or foreign commerce; 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. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 2038. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act to encourage 
     deployment of broadband service to rural America; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Baca, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             Berkley, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. Solis):
       H.R. 2039. A bill to prohibit certain discriminatory 
     pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Allen, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Moore, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 2040. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit against income 
     tax for individuals who purchase energy efficient appliances; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Leach, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Menendez, Mr. King, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Horn, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Crowley, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Holt, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Solis, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. English, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Obey, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Israel, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H. Con. Res. 145. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     recent order by the Taliban regime of Afghanistan to require 
     Hindus in Afghanistan to wear symbols identifying them as 
     Hindu; to the Committee on International Relations.

         [Introduced May 26 (legislative day of May 25), 2001]

           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 2041. A bill to amend the Internet Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income gain from the sale of 
     securities which are used to pay for higher education 
     expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 2042. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate the tax on the net capital gain of 
     taxpayers other than corporations; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. Buyer (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Pence, 
             Mr. Roemer, Mr. Souder, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Kerns, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hill, and Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana):
       H.R. 2043. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2719 South Webster Street in 
     Kokomo, Indiana, as the ``Elwood Haynes `Bud' Hillis Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for her self and Mr. 
             Snyder):
       H.R. 2044. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     ensure that the rates of the basic allowance for housing for 
     military housing areas inside the United States are 
     sufficient to eliminate out-of-pocket housing costs for 
     members entitled to the allowance; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. MATHESON (for himself, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H.R. 2045. A bill to authorize the National Science 
     Foundation to provide grants to support research projects in 
     science and technology at secondary schools, 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. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 2046. A bill to reform the coastwise, intercoastal, 
     and noncontiguous trade shipping laws, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. TIAHRT:
       H. Con. Res. 146. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate; considered 
     and agreed to.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana):
       H. Con. Res. 147. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     efforts and activities of individuals, organizations, 
     institutions, and other entities to honor fatherhood on 
     Father's Day; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. Upton):
       H. Con. Res. 148. Concurrent resolution affirming authority 
     of the Great Lakes Basin; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H. Res. 154. 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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