[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 83 (Thursday, June 14, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H3201-H3202]
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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. CANNON:
       H.R. 2171. A bill to require that the Bureau of the Census 
     prepare and submit to Congress a detailed plan for counting 
     overseas Americans in future decennial censuses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gillmor, and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 2172. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the cloning of humans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ross, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Shows, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 2173. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to health professions programs regarding the 
     practice of pharmacy; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Baca, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 2174. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Spark M. 
     Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration 
     Act of 1990, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Weller, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Shows, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Mica, Mr. Istook, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. DeMint, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Largent, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Riley, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Collins, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Thune, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Everett, Mr. Graves, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ney, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. King):
       H.R. 2175. A bill to protect infants who are born alive; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 2176. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide disaster relief for homeowners; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Foley, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Reyes, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 2177. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the timely development of a more cost 
     effective United States commercial space transportation 
     industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Levin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Jefferson, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 2178. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
     for comprehensive financing for graduate medical education; 
     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. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 2179. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a refundable credit for expenditures for 
     renewable energy property; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Sweeney, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Linder, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Schrock, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Grucci, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 2180. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to grant the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services the authority to regulate tobacco products, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Shows, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Baird, Mr. Graham, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 2181. A bill to impose certain restrictions on imports 
     of softwood lumber products of Canada; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Baldacci, and Mr. Coyne):
       H.R. 2182. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise the computation of retirement annuities for part-time 
     employment by persons employed by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs under that title; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2183. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Terry, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Sanders, and Ms. McKinney):
       H.R. 2184. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the energy credit to include investment in 
     property which produces energy from certain renewable sources 
     and expenditures for cool roofing, 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. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Cooksey, and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 2185. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     require the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase additional 
     commodities for distribution, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 2186. A bill to amend the Soil Conservation and 
     Domestic Allotment Act to ensure that States and local 
     governments can quickly and safely remove flood debris so as 
     to reduce the risk and severity of subsequent flooding; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and 
             Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 2187. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     make receipts collected from mineral leasing activities on 
     certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover 
     environmental restoration, waste management, and 
     environmental compliance costs incurred by the United States 
     with respect to the reserves; to the Committee on Resources, 
     and

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     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. HERGER:
       H.R. 2188. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to permit States to allow the issuance of vouchers to older 
     individuals to obtain nutrition services provided under such 
     Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Schrock, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Scott, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Shows):
       H.R. 2189. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the use of completed contract method of 
     accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel 
     construction contracts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri (for herself, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 2190. A bill to reauthorize and revise the Renewable 
     Energy Production Incentive program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 2191. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     methyl imidazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 2192. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     hydroxylamine free base; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 2193. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     prenol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 2194. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1-
     methyl imadazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 2195. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     formamide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 2196. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Michler's ethyl ketone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 2197. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on vinyl 
     imidazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Olver, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Bonior, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Frank, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Solis, and Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana):
       H.R. 2198. A bill to meet the mental health and substance 
     abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2199. A bill to amend the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 to 
     permit any Federal law enforcement agency to enter into a 
     cooperative agreement with the Metropolitan Police Department 
     of the District of Columbia to assist the Department in 
     carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities 
     in the District of Columbia if deemed appropriate by the 
     Chief of the Department and the United States Attorney for 
     the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 2200. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit financial institutions to determine their 
     interest expense deduction without regard to tax-exempt bonds 
     issued to provide certain small loans for health care or 
     educational purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 2201. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, 
     Section 1114 to increase the compensation for disabled 
     veterans who require aid and attendance; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 2202. A bill to convey the Lower Yellowstone 
     Irrigation Project, the Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan 
     Missouri Basin Program, and the Intake Irrigation Project to 
     the pertinent irrigation districts; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 2203. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously 
     for members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty 
     while on active duty, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 2204. A bill to establish a Consumer Energy Commission 
     to assess and provide recommendations regarding recent energy 
     price spikes from the perspective of consumers; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 2205. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     promote the cooperation of Amtrak with local governments in 
     the implementation of activities to enhance railroad property 
     and structures; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Graves, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 2206. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain energy 
     efficient property placed in service or installed in an 
     existing principal residence or property used by businesses; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 2207. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the volume cap for private activity 
     bonds shall not apply to bonds for water and sewage 
     facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATT of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. Waters, 
             and Mr. Frank):
       H.R. 2208. A bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement 
     Procedures Act of 1974 to require the payment of interest on 
     escrow and impoundment accounts established for the payment 
     of taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums on property 
     securing a federally related mortgage loan; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       H. Con. Res. 161. Concurrent resolution honoring the 19 
     United States servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of 
     the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia on June 25, 1996; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Mr. Sweeney):
       H. Con. Res. 162. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding oil and gas pipeline routes 
     in the South Caucasus; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H. Con. Res. 163. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and 
     expressing the sense of Congress that history be regarded as 
     a means of understanding the past and solving the challenges 
     of the future; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Edwards, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H. Res. 166. A resolution recognizing the outstanding and 
     invaluable disaster relief assistance provided by 
     individuals, organizations, businesses, and other entities to 
     the people of Houston, Texas, and surrounding areas during 
     the devastating flooding caused by tropical storm Allison; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. CARSON of Indiana (for herself, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Lee, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H. Res. 167. A resolution encouraging and promoting greater 
     involvement of fathers in their children's lives, especially 
     on Father's Day; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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