[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 19, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H3258-H3259]
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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, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Stark, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Wynn, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2211. A bill to prohibit the importation of any 
     article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIBERI:
       H.R. 2212. A bill to make the income tax rate reductions in 
     the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 
     permanent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COMBEST:
       H.R. 2213. A bill to respond to the continuing economic 
     crisis adversely affecting American agricultural producers; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2214. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the Air Force Assistant Surgeon General for 
     Dental Services to serve in the grade of major general; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2215. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of Justice for fiscal year 2002, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 2216. A bill making supplemental appropriations for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other 
     purposes.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H.R. 2217. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2218. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to provide for coverage under that Act of 
     employees of States and political subdivisions of States; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, and Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland):
       H.R. 2219. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to cover fees, 
     books, supplies, and equipment and to exempt Federal Pell 
     Grants and Federal supplemental educational opportunity 
     grants from reducing expenses taken into account for the Hope 
     Scholarship Credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. English, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, and 
             Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 2220. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for payment under the Medicare 
     Program for four hemodialysis treatments per week for certain 
     patients, to provide for an increased update in the composite 
     payment rate for dialysis treatments, 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 Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 2221. A bill to ban the import of large capacity 
     ammunition feeding devices, to promote the safe storage and 
     use of handguns by consumers, and to extend Brady background 
     checks to gun shows; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2222. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements to the Servicemembers' Group Life 
     Insurance life insurance program for members of the Armed 
     Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2223. A bill to amend chapter 51 of title 38, United 
     States Code, to pay certain benefits received by veterans 
     through the

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     date of their death rather than through the last day of the 
     preceding month; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FORD:
       H.R. 2224. A bill to amend the Low-Income Energy Assistance 
     Act of 1981 to provide supplemental funds for States with 
     programs to facilitate the collection of private donations by 
     utilities to be used for payment of the utility bills, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 2225. A bill to prohibit certain election-related 
     activities by foreign nationals; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 2226. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to protect the equal participation of eligible 
     voters in campaigns for election for Federal office; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 2227. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     give certain rights to Department of Defense employees with 
     respect to actions or determinations under Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A0976; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, 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. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2228. A bill to establish a program of assistance to 
     families of passengers and crew members involved in maritime 
     disasters; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2229. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the unearned income of children 
     attributable to personal injury awards shall not be taxed at 
     the marginal rate of the parents; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KING:
       H.R. 2230. A bill to amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act 
     to prohibit the use of the fuel additive MTBE in gasoline; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 2231. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, 
     with respect to patent reexamination proceedings; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 2232. A bill to provide, with respect to diabetes in 
     minority populations, for an increase in the extent of 
     activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention and the National Institutes of Health; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2233. A bill assist municipalities and local 
     communities to explore and determine options for the 
     alternative provision of electricity and to create new public 
     power systems, 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. PASTOR:
       H.R. 2234. A bill to revise the boundary of the Tumacacori 
     National Historical Park in the State of Arizona; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Isakson, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Paul, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. 
             Hutchinson):
       H.R. 2235. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Labor to 
     establish voluntary protection programs; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 2236. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to expand the flexibility of customized training, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Minnesota, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Rogers 
             of Michigan):
       H.R. 2237. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the conducting of certain games of 
     chance shall not be treated as an unrelated trade or 
     business; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. 
             Hilleary):
       H.R. 2238. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to acquire Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed 
     in the States of Kentucky and Tennessee for addition to 
     Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Pastor, Ms. Solis, Mr. Baca, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Velazquez, and Ms. Sanchez):
       H.R. 2239. A bill to reform certain laws affecting child 
     labor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, 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. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 2240. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3719 Highway 4 in Jay, 
     Florida, as the ``Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2241. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the minimum wage; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2242. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     establish Flag Day as a legal public holiday; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2243. A bill to amend section 3 of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1968 to ensure improved access to 
     employment opportunities for low-income people; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Riley, and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 2244. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to require State legislature approval of new gambling 
     facilities, to provide for minimum requirements for Federal 
     regulation of Indian gaming, to set up a commission to report 
     to Congress on current living and health standards in Indian 
     country, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. King, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Horn, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Con. Res. 164. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that security, reconciliation, and 
     prosperity for all Cypriots can be best achieved within the 
     context of membership in the European Union which will 
     provide significant rights and obligations for all Cypriots, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H. Con. Res. 165. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that continual research and education 
     into the cause and cure for fibroid cancer be addressed; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Crowley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Schakowsky, and 
             Ms. Carson of Indiana):
       H. Con. Res. 166. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     invaluable contribution of Native American Veterans and 
     honoring their service to the Nation; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRUCCI (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Israel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Res. 172. A resolution honoring John J. Downing, Brian 
     Fahey, and Harry Ford, who lost their lives in the course of 
     duty as firefighters; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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