[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 97 (Thursday, July 12, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H4008-H4009]
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 were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 2480. A bill to reauthorize, improve, and expand 
     conservation programs administered by the Department of 
     Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 2481. A bill to improve maritime safety and the 
     quality of life for Coast Guard personnel, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Filner, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frank, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 2482. A bill to repeal the tuition-sensitivity trigger 
     in the Pell Grant program and to expand qualifying expenses 
     and income eligibility for the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime 
     Learning Credits; referred 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. BOSWELL (for himself, Mr. Barrett, and Mr. 
             Osborne):
       H.R. 2483. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the provision of items and services 
     provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas; 
     referred 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. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 2484. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve outpatient vision services under part 
     B of the Medicare Program; referred 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. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. 
             Foley):
       H.R. 2485. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow advanced applied technology equipment to be 
     expensed and to reduce the depreciation recovery periods for 
     certain other property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Jones 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Barrett, Mr. Markey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
       H.R. 2486. A bill to authorize the National Weather Service 
     to conduct research and development, training, and outreach 
     activities relating to tropical cyclone inland forecasting 
     improvement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 2487. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish a scholarship program to encourage and support 
     students who have contributed substantial public services; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 2488. A bill to designate certain lands in the Pilot 
     Range in the State of Utah as wilderness, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. HART (for herself, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Owens, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Horn, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Platts, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Harman, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 2489. A bill to provide effective training and 
     education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, 
     and individuals entering nontraditional employment; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 2490. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to limit the hospital ownership exception to 
     physician self-referral restrictions to interests purchased 
     on terms generally available to the public; referred 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. McKEON:
       H.R. 2491. A bill to establish a grant program to train law 
     enforcement officers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PENCE (for himself, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Schrock, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kerns, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Keller, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Culberson, and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 2492. A bill to authorize the President to 
     posthumously advance the late Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance 
     to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 2493. A bill to repeal the requirements under the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937

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     for residents of public housing to engage in community 
     service and to complete economic self-sufficiency programs; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SKELTON (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut):
       H.R. 2494. A bill to provide an additional 2.3 percent 
     increase in the rates of military basic pay for members of 
     the uniformed services above the pay increase proposed by the 
     Department of Defense so as to ensure at least a minimum pay 
     increase of 7.3 percent for each member; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2495. A bill to provide for and approve the settlement 
     of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community and 
     the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 2496. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     develop and implement a strategy for research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application of distributed 
     power hybrid energy systems, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2497. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     establish certain requirements for managed care plans; 
     referred 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 Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 2498. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to protect consumers from inadequate disclosures and 
     certain abusive practices in rent-to-own transactions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 2499. A bill to terminate funding for the Fast Flux 
     Test Facility at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in 
     Washington; referred to the Committee on Science, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. Res. 190. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that schools should educate children about 
     and organize community service projects related to the role 
     of Native Americans in American history and culture, and that 
     there should be a paid holiday in honor of Native Americans 
     for all Federal, State, and local government employees; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Simmons, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mr. Phelps, Mr. Crane, Mr. Engel, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Israel, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Grucci):
       H. Res. 191. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United Nations should immediately 
     transfer to the Israeli Government an unedited and uncensored 
     videotape that contains images which could provide material 
     evidence for the investigation into the incident on October 
     7, 2000, when Hezbollah forces abducted 3 Israeli Defense 
     Force soldiers, Adi Avitan, Binyamin Avraham, and Omar Souad; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.

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