[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 18, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H4215-H4216]
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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:

               [Omitted from the Record of July 11, 2001]

           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Lee, Mr. Clay, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Solis, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Honda, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Evans, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Towns, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Baird, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Waters, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 2459. A bill to establish a Department of Peace; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on International Relations, the Judiciary, 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.

                       [Submitted July 18, 2001]

           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Stump, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Baker, Mr. Shows, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, and 
             Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 2540. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make various improvements to veterans benefits programs under 
     laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 2541. A bill to enhance the authorities of special 
     agents and provide limited authorities to uniformed officers 
     responsible for the protection of domestic Department of 
     State occupied facilities; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PUTNAM:
       H.R. 2542. A bill to establish a Farmland Stewardship 
     Program designed to target existing conservation programs to 
     the specific conservation needs and opportunities presented 
     by certain agricultural lands and to authorize the Secretary 
     of Agriculture to enter into stewardship contracts with 
     private owners and operators of these lands to maintain, 
     protect, and care for the natural, environmental, and 
     agricultural resources on these lands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2543. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     direct the Postal Service to adhere to an equitable tender 
     policy in selecting air carriers of non-priority bypass mail 
     to certain points in the State of Alaska, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2544. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public 
     schools, municipalities, and local governments for the 
     purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency 
     vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 2545. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to provide for identification, mitigation, and 
     purchase of properties insured under the national flood 
     insurance program that suffer repetitive losses; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Shays, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 2546. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     prohibit States from requiring a license or fee on account of 
     the fact that a motor vehicle is providing interstate pre-
     arranged ground transportation service, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Armey):
       H.R. 2547. A bill to require certain executive agencies to 
     carry out a cost-effective program for identifying any errors 
     made in paying contractors and for recovering any amounts 
     erroneously paid to contractors; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 2548. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social 
     Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Baird):
       H.R. 2549. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for equitable reimbursement rates 
     under the Medicare Program to MedicareChoice organizations; 
     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. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Acevedo-
             Vila, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Serrano, Mr.

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             Gutierrez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Towns, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 2550. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an appropriate and permanent tax structure 
     for investments in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the 
     possessions of the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 2551. A bill to modify the authorized land conveyance 
     regarding the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant in Charlestown, 
     Indiana, to eliminate the requirement that the Indiana Army 
     Ammunition Plant Reuse Authority provide consideration for 
     acquisition of the property; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota:
       H.R. 2552. A bill to require the payment of an indemnity to 
     sugar beet producers in the State of Minnesota for losses 
     sustained to the 2000 crop of sugar beets as a result of a 
     late season freeze when the damage to the sugar beets did not 
     fully manifest itself until after delivery of the crop to the 
     processor.
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 2553. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to waive the obstetrican requirement insofar as it 
     prevents DSH designation in the case of certain rural 
     hosipitals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 2554. A bill to modify the project for beach erosion 
     control, Tybee Island, Georgia; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 2555. A bill to amend chapter 53 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to include employees of the legislative branch 
     in the program established under such chapter under which 
     Federal agencies may agree to repay student loans of their 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. McINNIS:
       H.R. 2556. A bill to amend the Act of March 3, 1875, to 
     permit the State of Colorado to use land held in trust by the 
     State as open space; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Flake, 
             and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 2557. A bill to provide authority to control exports, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 2558. A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 with respect to voluntary early 
     retirement benefits and medical benefits; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. 
             Morella, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 2559. A bill to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United 
     States Code, relating to Federal long-term care insurance; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, and Resources, 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. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Kirk):
       H.R. 2560. A bill to establish a program for an information 
     clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation in 
     schools; 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. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Murtha, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 2561. A bill to increase the rate of special pension 
     for recipients of the medal of honor, to authorize those 
     recipients to be furnished an additoinal medal for display 
     purposes, to increase the criminal penalties associated with 
     misuse or fraud relating to the medal of honor, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed Services, 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 Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H. Con. Res. 187. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued in honor of Harold Washington, the 42d mayor 
     of Chicago; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Frank, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Lee, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Clay, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Berman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Nadler, 
             and Mr. Tiberi):
       H. Con. Res. 188. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China should cease its persecution of Falun Gong 
     practitioners; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
             Sherman):
       H. Res. 200. A resolution relating to the transfer of 
     Slobodan Milosevic, and other alleged war criminals, to the 
     International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Inslee, and Mr. Baird):
       H. Res. 201. A resolution honoring four firefighters who 
     lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade 
     Mountains of Washington State; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             King):
       H. Res. 202. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the establishment of a Summer 
     Emergency Blood Donor Month to encourage eligible donors in 
     the United States to donate blood; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.

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