[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 106 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H4723-H4724]
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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. COMBEST (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 2646. A bill to provide for the continuation of 
     agricultural programs through fiscal year 2011; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Israel, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Reyes, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 2648. A bill to ensure excellent recruitment and 
     training of math and science teachers at institutions of 
     higher education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Borski, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Upton, Mr. Bryant, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Rush, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 2649. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for uniform food safety warning 
     notification requirements, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN:
       H.R. 2650. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of the 
     duty on 2-Methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio) methyl]phenol; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN:
       H.R. 2651. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of the 
     duty on 4-[[4,6-Bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino]-2,6-
     bis(1,1 dimethylethyl)phenol; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN:
       H.R. 2652. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of the 
     duty on Calcium bis[monoethyl(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-
     hydroxybenzyl) phosphonate]; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Ms. Carson of Indiana, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Fattah, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. McKinney, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Clay, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ford, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 2653. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to improve the agricultural credit programs 
     of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 2654. A bill to designate the Surface Transportation 
     Board as a forum to improve passenger rail and other fixed 
     guideway passenger transportation by allowing improved access 
     to freight track and rights-of-way for fixed guideway 
     transportation in consideration for just and reasonable 
     compensation to freight railroads; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 2655. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to 
     establish a National Guard program to assist at-risk youth 
     develop life skills; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 2656. A bill to designate certain lands in the State 
     of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Morella, 
             and Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 2657. A bill to amend title 11, District of Columbia 
     Code, to redesignate the Family Division of the Superior 
     Court of the District of Columbia as the Family Court of the 
     Superior Court, to recruit and retain trained and experienced 
     judges to serve in the Family Court, to promote consistency 
     and efficiency in the assignment of judges to the Family 
     Court and in the consideration of actions and proceedings in 
     the Family Court, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr.

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             Paul, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Tiberi):
       H.R. 2658. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude employer contributions to health care 
     expenditure accounts from gross income, and to amend title I 
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     clarify the applicability of such title to plans employing 
     such accounts; 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. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Boyd):
       H.R. 2659. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     enhance science and technology planning and budgeting by the 
     Air Force, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 2660. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to prepare and publish annually a consumer 
     guide to prescription drug prices; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Bonior, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Frank, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Lee, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Visclosky):
       H.R. 2661. A bill to provide certain requirements for 
     labeling textile fiber products and for duty-free and quota-
     free treatment of products of, and to implement minimum wage 
     and immigration requirements in, the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 2662. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Financial 
     Services, Government Reform, and 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. 
             Rivers):
       H.R. 2663. A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission 
     to amend the trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to 
     require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Leach, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Regula, and Mr. Upton):
       H. Con. Res. 201. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should establish 
     an international education policy to further national 
     security, foreign policy, and economic competitiveness, and 
     promote mutual understanding and cooperation among nations; 
     to the Committee on International Relations, 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. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Carson of Indiana, and Ms. 
             Kilpatrick):
       H. Res. 211. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Bush Administration should send a 
     high-level delegation to participate at the United Nations 
     World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, 
     Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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