[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 108 (Monday, July 30, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H4862-H4863]
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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Hooley 
             of Oregon, Mr. Walden of Oregon, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 2672. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     to be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, 
     Oregon, as the ``Wayne Lyman Morse United States 
     Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 2673. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to prohibit offering for 
     sale, selling, or purchasing in interstate or foreign 
     commerce certain shark fins; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FROST (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. McNulty, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 2674. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to include coverage under the Medicare Program 
     for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational 
     rehabilitation agencies to older individuals who are blind; 
     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 Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Schrock, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Hart, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 2675. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     add National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day to the list of 
     days on which the flag should especially be displayed; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 2676. A bill to ensure that minority farmers are 
     adequately compensated for years of discrimination in the 
     operation of programs of the Department of Agriculture; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, and 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Clay, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Norton, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2677. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the quality of care furnished in nursing 
     homes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Scott):
       H. Con. Res. 204. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the establishment of National 
     Character Counts Week; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. 
             Christensen, and Ms. McKinney):
       H. Con. Res. 205. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service 
     should issue a postage stamp commemorating Langston Hughes, a 
     great American literary figure; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. McInnis, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Ms. DeGette):

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       H. Res. 215. A resolution honoring the Colorado Wing of the 
     Civil Air Patrol; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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