[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H4948-H4949]
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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:

               [Omitted from the Record of July 30, 2001]

           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Istook, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ney, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Platts, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina):
       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.

                       [Submitted July 23, 2001]

           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia):
       H.R. 2678. A bill to amend title 5, United States Codes, to 
     establish an exchange program between the Federal Government 
     and the private sector to develop expertise in information 
     technology management, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2679. A bill to condition the minimum-wage-exempt 
     status of organized camps under the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938 on compliance with certain safety standards, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2680. A bill to authorize the grant program for 
     elimination of the nationwide backlog in analyses of DNA 
     samples at the level necessary to completely eliminate the 
     backlog and obtain a DNA sample from every person convicted 
     of a qualifying offense; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2681. A bill to amend the Davis-Bacon Act to provide 
     that a contractor under that Act who has repeated violations 
     of the Act shall have its contract with the United States 
     canceled and to require the disclosure under freedom of 
     information provisions of Federal law of certain payroll 
     information under contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. COOKSEY:
       H.R. 2682. A bill to provide for the designation of certain 
     closed military installations as ports of entry; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Clement):
       H.R. 2683. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in 
     lieu of State and local income taxes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK:
       H.R. 2684. A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the 
     United States for damages for certain injuries caused by 
     improper medical care; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 2685. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     revise the computation of military disability retired pay 
     computation for certain members of the uniformed services 
     injured while a cadet or midshipman at a service academy; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HILLIARD:
       H.R. 2686. A bill to prohibit States from carrying out 
     certain law enforcement activities which have the effect of 
     intimidating individuals from voting; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HILLIARD:
       H.R. 2687. A bill to prohibit States from denying any 
     individual the right to register to vote for an election for 
     Federal office, or the right to vote in an election for 
     Federal office, on the grounds that the individual has been 
     convicted of a Federal crime, and to amend title 5, United 
     States Code, to establish election day as a legal public 
     holiday by moving the legal public holiday known as Veterans 
     Day to election day in such years; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Stark, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Ose, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Hart, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Borski, Mr. Holden, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Hoeffel, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Clement, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Shows, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Rush, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. John, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Olver, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Costello, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Baca, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Baird):
       H.R. 2688. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     give district courts of the United States jurisdiction over 
     competing State custody determinations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on International Relations, 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. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Evans, and Mr. Kirk):
       H.R. 2689. A bill to amend chapter 142 of title 10, United 
     States Code, to increase the value of the assistance that the 
     Secretary of Defense may furnish to carry out certain 
     procurement technical assistance programs which operate on a 
     Statewide basis; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself and Ms. McCollum):
       H.R. 2690. A bill to amend the Hmong Veterans' 
     Naturalization Act of 2000 to extend the deadlines for 
     application and payment of fees; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Stark, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2691. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
     compensation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Frank, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr.

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             Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, 
             Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Moore, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Simmons, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Waters, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 2692. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     the basis of sexual orientation; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Administration, Government Reform, 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. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Dreier):
       H. Con. Res. 206. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     important relationship between the United States and Mexico; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LARGENT (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 207. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     important contributions of the Youth For Life: Remembering 
     Walter Payton initiative and encouraging participation in 
     this nationwide effort to educate young people about organ 
     and tissue donation; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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