[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 130 (Tuesday, October 2, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H6135-H6137]
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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:

           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2973. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for the expeditious coverage of new 
     medical technology under the Medicare Program and to 
     establish an Office of Technology and Innovation within the 
     Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; 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. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 2974. A bill to provide for the protection of 
     paleontological resources on Federal lands, to promote the 
     systematic compilation of baseline paleontological resource 
     data, science-based decisionmaking, and accurate public 
     education, to provide for a unified management policy 
     regarding paleontological resources on Federal lands, to 
     promote legitimate public access to fossil resources on 
     Federal lands, to encourage informed stewardship of the 
     resources through educational, recreational, and scientific 
     use of the paleontological resources on Federal lands, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Coble, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Keller, Mr. Issa, Ms. Hart, Mr. Flake, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. Goss, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Berman, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H.R. 2975. A bill to combat terrorism, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
     International Relations, Resources, 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. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 2976. A bill to provide for the issuance of a special 
     entrance pass for free admission to any federally owned area 
     which is operated and maintained by a Federal agency and used 
     for outdoor recreation purposes to the survivors, victims' 
     immediate families, and police, fire, rescue, recovery, and 
     medical personnel directly affected by the September 11, 
     2001, terrorist hijackings and the attacks on the World Trade 
     Center and the Pentagon, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H.R. 2977. A bill to preserve the cooperative, peaceful 
     uses of space for the benefit of all humankind by permanently 
     prohibiting the basing of weapons in space by the United 
     States, and to require the President to take action to adopt 
     and implement a world treaty banning space-based weapons; to 
     the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Armed Services, and 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 2978. A bill to strengthen existing Federal laws and 
     provide law enforcement agencies with enhanced enforcement 
     tools necessary to combat money laundering, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 
     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 Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 2979. A bill to enhance the ability of law enforcement 
     to combat money laundering, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and 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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. 
             Simmons):
       H.R. 2980. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to stabilize and improve the MedicareChoice 
     Program; 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. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Burr 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Barton of Texas, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Camp, Mr. Armey, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Bass, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Bono, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 2981. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a 2-year recovery period for depreciation 
     of computers and other technological equipment, a 24-month 
     useful life for depreciation of computer software, and a 7-
     year useful life for depreciation of certain auction-acquired 
     telecommunications licenses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Wicker, Ms. Waters, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Wynn, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. English, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Portman, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Baca, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Harman, 
             Mr. Ross, Mr. Hill, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Berry, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Costello, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Barrett, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 2982. A bill to authorize the establishment of a 
     memorial within the area in the District of Columbia referred 
     to in the Commemorative Works Act as ``Area I'' or ''Area 
     II'' to the victims of terrorist attacks on the United 
     States, to provide for the design and construction of such a 
     memorial, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
             Whitfield):
       H.R. 2983. A bill to extend indemnification authority under 
     section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2984. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to ensure that aliens provided nonimmigrant status under 
     section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of that Act are counted, for 
     purposes of determining whether the numerical limitation on 
     the provision of such status has been reached, in a manner 
     that is accurate, fair, and takes into account only those 
     aliens who actually commence employment as such a 
     nonimmigrant; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Towns,

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             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Filner, 
             and Mr. Schrock):
       H.R. 2985. A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     to increase civil penalties for violations involving certain 
     proscribed acts or practices that exploit popular reaction to 
     an emergency or major disaster declared by the President, and 
     to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to seek civil 
     penalties for such violations in actions brought under 
     section 13 of that Act; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Castle, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Schrock):
       H.R. 2986. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide additional punishments for offenders committing fraud 
     aimed at taking advantage of a national emergency, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 2987. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     fully integrate the beneficiaries of the Individual Case 
     Management Program into the TRICARE program, to provide long-
     term health care benefits under the TRICARE program and 
     otherwise to improve the benefits provided under the TRICARE 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Ford, 
             Mr. Simmons, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 2988. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide for the regulation of flight schools and flight 
     school applicants for the purposes of enhancing national 
     security and aviation safety, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Graves, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Simmons, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 2989. A bill to require procedures that ensure the 
     fair and equitable resolution of labor integration issues in 
     transactions for the combination of air carriers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 2990. A bill to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley 
     Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to 
     authorize additional projects under that Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Towns, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Borski, Mr. English, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Terry, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2991. A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to 
     establish, as part of the Capitol Visitors Center, a garden 
     designated as the ``Spirit of America Garden'' as a living 
     memorial to the victims of the terrorist attacks on the 
     United States on September 11, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Gilman):
       H.R. 2992. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the application of 
     the mental health parity provisions to annual and lifetime 
     visit or benefit limits, as well as dollar limits; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. 
             Luther):
       H.R. 2993. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act 
     and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act regarding repair, 
     replacement, or refund actions, civil penalties, and criminal 
     penalties under those Acts; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. MORELLA (for herself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2994. A bill to make technical and conforming changes 
     to provide for the enactment of the Independence of the Chief 
     Financial Officer Establishment Act of 2001; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Watson, 
             and Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 2995. A bill to make technical and conforming changes 
     to provide for the enactment of the Independence of the Chief 
     Financial Officer Establishment Act of 2001, to establish a 
     reporting event notification system to assist Congress and 
     the District of Columbia in maintaining the financial 
     stability of the District government and avoiding the 
     initiation of a control period, to provide the District of 
     Columbia with autonomy over its budgets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. OSE:
       H.R. 2996. A bill to repeal the provision of law that 
     provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; 
     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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ferguson, 
             Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Holt, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 2997. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 60 Third Avenue in Long 
     Branch, New Jersey, as the ``Pat King Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Berman, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Leach, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Kirk, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. 
             Hoeffel):
       H.R. 2998. A bill to authorize the establishment of Radio 
     Free Afghanistan; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rush, Mr. Kucinich, and Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 2999. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the highest marginal income tax rates and to 
     increase the estate tax deduction for family-owned business 
     interests, to repeal certain sections of the Economic Growth 
     and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 related to personal 
     exemptions, itemized deductions, and the estate tax, to 
     establish a legislative task force to determine when and 
     whether certain critical national priorities have been 
     accomplished, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 
     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. SHOWS:
       H.R. 3000. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a business credit for the development of low-
     to-moderate income housing for home ownership, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. King, Mr. Borski, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 3001. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude certain severance payments from gross income 
     and to allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of 
     older long-time employees who are laid off; 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. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 3002. A bill to provide for the establishment of an 
     alien nonimmigrant student tracking system; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 3003. A bill to increase the assistance made available 
     under certain economic development programs; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. EVANS:
       H. Con. Res. 238. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that States should require candidates for 
     driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise 
     greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of 
     potentially visually impaired individuals; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H. Con. Res. 239. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that schools in the United States should 
     set aside a sufficient period of time to allow children to 
     pray for, or quietly reflect on behalf of, the Nation during 
     this time of struggle against the forces of international 
     terrorism; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Ms.

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             McKinney, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H. Con. Res. 240. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to the urgency of providing 
     food and agricultural development assistance to civilian men, 
     women, and children in Afghanistan, including Afghan 
     refugees, and to the civilian populations of other countries 
     in the central Asia region, including Pakistan, Iran, 
     Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Armey, and 
             Mr. DeLay):
       H. Res. 247. A resolution honoring Cal Ripken, Jr., for an 
     outstanding career, congratulating him on his retirement, and 
     thanking him for his contributions to baseball, to the State 
     of Maryland, and to the Nation; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform. considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       H. Res. 249. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H. Res. 250. A resolution urging the Secretary of Energy to 
     fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
       H. Res. 251. A resolution recognizing the League of United 
     Latin American Citizens for sponsoring LULAC Senior Citizens 
     Week in California, and commending the League for providing 
     more than 70 years of service to Hispanic Americans of all 
     ages; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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