[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 132 (Thursday, October 4, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H6378-H6380]
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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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Matsui, and 
             Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 3019. A bill to provide fast-track trade negotiating 
     authority to the President; 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 Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 3020. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a Nurse Corps and recruitment and retention 
     strategies to address the nursing shortage, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 3021. A bill to authorize the issuance of United 
     States Defense of Freedom Bonds to aid in funding of the war 
     against terrorism, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. English, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, and 
             Mr. Coyne):
       H.R. 3022. A bill to provide for a program of temporary 
     enhanced unemployment benefits; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 3023. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to allow remarried widows, widowers, and surviving 
     divorced spouses to become or remain entitled to widow's or 
     widower's insurance benefits if the prior marriage was for at 
     least 10 years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 3024. A bill to reform the Federal unemployment 
     benefits system; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 3025. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expand the program under which State and local governments 
     may procure law enforcement equipment through the Department 
     of Defense to include the procurement of counter-terrorism 
     equipment; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Ms. Harman, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 3026. A bill to establish an Office of Homeland 
     Security within the Executive Office of the President to 
     lead, oversee, and coordinate a comprehensive national 
     homeland

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     security strategy to safeguard the Nation; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Armed Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 3027. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit expansion of medical residency 
     training programs in geriatric medicine and to provide for 
     reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services 
     provided under the Medicare Program; 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 Ms. HART:
       H.R. 3028. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate 
     Pennsylvania State route 60 as part of the Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense 
     Highways; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Allen, Mr. Dicks, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Baird, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Barrett, and Mr. Baca):
       H.R. 3029. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the screening of all property carried in aircraft in 
     air transportation and intrastate air transportation, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H.R. 3030. A bill to extend the ``Basic Pilot'' employment 
     verification system, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, 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. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 3031. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3,3-
     Dichlorobenzidine Dihydrochloride; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. MASCARA:
       H.R. 3032. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs 
     under the Medicare Program to cases of transplants not paid 
     for under the 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 Ms. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 3033. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to authorize the 
     appropriation of funds for the program to collect information 
     relating to nonimmigrant foreign students and to provide for 
     a GAO review of such program; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 3034. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 89 River Street in Hoboken, 
     New Jersey, as the ``Frank Sinatra Post Office Building''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 3035. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to conduct an assessment of terrorist-related threats to all 
     forms of public transportation; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Schrock, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Scott, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Cantor, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 3036. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the 
     victims of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3037. A bill to enhance the benefits of the national 
     electric system by encouraging and supporting State programs 
     for renewable energy sources, universal electric service, 
     affordable electric service, and energy conservation and 
     efficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PLATTS (for himself, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Gekas, Ms. Hart, Mr. Holden, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Sherwood, 
             Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. English, and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 3038. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
     designating Camp Security, located in Springettsbury, York 
     County, Pennsylvania, as a unit of the National Park System; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3039. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the maximum capital gains rate from 20 percent 
     to 15 percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Frost):
       H.R. 3040. A bill to make COBRA continuing coverage more 
     affordable for laid-off American workers; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mrs. 
             Wilson):
       H.R. 3041. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax and other incentives to maintain a 
     vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people 
     working, and to stimulate economic growth, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 3042. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the deduction for depreciation shall be 
     computed on a neutral cost recovery basis; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SWEENEY (for himself and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 3043. A bill to provide for the establishment of an 
     alien nonimmigrant student tracking system; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself and Mr. 
             Buyer):
       H.R. 3044. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the forfeiture of vessels used in the commission 
     of willful violations of Department of Defense safety 
     regulations regarding navigable waters used by the Armed 
     Forces, to increase penalties for violation of other security 
     regulations and orders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, 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. TIAHRT (for himself and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 3045. A bill to provide assistance to employees who 
     suffer loss of employment in the aircraft manufacturing 
     industry as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 
     11, 2001; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. TOOMEY (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 3046. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide regulatory relief, appeals process 
     reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements 
     under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Barrett):
       H.R. 3047. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act with respect 
     to pediatric studies of drugs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3048. A bill to resolve the claims of Cook Inlet 
     Region, Inc., to lands adjacent to the Russian River in the 
     State of Alaska; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 242. Concurrent resolution recognizing Radio 
     Free Europe/Radio Liberty's success in promoting democracy 
     and its continuing contribution to United States national 
     interests; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Stenholm, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Royce, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Berry, Mr. Baca, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Vitter, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. Condit, Mr. Sabo, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Waters, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Filner, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Berman, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.

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             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. English, Mr. Sherwood, 
             Mr. Ose, Mr. Inslee, and Mrs. Capps):
       H. Con. Res. 243. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Public Safety Officer Medal of 
     Valor should be presented to the public safety officers who 
     have perished and select other public safety officers who 
     deserve special recognition for outstanding valor above and 
     beyond the call of duty in the aftermath of the terrorist 
     attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 254. A resolution supporting the goals of Pregnancy 
     and Infant Loss Remembrance Day; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Berman, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Clement, 
             Ms. Berkley, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Souder, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Condit, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             Mr. Becerra, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Israel, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Pastor, 
             Mr. Simmons, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. King, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Shays, 
             Ms. Solis, Mr. Towns, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Bishop, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Watson, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Baca, Mr. Horn, Mr. Wu, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Underwood, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Borski, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ose, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Holt, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Filner, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Dicks, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. 
             Lampson):
       H. Res. 255. A resolution condemning bigotry and violence 
     against Sikh Americans in the wake of terrorist attacks 
     against the United States on September 11, 2001; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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