[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 135 (Wednesday, October 10, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H6504-H6505]
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. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Grucci, and Mr. Johnson of Illinois):
       H.R. 3073. A bill to provide assistance to small business 
     concerns adversely impacted by the terrorist attacks 
     perpetrated against the United States on September 11, 2001, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3074. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     and the Revised Statutes of the United States to provide 
     punishment for, and to authorize the issuance of letters of 
     marque and reprisal against acts of air piracy; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 3075. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of food from foreign 
     countries, including detecting the intentional adulteration 
     of food; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3076. A bill to authorize the President of the United 
     States to issue letters of marque and reprisal with respect 
     to certain acts of air piracy upon the United States on 
     September 11, 2001, and other similar acts of war planned for 
     the future; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Goode, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Kerns, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 3077. A bill to improve procedures with respect to the 
     admission to, and departure from, the United States of 
     aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 3078. A bill to establish the National Office for 
     Combatting Terrorism; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 3079. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a temporary deduction for the cost 
     of airline tickets and other personal travel expenses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 3080. A bill to establish a United States Health 
     Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for 
     all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present 
     system of health care delivery; 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. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 3081. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against income tax for expenditures 
     for the maintenance of railroad tracks of Class II and Class 
     III railroads; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself and Mrs. Davis of 
             California):

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       H.R. 3082. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to exclude certain basic allowances for 
     housing of an individual who is a member of the uniformed 
     services from the determination of eligibility for free and 
     reduced price meals of a child of the individual; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3083. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the 80 percent deduction for meals and 
     entertainment expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.J. Res. 67. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the 
     appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House 
     of Representatives in the event a significant number of 
     Members are unable to serve at any time because of a national 
     emergency; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H. Res. 257. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. King, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Thune, Mr. Frank, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Hefley, Ms. Watson, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Pascrell, and 
             Mr. Bonior):
       H. Res. 259. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the establishment of a National 
     Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue 
     Workers; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Grucci, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Engel, Mr. King, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Towns, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, and Mr. LaHood):
       H. Res. 260. A resolution waiving clause 5(a) of rule XII 
     of the rules of the House of Representatives to permit 
     introduction and consideration of a bill to amend title 36, 
     United States Code, to designate September 11 as United We 
     Stand Remembrance Day; to the Committee on Rules.

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