[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 136 (Thursday, October 11, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H6700-H6701]
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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. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 3084. A bill to revise the discretionary spending 
     limits for fiscal year 2002 set forth in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to make 
     conforming changes respecting the appropriate section 302(a) 
     allocation for fiscal year 2002 established pursuant to the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2002, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 3085. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Small Business Administration to make direct loans to small 
     business concerns that suffered substantial economic injury 
     as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United 
     States that occurred on September 11, 2001; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Armey, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Petri, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Owens, Mr. Castle, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Scott, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Fletcher, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Platts, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Keller, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Osborne, Mr. Holt, Ms. Solis, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Baker, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Harman, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Simpson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Snyder, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H.R. 3086. A bill to provide the Secretary of Education 
     with specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in 
     the national emergency declared by the President of the 
     United States on September 14, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Reyes, and Ms. Brown of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 3087. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that veterans who are 65 years of age or older shall 
     be eligible for pension benefits under laws administered by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs without regard to 
     disability; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. 
             Sawyer):
       H.R. 3088. A bill to contribute to the defense of the 
     United States against future terrorist attack by providing 
     for the removal from power of the Taliban regime in 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Pickering, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 3089. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to promote 
     energy security, environmental protection, electricity price 
     stability, and electric reliability by providing for the use 
     of net metering by certain small electric energy generation 
     systems, and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 3090. A bill to provide tax incentives for economic 
     recovery; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 3091. A bill to combat terrorism and defend the Nation 
     against terrorist; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H.R. 3092. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to expand coverage of durable medical 
     equipment to include physician prescribed equipment necessary 
     so unpaid caregivers can effectively and safely care for 
     patients; 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 Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 3093. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 501 Bell Street in Alton, 
     Illinois, as the ``William L. Beatty Federal Building and 
     United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 3094. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to exclude services of certain providers from 
     the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, 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. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 3095. A bill to coordinate and expand United States 
     and international programs for the conservation and 
     protection of North Atlantic Right Whales; to the Committee 
     on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mr. FLETCHER:
       H.R. 3096. A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 to add Nicholas County, Kentucky, to 
     the Appalachian region; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 3097. A bill to repeal the Federal unemployment 
     surtax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and 
             Mr. Rogers of Michigan):
       H.R. 3098. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to classify office furniture as 5-year property for 
     purposes of accelerated depreciation; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 3099. A bill to provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks 
     Energy Reserve, and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to make and guarantee loans for the production, distribution, 
     development, and storage of biofuels; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
             Reynolds):
       H.R. 3100. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow for the expansion of areas designated as 
     renewal communities based on 2000 census data; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATHESON (for himself and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 3101. A bill to direct the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology to ensure the development of 
     standards and measures for effective aviation security 
     technologies, to direct the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to carry out a pilot program to test 
     and evaluate new and emerging aviation security technologies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. McKEON:
       H.R. 3102. A bill to direct the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to waive repayment requirements 
     in connection with a grant made to Granada Hills Community 
     Hospital in Granada Hills, California; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 3103. A bill to ensure that individuals scheduled for 
     certain flights are not penalized for canceling or 
     rescheduling such flights; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Pickering, 
             and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 3104. A bill to protect the public's ability to fish 
     for sport, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 3105. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow amounts elected for reimbursement of medical 
     care expenses under a health flexible spending arrangements, 
     as defined in Code Section 106(c)(2) and the regulations 
     promulgated under Section 125, that are unused during a Plan 
     Year to be carried over within the account to subsequent plan 
     years for the reimbursement of future eligible medical 
     expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 3106. A bill to protect children from terrorism; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. STRICKLAND:
       H.R. 3107. A bill to prohibit the importation for sale of 
     foreign-made flags of the United States of America; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 68. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations. considered and 
     passed.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             and Mr. Calvert):
       H. Con. Res. 247. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     honoring the service of the men and women who volunteer their 
     time to participate in funeral honor guards at the interment 
     or memorialization of deceased veterans of the uniformed 
     services of the United States at national cemeteries across 
     the country; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Tom 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Scott, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Cantor, and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H. Res. 261. A resolution recognizing the historical 
     significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government 
     Island in Stafford County, Virginia, for their contributions 
     to the construction of the Capital of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. OSE:
       H. Res. 262. A resolution congratulating Barry Bonds for 
     setting the record of 73 home runs in a single season; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

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