[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 23, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H7217]
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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. TAUZIN (for himself and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 3160. A bill to amend the Antiterrorism and Effective 
     Death Penalty Act of 1996 with respect to the 
     responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services regarding biological agents and toxins, and to amend 
     title 18, United States Code, with respect to such agents and 
     toxins; 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 Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Frank, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Wu, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Taylor 
             of Mississippi, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Holden, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hill, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Ross, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Honda, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Edwards, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Baca, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Underwood, Ms. McCarthy 
             of Missouri, Mr. Moore, Mr. Wynn, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. McDermott, Mr. John, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Kind, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Israel, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Turner, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 3161. A bill to direct the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to provide grants to local 
     governments and emergency response units to develop plans for 
     a clearly defined and coordinated response to emergencies, 
     and to provide grants to police and fire departments for 
     counterterrorism training; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Science, 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 3162. A bill to deter and punish terrorist acts in the 
     United States and around the world, to enhance law 
     enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Financial 
     Services, International Relations, Energy and Commerce, 
     Education and the Workforce, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Armed Services, 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. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Owens, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Scott, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Grucci, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Israel, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sweeney, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Solis, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Wu, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Berman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 3163. A bill to provide student loan forgiveness to 
     the surviving spouses of the victims of the September 11, 
     2001, tragedies; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H.R. 3164. A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States 
     Code, to repeal the authority of the Secretary of a military 
     department to suspend tracking and recording the number of 
     days that members of the armed forces are deployed for 
     purposes of determining the eligibility of such members for 
     the per diem allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H. Con. Res. 252. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a series of postage stamps should 
     be issued in recognition of the recipients of the 
     Congressional Medal of Honor; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.

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