[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 30, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H7528-H7529]
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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. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. Barcia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Forbes, and Mrs. Wilson):
       H.R. 3178. A bill to authorize the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to provide funding to support research, development, 
     and demonstration projects for the security of water 
     infrastructure; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BASS:
       H.R. 3180. A bill to consent to certain amendments to the 
     New Hampshire-Vermont

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     Interstate School Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Duncan, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 3181. A bill to establish a temporary moratorium on 
     the issuance of visas for nonimmigrant foreign students and 
     other exchange program participants, to improve procedures 
     for issuance of nonimmigrant student visas, and to enhance 
     procedures for admission at ports of entry to the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 3182. A bill to regulate certain 50 caliber sniper 
     weapons in the same manner as machine guns and other 
     firearms; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Tom Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Filner, Mr. Graves, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Schrock, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 3183. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the 
     military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs as dependency and indemnity 
     compensation; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 3184. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to add provisions regarding protecting the 
     United States food supply; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3185. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to increase the hiring of firefighters, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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. KING (for himself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Dingell, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Baker, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Owens, Mr. Mascara, and Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York):
       H.R. 3186. A bill to provide for an awareness program, and 
     a study, on a rare form of breast cancer; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 3187. A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 to require the value of public 
     benefits created by State and local governments and nonprofit 
     entities to be offset against the fee charged for certain 
     rights-of-way held by those entities; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Frank, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Kucinich, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 3188. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expand Medicare benefits to prevent, delay, 
     and minimize the progression of chronic conditions, establish 
     payment incentives for furnishing quality services to people 
     with serious and disabling chronic conditions, and develop 
     national policies on effective chronic condition care, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 
     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. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. Borski, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H. Con. Res. 255. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the 30th anniversary of the 
     enactment of the Clean Water Act; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Houghton, 
             and Mr. Stupak):
       H. Con. Res. 256. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States Trade Representative 
     should oppose any changes that weaken existing antidumping 
     and safeguard laws at the World Trade Organization (WTO) 
     round of negotiations to be held at Doha, Qatar, from 
     November 9-13, 2001, and at any subsequent round of 
     negotiations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM:
       H. Res. 271. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 218) to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers 
     from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
     handguns; to the Committee on Rules.

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