[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 6, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H7851-H7852]
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. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 3229. A bill to enhance the security of the 
     international borders of the United States; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
     International Relations, 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. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Castle, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Fossella, 
             Mr. Graves, Mr. Grucci, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Johnson of Illinois, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Shuster, and 
             Mr. Sweeney):
       H.R. 3230. 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Gekas):
       H.R. 3231. A bill to replace the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service with the

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      Agency for Immigration Affairs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 3232. A bill to direct the Federal Election Commission 
     to make grants to States which have adopted an instant runoff 
     voting system for presidential elections, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA:
       H.R. 3233. A bill do permit a dependent of a Federal 
     employee who is currently enrolled in the Department of 
     Defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary school 
     system in Puerto Rico to continue such enrollment until 
     graduation from secondary school; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 3234. A bill to promote the engagement of young 
     Americans in the democratic process through civic education 
     in classrooms, in service learning programs, and in student 
     leadership activities, of America's public schools; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H.R. 3235. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented 
     inventions relating to health care emergencies; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H.R. 3236. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reduce the work hours and increase the 
     supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of 
     patients and resident-physicians themselves; 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. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, and Mr. Bonior):
       H.R. 3237. A bill to establish the Arabia Mountain National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Barrett, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Filner, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Owens, Ms. Lee, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Frank, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 3238. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting 
     the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be 
     required to work in certain providers of services to which 
     payments are made 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 Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. 
             Norwood, and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 3239. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure the continuity 
     of medical care following a major disaster by making private 
     for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster 
     assistance; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 72. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to 
     vote; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Ney, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Gekas, Mr. Evans, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 262. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the President, at the WTO round of 
     negotiations to be held at Doha, Qatar, from November 9-13, 
     2001, and at any subsequent round of negotiations, should 
     preserve the ability of the United States to enforce 
     rigorously its trade laws and should ensure that United 
     States exports are not subject to the abusive use of trade 
     laws by other countries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H. Con. Res. 263. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that any Presidential candidate should be 
     permitted to participate in debates among candidates if at 
     least 5 percent of respondents in national public opinion 
     polls of all eligible voters support the candidate's election 
     for President or if a majority of respondents in such polls 
     support the candidate's participation in such debates; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.

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