[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 158 (Thursday, November 15, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H8247-H8248]
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 and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 3297. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that chaplains killed in 
     the line of duty receive public safety officer death 
     benefits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 3298. A bill to waive certain limitations in the case 
     of use of the emergency fund authorized by section 125 of 
     title 23, United States Code, to pay the costs of projects in 
     response to the attack on the

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     World Trade Center in New York City that occurred on 
     September 11, 2001; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       H.R. 3299. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     real property in South Dakota to the State of South Dakota 
     with indemnification by the United States Government.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 3300. A bill to reconvey certain property; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Largent, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Riley, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Hart, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Grucci, 
             and Mr. Isakson):
       H.R. 3301. A bill to provide Federal reimbursement to State 
     and local governments for a limited sales, use, and 
     retailers' occupation tax holiday; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H.R. 3302. A bill to establish the Capitol Telephone 
     Exchange Board and to grant the Board the authority to 
     establish employment policies for employees of the United 
     States Capitol telephone exchange, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 3303. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     require that houseboats that have on board an electric power 
     generator shall be equipped with a carbon monoxide venting 
     system; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 3304. A bill to authorize the provision of educational 
     and health care assistance to the women and children of 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. REHBERG (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and Mrs. 
             Emerson):
       H.R. 3305. A bill to establish the United States Consensus 
     Council to provide for a consensus building process in 
     addressing national public policy issues, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 3306. A bill to set up a certification system for 
     research facilities that possess dangerous biological agents 
     and toxins, and for other purposes; 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. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       H.R. 3307. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to acquire the property known as Pemberton's 
     Headquarters and to modify the boundary of Vicksburg National 
     Military Park to include that property, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Phelps, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Ross, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Langevin, Ms. Carson of Indiana, and Mr. Acevedo-
             Vila):
       H.R. 3308. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Small Business Administration to provide relief 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. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Wu, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 3309. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow attorneys employed by the Department of Justice to 
     engage in undercover activities consistent with Federal law, 
     notwithstanding any provision of State law; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 74. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, and for other 
     purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Simmons, and Mr. 
             Cannon):
       H. Con. Res. 270. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Americans should take time during 
     Native American Heritage Month to recognize the many 
     accomplishments and contributions made by native peoples; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank, Mr. Frost, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Graves, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. John, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Ose, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             and Mr. Weller):
       H. Con. Res. 271. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that public awareness and education 
     about the importance of health care coverage is of the utmost 
     priority and that a National Importance of Health Care 
     Coverage Month should be established to promote these goals; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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