[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 159 (Friday, November 16, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H8336-H8338]
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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. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Graham, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Leach, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. King, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Shays, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Sandlin, 
             and Mr. Sabo):
       H.R. 3310. A bill to improve the ability of the United 
     States to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or 
     attack; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Agriculture, 
     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. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 3311. A bill to prohibit the unauthorized possession 
     of a cutting instrument, chemical spray, or an electric 
     weapon in an aircraft or on the premises of an airport; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Shimkus, and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 3312. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate foreign base company shipping income from 
     foreign base company income; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3313. A bill to protect small businesses from 
     increased tariffs and other retaliatory actions taken by the 
     United States during a

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     trade dispute; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3314. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide certain Medicare beneficiaries living 
     abroad a special Medicare part B enrollment period during 
     which the late enrollment penalty is waived and a special 
     Medigap open enrollment period during which no underwriting 
     is permitted; 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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 3315. A bill to improve the solvency of the Social 
     Security Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 3316. A bill to amend the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act to establish research programs 
     to improve the security of networked information systems, to 
     enhance the ability of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology to improve computer security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Barrett, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Frank, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Ms. Lee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Evans, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and 
             Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 3317. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of self-administered drugs that, when used as a 
     replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings 
     to the 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 Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Frost, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Murtha, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 3318. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to specify the update for payments under the 
     Medicare physician fee schedule for 2002; 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. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Crane, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Goode, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 3319. A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States to limit the recovery of attorneys' fees in 
     certain civil rights cases; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, and Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3320. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from 
     annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at 
     dates later than death by taxing the income portion of such 
     payments at capital gains rates; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Christensen, and 
             Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 3321. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
     make grants to States for advertising that stimulates 
     economic activity by promoting travel and tourism; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 3322. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to construct an education and administrative center 
     at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Box Elder County, 
     Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOBSON (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Thomas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Ose, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Portman, and Mr. 
             Becerra):
       H.R. 3323. A bill to ensure that covered entities comply 
     with the standards for electronic health care transactions 
     and code sets adopted under part C of title XI of the Social 
     Security Act, and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 3324. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the eligibility of certain expenses for the 
     low-income housing credit; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Watson, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lee, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Crowley, and Mr. Baca):
       H.R. 3325. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced 
     spouse's benefits following the divorce; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Watson, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lee, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Crowley, and Mr. Baca):
       H.R. 3326. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and 
     widowers without regard to age; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Watson, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lee, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Crowley, and Mr. Baca):
       H.R. 3327. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for 
     widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Watson, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lee, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Crowley, and Mr. Baca):
       H.R. 3328. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's 
     insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 3329. A bill to require country of origin labeling of 
     raw agricultural forms of ginseng, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, 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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Harman, Ms. Solis, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Lee, 
             Ms. Norton, Mrs. Bono, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mrs. Northup, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Wilson, Ms. Hart, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3330. 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Rush, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 3331. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to impose requirements with respect to 
     staffing in nursing facilities receiving payments under the 
     Medicare or Medicaid Program; 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. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3332. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide greater equity and efficiency to the Social Security 
     Administration's payment system for representation of 
     claimants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 3333. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     declare English as the official language of the Government of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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 California (for himself, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baldacci,

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             Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Cox, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Goode, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Holden, Mr. Honda, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Issa, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McInnis, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Osborne, Mr. 
             Ose, Mr. Otter, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Towns, Mr. Turner, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 3334. A bill to designate the Richard J. Guadagno 
     Headquarters and Visitors Center at Humboldt Bay National 
     Wildlife Refuge, California; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 3335. A bill to further the protection and recognition 
     of veterans' memorials, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, 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 Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 3336. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for 
     cancer to minority and other populations served by health 
     centers under section 330 of such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Hoyer, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 3337. A bill to ensure that a Federal employee who 
     takes leave without pay in order to perform service as a 
     member of the uniformed services or member of the National 
     Guard shall continue to receive pay in an amount which, when 
     taken together with the pay and allowances such individual is 
     receiving for such service, will be no less than the basic 
     pay such individual would then be receiving if no 
     interruption in employment had occurred; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Meeks 
             of New York):
       H. Con. Res. 272. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the crash of American Airlines 
     Flight 587.; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Con. Res. 273. Concurrent resolution reaffirming the 
     special relationship between the United States and the 
     Republic of the Philippines; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Wynn, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Owens, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Bishop, Mr. Payne, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Scott, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Lee, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
             Blagojevich):
       H. Con. Res. 274. Concurrent resolution congratulating JET 
     Magazine on its 50th anniversary and honoring its founder, 
     John H. Johnson, for his outstanding contribution to 
     journalism; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H. Con. Res. 275. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that hunting seasons for migratory 
     mourning doves should be modified so that individuals have a 
     fair and equitable opportunity to hunt such birds; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, and Mr. 
             Matheson):
       H. Con. Res. 276. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that donations solicited by charitable 
     organizations for the victims of the terrorist attacks 
     against the United States that occurred on September 11, 
     2001, should be used exclusively for the benefit of such 
     victims; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 292. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

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