[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 167 (Wednesday, December 5, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H8948-H8949]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of the rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

             [Omitted from the Record of November 14, 2001]

           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 3296. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the purchase, rent, or lease, for use as a 
     schoolbus, of a motor vehicle that does not comply with motor 
     vehicle safety standards that apply to schoolbuses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committee on 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.

                      [Submitted December 5, 2001]

           By Mr. McGOVERN:
       H.R. 3404. A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to conduct a study on methods to dramatically 
     increase the percentage of consumers effectively reached by 
     product safety recalls; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA:
       H.R. 3405. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     increase the nutritional assistance block grant for Puerto 
     Rico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 3406. A bill to benefit consumers and enhance the 
     Nation's energy security by removing barriers to the 
     development of competitive markets for electric power, 
     providing for the reliability and increased capacity of the 
     Nation's electric transmission networks, promoting the use of 
     renewable and alternative sources of electric power 
     generation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Resources, 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. BONO (for herself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Camp, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island):
       H.R. 3407. A bill to amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974 
     to improve the effectiveness of the Indian loan guarantee and 
     insurance program; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H.R. 3408. A bill to require foreign insurance companies 
     doing business in the United States to disclose any financial 
     dealings they had with individuals who survived or died in 
     the Holocaust, to provide for the Attorney General of the 
     United States to submit requests to such companies regarding 
     claims on behalf of such individuals, and to prohibit insured 
     depository institutions from transacting any business with or 
     on behalf of any such foreign insurance companies that fail 
     to comply with such disclosure requirements or fail to 
     adequately respond to such requests, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 3409. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent or mitigate crimes of violence or acts of terrorism 
     by authorizing Federal criminal investigators to carry 
     firearms and respond to such crimes of violence or acts of 
     terrorism committed in their presence and to amend section 
     5545a of title 5, United States Code, to expand the 
     definition of ``available'' for those criminal investigators 
     who receive Law Enforcement Availability Pay, to include 
     responding to crimes of violence or acts of terrorism, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. GRANGER:
       H.R. 3410. A bill to provide for the inclusion of hazardous 
     duty pay and diving pay in the computation of military 
     retired pay for members of the armed forces with extensive 
     hazardous duty experience, to require a study on the need for 
     a tax credit for businesses that employ members of the 
     National Guard and Reserve, and to require a study on the 
     expansion of the Junior ROTC and similar military programs 
     for young people; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Dan Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Boyd):
       H.R. 3411. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     provide the Secretary of Defense with the authority to make 
     temporary, emergency adjustments in the rates of the basic 
     allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services 
     in response to a sudden increase in housing costs in a 
     military housing area in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Everett, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 3412. A bill to extend the tax benefits available with 
     respect to services performed in a combat zone to services 
     performed in the Republic of Korea; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mrs. 
             Roukema):
       H.R. 3413. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program of grants to States and political 
     subdivisions of States for the provision of mental health 
     services in response to public health emergencies, including 
     disasters resulting from terrorism, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Grucci, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Barrett, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Israel, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Engel, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Strickland, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Stupak, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             McHugh, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 3414. A bill to provide certain temporary increases in 
     the Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under the 
     Medicaid Program for fiscal year 2002 to help States finance 
     increases in enrollment due to rising unemployment and to 
     prevent reductions in health insurance coverage due to State 
     budget crises; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H.R. 3415. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to extend the priority provided to claims for 
     compensation and benefits of all employees; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 3416. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit the hiring as security screening personnel of legal 
     immigrants who have filed for naturalization before September 
     11, 2001; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3417. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the award of a medal to persons who served in the 
     Armed Forces during the Cold War; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3418. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic located in New London, Connecticut, 
     as the ``John P. McGuirk Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Outpatient Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 76. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations; considered and 
     passed.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.J. Res. 77. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the 
     appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House 
     of Representatives when, in a national emergency, a 
     significant number of Members are unable to serve; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Pence, 
             Mr. Akin, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. English, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
             Mr. Shuster, Mr. Terry, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Goode, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
             Gutknecht):
       H. Res. 302. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to crisis pregnancy centers; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Hilliard):

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       H. Res. 303. A resolution expressing appreciation to the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the European Union, the 
     Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the 
     individual countries of Europe for providing or offering 
     military forces and other assistance in support of Operation 
     Enduring Freedom and the campaign against international 
     terrorism; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H. Res. 304. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 808) to provide certain safeguards with 
     respect to the domestic steel industry; to the Committee on 
     Rules.

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