[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 177 (Wednesday, December 19, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H10908-H10909]
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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. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Combest, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
             Stenholm):
       H.R. 3522. A bill to identify certain routes in the States 
     of Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico as part of the 
     Ports-to-Plains Corridor, a high priority corridor on the 
     National Highway System; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 3523. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to take action with respect to a fee into trust application 
     submitted by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Owens, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Ms. Lee, Mr. Frank, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Stark, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 3524. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide access to early care and 
     education so that families can work and children can receive 
     quality custodial care; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. SENSENBRENNER.
       H.R. 3525. A bill to enhance the border security of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), International Relations, 
     Ways and Means, 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; which was considered 
     and passed.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 3526. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on (2-
     benzothiazolythio) butanedioic acid; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 3527. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 60-70% 
     amine salt of 2-benzothiazolythio succinic acid in solvent; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 3528. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-
     Methyl-g-oxo-benzenebutanoic acid compounded with 4-
     ethylmorpholine (2:1); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 3529. A bill to provide tax incentives for economic 
     recovery and assistance to displaced workers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and 
     Commerce, and the Budget, 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; which was considered and passed.

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           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Boehlert, and Mr. Coyne):
       H.R. 3530. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that certain settlement funds established 
     under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
     and Liability Act of 1980 are beneficially owned by the 
     United States and are not subject to tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H.R. 3531. A bill to authorize appropriations for salaries 
     and expenses of the United States Capitol Police, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3532. A bill to require the establishment of programs 
     by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     the Director of the National Institute for Occupational 
     Safety and Health, and the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to improve indoor air quality in schools and other 
     buildings; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 3533. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to clarify the relationship between such Act 
     and rules of civil procedure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Largent):
       H.R. 3534. A bill to provide for the settlement of certain 
     land claims of Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations to 
     the Arkansas Riverbed in Oklahoma; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Armey):
       H.R. 3535. A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve and strengthen the 
     Social Security Program through the creation of individual 
     Social Security accounts ensuring full benefits for all 
     workers and their families, giving Americans ownership of 
     their retirement, restoring long-term Social Security 
     solvency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CLEMENT:
       H.R. 3536. A bill to clarify authority of States to 
     establish licensing and training programs for new positions 
     and categories of nursing assistants to relieve the shortage 
     of nurses and the availability of Medicare funding for such 
     new positions and categories; 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. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 3537. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a pilot program to facilitate the use of natural 
     gas buses at public airports through grants for energy 
     demonstration and commercial application of energy 
     technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. Carson of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 3538. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
     reduce impediments to the prompt development of natural gas 
     and oil resources on Federal lands; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH:
       H.R. 3539. A bill to provide for the transfer of certain 
     real property by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Costello):
       H.R. 3540. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend the minimum Medicare deadlines for 
     filing claims to take into account delay in processing 
     adjustments from secondary payor status to primary payor 
     status; 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. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3541. A bill to explicitly authorize religious 
     organizations and organizations having religious purposes to 
     participate in certain housing assistance programs of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3542. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     include scientific materials in the definition of material 
     support for the purposes of the prohibition against giving 
     material support to terrorists; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Frank):
       H.R. 3543. A bill to modify the application of the 
     antitrust laws to authorize collective negotiations among 
     playwrights and producers regarding the development, 
     licensing, and production of plays; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Nadler, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 3544. A bill to provide for a congressional medal of 
     appropriate design to be awarded by the President to 
     civilians killed or wounded in terrorist attacks; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 3545. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase by 20 percent the payment under the 
     Medicare Program for ambulance services furnished to Medicare 
     beneficiaries in rural areas, to determine rural areas based 
     on population density, and to require the use of recent data 
     in determining payment adjustments; 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. OTTER (for himself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 3546. A bill to increase the Government's share of 
     development project costs at certain qualifying airports; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. Green 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 3547. A bill to protect the public's ability to fish 
     for sport, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 3548. A bill to provide for uniform recognition of 
     Indian tribes by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 3549. A bill to provide indemnification and liability 
     protection to, and facilitate the procurement of insurance 
     for, contractors responding to the World Trade Center 
     attacks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 3550. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for maintaining a strong 
     travel and tourism industry, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       H.R. 3551. A bill to provide that, in establishing wage 
     schedules for certain prevailing rate employees with respect 
     to whom the Government is currently experiencing recruitment 
     and retention problems, rates of pay for comparable positions 
     in the nearest, most similar wage area shall be taken into 
     account; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 79. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H. Con. Res. 292. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals of the Year of the Rose; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. King, and Mr. Cantor):
       H. Con. Res. 293. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United Nations should suspend 
     the membership of any state identified as a sponsor of 
     terrorism by the Department of State; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H. Con. Res. 294. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should 
     name a new naval vessel the ``U.S.S. Bluejacket``; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Grucci, Mr. Israel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 325. A resolution recognizing the courage and 
     professionalism of the New York City public school community 
     during and after the terrorist attack on the World Trade 
     Center on September 11, 2001, and supporting Federal 
     assistance to New York City public schools; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.

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