[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 2 (Thursday, January 24, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H78]
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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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Doggett, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Levin, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 3622. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the golden parachute excise tax to sales of 
     company stock by corporate insiders occurring when the 
     company prevents rank-and-file employees from selling company 
     stock held in their 401(k) plan, and to ensure more accurate 
     reporting of liabilities to workers and shareholders; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 3623. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit knowing 
     misrepresentations by fiduciaries of 401(k) plans which may 
     induce participants and beneficiaries to act contrary to 
     their own best interest in controlling the assets in their 
     own accounts, and to amend title 11 of the United States Code 
     to protect claims based on such misrepresentations; 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. CANTOR:
       H.R. 3624. A bill to prohibit assistance to the Palestinian 
     Authority and any instrumentality of the Palestinian 
     Authority; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Mr. Doggett):
       H.R. 3625. A bill to reauthorize and reform the program of 
     block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself and Mr. Ross):
       H.R. 3626. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for an outpatient prescription drug 
     benefit 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. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 3627. A bill to protect the United States and its 
     allies by imposing sanctions on countries and entities that 
     aid and abet individuals or entities engaged in terrorist 
     activity or fail to cooperate in the war against terrorism, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and 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. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 3628. A bill to authorize the President to present 
     posthumously a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Sammy 
     Davis, Jr. in recognition of his achievements and service to 
     the Nation; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Putnam, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Fattah, and 
             Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.R. 3629. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for wages 
     paid to employees while participating in mentoring programs 
     for elementary and secondary school students; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 3630. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resource study to determine the national 
     significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida 
     and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the 
     National Park System as part of Biscayne National Park, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Farr of 
             California):
       H.R. 3631. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the electric motor vehicle credit, including 
     an expansion of the credit to certain 3-wheeled vehicles; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TANCREDO:
       H.R. 3632. A bill to ensure that labor dues and fees are 
     used only for collective bargaining purposes and exclusive 
     representation; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 3633. A bill to provide compensation for the United 
     States citizens or legal permanent residents who were victims 
     of the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma 
     City, Oklahoma on April 19, 1995, on the same basis as 
     compensation is provided to victims of the terrorist-related 
     aircraft crashes on September 11, 2001; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 3634. A bill to permit certain funds assessed for 
     securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees 
     who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in the 
     securities of their employers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Administration, 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. ROTHMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 302. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     Department of Justice to seek subrogation from the terrorists 
     responsible for the attacks against the United States on 
     September 11, 2001, with respect to claims paid under the 
     September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and urging 
     the President to deposit amounts belonging to such terrorists 
     which have been blocked or confiscated by the United States 
     in the general fund of the Treasury; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International 
     Relations, 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. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Cox, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Dunn, 
             Mr. Graham, and Mr. Wicker):
       H. Con. Res. 303. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the House of Representatives that the tax relief 
     provided for by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
     Reconciliation Act of 2001 passed by a bipartisan majority in 
     Congress should continue as scheduled; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Lee, and Mr. 
             Payne):
       H. Con. Res. 304. Concurrent resolution expressing sympathy 
     to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who 
     were tragically affected by the eruption of the Nyiragongo 
     volcano on January 17, 2002, and supporting an increase in 
     the amount of assistance provided by the United States to the 
     people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H. Con. Res. 305. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to present a 
     gold medal on behalf of Congress to former President Ronald 
     Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Con. Res. 306. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should 
     appoint an independent counsel to investigate and report on 
     campaign contributions made to the Democratic National 
     Committee from the People's Republic of China; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Con. Res. 307. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should 
     appoint an independent counsel to investigate and report on 
     campaign donations made to federally elected officials by 
     Enron Corporation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Con. Res. 308. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should 
     appoint an independent counsel to investigate and report on 
     the granting of pilot's licenses to foreign nationals by the 
     Federal Aviation Administration; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Fossella, Ms. Hart, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. Diaz-
             Balart):
       H. Res. 335. A resolution honoring the contributions of 
     Catholic schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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