[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 27, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H633-H634]
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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. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 3799. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     repeal the Federal charter for Retired Enlisted Association, 
     Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 3800. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to reform 
     the hydroelectric licensing process, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Keller, and Mr. 
             Tancredo):
       H.R. 3801. A bill to provide for improvement of Federal 
     education research, statistics, evaluation, information, and 
     dissemination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 3802. A bill to amend the Education Land Grant Act to 
     require the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the costs of 
     environmental reviews with respect to conveyances under that 
     Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BOSWELL (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
             Shows):
       H.R. 3803. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to prohibit livestock packers from owning or feeding 
     livestock intended for slaughter for more than 14 days before 
     such slaughter; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 3804. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to ensure that use of certain antibiotic drugs 
     in animal agriculture does not compromise human health by 
     contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. HART (for herself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Armey, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Akin, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Linder, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Flake, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 3805. A bill to amend the General Education Provisions 
     Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
     secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
     contraception; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Markey, and 
             Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3806. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     protect those who defend the United States by exercising 
     their duty as patriots to warn against the existence of 
     threats to weaknesses created by institutional failures that 
     should be identified and corrected in a timely manner, 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 Mrs. JONES of Ohio:
       H.R. 3807. A bill to protect home buyers from predatory 
     lending practices; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 3808. A bill to provide consistent enforcement 
     authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park 
     Service, and the Forest Service to respond to violations of 
     regulations regarding the management, use, and protection of 
     the public lands, National Park System lands, and National 
     Forest System lands, to clarify the purposes for which 
     collected fines may be used, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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 Mr. MEEKS of New York:
       H.R. 3809. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to stimulate economic development by enhancing the 
     availability and benefits of small issue bonds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       H.R. 3810. A bill to prohibit livestock packers from owning 
     or feeding livestock intended for slaughter for more than 14 
     days before such slaughter, to prohibit excessive 
     concentration resulting from mergers among certain 
     purchasers, processors, and sellers of livestock, poultry, 
     and basic agricultural commodities, to require the Attorney 
     General to establish an Office of Special Counsel for 
     Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 3811. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish a system independent of the Food 
     and Drug Administration for the review of health claims, to 
     define health claims, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3812. A bill to sunset the Bretton Woods Agreements 
     Act; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 3813. A bill to modify requirements relating to 
     allocation of interest that accrues to the Abandoned Mine 
     Reclamation Fund; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 3814. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a National Center for Social 
     Work Research; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Israel, Ms. Lee, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Berry, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Bishop, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 3815. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and 
     feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic 
     Site, in Hope, Arkansas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 3816. A bill to amend section 19 of title 3, United 
     States Code, to allow the President to choose between 
     possible successors in case of the event that, by reason of 
     certain circumstances, there is neither a President nor Vice 
     President to discharge the powers and duties of the office of 
     President; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 3817. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National 
     Lakeshore, and for other purposes`` to clarify the authority 
     of the Secretary of the Interior to accept donations of lands 
     that are contiguous to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H. Con. Res. 335. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     significance of Black History Month and the contributions of 
     Black Americans as a significant part of the history, 
     progress, and heritage of the United States; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Lee, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Honda, Ms. Watson, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Mr. Condit, Mr. Berman, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Stark, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Sherman, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H. Con. Res. 336. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the life and works of John 
     Steinbeck; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H. Con. Res. 337. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues for their 
     achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to 
     baseball and the Nation; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H. Res. 352. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3341) to provide a short-term enhanced safety 
     net for Americans losing their jobs and to provide our 
     Nation's economy with a necessary boost; to the Committee on 
     Rules.

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