[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 24 (Thursday, March 7, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H779-H781]
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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. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 3890. A bill to authorize the President to award the 
     Medal of Honor posthumously to Henry Johnson, of Albany, New 
     York, for acts of valor during World War I and to direct the 
     Secretary of Army to conduct a review of military service 
     records to determine whether certain other African American 
     World War I veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor for 
     actions during that war; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Frank, Mr. Honda, and 
             Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 3891. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to prohibit creditors from taking action that 
     is adverse to the interests of a consumer with respect to 
     certain payments that are due in or shortly after the period 
     of a disruption of the mail resulting from a national 
     emergency declared under the National Emergencies Act; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 3892. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     make certain modifications in the judicial discipline 
     procedures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Cummings, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 3893. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of 
     Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment 
     programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Frank, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Lee, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Lantos, and Mr. Bonior):
       H.R. 3894. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to restore fairness to

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      immigration law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Shows, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Goode, Mr. Terry, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cantor, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Graves, Mr. 
             Kerns, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Ms. Hart, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Paul, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Istook, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pence, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H.R. 3895. A bill to defend the Ten Commandments; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 3896. A bill to repeal the reservation of mineral 
     rights made by the United States when certain lands in 
     Livingston Parish, Louisiana, were conveyed by Public Law 
     102-562; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 3897. A bill to ensure and foster continued patient 
     safety and quality of care by clarifying the application of 
     the antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health 
     care professional and health plans and health care insurance 
     issuers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Thompson of California):
       H.R. 3898. A bill to provide for qualified withdrawals from 
     the Capital Construction Fund for fishermen leaving the 
     industry and for the rollover of Capital Construction Funds 
     to individual retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 
     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. CARSON of Oklahoma (for himself and Mrs. 
             Emerson):
       H.R. 3899. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and 
     family therapist services and mental health counselor 
     services under part B of the Medicare Program, 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 Mr. YOUNG of Florida (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Regula, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Pastor, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Granger, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Mollohan, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Murtha, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Dan Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Bishop, and 
             Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 3900. A bill to provide that certain adjustments made 
     by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     to align highway spending with revenues have no force or 
     effect; to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3901. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     triflusulfuron methyl formulated product; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3902. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on benzyl 
     carbazate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3903. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     esfenvalerate technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3904. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Avaunt 
     and Steward; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 3905. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to provide a 
     one-time abatement of interest on an underpayment or 
     nonpayment of income tax for reasonable cause; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 3906. A bill to except spouses and children of 
     Philippine servicemen in the United States Navy from bars to 
     admission and relief under the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Frank, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 3907. A bill to amend the Federal Cigarette Labeling 
     and Advertising Act and the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco 
     Health Education Act of 1986 to require warning labels for 
     tobacco products; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 3908. A bill to reauthorize the North American 
     Wetlands Conservation Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 3909. A bill to designate certain Federal lands in the 
     State of Utah as the Gunn McKay Nature Preserve, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3910. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of certain tests to screen for ovarian cancer upon 
     certification by the Director of the National Institutes of 
     Health that such tests are effective; 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:
       H.R. 3911. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     issue rules that establish a list of telephone numbers of 
     consumers who do not want to receive telephone calls for 
     telemarketing purposes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Financial Services, 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 Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Andrews, 
             Ms. Solis, Ms. Lee, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             and Ms. Carson of Indiana):
       H.R. 3912. A bill to assist States in establishing a 
     universal prekindergarten program to ensure that all children 
     3, 4, and 5 years old have access to a high-quality full-day, 
     full-calendar-year prekindergarten education; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Blagojevich):
       H.R. 3913. A bill to assure equitable treatment in health 
     care coverage of prescription drugs under group health plans, 
     health insurance coverage, Medicare and Medicaid managed care 
     arrangements, Medigap insurance coverage, and health plans 
     under the Federal employees' health benefits program (FEHBP); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the 
     Workforce, and 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. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3914. A bill to restore oversight of energy 
     derivatives by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and 
     maintain the 1993 energy products exemption; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Tom Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Frank, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Frost, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Owens, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 3915. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that, of the total amount of family leave available 
     to a Federal employee based on the birth of a child or the 
     placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster 
     care, at least one-half of that time shall be leave with pay; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Ose):

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       H.R. 3916. A bill to provide a United States voluntary 
     contribution to the United Nations Population Fund; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 3917. A bill to authorize a national memorial to 
     commemorate the passengers and crew of Flight 93 who, on 
     September 11, 2001, courageously gave their lives thereby 
     thwarting a planned attack on our Nation's Capital, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Boehner, 
             and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 3918. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to simplify reporting and disclosure 
     requirements, to provide Pension Benefit Guarantee 
     Corporation premium relief, and for other purposes; 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. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 3919. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the permissible range for the interest rate 
     used in determining the additional funding requirements for 
     defined benefit plans which are not multiemployer plans, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. THUNE:
       H.R. 3920. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to establish special requirements for determining 
     whether the black-tailed prairie dog is an endangered species 
     or threatened species; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.J. Res. 84. A joint resolution disapproving the action 
     taken by the President under section 203 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 transmitted to the Congress on March 5, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Mr. Phelps, and Mr. Etheridge):
       H. Con. Res. 343. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress supporting music education and Music in 
     Our Schools Month; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Waters, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cummings, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Luther, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Langevin, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Ms. Norton, Ms. Solis, Ms. Berkley, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Davis of California, and 
             Ms. Watson):
       H. Con. Res. 344. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals of International Women's Day; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Matheson, and Mr. 
             Cannon):
       H. Res. 363. A resolution congratulating the people of 
     Utah, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee and the athletes of 
     the world for a successful and inspiring 2002 Olympic Winter 
     Games; to the Committee on International Relations.

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