[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 27 (Tuesday, March 12, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H832-H833]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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

           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 3924. A bill to authorize telecommuting for Federal 
     contractors; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 3925. A bill to establish an exchange program between 
     the Federal Government and the private sector in order to 
     promote the development of expertise in information 
     technology management, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 3926. A bill to repeal a scheduled increase in the fee 
     charged by the Government National Mortgage Association for 
     guarantee of mortgage-backed securities; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 3927. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance veterans' programs and the ability of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs to administer those programs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 3928. A bill to assist in the preservation of 
     archaeological, paleontological, zoological, geological, and 
     botanical artifacts through construction of a new facility 
     for the University of Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt 
     Lake City, Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Shows):
       H.R. 3929. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     cooperative Federal research, development, and demonstration 
     program to ensure the integrity of pipeline facilities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and 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. DUNCAN (for himself and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 3930. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water 
     pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BEREUTER (for himself and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 3931. A bill to amend section 501 of the American 
     Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 to provide 
     for the establishment of the Lands Title Report Commission 
     for Indian trust lands; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Horn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 3932. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain conduct relating to polar bears; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 3933. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to prevent abuse of recipients of long-
     term care services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; 
     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. DOOLEY of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Lewis of California):
       H.R. 3934. A bill to designate a United States courthouse 
     to be constructed in Fresno, California, as the ``Robert E. 
     Coyle United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 3935. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     helium; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 3936. A bill to designate and provide for the 
     management of the Shoshone National Recreation Trail, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 3937. A bill to revoke a Public Land Order with 
     respect to certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola 
     National Wildlife Refuge, California; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3938. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to make a grant to the State of Connecticut for 
     alteration of a certain building for support of a State 
     veterans' home and hospital; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 3939. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of Ukraine; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINTYRE (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 3940. A bill to eliminate the Federal quota and price 
     support programs for tobacco, to compensate quota holders and 
     active producers for the loss of tobacco quota asset value, 
     to establish a permanent advisory board to determine and 
     describe the physical characteristics of United States farm-
     produced tobacco and unmanufactured imported tobacco, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 3941. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resource study to determine whether it 
     is suitable and feasible to include the Port Chicago Naval 
     Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park 
     System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 3942. A bill to adjust the boundary of the John Muir 
     National Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 3943. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide duty-free treatment for 
     certain tractors suitable for agricultural use; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 3944. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide duty-free treatment for 
     certain tractor parts suitable for agricultural use; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 3945. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 167 East 124th Street in New 
     York, New York, as the ``Tito Puente Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 3946. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the 
     sale in certain States of gasoline from other regions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):

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       H.R. 3947. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to enhance Federal asset 
     management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, 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. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Hefley, and 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 3948. A bill to improve implementation of the National 
     Fire Plan on Federal lands managed by the Forest Service and 
     agencies of the Department of the Interior; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3949. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require health maintenance organizations and other 
     managed care plans providing medical assistance to Medicaid 
     beneficiaries to make payments for assistance provided to 
     such beneficiaries by health centers in Federally-assisted 
     housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Boswell, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. Harman, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Schiff, and Mr. Hill):
       H.J. Res. 85. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the 
     United States Government and for greater accountability in 
     the enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Crowley, and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H. Con. Res. 345. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Orthodox Theological School of 
     Halki in the Republic of Turkey be reopened in order to 
     promote religious freedom; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 346. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence; 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. LaTOURETTE (for himself and Mr. Costello):
       H. Con. Res. 347. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' 
     Memorial Service; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself and Mr. Costello):
       H. Con. Res. 348. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the National Book Festival; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H. Res. 364. A resolution xroviding for the concurrence of 
     the House with amendment in the Senate amendments to the bill 
     H.R. 1499; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H. Res. 365. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with amendments in the amendment of the Senate to 
     H.R. 1885; considered and agreed to.

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