[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 31 (Monday, March 18, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H937]
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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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 3983. A bill to ensure the security of maritime 
     transportation in the United States against acts of 
     terrorism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FERGUSON:
       H.R. 3984. A bill to amend the Patriot Act to permit an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence whose spouse 
     died as a result of a terrorist activity on September 11, 
     2001, to apply for naturalization under the conditions that 
     would have applied if such death had not occurred; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 3985. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, 
     religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, 
     and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases``, 
     approved August 9, 1955, to provide for binding arbitration 
     clauses in leases and contracts related to reservation lands 
     of the Gila River Indian Community; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Israel, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Towns, Mr. King, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Grucci, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 3986. A bill to extend the period of availability of 
     unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims of 
     the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 3987. A bill to extend the authority of the Export-
     Import Bank until April 30, 2002; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 3988. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     clarify the requirements for eligibility in the American 
     Legion; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3989. A bill to authorize additional appropriations to 
     the National Institutes of Health for research on the early 
     detection of and the reduction of mortality rates attributed 
     to breast cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 3990. A bill to provide for the application of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs benefit for government markers 
     for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries to 
     veterans dying on or after September 11, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself and Mr. Costello):
       H. Con. Res. 354. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special 
     Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FERGUSON:
       H. Con. Res. 355. Concurrent resolution congratulating 
     Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, on its 
     90th anniversary and wishing the organization continued 
     success in its efforts on behalf of all people; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

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