[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 19, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H1002-H1003]
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. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 3991. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to protect taxpayers and ensure accountability of the 
     Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. 
             Quinn):
       H.R. 3992. A bill to establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant 
     Program; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 3993. A bill to amend section 527 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate reporting and return 
     requirements for State and local candidate committees and to 
     avoid duplicate reporting of campaign-related information; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gilman, and 
             Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 3994. A bill to authorize economic and democratic 
     development assistance for Afghanistan and to authorize 
     military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign 
     countries; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Bachus, Mr. King, Mr. Ney, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Riley, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Leach, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Ms. Hart, 
             Mr. Ferguson, and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 3995. A bill to amend and extend certain laws relating 
     to housing and community opportunity, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. BOEHLERT (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 3996. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize appropriations for water pollution 
     control research, development, and technology demonstration, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Science, 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. ACEVEDO-VILA:
       H.R. 3997. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to clarify requirements with respect to the 
     purchase of domestic commodities and products by school food 
     authorities in Puerto Rico under the school lunch and 
     breakfast programs; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN:
       H.R. 3998. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ethyl 
     pyruvate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN:
       H.R. 3999. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 5-
     Chloro-1-indanone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Foley, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 4000. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to enhance the access of Medicare beneficiaries 
     who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary 
     and preventive health care benefits, to improve the 
     MedicareChoice program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 4001. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to decrease the floor for the deduction for medical care 
     to two percent of adjusted gross income; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 4002. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term 
     care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under 
     cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a 
     credit for individuals with long-term care needs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Castle, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. 
             Pascrell):
       H.R. 4003. A bill to protect diverse and structurally 
     complex areas of the seabed in the United States exclusive 
     economic zone by establishing a maximum diameter size limit 
     on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on 
     bottom trawls; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4004. A bill to authorize appropriations for the John 
     H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor 
     in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Coyne, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 4005. A bill to provide for a circulating quarter 
     dollar coin program to commemorate the District of Columbia, 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the 
     United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KING (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Grucci, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Israel, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Acevedo-
             Vila, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 4006. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 100 Federal Plaza in Central Islip, New York, as 
     the ``Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse``; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 4007. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 66 South Broad Street in 
     Pawcatuck, Connecticut, as the ``Vincent F. Faulise Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 4008. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow leave for 
     individuals who provide living organ donations; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Government Reform, and 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. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 356. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
     Derby; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H. Con. Res. 357. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Parthenon Marbles should be 
     returned to Greece; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, and Mrs. Capps):
       H. Con. Res. 358. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Better Hearing and Speech Month, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND:
       H. Con. Res. 359. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress opposing the enactment of any proposal for 
     the establishment of a deductible for veterans receiving

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     health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPITO:
       H. Res. 371. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding Women's History Month; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

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