[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 38 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H1199-H1201]
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. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 4125. A bill to make improvements in the operation and 
     administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4126. A bill to amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to 
     modify the State exemption provisions for advancement of 
     time; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 4127. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Ezetimibe; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 4128. A bill to provide clarity and consistency in 
     certain country-of-origin markings; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. 
             Matheson):
       H.R. 4129. A bill to amend the Central Utah Project 
     Completion Act to clarify the responsibilities of the 
     Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Central Utah 
     Project, to redirect unexpended budget authority for the 
     Central Utah Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and 
     other purposes, to provide for prepayment of repayment 
     contracts for municipal and industrial water delivery 
     facilities, and to eliminate a deadline for such prepayment; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 4130. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on p-
     Cresidine Sulfonic Acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 4131. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,4 
     disulfo benzaldehyde; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 4132. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on m-
     hydroxy benzaldehyde; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 4133. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on N 
     ethyl N benzyl aniline sulfonic acid; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Owens, Ms. Watson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
             Christensen, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4134. A bill to provide for an increase in the 
     availability of language-assistance services for patients of 
     health centers under section 330 of the Public Health Service 
     Act, including community health centers; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 4135. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     acrylic fiber tow; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK:
       H.R. 4136. A bill to use the estate tax revenue to finance 
     an outpatient prescription drug program under Medicare; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 4137. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain organic pigments and dyes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 4138. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain high-purity rare earth oxides; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 4139. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 4-hexylresorcinol; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 4140. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain sensitizing dyes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 4141. A bill to authorize the acquisition by exchange 
     of lands for inclusion in the Red Rock Canyon National 
     Conservation Area, Clark County, Nevada, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4142. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain cathode-ray tubes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4143. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain cathode-ray tubes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4144. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Nylon 
     MXD6; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4145. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on a fluorinated compound; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

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           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4146. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on a certain light absorbing photo dye; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4147. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     potassium fluoride purified grade; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4148. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     potassium fluoride tantalum grade; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 4149. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on N1-
     [(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-N2-cyano-N1-methylacetamidin; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 4150. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Aluminum tris (O-ethyl phosphonate); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4151. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify certain rules relating to the taxation of 
     United States businesses operating abroad, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Dan Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Jeff Miller of Florida, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 4152. A bill to extend the tax benefits available with 
     respect to services performed in a combat zone to services 
     performed in response to the terrorist attacks against the 
     United States on September 11, 2001; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 4153. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to carry out a demonstration program under the 
     Medicare Program to examine the clinical and cost 
     effectiveness of providing medical adult day care center 
     services to Medicare beneficiaries; 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 4154. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of compression sleeves and stockings for the 
     treatment of lymphedema; 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4155. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed 
     District laws; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Foley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Cox, Mr. Mica, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, 
             and Mr. Chambliss):
       H.R. 4156. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is 
     limited to the fair rental value of the property; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 4157. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to correct the definition of certain 
     hand-woven wool fabrics; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas:
       H.R. 4158. A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic 
     Recovery Act relating to certain import-sensitive articles; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 4159. A bill to provide for the proper classification 
     of certain costumes and related accessories under the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Kirk):
       H.R. 4160. A bill to eliminate certain restrictions on the 
     availability of credits under title III of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 1992 for the use of biodiesel fuel, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 4161. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from 
     purchasing certain steel or equipment, products, or systems 
     made with steel that is not melted and poured in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 4162. A bill to amend the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act to extend the applicability of such Act to 
     individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 
     years of age; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. WATSON (for herself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 4163. A bill to prohibit after 2006 the introduction 
     into interstate commerce of mercury intended for use in a 
     dental filling, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 4164. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to increase the amount of funds 
     allocated to activities to improve the quality of child care 
     and to require that some of the funds so allocated be 
     available to pay costs incurred by eligible child care 
     providers to obtain accreditation from nationally recognized 
     organizations; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Dan Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Camp, Ms. Norton, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Fletcher, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Sherman, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Barcia, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Honda, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Weller, Mr. Frank, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hyde, 
             Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Herger, Mr. Tiberi, Mrs. Wilson of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Armey, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Nussle, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Shays, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Keller, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon, Ms. Hart, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Grucci, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Istook, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Flake, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Upton, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Thune, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Graham, Ms. Waters, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Condit, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Terry):
       H. Con. Res. 371. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     gratitude of the Congress for the service of the District of 
     Columbia Army National Guard and the Capitol Police in 
     protecting the Congress and increasing security around the 
     Capitol complex; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mrs. Morella, 
             and Mr. Waxman):
       H. Con. Res. 372. Concurrent resolution honoring the men 
     and women of the District of Columbia National Guard for 
     their extraordinary service and assistance to the United 
     States Capitol Police; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Ms. Norton):
       H. Con. Res. 373. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation for its contributions 
     to the arts and humanities, education, and community and 
     health services in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 382. A resolution condemning the ongoing violence 
     in the Middle East and urging Israel and the Palestinian 
     Authority to enter into an immediate cease fire agreement and 
     return to negotiations; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Cummings):
       H. Res. 383. A resolution congratulating the Univerity of 
     Maryland for winning the 2002 National Collegiate Athletic 
     Association men's basketball championship; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Obey, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Northup, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sherwood, and Mr. Sweeney):
       H. Res. 384. A resolution honoring the men and women of the 
     United States Secret Service New York field office for their 
     extraordinary performance and commitment to service during 
     and immediately following the terrorist attacks on the World 
     Trade Center on September 11, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr.

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             Obey, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rothman, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sherwood, and Mr. Sweeney):
       H. Res. 385. A resolution honoring the men and women of the 
     United States Customs Service, 6 World Trade Center offices, 
     for their hard work, commitment, and compassion during and 
     immediately following the terrorist attacks on the World 
     Trade Center on September 11, 2001; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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