[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 44 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H1482-H1484]
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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. Mica, and Mr. 
             Duncan):
       H.R. 4481. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to airport project streamlining, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H.R. 4482. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for Universal Retirement Savings Accounts in 
     lieu of the various individual retirement plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ARMEY (for himself and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 4483. A bill to halt Syrian support for terrorism, end 
     its occupation of Lebanon, stop its development of weapons of 
     mass destruction, cease its illegal importation of Iraqi oil, 
     and by so doing hold Syria accountable for the serious 
     international security problems it has caused in the Middle 
     East, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 4484. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,4-
     Dicholorophenoxyacetic acid, its salts and esters; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 4485. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid, its salts and esters; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Snyder, and 
             Mr. Ross):
       H.R. 4486. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1590 East Joyce Boulevard in 
     Fayetteville, Arkansas, as the ``Clarence B. Craft Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Hilleary):
       H.R. 4487. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow residents of States with no income tax a 
     deduction for State and local sales taxes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 4488. A bill to amend the unrelated business taxable 
     income provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4489. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Black 
     Alc Powder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4490. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Black 
     263 Stage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4491. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Magenta 364 Stage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4492. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Magenta 364 Liquid Feed; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4493. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     Thiamethoxam Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4494. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Cyan 
     485 Stage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4495. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Cyan 1 
     Press Paste; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4496. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on NMSBA; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4497. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Fast 
     Cyan 2 Stage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4498. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on R118118 
     Salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4499. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Fast 
     Magenta 2 Stage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4500. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Fast 
     Black 286 Stage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4501. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     mixtures of Fluazinam; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4502. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     Prodiamine Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 4503. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act in regard to Caribbean-born immigrants; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 4504. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the eligibility for housing loans guaranteed by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs under the Native American 
     Housing Loan Pilot Program to veterans who are married to 
     Native Americans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANK (for himself and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.R. 4505. A bill to repeal subtitle B of title III of the 
     Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 4506. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on T-
     Butyl Acrylate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 4507. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,4-
     Xylidine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 4508. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Tetrakis ((2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)4,4-
     biphenylenediphosphonite); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 4509. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     palmitic acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 4510. A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United 
     States Code, with respect to the liability of the United 
     States for claims of military personnel for damages for 
     certain injuries; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 4511. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain carbon dioxide cartridges; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 4512. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the use of safety devices in firearms; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 4513. A bill to strengthen the authority of the 
     Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts 
     and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security 
     numbers and Social Security account numbers, 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

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     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 4514. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out construction projects for the purpose of 
     improving, renovating, and updating patient care facilities 
     at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Berry, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Shows, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Kind, 
             Mr. Otter, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Barrett, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 4515. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for improvements in access to 
     services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals; 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. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4516. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 12-
     Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid, reaction product with N,N-dimethyl, 
     1,3-propanediamine, dimethyl sulfate, quaternized; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4517. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 40% 
     Polymer acid salt/polymer amide, 60% Butyl acetate; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4518. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 12-
     Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid, reaction product with N,N-dimethyl- 
     1,3-propanediamine, dimethyl sulfate, quaternized, 60 percent 
     solution in toluene; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4519. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Polymer acid salt/polymer amide; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4520. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 50% 
     Amine neutralized phosphated polyester polymer, 50% Solvesso 
     100; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4521. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1-
     Octadecanaminium, N,N-di-methyl-N-octadecyl-, (Sp-4-2)-
     @29H,31H-phtha- locyanine-2- sulfonato(3-
     )-.kappa.N29,.kappa.N30,. kappa.N31,.kappa.N32@cuprate(1-); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4522. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Chromate(1-),bis{1-{(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)azo -2-napthal 
     enolato(2-) -,hyrogen; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4523. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Aryl 
     substituted copper phthalocyanine; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Frank, Mr. Leach, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
             Kucinich):
       H.R. 4524. A bill to ensure that the Enhanced Highly 
     Indebted Poor Countries Initiative achieves the objective of 
     substantially increasing resources available for human 
     development and poverty reduction in heavily indebted poor 
     countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Financial 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. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4525. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Phytol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4526. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     kresoxim-methyl; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4527. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Chloridazon; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4528. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     diethyl ketone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4529. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on PDC; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Ballenger, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina):
       H.R. 4530. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing the Blue Ridge Heritage and Cultural Partnership 
     Study Area in North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. WATSON:
       H.R. 4531. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Dr. Dorothy Height in recognition of her many contributions 
     to the Nation; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WATT of North Carolina:
       H.R. 4532. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Disperse Orange 30, Disperse Blue 79:1, Disperse Red 167:1, 
     Disperse Yellow 64, Disperse Red 60, Disperse Blue 60, 
     Disperse Blue 77, Disperse Yellow 42, Disperse Red 86, and 
     Disperse Red 86:1; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATT of North Carolina:
       H.R. 4533. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Disperse Blue 321; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATT of North Carolina:
       H.R. 4534. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Direct 
     Black 175; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATT of North Carolina:
       H.R. 4535. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Disperse Red 73 and Disperse Blue 56; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATT of North Carolina:
       H.R. 4536. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid 
     Black 132 and Acid Black 172; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WATT of North Carolina:
       H.R. 4537. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid 
     Black 107; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATT of North Carolina:
       H.R. 4538. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid 
     Yellow 219, Acid Orange 152, Acid Red 278, Acid Orange 116, 
     Acid Orange 156, and Acid Blue 113; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 4539. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide market rate payments for 
     child care services provided under such Act; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 381. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to pulmonary hypertension; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Clay, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Towns, Ms. Watson, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Rush, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Fattah, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Ford, Mr. Scott, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina):
       H. Con. Res. 382. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     President to end any embargo against Haiti and to no longer 
     require, as a condition of providing humanitarian and 
     development assistance to Haiti, the resolution of the 
     political impasse in Haiti, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on International Relations, 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. RIVERS:
       H. Con. Res. 383. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     NephCure Foundation for its sponsorship of National Kidney 
     Cure Week and encouraging the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to make more information available to the public 
     concerning kidney diseases; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. McCrery):
       H. Con. Res. 384. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber on the 
     occasion of its 50th anniversary and honoring the pilots and 
     crew members who have served aboard that aircraft; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 391. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H. Res. 392. A resolution expressing solidarity with Israel 
     in its fight against terrorism; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Holt, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Frost, and Mr. Blumenauer):

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       H. Res. 393. A resolution concerning the rise in anti-
     Semitism in Europe; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Issa, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, 
             and Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H. Res. 394. A resolution expressing grave concern about 
     the continuing escalation in violence between Israel and the 
     Palestinians; to the Committee on International Relations.

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