[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 47 (Wednesday, April 24, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H1618-H1620]
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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans) 
             (both by request):
       H.R. 4559. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a new Assistant Secretary to perform operations, 
     preparedness, security and law enforcement functions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Towns, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Engel, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Tom 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Bass, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Luther, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. John, Mr. Fletcher, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Shadegg, and Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico):
       H.R. 4560. A bill to eliminate the deadlines for spectrum 
     auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television 
     broadcasting; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, and Mr. Shows):
       H.R. 4561. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     require that agencies, in promulgating rules, take into 
     consideration the impact of such rules on the privacy of 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 4562. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     upholstery leather; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 4563. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     pretanned bovine leather; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 4564. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Astacin Finish PUM; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 4565. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bayderm Bottom 51-UD; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 4566. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bayderm Bottom DLV; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 4567. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Relugan D; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 4568. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bayderm Bottom 10UD; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 4569. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Basyntan MLB Powder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 4570. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     SYNCUROL SE; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 4571. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Luganil Brown NGT Powder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 4572. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to increase certain criminal penalties, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Hart, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Menendez, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Turner, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 4573. A bill to provide for the adjudication of 
     certain claims against the Government of Iraq and to ensure 
     priority for United States veterans filing such claims; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Regula, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 4574. A bill to facilitate the consolidation and 
     rationalization of the steel industry, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. FROST (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Menendez, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 4575. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to change the requirements for naturalization to 
     citizenship through service in the Armed Forces of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 4576. A bill to decide the name of a creek in Queen 
     Anne's County, Maryland; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 4577. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Sella 
     Fast Brown OM; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 4578. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Sella 
     Fast Brown DS; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Allen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Barrett, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Clay, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frank, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, 
             Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. McCollum, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Moore, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 4579. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to ensure the recovery of our Nation's declining 
     biological diversity; to reaffirm and strengthen this 
     Nation's commitment to protect wildlife; to safeguard our 
     children's economic and ecological future; and to provide 
     assurances to local governments, communities, and individuals 
     in their planning and economic development efforts; to the 
     Committee on Resources, 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 Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 4580. A bill to provide for reform relating to Federal 
     employee career development and benefits, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4581. A bill to amend title VI of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include programs that 
     encourage academic rigor in scientific education in 
     elementary schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kind, Mr. Platts, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Leach, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Turner, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Horn, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Barrett, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Frank, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Vitter):
       H.R. 4582. A bill to improve access to printed 
     instructional materials used by blind or other persons with 
     print disabilities in elementary and secondary schools, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 4583. A bill to reduce the duty on certain straw hats; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Tauzin, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 4584. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the authorization of transitional medical 
     assistance for 1 year; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Tauzin, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 4585. A bill to amend title V of the Social Security 
     Act to extend abstinence education funding under maternal and 
     child health program through fiscal year 2007; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 4586. A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to authorize grants and 
     other assistance to promote the redevelopment of certain 
     remediated sites; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4587. A bill to establish the Joint Federal and State 
     Navigable Waters Commission for Alaska; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Frank):
       H.J. Res. 89. A joint resolution posthumously proclaiming 
     Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov to be an honorary citizen of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

                               MEMORIALS

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       219. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution 
     No. 141 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     fulfill the commitment of the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act by taking immediate action on legislation that 
     would provide resources equal to 40% of the national average 
     per pupil expenditure for special education students for each 
     Pennsylvania student with special needs; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       220. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 233 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to amend 
     federal laws and regulations to address the issue of unopened 
     prescription medications recovered from deceased patients; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       221. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Wisconsin, relative to Senate Resolution 11 memorializing the 
     United States Congress to endorse President Bush's commitment 
     to undertake significant efforts in order to promote 
     substantial progress towards a solution of the Cyprus problem 
     in 2001, so that all in Cyprus may enjoy rights and freedoms 
     regardless of their ethnic origins; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       222. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 314 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States and the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service to determine the 
     appropriateness of increasing the number of visas for 
     temporary agricultural workers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       223. Also,a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Vermont, relative to Joint Senate Resolution No. 217 
     memorializing the United States Congress to express its 
     respect and admiration for our United States Flag and be it 
     further that the General Assembly expresses its condemnation 
     of all acts of flag desecration, and similar displays of 
     disrespect for the United States Flag; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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       224. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Maine, relative to H.P. 1649 Joint Resolution 
     memorializing the President of the United States and the 
     United States Congress to restore the federal highway funding 
     commitment to states and municipalities and to pursue 
     equitable and fair distribution of federal dollars for 
     transportation ventures; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       225. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 192 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact H.R. 
     2374 to amend the Internal Revenue Code to consider certain 
     transitional dealer assistance related to the phase out of 
     Oldsmobile as an involuntary conversion; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       226. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 128 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact S. 
     1508, which increases the preparedness of the United States 
     to respond to a biological or chemical weapons attack; 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and 
     Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and Financial 
     Services.
       227. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 137 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to address 
     the critical areas that will create economic stability and 
     allow future growth; jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and 
     Financial Services.
       228. Also,a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Minnesota, relative to Resolution No. 6 memorializing the 
     President of the United States and the United States Congress 
     to extend its deepest sympathies to the people of New York 
     City, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia, and to the 
     many families in Minnesota and all across the country whose 
     loved ones lost their lives on September 11, 2001; jointly to 
     the Committees on Armed Services, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Intelligence (Permanent Select), the 
     Judiciary, Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce.

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