[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 62 (Wednesday, May 15, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H2511]
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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. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 4736. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of Coltsville in the State of Connecticut 
     for potential inclusion in the National Park System, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Herger, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. 
             Shaw):
       H.R. 4737. A bill to reauthorize and improve the program of 
     block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families, improve access to quality child care, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the 
     Workforce, Agriculture, and 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Terry, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 4738. A bill to facilitate the ability of certain 
     spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures 
     required in the public interest to meet the needs of wireless 
     telecommunications consumers; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 4739. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse 
     wastewater within and outside of the service area of the City 
     of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility, Texas; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Barrett, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Obey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. 
             Kildee):
       H.R. 4740. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish a national research program to address the 
     animal disease known as chronic wasting disease, which is 
     afflicting wild deer and elk herds in many States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. EMERSON:
       H.R. 4741. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide affordable prescription drugs to low-
     income Medicare beneficiaries and stop-loss prescription drug 
     coverage for all Medicare beneficiaries; 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 Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Smith of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 4742. A bill to restore a vision for the United States 
     human space flight program by instituting a series of 
     incremental goals that will facilitate the scientific 
     exploration of the solar system and aid in the search for 
     life elsewhere in the universe, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Conyers, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 4743. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers 
     of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years 
     of such service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, 
             and Mr. Hefley):
       H.R. 4744. A bill to make it more likely that the cleanup 
     and closure of the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site 
     will be completed on or before December 15, 2006; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, 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. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 4745. A bill to provide for the geographic 
     reclassification of a county for purposes of equitable 
     hospital payment rates under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 4746. A bill to assess the extent of the backlog in 
     DNA analysis of rape kit samples, and to improve 
     investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with 
     DNA evidence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Clyburn, and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 4747. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study certain sites in the historic district of Beaufort, 
     South Carolina, relating to the Reconstruction Era to assess 
     the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area 
     as a unit of the National Park System; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SHOWS (for himself, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Cannon):
       H.J. Res. 93. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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