[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 22, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H2943-H2944]
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. PAUL:
       H.R. 4789. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security 
     benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4790. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social 
     Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. Etheridge):
       H.R. 4791. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     United States Weather Research Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
             Solis, and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 4792. A bill to reauthorize funding for the Water 
     Desalination Act of 1996, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, 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. JOHN (for himself and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 4793. A bill to authorize grants through the Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention for mosquito control 
     programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Berman, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Dooley 
             of California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Honda, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McKeon, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Ose, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Royce, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Stark, and Mr. Thomas):
       H.R. 4794. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1895 Avenida Del Oro in 
     Oceanside, California, as the ``Ronald C. Packard Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, 
             and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 4795. A bill to provide for a multi-agency cooperative 
     effort to encourage further research regarding the causes of 
     chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further 
     spread of the disease in deer and elk herds, to monitor the 
     incidence of the disease, to support State efforts to control 
     the disease, 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 Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Paul, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Frost, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Edwards, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Turner, Mr. Baca, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Condit, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 4796. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make inapplicable the 10 percent additional tax on 
     early distributions from certain pension plans of public 
     safety employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Owens, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Honda, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Baca, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Lee, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Watt 
             of North Carolina, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Carson 
             of Indiana, Mr. Horn, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ose, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Royce, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Waters, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Cox, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 4797. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 265 South Western Avenue, 
     Los Angeles, California, as the ``Nat King Cole Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Tauscher, and 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 4798. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide an increase in the maximum annual rates of pension 
     payable to surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, 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. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Frank, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. McNulty, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Rivers, and Ms. Sanchez):
       H.R. 4799. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 4800. A bill to repeal the sunset of the Economic 
     Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect 
     to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption 
     assistance programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 4801. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 100 percent deduction for the health 
     insurance costs of individuals; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 4802. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to increase the incentives for States 
     and Indian tribes to achieve reclamation priorities under 
     that Act with respect to coal mining, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Allen, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. 
             Sawyer):
       H.R. 4803. A bill to amend the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 to create the Right of Passage Community 
     Service Program; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Phelps):
       H.R. 4804. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional choice regarding unused health 
     benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending 
     arrangements; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOOLEY of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Radanovich):
       H.R. 4805. A bill to allow certain interagency task forces 
     established by the President to designate certain areas as 
     HUBZones for purposes of the Small Business Act; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 4806. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish two satellite national cemeteries for 
     veterans in the San Diego, California, metropolitan area; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 4807. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to acquire the property in Cecil County, Maryland, 
     known as Garrett Island for inclusion in the Susquehanna 
     National Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 4808. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to ensure congressional involvement in the process by which 
     rivers that are designated as wild, scenic, or recreational 
     rivers by an act of the legislature of the State or States 
     through which they flow may be included in the national wild 
     and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 4809. A bill to repeal the limitation on locality-
     based comparability adjustments affecting the United States 
     Secret Service Uniformed Division and the United States Park 
     Police; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. English, and Mr. 
             Becerra):
       H.R. 4810. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to apply the look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign 
     tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations 
     not controlled by a domestic corporation; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
             Jones of North

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             Carolina, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Dan Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Petri, Mr. Shaw, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 4811. A bill to amend the Longshore and Harbor 
     Workers' Compensation Act to clarify the exemption for 
     recreational vessel support employees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Watson, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Solis, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 4812. A bill to provide additional protections for 
     farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by 
     genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to ensure 
     fairness for farmers and ranchers in their dealings with 
     biotech companies that sell genetically engineered seeds, 
     plants, or animals, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             McKinney, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Watson, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Owens, Ms. Solis, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 4813. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of genetically 
     engineered foods, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             McKinney, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Watson, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Owens, Ms. Solis, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 4814. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the 
     Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that food that 
     contains a genetically engineered material, or that is 
     produced with a genetically engineered material, be labeled 
     accordingly; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             McKinney, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Watson, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Owens, Ms. Solis, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 4815. A bill to ensure that efforts to address world 
     hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and 
     crops actually help developing countries and peoples while 
     protecting human health and the environment, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial 
     Services, and 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 Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Watson, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Solis, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 4816. A bill to assign liability for injury caused by 
     genetically engineered organisms; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. LaFALCE (for himself and Mr. Frank):
       H.R. 4817. A bill to improve the quality of, and provide, 
     housing for elderly families; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 4818. A bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement 
     Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act to make 
     the residential mortgage process more understandable, fair, 
     and competitive; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 4819. A bill to revise the boundary of the Black 
     Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge 
     National Conservation Area in the State of Colorado, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4820. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the taxes on certain alcoholic beverages and 
     to provide additional funds for alcohol abuse prevention 
     programs; 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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Wexler, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Allen, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 4821. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to limit the deduction for advertising of FDA approved 
     prescription drugs by the manufacturer of such drugs to the 
     level of such manufacturer's research and development 
     expenditures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 4822. A bill to clarify that the Upper Missouri River 
     Breaks National Monument does not include within its 
     boundaries any privately owned property, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 4823. A bill to repeal the sunset of the Economic 
     Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect 
     to the exclusion from Federal income tax for restitution 
     received by victims of the Nazi Regime; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 4824. A bill to provide for various programs and 
     activities to respond to the problem of asthma in urban 
     areas; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Honda, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Ms. Watson, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Wu, Ms. Solis, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             Lofgren, and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 4825. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to authorize grants for institutions of higher education 
     serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. John, Mr. 
             DeFazio, and Mrs. Bono):
       H.R. 4826. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to 
     prohibit round trip sales of electric power, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. John, Mr. 
             DeFazio, and Mrs. Bono):
       H.R. 4827. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to prohibit the fraudulent recording of revenue from 
     round trip sales of electric power; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 4828. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for proration of the heavy vehicle use tax 
     between purchasers of the same vehicle; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frank, and Mr. 
             Tierney):
       H.J. Res. 94. A joint resolution honoring the members of 
     the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 102nd Fighter Wing for 
     their extraordinary performance, leadership, and dedication 
     to duty in support of Operation Noble Eagle and in providing 
     combat air patrols during and immediately following the 
     terrorist attacks on the Nation on September 11, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H. Con. Res. 408. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     American Zoo and Aquarium Association and its accredited 
     member institutions for their continued service to animal 
     welfare, conservation education, conservation research, and 
     wildlife conservation programs; 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 Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Thune, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
             Smith of Texas):
       H. Res. 429. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should 
     be issued each year in honor of Veterans Day; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

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