[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 68 (Thursday, May 23, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H3036-H3037]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SPRATT (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. DeMint, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, and Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 4830. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing the Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage 
     Area in South Carolina, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             Moore, Mr. Ross, Mr. Shows, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Carson 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Berry, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Wu, Mr. Baird, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Holden, Mr. Evans, Mr. Allen, and 
             Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 4831. A bill to prohibit certain expatriated 
     corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal 
     contracts; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 4832. A bill to require the Director of the Agency for 
     Healthcare Research and Quality to conduct studies on the 
     comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 
     prescription drugs that account for high levels of 
     expenditures or use by individuals eligible for Medicare or 
     Medicaid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 4833. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish authority for the imposition of 
     civil penalties for direct-to-consumer advertisements that 
     violate such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BALDACCI:
       H.R. 4834. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to provide for 
     improved public health and food safety through enhanced 
     enforcement; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 4835. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the harbor maintenance tax is applied to 
     certain ports that import cargo exceeding $100,000,000 in 
     value per year; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 4836. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish policies for any requirement by the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs that veterans be required to split their 
     medications as a cost-saving measure; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Reyes, 
             and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 4837. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to 
     fully implement a program which provides for dedicated 
     commuter lanes at land points of entry into the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 4838. A bill to provide that active duty members of 
     the military be able to fully participate in Federal 
     elections in American Samoa by providing that the office of 
     Delegate from American Samoa to the United States House of 
     Representatives shall be elected by a plurality of the votes 
     cast; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GRUCCI:
       H.R. 4839. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for employers who allow their 
     employees to participate in volunteer firefighter training; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Walden 
             of Oregon):
       H.R. 4840. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to ensure the use of sound science in the implementation 
     of that Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 4841. A bill to establish the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 
     400th Commemoration Commission, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself, Mr. Gibbons, and 
             Mr. Baker):
       H.R. 4842. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     terminate the requirement that disability compensation 
     payable to a veteran by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs be 
     reduced by the amount of any payment to that veteran under 
     Department of Defense separation programs; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, 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. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Graves, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 4843. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the use of biodiesel as a 
     fuel; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Inslee, 
             and Mr. Baird):
       H.R. 4844. A bill to enhance ecosystem protection and the 
     range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the 
     Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by 
     designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as 
     wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 4845. A bill to amend XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     to establish a Medicare demonstration project under which 
     incentive payments are provided in certain areas in order to 
     stabilize, maintain, or increase access to primary care 
     services for individuals enrolled under part B of such title; 
     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. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 4846. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     clarify the sources of silver for bullion coins, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 4847. A bill to establish the Southwest Regional 
     Border Authority; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. RYUN of Kansas:
       H.R. 4848. 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas,

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              Mr. Frank, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 4849. A bill to encourage the development and 
     promulgation of voluntary consensus standards by providing 
     relief under the antitrust laws to standards development 
     organizations with respect to conduct engaged in for the 
     purpose of developing voluntary consensus standards, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Baird, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H.R. 4850. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the provision of items and services 
     provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas; 
     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. SULLIVAN:
       H.R. 4851. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 6910 South Yorktown Avenue 
     in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Robert Wayne Jenkins Station''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 4852. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the geographic allocation of funds made available 
     to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care on a 
     basis that better reflects the veterans population of 
     different regions of the country and that accounts for 
     significant shifts in the veterans populations in those 
     regions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. 
             Foley):
       H.R. 4853. A bill to provide that land which is owned by 
     the Seminole Tribe of Florida but which is not held in trust 
     by the United States for the Tribe may be mortgaged, leased, 
     or transferred by the Tribe without further approval by the 
     United States; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H.J. Res. 95. A joint resolution designating an official 
     flag of the Medal of Honor and providing for presentation of 
     that flag to each recipient of that Medal of Honor; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H. Con. Res. 409. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Community Role Models Week, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Payne):
       H. Con. Res. 410. Concurrent resolution supporting peace 
     and democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and an 
     end to the plunder of its natural resources; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Forbes, and Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 411. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     exploits of the officers and crew of the S.S. Henry Bacon, a 
     United States Liberty ship that was sunk on February 23, 
     1945, in the waning days of World War II; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 412. Concurrent resolution honoring General 
     Bernard A. Schriever, United States Air Force (retired), for 
     his dedication and service to the United States Air Force, 
     for his essential service in the development of the United 
     States ballistic missile program, and for his lifetime of 
     work to enhance the security of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Smith of Washington, and 
             Ms. Lofgren):
       H. Res. 430. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the use of content labeling for 
     Internet web sites of Members of the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on House Administration.

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