[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 73 (Thursday, June 6, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H3291-H3292]
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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. HYDE:
       H.R. 4877. A bill to require periodic assessments of the 
     impact and effectiveness of United States economic assistance 
     to foreign countries; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 4878. A bill to provide for reduction of improper 
     payments by Federal agencies; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (by request):
       H.R. 4879. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     transfer from the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs certain responsibilities relating to the 
     provision of employment and other services to veterans and 
     other eligible persons; to require the establishment of a new 
     competitive grants program through which employment services 
     shall be provided to veterans, servicemembers, and other 
     eligible persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. Gephardt):
       H.R. 4880. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the continued use of renouncing United States 
     citizenship as a device for avoiding United States taxes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Hall of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 4881. A bill to prohibit pyramid promotional schemes, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, and 
             Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 4882. A bill to revise and modernize the provisions of 
     law governing the commissioned officer corps of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, Veterans' Affairs, and 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 4883. A bill to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services 
     Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Norwood, and 
             Mr. Tiberi):
       H.R. 4884. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a refundable tax credit of $1,000 to teachers 
     of elementary and secondary school students, and to provide 
     and expand deductions for unreimbursed expenses for 
     continuing education and classroom materials for such 
     teachers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BORSKI:
       H.R. 4885. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Thiophanate-Methyl; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       H.R. 4886. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to 
     authorize the appointment of National Guard officers as 
     commanders of units composed of both active duty military 
     personnel and members of the National Guard in nonfederal 
     status; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. 
             Hayworth):
       H.R. 4887. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat Indian tribes the same as State governments for 
     purposes of chapter 35 of such Code; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rush, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Barrett, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. John):
       H.R. 4888. A bill to reauthorize the Mammography Quality 
     Standards Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Fletcher, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 4889. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to improve patient safety; 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. KELLY:
       H.R. 4890. A bill to provide for Medicare reimbursement for 
     health care services provided to Medicare-eligible veterans 
     in facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4891. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis 
     of certain factors with respect to any aspect of a surety 
     bond transaction; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4892. A bill to restore to the original owners certain 
     lands that the Federal Government took for military purposes 
     in 1940; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Government Reform, 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. PETERSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4893. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain lands and improvements associated with the 
     National Forest System in the State of Pennsylvania, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Leach, Mr. Simmons, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 4894. A bill to amend Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to provide assistance for brownfield 
     site redevelopment, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 4895. A bill to establish within the National Marine 
     Fisheries Service a pelagic longline highly migratory species 
     bycatch and mortality reduction research program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, and 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 4896. A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to amend its flammability standards for children's 
     sleepwear under the Flammable Fabrics Act; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHOWS (for himself and Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 4897. A bill to amend of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 to repeal the 
     authority of the President to commence a 2005 round for the 
     selection of military installations for closure or 
     realignment under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Act of 1990; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SHOWS:
       H.R. 4898. A bill to amend the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 to address the needs of low-income 
     households in States with high needs for cooling assistance, 
     by adjusting a hold harmless provision; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. STUPAK (for himself and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 4899. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to give priority to reducing Federal tax refunds for all 
     past-due child support before any other reductions allowed by 
     law; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 4900. A bill to establish a National Climate Change 
     Vulnerability and Resilience Program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Akin, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Culberson, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Hart, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Issa, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jenkins, 
             Mr. John, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Keller, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kerns, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr.

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             LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Mica, Mr. Dan Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Jeff 
             Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pence, 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Shows, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Upton, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.J. Res. 96. A joint resolution proposing a tax limitation 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H. Con. Res. 414. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     Pennsylvania National Guard for its exemplary service to the 
     United States in the war against terrorism and other recent 
     deployments; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Carson of Oklahoma, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Ms. Waters, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Becerra, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. McDermott, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H. Res. 436. A resolution commending Special Agent Coleen 
     Rowley for outstanding performance of her duties; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Holden, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Barrett, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Costello, Mr. King, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Wu, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Terry, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Petri, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ford, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Payne, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Levin, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. John, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Ms. McCollum):
       H. Res. 437. A resolution requesting that the President 
     focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention 
     and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal 
     efforts to participate in ``National Night Out'', including 
     by supporting local efforts and neighborhood watches and by 
     supporting local officials to provide homeland security, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       H. Res. 438. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that improving men's health through 
     fitness and the reduction of obesity should be a priority; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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