[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 81 (Tuesday, June 18, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H3668]
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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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Bilirakis:
       H.R. 4954. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a voluntary program for 
     prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Program, to 
     modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure of 
     the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; pursuant to the 
     order of the House of June 17, 2002, jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 4955. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish a program of fees relating to 
     animal drugs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 4956. A bill to establish a National Commission on the 
     Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Honda, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Luther, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Matheson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Otter, Mr. Owens, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Turner, 
             Mr. Weiner, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 4957. A bill to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide for the computation of annuities for 
     air traffic controllers in a manner similar to that in which 
     annuities for law enforcement officers and firefighters are 
     computed; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Levin, Mr. Crane, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Camp, and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 4958. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a 10-year foreign tax credit carryforward; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 4959. A bill to require health insurance coverage for 
     certain reconstructive surgery; 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 4960. A bill to foster economic development through 
     the involvement of small businesses located in the New York 
     City metropolitan area in procurements related to the 
     improvement and reconstruction of the area in New York 
     damaged by the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the 
     United States on September 11, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Small Business, 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. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.J. Res. 99. A joint resolution proposing a spending 
     limitation amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mrs. Biggert, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Rush, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Waters, Mr. Kildee, 
             Ms. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Watson, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Solis, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Stark, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Levin, Mr. Scott, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Holden, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Frank, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Turner, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Snyder):
       H. Con. Res. 421. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of inheritance rights of women in Africa; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Tiberi):
       H. Res. 448. A resolution recognizing The First Tee for its 
     support of programs that provide young people of all 
     backgrounds an opportunity to develop, through golf and 
     character education, life-enhancing values such as honor, 
     integrity, and sportmanship; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.

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