[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 87 (Wednesday, June 26, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H4068-H4069]
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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. McINNIS (for himself and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 5017. A bill to amend the Temporary Emergency Wildfire 
     Suppression Act to facilitate the ability of the Secretary of 
     the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into 
     reciprocal agreements with foreign countries for the sharing 
     of personnel to fight wildfires; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, 
     International Relations, and the Judiciary, 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. NEY (for himself and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 5018. A bill to direct the Capitol Police Board to 
     take steps to promote the retention of current officers and 
     members of the Capitol Police and the recruitment of new 
     officers and members of the Capitol Police, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration. 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Ross, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Becerra, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Berry, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Frank, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. John, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mascara, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy 
             of Missouri, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Phelps, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mrs. Napolitano, and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 5019. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary Medicare 
     prescription medicine benefit, to provide greater access to 
     affordable pharmaceuticals, to revise and improve payments to 
     providers of services under the Medicare Program, and for 
     other purposes; 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, and Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen):
       H.R. 5020. A bill to authorize the Surface Transportation 
     Board to direct the continued operation of certain commuter 
     rail passenger transportation operations in emergency 
     situations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 5021. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to grant an easement to facilitate access to the 
     Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Nebraska City, 
     Nebraska; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shays, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Otter, Mr. Paul, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Berman, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. Roemer, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Dooley 
             of California, Ms. Solis, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ross, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Boozman):
       H.R. 5022. A bill to allow travel between the United States 
     and Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 5023. A bill to establish a task force to evaluate and 
     make recommendations with respect to the security of sealed 
     sources of radioactive materials, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Clement, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Filner, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Borski, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Holt, and Mr. 
             Israel):
       H.R. 5024. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to make a loan guarantee available to Amtrak; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 5025. A bill to enhance the criminal penalties for 
     illegal trafficking of archaeological resources, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Resources, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 5026. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit for law 
     enforcement officers who purchase armor vests, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 5027. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for police officers and 
     professional firefighters, and to exclude from income certain 
     benefits received by public safety volunteers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 5028. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     prohibit the Small Business Administration from selling loans 
     made by the Administration under the Disaster Loan program; 
     to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5029. A bill to provide that for taxable years 
     beginning before 1980 the Federal income tax deductibility of 
     flight training expenses shall be determined without regard 
     to whether such expenses were reimbursed through certain 
     veterans educational assistance allowances; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 5030. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to clarify the definition of 
     ``essential fish habitat'', and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PICKERING:
       H.J. Res. 102. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to guarantee the right 
     to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. Saxton):
       H. Con. Res. 427. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the imposition of trade 
     sanctions on nations that are undermining the effectiveness 
     of conservation and management measures for Atlantic marlin 
     adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation 
     of Atlantic Tunas and that are threatening the continued 
     viability of United States commercial and recreational 
     fisheries; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HILLEARY:
       H. Con. Res. 428. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that recitation of the Pledge of 
     Allegiance in schools is consitutional under the First 
     Amendment

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     to the Constitution, and urging the Supreme Court to uphold 
     the constitutionality of such practices; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Kaptur, and Mr. Bishop):
       H. Con. Res. 429. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that there should be established a 
     National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RILEY (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Otter, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Akin, Mr. Combest, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Istook, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Thune):
       H. Con. Res. 430. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to the Pledge of Allegiance; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Cardin, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 431. Concurrent resolution condemning the use 
     of torture and other forms of cruel, inhumane, or degrading 
     treatment or punishment in the United States and other 
     countries, and expressing support for victims of those 
     practices; to the Committee on International Relations, and 
     in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Gekas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. Pence, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Jeff Miller of Florida, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Kerns, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Graves, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Bono, 
             Mr. Upton, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Cox, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Issa, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Keller, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Latham, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Platts, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Flake, Mr. Istook, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
             Sherwood):
       H. Res. 459. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Newdow v. U.S. Congress was 
     erroneously decided, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Langevin):
       H. Res. 460. A resolution recognizing and honoring Justin 
     W. Dart, Jr., for his accomplishments on behalf of 
     individuals with disabilities and expressing the condolences 
     of the House of Representatives to his family on his death; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. Shows):
       H. Res. 466. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in 
     schools is constitutional, that the Congress deplores the 
     decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and that the 
     House of Representatives encourages every American to start 
     their day by reciting the Pledge; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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