[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 104 (Friday, July 26, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H5993-H5997]
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 Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 5240. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing the Northern Neck National Heritage Area in 
     Virginia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Owens, Mr. Stark, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Baird, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Markey, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Foley, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 5241. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing 
     affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 5242. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the granting of employee stock options; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Matheson, 
             Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Baird):
       H.R. 5243. A bill to promote rural safety and improve rural 
     law enforcement; 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. DINGELL:
       H.R. 5244. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain 
     authorities under an agreement with Canada respecting the 
     importation of municipal solid waste, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 5245. A bill to study the feasibility and desirability 
     of the formation of regional transmission organizations 
     within the Western Electric Coordinating Council, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H.R. 5246. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reform payments to rural and other health 
     care providers under the Medicare Program, and for other 
     purposes; 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. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Nussle, and 
             Mr. Thune):
       H.R. 5247. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act 
     of 1946 to increase competition and transparency among 
     packers required to report information on the price and 
     quantity of livestock purchased by the packer; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
             Shadegg):
       H.R. 5248. A bill to provide legal exemptions for certain 
     activities of the National Park Service, United States Forest 
     Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the 
     Bureau of Land Management undertaken in federally declared 
     disaster areas; 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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Watson, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Berkley, Ms. McKinney, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 5249. A bill to promote safe and ethical clinical 
     trials of drugs and other test articles on people overseas; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 5250. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a guaranteed adequate level of funding for 
     veterans health care; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 5251. A bill to provide equitable pay to air traffic 
     managers, supervisors, and specialists of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration at regional and headquarters 
     locations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
             Rangel):
       H.R. 5252. A bill to protect the Social Security trust 
     funds by ensuring that the Government repays its debts to the 
     trust funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. SANDLIN (for himself, Mr. Shows, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson

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             of Texas, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Israel, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Holt, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Ms. 
             Solis):
       H.R. 5253. A bill to modify the antitrust exemption 
     applicable to the business of medical malpractice insurance, 
     to address current issues for health care providers, to 
     reform medical malpractice litigation by making available 
     alternative dispute resolution methods, requiring plaintiffs 
     to submit affidavits of merit before proceeding, and enabling 
     judgments to be satisfied through periodic payments, to 
     reform the medical malpractice insurance market, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and 
     Means, and 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. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 5254. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     provide assistance to the immediate family of a teacher or 
     other school employee killed in an act of violence while 
     performing school duties; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and 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. KIRK (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Issa, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Petri, and Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 5255. A bill to endorse expansion of the Peace Corps 
     to 14,000 volunteers by 2007, to authorize appropriations for 
     the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2003 through 2007, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 5256. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San 
     Diego, California, as the ``Cesar E. Chavez Post Office''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FLETCHER (for himself and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 5257. A bill to provide private school parity with 
     public schools in obtaining criminal background checks of 
     employees, volunteers, and applicants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 5258. A bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 
     1940 to provide incentives for small business investment; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Royce, Mr. Akin, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Shadegg, and Mr. Toomey):
       H.R. 5259. A bill to reform Federal budget procedures to 
     restrain congressional spending, foster greater oversight of 
     the budget, account for accurate Government agency costs, and 
     for other purposes; referred to the Committee on the Budget, 
     for a period ending not later than August 31, 2002, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, the committee on 
     Rules and the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to 
     be determined subsequently by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 5260. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     include drought in the definition of disaster for purposes of 
     the disaster loan program administered by the Small Business 
     Administration; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 5261. A bill to prohibit the issuance of new source 
     permits under the Clean Air Act for certain sources that 
     would result in the deposition of mercury into the Great 
     Lakes System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. 
             Morella, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Brady 
             of Texas, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Honda, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 5262. A bill to create a separate DNA database for 
     violent predators against children, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. Becerra, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Stark, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Weiner, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Ms. Millender-
             McDonald):
       H.R. 5264. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Lee, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Pastor, Ms. Watson, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 5265. A bill to establish the Cultural Competence 
     Commission; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Tauzin) 
             (both by request):
       H.R. 5266. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air 
     pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs, to 
     provide an alternative regulatory classification for units 
     subject to the cap and trade program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5267. A bill to modify the waiver authority of the 
     President regarding foreign assistance restrictions with 
     respect to Pakistan; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 5268. A bill to strengthen enforcement of provisions 
     of the Animal Welfare Act relating to animal fighting, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Obey):
       H.R. 5269. A bill to guarantee for all Americans quality, 
     affordable, and comprehensive health insurance coverage; 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 Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Rush, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 5270. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 for the Department of Energy 
     Office of Science, to ensure that the United States is the 
     world leader in key scientific fields by restoring a healthy 
     balance of science funding, to ensure maximum utilization of 
     the national user facilities, and to secure the Nation's 
     supply of scientists for the 21st century, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BONIOR:
       H.R. 5271. A bill to waive time limitations specified by 
     law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to 
     Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor 
     while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with the 1st 
     Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 5272. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to affordable 
     pharmaceuticals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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           By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr. 
             Pomeroy):
       H.R. 5273. A bill to reward the hard work and risk of 
     individuals who choose to live in and help preserve America's 
     small, rural towns, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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 Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Frost, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Andrews, Ms. Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Markey, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 5274. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing the Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area in 
     North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 5275. A bill to provide for the external regulation of 
     nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at 
     nonmilitary energy laboratories owned or operated by the 
     Department of Energy; to the Committee on Science, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 
     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. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Waxman, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 5276. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and 
     special low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs 
     within the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
             Camp):
       H.R. 5277. A bill to clarify the tax status of the Young 
     Men's Christian Association retirement fund; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 5278. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage investment in high productivity property, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Simmons, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Borski, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Moore, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Ford, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
             Waters, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Frank, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Ms. Lee, Mr. Luther, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Honda, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Markey, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Israel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Lynch, and Mr. Acevedo-Vila):
       H.R. 5279. A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland 
     Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to 
     strengthen the protection of native biodiversity and ban 
     clearcutting on Federal lands, to designate certain Federal 
     lands as Ancient Forests, Roadless Areas, Watershed 
     Protection Areas, and Special Areas where logging and other 
     intrusive activities are prohibited, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Hoeffel, and Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5280. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2001 East Willard Street in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert A. Borski Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 5281. A bill to provide temporary legal exemptions for 
     certain land management activities of the Federal land 
     management agencies undertaken in federally declared disaster 
     areas; 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. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 5282. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of 
     vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury 
     compensation program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 5283. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     exchange certain land in the State of Arizona; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 5284. A bill to direct the President to assess the 
     advisability of requiring each State to use the Death Master 
     File of the Social Security Administration in issuing 
     drivers' licenses to individuals; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Smith of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 5285. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, 
     with respect to royalty fees for webcasting, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Simmons, and Mr. Dan Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 5286. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense 
     medications to veterans enrolled in the health care system of 
     that Department for prescriptions written by private 
     practitioners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 5287. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired 
     pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces 
     following death; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 5288. A bill to reaffirm the historic treatment of 
     part-time commuter students from Canada and Mexico as 
     temporary visitors for purposes of entry into the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Horn, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Weiner, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5289. A bill to authorize the Ukrainian Congress 
     Committee of America to establish a memorial on Federal land 
     in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the 
     Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 5290. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a refundable credit for State and local real 
     and personal property taxes paid by individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hooley 
             of Oregon, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Shows, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
             Berkley, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 5291. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
     insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or 
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     and development facilities and to establish the Children's 
     Development Commission (Kiddie Mac) to certify such 
     facilities for such insurance, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Horn, and 
             Mr. Turner):
       H.R. 5292. A bill to improve Federal agency oversight of 
     contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of 
     the governmentwide debarment and suspension system; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
             Rangel):
       H.R. 5293. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide for permanent guidelines for United States 
     voluntary contributions to the United Nations Population Fund 
     (UNFPA); to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Weiner, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Honda, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frank, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Israel, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 5294. A bill to accord honorary citizenship to the 
     alien victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 
     against the United States and to provide for the granting of 
     citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain 
     victims of such attacks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAN MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, and Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H.R. 5295. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey to the State of Florida certain lands under the 
     administrative jurisdiction of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, for use as a State Park; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 5296. A bill to revive the system of parole for 
     Federal prisoners; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 5297. A bill to provide for health care premium 
     assistance; and to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     exclude unemployment compensation for purposes of determining 
     eligibility and benefits under such Act; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, 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 Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 5298. A bill to provide for reform relating to Federal 
     employee career development and benefits, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5299. A bill to provide for compassionate payments 
     with regard to individuals who contracted human 
     immunodeficiency virus due to the provision of a contaminated 
     blood transfusion, 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. PALLONE (for himself and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 5300. A bill to help protect the public against the 
     threat of chemical attacks; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Dreier):
       H.R. 5301. A bill to strengthen secondary and post-
     secondary education programs emphasizing the nature, history, 
     and philosophy of free institutions, the nature of Western 
     civilization, and the nature of the threats to freedom from 
     totalitarianism; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 5302. A bill to facilitate a Forest Service land 
     exchange that will eliminate a private in-holding in the 
     Sierra National Forest in the State of California and provide 
     for the permanent enjoyment by the Boy Scouts of America of a 
     parcel of National Forest System land currently used under a 
     special use permit, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 5303. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish an 
     awards program in honor of Charles ``Pete'' Conrad, astronaut 
     and space scientist, for recognizing the discoveries made by 
     amateur astronomers of asteroids with near-Earth orbit 
     trajectories; to the Committee on Science.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
             Hoeffel):
       H.R. 5304. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the deduction for health insurance costs of 
     self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-
     employment taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 5305. A bill to authorize the disinterment from the 
     Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France, of the 
     remains of Private First Class Alfred J. Laitres, of Island 
     Pond, Vermont, who died in combat in France on December 25, 
     1944, and to authorize the transfer of his remains to the 
     custody of his next of kin; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 5306. A bill to provide assistance for the development 
     of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in 
     urban and rural areas throughout the United States; 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. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 5307. A bill to provide for the use of COPS funds for 
     State and local intelligence officers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hefley, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. 
             McInnis):
       H.R. 5308. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 301 South Howes Street in 
     Fort Collins, Colorado, as the ``Barney Apodaca Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. McInnis, 
             Mr. Flake, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Herger, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayworth, 
             and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 5309. A bill to authorize the Regional Foresters to 
     exempt tree-thinning projects, which are necessary to prevent 
     the occurrence of wildfire likely to cause extreme harm to 
     the forest ecosystem, from laws that give rise to legal 
     causes of action that delay or prevent such projects; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Osborne, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. 
             Cubin, and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 5310. A bill to provide emergency livestock assistance 
     and emergency crop loss assistance to agricultural producers; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Goode, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Hoekstra, and 
             Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 5311. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to affordable 
     pharmaceuticals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Horn, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 5312. A bill to support business incubation in 
     academic settings, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 5313. A bill to provide incentives for States to have 
     in effect laws mandating the reporting of child abuse by 
     certain individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, 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. WYNN (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, and Mrs. Clayton):
       H.R. 5314. A bill to provide for a Small and Disadvantaged 
     Business Ombudsman for Procurement in the Small Business 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.J. Res. 109. A joint resolution calling for Congress to 
     consider and vote on a resolution for the use of force by the 
     United States Armed Forces against Iraq before such force is 
     deployed; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H. Con. Res. 452. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     efforts and activities of individuals, organizations, and 
     other entities to honor the lives of enslaved Africans in the 
     United States and to make reparations to

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     their descendants for slavery and its lingering effects; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Royce):
       H. Con. Res. 453. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress relating to the increasingly dire food 
     security situation in Zimbabwe and the failure of the Mugabe 
     regime to take appropriate measures to mitigate the impact of 
     its failed policies on the nutritional well-being of the 
     people of Zimbabwe and of other countries in the Southern 
     Africa region; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. Hoyer):
       H. Con. Res. 454. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding housing affordability and urging 
     fair and expeditious review by international trade tribunals 
     to ensure a competitive North American market for softwood 
     lumber; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Kind, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Evans, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, and Mr. Latham):
       H. Con. Res. 455. Concurrent resolution to express support 
     for the celebration in 2004 of the 150th anniversary of the 
     Grand Excursion of 1854; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Luther, 
             Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Sabo):
       H. Con. Res. 456. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     occasion of the Sixth World Symposium on Choral Music, to be 
     held August 3-10, 2002, in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, 
     Minnesota; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER:
       H. Con. Res. 457. Concurrent resolution honoring Rick Lee 
     Schwartz and Milt Stollak, who died in a plane crash on July 
     18, 2002, while fighting the Big Elk fires near Estes Park, 
     Colorado; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Leach, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H. Con. Res. 458. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     commending Mary Baker Eddy's achievements and the Mary Baker 
     Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS:
       H. Res. 509. A resolution waiving points of order against 
     the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3009) an 
     Act to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant 
     additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other 
     purposes; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 510. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO:
       H. Res. 511. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that funding should be made available from 
     the Highway Trust Fund to encourage States to require law 
     enforcement officers to impound motor vehicles of those 
     charged with driving while intoxicated and to issue 
     responsibility warnings to those who take custody of suspects 
     of driving while intoxicated; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Res. 512. A resolution honoring the Indian American 
     Friendship Council; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Engel, Mr. King, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Delahunt):
       H. Res. 513. A resolution recognizing the historical 
     significance and timeliness of the United States-Ireland 
     Business Summit; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Kerns, and Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina):
       H. Res. 514. A resolution expressing serious concern 
     regarding the publication of instructions on how to create a 
     synthetic human polio virus, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Science, and Armed 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. WYNN (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Towns, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mr. Payne):
       H. Res. 515. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that small business concerns should 
     continue to play an active role in assisting the United 
     States military, Federal intelligence and law enforcement 
     agencies, and State and local police forces by designing and 
     developing innovative products to combat terrorism, and that 
     Federal, State, and local governments should aggressively 
     seek out and purchase innovative technologies and services 
     from small business concerns to improve homeland defense and 
     aid in the fight against terrorism; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.

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