[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 17, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6302-H6303]
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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. CRANE:
       H.R. 5385. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of 
     duty, to make other technical amendments to the trade laws, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 5386. A bill to prohibit the discharge of a firearm 
     within 1,000 feet of any Federal land or facility; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Frank, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Evans, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 5387. A bill to make needed reforms in the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. JOHNSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 5388. A bill to authorize the disinterment from the 
     Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Luxembourg of 
     the remains of Private Ray A. Morgan of Paris, Illinois, who 
     died in combat in January 1945 in the Battle of the Bulge, 
     and to authorize the transfer of his remains to the custody 
     of his next of kin; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 5389. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide forensic and investigative support of missing and 
     exploited children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 5390. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to clarify the rates applicable to 
     marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for 
     certain oilseeds; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 5391. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     National Institutes of Health Police, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 5392. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enable the Department of

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      Veterans Affairs to recover costs of medical care from third 
     parties in the same manner as if the health care system of 
     the Department were a preferred provider organization; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 5393. A bill to extend the time period prior to the 
     need for workers for the filing of applications for temporary 
     labor certification in the processing of alien labor 
     certification applications; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 5394. A bill to assess the extent of the backlog in 
     DNA analysis of rape kit samples, and to improve 
     investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with 
     DNA evidence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE:
       H. Con. Res. 469. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     Rotunda of the Capitol to be used on September 19, 2002, for 
     a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to General 
     Henry H. Shelton (USA, Ret.); to the Committee on House 
     Administration. considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H. Con. Res. 470. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of College Savings Month; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Dan Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Issa, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Kerns, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Schrock, Mr. Royce, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Terry, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Thune, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Upton, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Graves, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Jeff Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Putnam, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Camp, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Simmons, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Otter, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Baker, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. 
             Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Grucci, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Res. 524. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     that Congress should complete action on the Permanent Death 
     Tax Repeal Act of 2002; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. NORTHUP (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Jeff Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Putnam, Mr. Kingston, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. English, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Pence, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cantor, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Grucci, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Baker, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Bono, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Dan 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Akin, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Hobson, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Petri, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Upton, Ms. Hart, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Souder, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Graves, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Reynolds):
       H. Res. 525. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the 107th Congress should complete 
     action on and present to the President, before September 30, 
     2002, legislation extending and strengthening the successful 
     1996 welfare reforms; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 
     Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, and 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 New Jersey:
       H. Res. 526. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with an amendment in the amendments of the Senate 
     to H.R. 3253; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H. Res. 529. A resolution congratulating Martin Strel of 
     the Republic of Slovenia for his historic athletic 
     achievement as the first person to swim the length of the 
     Mississippi River; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. OSE (for himself, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H. Res. 530. A resolution congratulating the players, 
     management, staff, and fans of the Oakland Athletics 
     organization for setting the Major League Baseball record for 
     the longest winning streak by an American League baseball 
     team; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Frank):
       H. Res. 531. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to permit Members to characterize action 
     in the Senate in the same manner that they may characterize 
     action in the House; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H. Res. 532. A resolution commending the Los Angeles Sparks 
     basketball team for winning the 2002 Women's National 
     Basketball Association championship; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.

                               MEMORIALS

  Under clause 3 of rule XII,

       362. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of North Carolina, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 1780 memorializing the United States Congress 
     and the President to enact legislation to establish a 
     federal/state partnership to use local county veterans 
     service officers to assist the United States Department of 
     Veterans Affairs in eliminating the veterans claims 
     processing backlog; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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