[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 118 (Wednesday, September 18, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6372-H6374]
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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:


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           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Kirk, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Baird, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Camp, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Barcia, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Bonior, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. English, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Levin, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ortiz, and Ms. 
             McCollum):
       H.R. 5395. A bill to establish marine and freshwater 
     research, development, and demonstration programs to support 
     efforts to prevent, control, and eradicate invasive species, 
     as well as to educate citizens and stakeholders and restore 
     ecosystems; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Resources, and House Administration, 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. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Baird, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Scott, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Allen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Levin, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Morella, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Upton, and Ms. McCollum):
       H.R. 5396. A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
     Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to reauthorize 
     and improve that Act; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. 
             Regula):
       H.R. 5397. A bill to protect our children from violence; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 5398. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a minimum credit against the alternative 
     minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to an incentive 
     stock option is sold or exchanged at a loss; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. Gallegly):
       H.R. 5399. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to convey certain water distribution systems of the 
     Cachuma Project, California, to the Carpinteria Valley Water 
     District and the Montecito Water District; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Ose, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 5400. A bill to authorize the President of the United 
     States to agree to certain amendments to the Agreement 
     between the Government of the United States of America and 
     the Government of the United Mexican States concerning the 
     establishment of a Border Environment Cooperation Commission 
     and a North American Development Bank, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. 
             Souder):
       H.R. 5401. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 5402. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the limitations on the deduction for interest 
     on education loans and to make the deduction, as amended, 
     permanent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JEFF MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Petri, Mr. Shows, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Baker, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clement, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Jo Ann 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Engel, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             Kerns, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. McGovern, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frank, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Hansen, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Mascara, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McInnis, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Dan Miller of Florida, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Ose, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Platts, Mr. Putnam, 
             Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Ross, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Schrock, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Mica, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Olver, Mr. Otter, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 5403. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for 
     surviving spouses age 62 and older, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PLATTS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Paul, and 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5404. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder 
     shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, 
     subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies 
     during the first 15 days of such month, and to increase the 
     lump sum death payment to reflect changes in the cost of 
     living; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHERWOOD:
       H.R. 5405. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out a program for ecosystem restoration in Appalachia 
     and the Northeast Region; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H. Con. Res. 471. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, its staff, and former 
     employees, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 
     founding of the Laboratory, for its outstanding contributions 
     to national security and science in service to our Nation; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Science, 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H. Res. 533. A resolution welcoming Madame Chen Wu Sue-jen, 
     the first lady of Taiwan, to Washington, D.C; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H. Res. 534. A resolution congratulating Arnold Palmer for 
     his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good 
     sportsmanship in golf; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H. Res. 535. A resolution recognizing Tiger Woods for his 
     service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good 
     sportsmanship,

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     and in breaking barriers with grace and dignity by showing 
     that golf is a sport for all people; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H. Res. 536. A resolution commending the staffs of members 
     of Congress, the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending 
     Physician and his health care staff, and other members of the 
     Capitol Hill community for their courage and professionalism 
     during the days and weeks following the release of anthrax in 
     Senator Daschle's office; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H. Res. 537. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President of the United States 
     should establish a nonpartisan Presidential Commission on 
     Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.

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