[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 119 (Thursday, September 19, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6417-H6419]
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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. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Doolittle, and Mr. Ose):
       H.R. 5409. A bill to provide an environmentally sound 
     process for the expeditious consideration and approval of a 
     high-voltage electricity transmission line right-of-way 
     through the Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland National 
     Forest in the State of California and adjacent lands under 
     the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and the 
     Forest Service; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 5410. A bill making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Holden, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Lynch, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, and Mr. Berry):
       H.R. 5411. A bill to extend for 3 additional years a 
     temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility 
     services under the Medicare Program; 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 Mrs. BONO (for herself, Ms. Granger, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Johnson of Illinois, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island):
       H.R. 5412. A bill to establish grants to provide health 
     services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, 
     obesity prevention, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, and 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. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. Royce, Mr. English, Mr. Akin, and Mr. 
             Petri):
       H.R. 5413. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to give a deduction to corporations for dividends paid 
     and to exclude dividends from gross income; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FERGUSON (for himself and Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 5414. A bill to facilitate check truncation by 
     authorizing substitute checks, to foster innovation in the 
     check collection system without mandating receipt of checks 
     in electronic form, and to improve the overall efficiency of 
     the Nation's payments system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Luther, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Sabo):
       H.R. 5415. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a pilot program to encourage the use of 
     medical savings accounts by certain current and retired 
     public employees of the State of Minnesota and political 
     jurisdictions thereof; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Simmons, 
             Mr. Shays, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 5416. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from income and employment taxes and wage 
     withholding property tax rebates and other benefits provided 
     to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Luther, Mr. Kind, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi):
       H.R. 5417. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate the route of the Mississippi River from its 
     headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico 
     for study for potential addition to the National Trails 
     System as a national scenic trail, national historic trail, 
     or both, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 5418. A bill to reform the administrative funding of 
     the unemployment compensation and employment service 
     programs; to improve State administration and flexibility 
     with respect to such programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and

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     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, and 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. McNULTY (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 5419. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 747 Broadway in Albany, New 
     York, as the ``United States Postal Service Henry Johnson 
     Annex''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 5420. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     require inspection of cargo destined for the United States; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. ROSS (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Turner, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Israel, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 5421. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     support the Federal Excess Personal Property program of the 
     Forest Service by making it a priority of the Department of 
     Defense to transfer to the Forest Service excess personal 
     property of the Department that is suitable to be loaned 
     under the program to rural fire departments; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services, 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             and Mr. Gekas):
       H.R. 5422. A bill to prevent child abduction, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed 
     Services, 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. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, 
             and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 5423. A bill to provide for the annual audit of the 
     White County Bridge Commission, for the New Harmony Bridge 
     over the Wabash River, Indiana and Illinois, for the filling 
     of vacancies in the membership thereof, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Conyers, and Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 5424. A bill to prevent the crime of identity theft, 
     mitigate the harm to individuals victimized by identity 
     theft, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 5425. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to participate in the construction and maintenance 
     of facilities in Wichita, Kansas, to recharge the Equus Beds 
     Aquifer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 5426. A bill to expand the boundaries of the Fort 
     Donelson National Battlefield to authorize the acquisition 
     and interpretation of lands associated with the campaign that 
     resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Combest, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Regula, Mr. Grucci, Mr. 
             Putnam, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Armey, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Crane, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Dunn, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Reynolds, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ose, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Otter, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. English, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Walden 
             of Oregon, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Osborne, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Brady 
             of Texas, Mr. Cox, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Simmons, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Obey, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Goss, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Israel, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Flake, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Moore, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Luther, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Holt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hyde, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Graham, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             McKinney, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
             Mr. Cantor, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. Kind, Mrs. Bono, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Clyburn, and Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 5427. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at Fifth and Richardson Avenues in Roswell, New Mexico, as 
     the ``Joe Skeen Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia (for herself and Mr. 
             Scott):
       H. Con. Res. 472. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     100th anniversary of the 4-H Youth Development Program; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Owens, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Stark, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Filner, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Solis, and Mr. Conyers):
       H. Con. Res. 473. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to the importance of the 
     United States working through the United Nations to assure 
     Iraq's compliance with United Nations Security Council 
     resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian 
     Gulf region; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri (for herself and Mr. Ryun 
             of Kansas):
       H. Con. Res. 474. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that private health insurance companies 
     should take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H. Con. Res. 475. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     celebrating the origin and purposes of Constitution Week; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Boehlert, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 476. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for the goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all 
     firefighters who have died in the line of duty and 
     recognizing the important mission of the National Fallen 
     Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members to 
     overcome the loss of their fallen heroes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. 
             Northup, and Mr. Coyne):
       H. Res. 538. A resolution Honoring Johnny Unitas and 
     extending condolences to his family on his passing; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HAYES (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr.

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             Camp, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Crenshaw, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Everett, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Graves, Mr. Grucci, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Dan Miller of Florida, Mr. Jeff Miller of Florida, 
             Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pence, Mr. Phelps, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Schrock, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Upton, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Res. 539. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Congress should complete action on 
     H.R. 7, the Community Solutions Act of 2001; 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 Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Baker, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
             Kingston, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Camp, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Simmons, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Pence, 
             Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Otter, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Grucci, Mr. Wolf, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Vitter, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Tom 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Dan Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Akin, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Issa, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Petri, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Terry, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Upton, Ms. Hart, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Souder, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Graves, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Jeff Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Goode):
       H. Res. 540. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Congress should complete action on 
     H.R. 3762, the Pension Security Act of 2002; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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. REYES:
       H. Res. 541. A resolution recognizing the Reserve Forces 
     Policy Board on its 50th anniversary; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Shows, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Taylor 
             of Mississippi):
       H. Res. 542. A resolution congratulating the Bryan Packers 
     American Legion baseball team from West Point, Mississippi, 
     for their outstanding performance in winning the 2002 
     American Legion World Series; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.

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