[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 24, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6558-H6559]
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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. FOLEY:
       H.R. 5430. A bill to amend title XVIII to revise the 
     payment methodology under the Medicare Program for extra-
     depth shoes with inserts or custom molded shoes with inserts 
     for individuals with diabetes; 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. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Doggett, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 5432. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require the same holding period for company stock 
     acquired upon exercise of options as is applicable to company 
     stock in its 401(k) plan, to require disclosure to 
     shareholders of the amount of corporate perks provided to 
     retired executives, and to provide parity for secured 
     retirement benefits between the rank and file and executives; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARCIA:
       H.R. 5433. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to ensure 
     reasonable emissions standards for highway motorcycles, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 5434. A bill to establish an Emergency Malpractice 
     Liability Insurance Commission; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 5435. A bill to establish an Office of Health Care 
     Competition within the Department of Health and Human 
     Services to administer the National Practitioner Data Bank 
     and to collect and make available to the public more 
     information on medical malpractice insurance under that Data 
     Bank; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 5436. A bill to extend the dealine for commencement of 
     construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
     Oregon; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 5437. A bill to modify the antitrust exemption 
     applicable to the business of insurance; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOOLEY of California:
       H.R. 5438. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to report to the Congress on accounting for 
     intangible assets; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 5439. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 111 West Washington Street 
     in Bowling Green, Ohio, as the ``Delbert L. Latta Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Kerns, Mr. 
             Jeff Miller of Florida, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Schrock, and Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina):
       H.R. 5440. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act concerning loss of nationality for treason or terrorism 
     against the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 5441. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a program to 
     provide Federal grants to first responders to enhance their 
     ability to respond to incidents of terrorism, including 
     incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 5442. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include private 
     firefighters and rescue squad and ambulance crew members for 
     certain benefits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Pastor, 
             and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 5443. A bill to provide for adjustments to the Central 
     Arizona Project in Arizona, to authorize the Gila River 
     Indian Community water rights settlement, to reauthorize and 
     amend the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 
     1982, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 5444. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
     arrangements are not to be considered available resources 
     under the supplemental security income program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Foley, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Graham, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Simmons, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Jeff Miller of Florida, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 5445. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that an employer shall be liable for Social 
     Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee only 
     after the Internal Revenue Service establishes the amount of 
     tips received by that employee; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. JOHN:
       H.R. 5446. A bill to provide economic disaster assistance 
     to producers of the 2002 crop of rice in the State of 
     Louisiana; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H.R. 5447. A bill to express the remorse of Congress for 
     the policy of the Department of Defense in effect until 1976 
     providing for involuntary separation of female members of the 
     Armed Forces who became pregnant while in service and to take 
     certain steps to make amends for the effects of that policy; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. OWENS:
       H.R. 5448. A bill to provide compensation for the families 
     of noncombatants killed in United States military actions in 
     Afghanistan after September 11, 2001; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Solis, Mr. Baca, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 5449. A bill to provide for programs and activities to 
     improve the health of Hispanic individuals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 5450. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for equitable payments for health 
     care services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries in hospital 
     outpatient departments, 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. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 5451. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modernize and reform payments and the 
     regulatory structure of the Medicare Program to assure access 
     to health care for senior citizens, 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 5452. A bill to resolve certain conveyances and 
     provide for alternative land selections under the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation 
     and Sealaska Corporation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mrs. Capps):
       H. Con. Res. 477. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that community inclusion and enhanced 
     lives for individuals with mental retardation or other 
     developmental disabilities is at serious risk

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     because of the crisis in recruiting and retaining direct 
     support professionals, which impedes the availability of a 
     stable, quality direct support workforce; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 478. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     National Islamic Front (NIF) Government of Sudan for its 
     genocidal war against the people of southern Sudan and 
     expressing support for the Vigil for Sudan being held at 
     Galvez Park in Washington, D.C.; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
             Sherman):
       H. Con. Res. 479. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding Greece's contributions to the war 
     against terrorism and its successful efforts against the 
     November 17 terrorist organization; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Carson 
             of Oklahoma, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Hefley, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Phelps, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ross, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H. Con. Res. 480. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued honoring our Nation's small business 
     concerns; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H. Con. Res. 481. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that there should be established a 
     National Visiting Nurse Associations Week; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania:
       H. Con. Res. 482. Concurrent resolution encouraging 
     improved cooperation with the Russian Federation on energy 
     development issues, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations, 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. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Hastert):
       H. Res. 543. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     that Congress should complete action on H.R. 4019, making 
     marriage tax relief permanent; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       H. Res. 544. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on permanency of pension reform 
     provisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Doggett, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Wamp, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Wicker, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Lee, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Sweeney, and Mr. George Miller of California):
       H. Res. 548. A resolution congratulating Lance Armstrong 
     for winning the 2002 Tour de France; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H. Res. 549. A resolution expressing appreciation for the 
     Prime Minister of Great Britain for his loyal support and 
     leadership in the war on terrorism and reaffirming the strong 
     relationship between the people of the United States and 
     Great Britain; to the Committee on International Relations.

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