[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 25, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6692-H6693]
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 Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson of Indiana, and Mr. 
             Rodriguez):
       H.R. 5454. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the annual placement of memorials honoring the 
     service in the Armed Forces of veterans who, at the time of 
     death, were homeless or indigent; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 5455. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to streamlining for highway and transit projects, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 5456. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to maintain flight restrictions over major sporting events 
     and other major open assemblies of people; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Shays, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Mascara, and 
             Mr. Frank):
       H.R. 5457. A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to 
     exempt attorneys from the privacy provisions of that Act; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
             Hoyer):
       H.R. 5458. A bill to enhance and further research into 
     paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of 
     life for persons living with paralysis and other physical 
     disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BONIOR:
       H.R. 5459. A bill to provide for and approve the settlement 
     of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 5460. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Federal 
     Water Project Recreation Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky):
       H.R. 5461. A bill to enhance homeland security by 
     encouraging the development of regional comprehensive 
     emergency preparedness and coordination plans; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.R. 5462. A bill to increase the supply of pancreatic 
     islet cells for research, to provide better coordination of 
     Federal efforts and information on islet cell 
     transplantation, and to collect the data necessary to move 
     islet cell transplantation from an experimental procedure to 
     a standard therapy; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 5463. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a dividends paid deduction; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PLATTS:
       H.R. 5464. A bill to amend section 4531(c) of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997 to permit payment for ALS intercept 
     services furnished in areas other than rural areas and other 
     than through a volunteer ambulance service; 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. POMBO (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Cox, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Issa, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Watson, Mr. Ose, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Royce, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Condit, Mr. Gary G. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. McKeon, Ms. Harman, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Sanchez, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 5465. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3131 Arch Airport Road in 
     Stockton, California, as the ``Norman Shumway Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 5466. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify and reduce the capital gain rates for all 
     taxpayers and to exclude from gross income 55 percent of the 
     dividends received by individuals, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 5467. A bill to reauthorize the program of block 
     grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families 
     for 2 years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Jones 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 5468. A bill to provide for a Federal land exchange 
     for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of 
     the American public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 111. A joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 483. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to make techinical 
     corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 1646; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Lampson):
       H. Con. Res. 484. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding

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     personal safety for children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H. Con. Res. 485. Concurrent resolution requesting the 
     United States Government to take appropriate action to urge 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China to provide 
     for a fair resolution of the claims of United States citizens 
     who hold Chinese Government bonds on which that Government 
     has defaulted; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PLATTS (for himself and Mr. McNulty):
       H. Con. Res. 486. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that there should be established a 
     Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Con. Res. 487. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     printing as a House document of a volume consisting of the 
     transcripts of the ceremonial meeting of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate in New York City on September 6, 
     2002, and a collection of statements by Members of the House 
     of Representatives and Senate from the Congressional Record 
     on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H. Res. 554. A resolution honoring Paul Espinosa for an 
     exceptional career in film and for contributing to a greater 
     appreciation of Hispanic-Americans both past and present; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H. Res. 555. A resolution recognizing the continued 
     importance of the trans-Atlantic relationship, promoting 
     stronger relations with Europe by reaffirming the need for a 
     continued and meaningful dialogue between the United States 
     and Europe, and congratulating the Honorable Benjamin A. 
     Gilman for his efforts to promote a strong trans-Atlantic 
     dialogue; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frost, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Levin, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Acevedo-Vila):
       H. Res. 556. A resolution I53Recognizing the ``Code Adam'' 
     child safety program, commending retail business 
     establishments that have implemented programs to protect 
     children from abduction, and urging retail business 
     establishments that have not implemented such program to 
     consider doing so; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHOWS:
       H. Res. 557. A resolution expressing support for United 
     States forestry, lumber, wood, paper, and allied product 
     industries and encouraging protection of these industries 
     against the unfair trade practices of the People's Republic 
     of China; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SNYDER (for himself and Mr. Bereuter):
       H. Res. 558. A resolution congratulating the Russian 
     Federation and the citizens of Volgograd on the 60th 
     anniversary of the Russian victory at Stalingrad; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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