[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 126 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6925-H6926]
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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. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. 
             Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 5504. A bill to provide for the improvement of the 
     safety of child restraints in passenger motor vehicles, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 5505. A bill to simplify certain provisions of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to establish a uniform 
     pass-thru regime; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 5506. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide relief to the airline industry, to reform the Federal 
     Aviation Administration, and to make technical corrections, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 5507. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     adjust the exempt transactions amount for inflation; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 5508. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to exclude brachytherapy devices from the 
     prospective payment system for outpatient hospital services 
     under the Medicare Program; 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.

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           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5509. A bill to permit the transportation of 
     passengers between United States ports by certain foreign-
     flag vessels and to encourage United States-flag vessels to 
     participate in such transportation; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Waters, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 5510. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of 
     persons who have been released from incarceration; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 5511. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the 
     Medicare Program of paramedic intercept services provided in 
     support of public, volunteer, or non-profit providers of 
     ambulance services; 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 Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, and Mr. Larsen of Washington):
       H.R. 5512. A bill to provide for an adjustment of the 
     boundaries of Mount Rainier National Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
             Flake):
       H.R. 5513. A bill to authorize and direct the exchange of 
     certain land in the State of Arizona between the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Ms. Lee, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Owens, Mr. Matsui, and Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York):
       H.R. 5514. A bill to provide grants to States for 
     establishing sexual assault response team programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 5515. A bill to authorize the Court Services and 
     Offender Supervision Agency of the District of Columbia to 
     provide for the interstate supervision of offenders on 
     parole, probation, and supervised release; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 5516. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     with respect to retransmission consent and must-carry for 
     cable operators and satellite carriers; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 5517. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the 
     reversionary interest of the United States in certain lands 
     to the Clint Independent School District, El Paso County, 
     Texas; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SCHROCK:
       H.R. 5518. A bill to provide liability protection to 
     nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public 
     benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 5519. A bill to prohibit an individual from knowingly 
     opening, maintaining, managing, controlling, renting, 
     leasing, making available for use, or profiting from any 
     place for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing, or 
     using any controlled substance, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Florida:
       H.J. Res. 112. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H. Con. Res. 492. Concurrent resolution welcoming Her 
     Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand upon her arrival in the 
     United States; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Lipinski, and Mr. Frost):
       H. Con. Res. 493. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service 
     should issue a commemorative stamp on the subject of school 
     safety awareness; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H. Con. Res. 494. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the obligations of Mexico 
     under the Treaty Between the United States of America and 
     Mexico of 1944 relating to the use of the Colorado, Rio 
     Grande, and Tijuana Rivers; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself and Mr. Ehlers):
       H. Res. 565. A resolution honoring Ernie Harwell; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE:
       H. Res. 566. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Patsy 
     T. Mink, a Representative from Hawaii; considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Otter, Mr. Graves, 
             Mr. Shuster, Mr. Platts, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Boozman):
       H. Res. 567. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     surface transportation infrastructure to interstate and 
     international commerce and the traveling public and the 
     contributions of the trucking, rail, and passenger transit 
     industries to the economic well being of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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