[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 130 (Monday, October 7, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H7171-H7172]
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. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Calvert, 
             and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 5556. A bill to amend the National Child Protection 
     Act of 1993, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 5557. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a special rule for members of the uniformed 
     services and Foreign Service in determining the exclusion of 
     gain from the sale of a principal residence and to restore 
     the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members 
     of the uniformed services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 5558. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to accelerate the increases in contribution limits to 
     retirement plans and to increase the required beginning date 
     for distributions from qualified plans; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 5559. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. McHUGH (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 5560. A bill to amend certain provisions of title 39, 
     United States Code, relating to transportation of mail; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. MOORE (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 5561. A bill to provide for and approve settlement of 
     certain land claims of the Wyandotte Nation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 5562. A bill to provide for expansion of Sleeping Bear 
     Dunes National Lakeshore; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 5563. A bill to reinstate and transfer a hydroelectric 
     license under the Federal Power Act to permit the immediate 
     redevelopment of a hydroelectric project located in the State 
     of New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SWEENEY (for himself and Mr. Osborne):
       H.R. 5564. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     with respect to the placing of certain substances on the 
     schedules of controlled substances, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Radanovich, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 5565. A bill to amend the Social Security Act with 
     respect to the employment of persons with criminal 
     backgrounds by long-term care providers; 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. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Istook, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
             Snyder):
       H.R. 5566. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for additional designations of renewal 
     communities and to allow nonrecognition of gain on sales of 
     real property if the proceeds are invested in renewal and 
     similar community businesses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 5567. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     modify eligibility criteria for

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     certain empowerment zone designations; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 5568. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social 
     Security benefits and to increase the age at which 
     distributions must commence from certain retirement plans 
     from 70 1/2 to 80; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COX:
       H.J. Res. 116. A joint resolution to recognize the rights 
     of consumers to use copyright protected works, 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. ROEMER (for himself and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.J. Res. 117. A joint resolution approving the location of 
     the commemorative work in the District of Columbia honoring 
     former President John Adams; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.J. Res. 118. A joint resolution to provide preliminary 
     authorization for the use of force against Iraq; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H. Con. Res. 500. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Pacific Maritime Association and 
     the International Longshore and Warehouse Union should enter 
     into mediation to resolve the ongoing west coast port 
     shutdown and that other options should be taken if these 
     negotiations fail; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Vitter, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H. Con. Res. 501. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Congress should raise awareness of 
     domestic violence in the Nation by supporting the goals and 
     ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       H. Con. Res. 502. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress in support of Breast Cancer Awareness 
     Month, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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