[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 146 (Wednesday, November 13, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H8731-H8732]
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. BORSKI:
       H.R. 5712. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and 
     pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 5713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Baird, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Biggert, 
             Mr. Barcia, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Baca, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 5714. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2003, 2004, and 2005 for the National Science 
     Foundation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, and Mr. Ose):
       H.R. 5715. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to render inadmissible to the United States the extended 
     family of international child abductors, and for other 
     purposes; To the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 5716. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to 
     extend the mental health benefits parity provisions for an 
     additional year; referred to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Israel, 
             Mr. King, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Owens, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Engel, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. Quinn, Mr. Houghton, and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 5717. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic in Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as 
     the ``Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Outpatient Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H.R. 5718. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to expand and improve the program of loan forgiveness for 
     teachers, and to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 to focus the expenditure of certain recruitment 
     and professional development funds on high-need local 
     educational agencies; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 5719. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to provide coverage of certain self-
     administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs under the 
     Medicare Program; referred 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. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and 
             Mr. Sullivan):
       H.R. 5720. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to foreign air transportation; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 5721. A bill to facilitate a land exchange to provide 
     for the acquisition of a private inholding in the San Isabel 
     National Forest in the State of Colorado, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 5722. A bill to designate certain lands in Colorado as 
     wilderness; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 5723. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt certain student loan financing businesses from 
     treatment as personal holding companies; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 5724. A bill To prevent the sale of tobacco products 
     to minors, and the circumvention of State tobacco taxes, by 
     means of electronic sales, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 5725. A bill to authorize a national memorial at, or 
     proximate to, the World Trade Center site to commemorate the 
     tragic events of September 11, 2001, to establish the World 
     Trade Center Memorial Advisory Board, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 5726. A bill to provide health benefits for workers 
     and their families; referred to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Government Reform, and 
     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. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 5727. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for 
     special needs Medicare beneficiaries by allowing plans to 
     target enrollment to special needs beneficiaries; referred 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. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, and Mr. Ose):
       H. Con. Res. 516. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that United States diplomatic and consular 
     missions should provide the full and complete protection of 
     the United States to certain citizens of the United States 
     living abroad; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 517. A concurrent resolution condemning the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea for its failure to 
     comply with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
     Weapons and the U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework of 1994; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Gilman, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Lee, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Delahunt):
       H. Res. 604. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States should adopt a 
     global strategy to respond to the current coffee crisis, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART:
       H. Res. 605. Resolution waiving points of order against the 
     conference report to accompany the bill (S. 1214) to amend 
     the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a program to 
     ensure greater security for United States seaports, and for 
     other purposes.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Res. 606. Resolution waiving points of order against the 
     conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 333) to amend 
     title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Res. 607. Resolution waiving points of order against the 
     conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3210) to ensure 
     the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide 
     coverage for risks from terrorism.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H. Res. 608. Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 
     6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain 
     resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. LINDER:
       H. Res. 609. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 5063) to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule for 
     members of the uniformed services 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.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 610. A resolution honoring Chief Charles Moose of 
     the Montgomery County, Maryland, Police Department, and the 
     local and Federal law enforcement officers who worked 
     tirelessly to bring an end to the sniper shootings; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H. Res. 611. A resolution reaffirming the Universal 
     Declaration of Human Rights and expressing support for 
     ``Universal Declaration of Human Rights Day''; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Honda, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stark, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Baca, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. 
             Underwood, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H. Res. 612. A resolution honoring the life of Dr. Roberto 
     Cruz; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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