[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H9023-H9024]
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. THOMAS:
       H.R. 5728. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide fairness in tax collection procedures and 
     improved administrative efficiency and confidentiality and to 
     reform its penalty and interest provisions; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means. Considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Matheson, 
             Mr. Ross, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hill, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 5729. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to revise and improve payments to providers of 
     services under the Medicare Program, 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. 5730. A bill to relocate the drydock vessel EX-
     COMPETENT; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. WU:
       H.R. 5731. A bill to provide for additional benefits under 
     the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 5732. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act regarding the 
     conformity of transportation projects to implementation 
     plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 5733. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to ensure that projects and activities carried out with 
     United States assistance are appropriately identified 
     overseas as ``American Aid'', and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 5734. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
     prospectively for personalized retirement security through 
     personal retirement savings accounts to allow for more 
     control by individuals over their Social Security retirement 
     income, to amend such title and the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to protect social 
     security surpluses, and to provide other reforms relating to 
     benefits under such title II; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 5735. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income 
     tax for Social Security taxes paid on up to $25,000 of wages; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 5736. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     real property by the Administrator of General Services; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
             Engel):
       H.R. 5737. A bill to posthumously revoke the naturalization 
     of Eriberto Mederos; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Hayworth, and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 5738. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes 
     and Indians; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 
     Considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 5739. A bill to protect children from foods that pose 
     a significant choking hazard; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 5740. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the availability of allotments for fiscal years 
     1998 through 2001 under the State Children's Health Insurance 
     Program (SCHIP); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 5741. A bill to establish the T'uf Shur Bien 
     Preservation Trust Area in the Cibola National Forest, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 5742. A bill to prohibit a State from imposing a 
     discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H.R. 5743. A bill to improve funeral home, cemetery, and 
     crematory inspection systems, to establish consumer 
     protections relating to funeral service contracts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 5744. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
     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. GEKAS:
       H.R. 5745. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
     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. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 5746. A bill to provide that the State and local 
     income tax withholding provisions of section 11502 of title 
     49, United States Code, shall not apply to the Metro-North 
     Railroad or its employees; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. 
             George Miller of California):
       H.R. 5747. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish labeling requirements regarding 
     allergenic substances in food, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H.R. 5748. A bill to protect public assets, natural 
     heritage, and native biodiversity on Federal public lands by 
     banning all further degradation, development, and extraction 
     on such lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 
     and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 5749. A bill to create a 4-year pilot program that 
     makes small, non-profit child care businesses eligible for 
     SBA 504 loans; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 5750. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate the restriction on judicial review of 
     detention and release determinations and to provide a right 
     to a bond hearing before an immigration judge to all aliens 
     in removal and summary removal proceedings; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 5751. A bill to provide the same immigration 
     adjustment rights for Haitians as is provided for Cubans; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 5752. A bill to provide for the use or distribution of 
     the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in 
     Minnesota Chippewa Tribe v. United States, Docket Nos. 19 and 
     188, United States Court of Federal Claims; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H.R. 5753. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to participate in the Yuma East Wetlands Project in 
     the vicinity of Yuma, Arizona; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 5754. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the foreign tax credit not be 
     redetermined with respect to refunds of unlawful foreign 
     taxes to taxpayers who successfully challenge those taxes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROEMER:
       H.R. 5755. A bill to authorize the establishment of a 
     commemorative work on Federal land in the District of 
     Columbia and its environs to honor James Madison in 
     recognition of his distinguished career in public service; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 5756. A bill to amend title VI of the Public Utility 
     Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal 
     renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail 
     electric utilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Ms. McCollum, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 5757. A bill to extend temporarily waivers granted to 
     States with respect to programs of aid to families with 
     dependent children; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baca, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Norton, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Filner, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Radanovich, and Mr. Pitts):
       H.J. Res. 125. A joint resolution posthumously proclaiming 
     soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be 
     honorary citizens of the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CARSON of Indiana:
       H. Con. Res. 518. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the deployment of United States Armed 
     Forces against Iraq without prior specific authorization by 
     the United Nations Security Council and specific 
     congressional authorization pursuant to a declaration of war 
     would constitute a violation of the obligations of the United 
     States under the United Nations Charter and a violation of 
     the United States Constitution, respectively; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       H. Con. Res. 519. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     honoring America's Jewish community on the occasion of its 
     350th anniversary, supporting the designation of an 
     ``American Jewish History Month'', and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H. Con. Res. 520. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should 
     reexamine the authorities governing the Conservation Reserve 
     Program and adjust the program to the maximum extent 
     practicable to assist agricultural producers adversely 
     affected by severe drought conditions; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Wu, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Waxman, and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H. Res. 613. A resolution honoring the life of Dr. Chang-
     Lin Tien, model educator, diplomat, and mentor; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 614. A resolution providing for the printing of a 
     revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of 
     Representatives for the One Hundred Eighth Congress; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 615. A resolution providing for a committee of two 
     Members to be appointed by the House to inform the President; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Honda, and 
             Mr. Buyer):
       H. Res. 616. A resolution recognizing the 2002 United 
     States Professors of the Year; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.

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