[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 26, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H1394-H1396]
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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:

                    [Submitted on February 25, 2003]

           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Nussle, 
             and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H. Res. 106. A resolution congratulating Lutheran schools, 
     students, parents, teachers, administrators, and 
     congregations across the Nation for their ongoing 
     contributions to education, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

                     [Submitted February 26, 2003]

           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McCotter, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and 
             Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H.R. 918. A bill to authorize the Health Resources and 
     Services Administration, the National Cancer Institute, and 
     the Indian Health Service to make grants for model programs 
     to provide to individuals of health disparity populations 
     prevention, early detection, treatment, and appropriate 
     follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and 
     to make grants regarding patient navigators to assist 
     individuals of health disparity populations in receiving such 
     services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Oxley, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Walsh, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Markey, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Watt, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Crane, Mr. Allen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Bell, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Lampson, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Wu, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ballance, and Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 919. A bill to ensure that a public safety officer who 
     suffers a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be 
     presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of 
     public safety officer survivor benefits; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             McNulty):
       H.R. 920. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing 
     workforce; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 921. A bill to require amounts remaining in Members' 
     representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be 
     used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 922. A bill to amend the September 11th Victim 
     Compensation Fund of 2001 to provide for the liquidation of 
     blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations in 
     order to reimburse the Treasury for the compensation of 
     claimants; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on International Relations, 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. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 923. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act 
     of 1958 to allow certain premier certified lenders to elect 
     to maintain an alternative loss reserve; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 924. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     replace the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Federal 
     agency responsible for the administration, protection, and 
     preservation of Midway Atoll, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Weller, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 925. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1859 South Ashland Avenue in 
     Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Cesar Chavez Post Office''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. HART (for herself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Terry, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Ryun of Kansas, Mr. DeMint, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Renzi, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. King of Iowa, Mrs. Jo Ann 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kline, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Flake, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Vitter, 
             Mr. Toomey, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. 
             Norwood):
       H.R. 926. A bill to amend the General Education Provisions 
     Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
     secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
     contraception; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 927. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       H.R. 928. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Cerium 
     Sulfide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       H.R. 929. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,8 
     Dichloroanthraquinone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 930. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation 
     of public schools; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Crane, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Akin, 
             Mr. Everett, Mr. Coble, Mr. Burr, Mr.

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             Baker, Mr. Ney, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 931. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     declare English as the official language of the Government of 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, 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 Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Rush, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Bell, Mr. Renzi, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Honda, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Herger, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 932. A bill to amend the impact aid program under the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the 
     delivery of payments under the program to local educational 
     agencies; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Flake, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Filner, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 933. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004 through 
     2010 to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance 
     Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 934. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to expand the loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs 
     for teachers, to provide loan forgiveness and loan 
     cancellation programs for nurses, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Matsui, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, Mr. Filner, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 935. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-
     provided health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent 
     children to coverage provided to other eligible designated 
     beneficiaries of employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Hoeffel, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Tierney, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Ms. Watson, Mr. Farr, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H.R. 936. A bill to leave no child behind; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, 
     Agriculture, the Judiciary, Government Reform, 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.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Turner of 
             Texas, Mr. Berry, Mr. Otter, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Stenholm, and 
             Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 937. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for improvements in access to 
     services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals; 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 938. A bill to prohibit Federal payments to any 
     individual, business, institution, or organization that 
     engages in human cloning; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PENCE:
       H.R. 939. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     punish persons who use false or misleading domain names to 
     attract children to Internet sites not appropriate for 
     children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 940. 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. RAMSTAD (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Camp, and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 941. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for the expeditious coverage of new 
     medical technology 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. REGULA (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Otter, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Schrock, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Hoekstra):
       H.R. 942. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for 
     loan consolidation; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Payne, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 943. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of 
     hearing aids; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Flake, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Case, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Baker, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Matheson, 
             Mr. Shays, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hart, Ms. Norton, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 944. A bill to ensure that amounts in the Victims of 
     Crime Fund are fully obligated; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 945. A bill to exercise authority under article I, 
     section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States 
     to clearly establish jurisdictional boundaries over the 
     commercial transactions of digital goods and services 
     conducted through the Internet, and to foster stability and 
     certainty over the treatment of such transactions; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 946. A bill to effect a moratorium on immigration; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 947. A bill to authorize local educational agencies to 
     prohibit the transfer of students under section 1116 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to schools 
     that are at or above capacity, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 948. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a grant 
     program for providing financial assistance for local rail 
     line relocation projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 949. A bill to prohibit certain transfers or 
     assignments of franchises, and to prohibit certain fixing or 
     maintaining of motor fuel prices, under the Petroleum 
     Marketing Practices Act; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 950. A bill to expand Alaska Native contracting of 
     Federal land management functions and activities and to 
     promote hiring of Alaska Natives by the Federal Government 
     within the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 951. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide for equitable allotment of lands to 
     Alaska Native veterans; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 952. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a charitable contribution deduction for certain 
     expenses incurred by whaling captains in support of Native 
     Alaskan subsistence whaling; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. EVANS:
       H. Con. Res. 56. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that States should require candidates for 
     driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise 
     greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a 
     potentially visually impaired individual; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. McCOTTER (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Upton, 
             and Mr. Stupak:
       H. Res. 100. A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary 
     year of the founding of the Ford Motor Company, which has 
     been a significant part of the social, economic, and cultural 
     heritage of the United States and many other nations, and a 
     revolutionary industrial and global institution.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H. Res. 104. A resolution electing Members and Delegates to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H. Res. 105. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 534) to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit human cloning.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
       H. Res. 107. A resolution commending and supporting the 
     efforts of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), the world's 
     preeminent collegiate free enterprise organization, and its 
     president, Alvin Rohrs; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Res. 108. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that India should be a permanent member of 
     the United Nations Security Council; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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