[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 36 (Thursday, March 6, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H1678-H1681]
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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1109. A bill to establish a Financial Markets 
     Oversight Commission in order to combine the functions of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission in a single independent regulatory 
     commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, 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. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Ross, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Ford, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hall, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wexler, and 
             Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1110. A bill to extend Federal funding for operation 
     of State high risk health insurance pools; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Souder, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Cunningham, 
             and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 1111. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     revise the rules relating to the court-ordered apportionment 
     of the retired pay of members of the uniformed services to 
     former spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Frost, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Matheson, and Mr. Schrock):
       H.R. 1112. A bill to amend title 28 of the United States 
     Code to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy 
     judges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 1113. A bill to authorize an exchange of land at Fort 
     Frederica National Monument, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Portman, Mr. Shays, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Foley, Mr. Baker, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Castle, and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 1114. A bill to establish legal standards and 
     procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient 
     resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos 
     exposure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Holden, Mr. Cox, and Mr. 
             Cramer):
       H.R. 1115. A bill to amend the procedures that apply to 
     consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer 
     outcomes for class members and defendants, to outlaw certain 
     practices that provide inadequate settlements for class 
     members, to assure that attorneys do not receive a 
     disproportionate amount of settlements at the expense of 
     class members, to provide for clearer and simpler information 
     in class action settlement notices, to assure prompt 
     consideration of interstate class actions, to amend title 28, 
     United States Code, to allow the application of the 
     principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate 
     class actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Baird, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Norton, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1116. A bill to reform the medical malpractice 
     insurance business, to provide for Federal alternative 
     medical malpractice insurance, and to limit frivolous 
     lawsuits; 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. COX:
       H.R. 1117. A bill to improve health care choice by 
     providing for the tax deductibility of medical expenses by 
     individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Quinn, 
             and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 1118. A bill to establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant 
     Program; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. 
             Dunn, Ms. Granger, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Bono, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Keller, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Osborne, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Kline, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Buyer, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Otter, Mr. Ose, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Schrock, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Shadegg):

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       H.R. 1119. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the 
     private sector; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 1120. A bill to ensure and foster continued patient 
     safety and quality of care by clarifying the application of 
     the antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health 
     care professional and health plans and health care insurance 
     issuers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CANTOR:
       H.R. 1121. A bill to limit the period of validity of 
     driver's licenses and State identification cards issued to 
     nonimmigrant aliens to the period of validity of nonimmigrant 
     visas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Davis of California, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 1122. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide funding for the clean up of MTBE contamination from 
     underground storage tanks, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Christensen, and Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 1123. A bill to authorize States to regulate the 
     receipt and disposal of out-of-State municipal solid waste; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Andrews, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1124. A bill to reduce the cost of medical malpractice 
     insurance, to enhance patient access to medical care, and for 
     other purposes; 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. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Leach, Mr. Janklow, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Terry, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Hart, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Boehner, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Goode, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 1125. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation 
     therapy caps; 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. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Schrock, Mr. Cannon, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Boehner, 
             Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Isakson, and 
             Mr. Cantor):
       H.R. 1126. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the expense treatment for small businesses and 
     to reduce the depreciation recovery period for restaurant 
     buildings and franchise operations, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 1127. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of the Army to establish a combat 
     artillery medal; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doyle, Mr. English, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Gerlach, Ms. Hart, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Platts, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Toomey, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1128. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic in Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the 
     ``Victor J. Saracini Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Outpatient Clinic``; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 1129. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for installment reporting of certain gain 
     from the sale of an interest in a service business; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Israel, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Payne, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Levin, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Honda, Mr. Markey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Baird, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Wu, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Farr, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Lee, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Owens, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Frost, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Solis, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Case, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Moore, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Berman, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Doggett, Ms. Harman, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Watson, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Rush, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Bell, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 1130. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to implement the final rule to phase out snowmobile use in 
     Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial 
     Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in 
     Grand Teton National Park; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1131. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and expand the enhanced deduction for 
     charitable contributions of computers to provide greater 
     public access to computers, including access by the poor; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1132. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit to promote homeownership among low-
     income individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1133. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a temporary exclusion for members of reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense 
     civilian employees serving in a combat zone and to extend the 
     exclusion for serving in a combat zone to Department of 
     Defense civilian employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1134. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the work opportunity credit and welfare-to-
     work credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1135. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide increased incentives for business investments 
     in low-income communities and small businesses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and 
             Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 1136. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     repeal the Federal Charter for Retired Enlisted Association, 
     Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. Nussle):
       H.R. 1137. A bill to exepmt small trailer manufacturers 
     from enhanced early warning reporting requirements under the 
     Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and 
     Documentation (TREAD) Act; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 1138. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration 
     grants; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York:
       H.R. 1139. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the treatment of

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     frequent flyer mileage awards; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York:
       H.R. 1140. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to stimulate economic development by enhancing the 
     availability and benefits of small issue bonds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York:
       H.R. 1141. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for credit card 
     interest; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 1142. A bill to establish a commercial truck highway 
     safety demonstration program in the State of Maine, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 1143. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States to expand Medicaid eligibility to 
     uninsured, poor adults; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Owens, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Lee, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 1144. A bill to provide, with respect to diabetes in 
     minority populations, for an increase in the extent of 
     activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention and the National Institutes of Health; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Watson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Honda, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Watt, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 1145. A bill to provide additional appropriations for 
     the fiscal year 2003 for the Peace Corps; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1146. A bill to end membership of the United States in 
     the United Nations; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 1147. A bill to improve the safety of firearms; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself and Mr. 
             Ferguson):
       H.R. 1148. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to carry out activities to assess and reduce the 
     vulnerabilities of public transportation systems; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 1149. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to carry out programs regarding the prevention 
     and management of asthma, allergies, and related respiratory 
     problems, to establish a tax credit regarding pest control 
     and indoor air quality and climate control services for 
     multifamily residential housing in low-income communities, 
     and for other purposes; 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. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Cox, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 1150. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to make grants to Orange County, California, for intercounty 
     express bus service, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, and 
             Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 1151. A bill to provide that transit pass 
     transportation fringe benefits be made available to all 
     qualified Federal employees in the National Capital Region; 
     to allow passenger carriers which are owned or leased by the 
     Government to be used to transport Government employees 
     between their place of employment and mass transit 
     facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 1152. A bill to increase the cap on qualified small 
     issue bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OTTER (for himself, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Akin, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Young 
             of Alaska):
       H.R. 1153. A bill to accelerate the wilderness designation 
     process by establishing a timetable for the completion of 
     wilderness studies on Federal lands, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Flake, and 
             Mr. Akin):
       H.R. 1154. A bill to provide that the International 
     Criminal Court is not valid with respect to the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Matsui, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 1155. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account 
     of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to 
     allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards 
     received on account of such claims, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself and 
             Mr. Gary G. Miller of California):
       H.R. 1156. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to increase the ceiling 
     on the Federal share of the costs of phase I of the Orange 
     County, California, Regional Water Reclamation Project; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Owens, Ms. Lee, Mr. Farr, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado):
       H.R. 1157. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act to exempt bookstores and libraries from 
     orders requiring the production of any tangible things for 
     certain foreign intelligence investigations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. SANDLIN:
       H.R. 1158. A bill to modify the antitrust exemption 
     applicable to the business of medical malpractice insurance, 
     to address current issues for health care providers, to 
     reform medical malpractice litigation by making available 
     alternative dispute resolution methods, requiring plaintiffs 
     to submit affidavits of merit before proceeding, and enabling 
     judgments to be satisfied through periodic payments, to 
     reform the medical malpractice insurance market, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and 
     Means, 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. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 1159. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the treatment for foreign tax credit 
     limitation purposes of certain transfers of intangible 
     property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Holden, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Peterson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Olver, Mr. Filner, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Berry, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             English, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Hart, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Houghton, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Pitts, and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1160. A bill to impose tariff-rate quotas on certain 
     casein and milk protein concentrates; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Baker, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs.

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             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Simmons, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Pence, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Weller, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Keller, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. 
             Visclosky):
       H.R. 1161. A bill to prevent trafficking in child 
     pornography and obscenity, to proscribe pandering and 
     solicitation relating to visual depictions of minors engaging 
     in sexually explicit conduct, to prevent the use of child 
     pornography and obscenity to facilitate crimes against 
     children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Turner of Texas, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Cooper, Mr. John, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Case, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kind, Mr. Scott of Georgia, 
             Mr. Baird, and Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H.R. 1162. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Service 
     Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for certain distributions 
     from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage companies 
     to invest in worker hiring and training, infrastructure 
     investments, capital investments, financial stabilization of 
     the company, and research and development; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 1163. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income certain interest amounts 
     received by individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SWEENEY (for himself and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 1164. A bill to extend the deadlines under part I of 
     the Federal Power Act for commencement of construction of two 
     hydro-electric projects in the State of New York; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Stark, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Engel, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Gilchrest, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 1165. A bill to establish a grant and fee program 
     through the Environmental Protection Agency to encourage and 
     promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the 
     development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of 
     used computers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Graves, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Ballance, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Case, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 1166. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to expand 
     and improve the assistance provided by Small Business 
     Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Native Alaskans, 
     and Native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1167. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible 
     for burial in a national cemetery; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H. Con. Res. 79. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement to the Cyprus 
     problem; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Houghton, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Lee, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Payne, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
             Owens):
       H. Con. Res. 80. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress relating to efforts of the Peace Parks Foundation 
     in the Republic of South Africa to facilitate the 
     establishment and development of transfrontier conservation 
     efforts in southern Africa; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 81. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea for its announcement 
     that it has restarted a nuclear reactor at Yongbyon and for 
     the provocation caused by the interception of a United States 
     Air Force reconnaissance plane by North Korean military 
     aircraft; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
             Thornberry):
       H. Con. Res. 82. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress on commemorating the 20th Anniversary of 
     President Ronald Reagan's vision for protecting the United 
     States against ballistic missile attack and commending 
     President George W. Bush's commitment to a multi-layered 
     ballistic missile defense system to protect the homeland of 
     the United States from ballistic missile attack; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, 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 Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Honda, Mr. Israel, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Towns, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Con. Res. 83. Concurrent resolution Honoring the victims 
     of the Cambodian genocide that took place from April 1975 to 
     January 1979; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Moore):
       H. Con. Res. 84. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     acceptance of a statue of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 
     presented by the people of Kansas, for placement in the 
     Capitol, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H. Res. 130. A resolution electing Members to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York:
       H. Res. 131. A resolution expressing the gratitude of the 
     House of Representatives to the people and Government of 
     Malaysia for their support, cooperation, and assistance in 
     combating international terrorism; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. OSE (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Herger, Mr. Otter, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hensarling, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Everett, 
             Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Beauprez, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Northup, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Burns, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Nunes):
       H. Res. 132. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 
     ruling in Newdow v. United States Congress is inconsistent 
     with the Supreme Court's interpretation of the first 
     amendment and should be overturned, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Cannon, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Otter, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Hart, Mrs. Myrick, and Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida):
       H. Res. 133. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to establish a discretionary spending 
     ledger and a mandatory spending ledger; to the Committee on 
     Rules.

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