[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 41 (Thursday, March 13, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H1900-H1902]
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. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Carson of Indiana, and 
             Mr. Michaud):
       H.R. 1256. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the annual placement of memorials honoring the 
     service in the Armed Forces of veterans who, at the time of 
     death, were homeless or indigent; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Holden, Mrs. Davis of California, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 1257. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the authority for qualifying members of the 
     Selected Reserve to have access to home loans guaranteed by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to provide for 
     uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected 
     Reserve and active duty veterans for such home loans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Moore, Mr. English, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Rahall, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Olver, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Watt, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Levin, Mr. Costello, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Lee, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Sabo, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Markey, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 1258. A bill to repeal the statutory authority for the 
     Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the 
     successor institution to the United States Army School of the 
     Americas) in the Department of Defense, to provide for the 
     establishment of a joint congressional task force to conduct 
     an assessment of the kind of education and training that is 
     appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to 
     military personnel of Latin American nations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 1259. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow businesses to expense qualified security 
     devices; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. John):
       H.R. 1260. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish a program of fees relating to 
     animal drugs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 1261. A bill to enhance the workforce investment 
     system of the Nation by strengthening one-stop career 
     centers, providing for more effective governance 
     arrangements, promoting access to a more comprehensive array 
     of employment, training, and related services, establishing a 
     targeted approach to serving youth, and improving performance 
     accountability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H.R. 1262. A bill to implement or enhance consistent AMBER 
     Alert plans throughout the country; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Foley, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. 
             Duncan):
       H.R. 1263. A bill to require that certain procedures are 
     followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported 
     missing; 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 Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Souder, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. 
             Lowey, and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 1264. A bill to provide for reduction in the backlog 
     of claims for benefits pending with the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
       H.R. 1265. A bill to provide, upon the request of a 
     qualifying person, for the removal of the remains of any 
     United States servicemember or other person interred in an 
     American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery located in 
     France or Belgium and for the transportation of such remains 
     to a location in the United States for reinterment; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 1266. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the credit for the production of fuel from 
     nonconventional sources and the credit for the production of 
     electricity to include landfill gas; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Lee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Holden, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Baird, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Owens, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Boswell, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
             Case):
       H.R. 1267. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Social Security Act, and chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide research on the health impact and 
     prevention of family violence; to provide training for health 
     care professionals, behavioral and public health staff, and 
     community health centers regarding identification and 
     treatment for families experiencing family violence; and to 
     provide coverage for domestic violence identification and 
     treatment under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block 
     Grant Program, the Medicaid Program, the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits Program, and the Community Health Centers 
     Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. CONYERS:
       H.R. 1268. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control 
     Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Public 
     Buildings Act of 1959 to protect human health from toxic 
     mold, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial 
     Services, Ways and Means, and 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. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
             Mollohan):
       H.R. 1269. A bill to provide for research, development, and 
     demonstration on coal and related technologies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Vitter):
       H.R. 1270. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the status of employee leasing organizations 
     and to promote and protect the interests of employee leasing 
     organizations, their customers, and workers; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Crane, 
             and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 1271. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives to introduce new technologies to 
     reduce energy

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     consumption in buildings; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Inslee, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Lee, Ms. Norton, 
             and Ms. Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 1272. A bill to prohibit fraudulent, manipulative, or 
     deceptive acts in electric and natural gas markets, to 
     provide for audit trails and transparency in those markets, 
     to increase penalties for illegal acts under the Federal 
     Power Act and Natural Gas Act, to reexamine certain 
     exemptions under the Federal Power Act and the Public Utility 
     Holding Company Act of 1935, to expand the authority of the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to order refunds of 
     unjust and discriminatory rates, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DOOLEY of California (for himself, Mr. Cardoza, 
             Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Nunes):
       H.R. 1273. A bill to designate a United States courthouse 
     to be constructed in Fresno, California, as the ``Robert E. 
     Coyle United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DOOLEY of California (for himself, Mr. Cardoza, 
             Mr. Nunes, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 1274. A bill to direct the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey to Fresno County, California, the existing 
     Federal courthouse in that county; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H.R. 1275. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to change the requirements for naturalization to 
     citizenship through service in the Armed Forces of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Ney, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 1276. A bill to provide downpayment assistance under 
     the HOME Investment Partnerships Act, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Becerra, and Mrs. 
             Bono):
       H.R. 1277. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for ground rent paid on land on 
     which a qualified residence of a taxpayer is located and 
     which is allotted or Indian-owned land; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Berry, Mr. Moore, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Turner of Texas, Mr. Holden, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tanner, Mr. John, and Ms. 
             Harman):
       H.R. 1278. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps 
     and the pay-as-you-go requirement, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Rules, 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. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Johnson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Ross, Mr. Leach, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Etheridge):
       H.R. 1279. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the use of biodiesel as a 
     fuel; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Oxley, and 
             Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 1280. A bill to reauthorize the Defense Production Act 
     of 1950, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 1281. A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety 
     Act of 1996, and to establish the United States Boxing 
     Administration; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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 Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Issa, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Berman, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Olver, Mr. Honda, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. Edwards, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
             Lynch):
       H.R. 1282. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     cooperate in the international magnetic fusion burning plasma 
     experiment, or alternatively to develop a plan for a domestic 
     burning plasma experiment, for the purpose of accelerating 
     the scientific understanding and development of fusion as a 
     long term energy source; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York:
       H.R. 1283. A bill to protect automobile consumers by 
     requiring complete disclosure and warranty of any add-ons 
     included with the sale of new automobiles; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. Dreier, and Ms. 
             Solis):
       H.R. 1284. A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the 
     Federal share of the costs of the San Gabriel Basin 
     demonstration project; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1285. A bill to provide for full voting representation 
     in Congress for the citizens of the District of Columbia, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1286. A bill to prohibit the commercial harvesting of 
     Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive 
     economic zone; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1287. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make health care coverage more accessible and 
     affordable; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Houghton, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Goode, Mr. Castle, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Shuster, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hobson, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bachus, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Israel, Ms. Lee, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. John, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Turner of Texas, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Holt, Mr. Frost, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Murtha, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Moore, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Burgess):
       H.R. 1288. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of all oral anticancer drugs; 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. RADANOVICH (for himself and Mr. Cardoza):
       H.R. 1289. A bill to establish the National Parks Institute 
     at the University of California, Merced, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 1290. A bill to authorize the President to establish 
     military tribunals to try the terrorists responsible for the 
     September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 1291. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     include State high risk pool insurance programs in the list 
     of covered entities that receive reductions in the prices 
     charged for prescription drugs under the prescription drug 
     pricing agreements under section 340B of that Act; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. 
             Pickering):
       H.R. 1292. A bill to encourage the development and 
     integrated use by the public and private sectors of remote 
     sensing and other geospatial information, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Frost):

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       H.R. 1293. A bill to authorize the Small Business 
     Administration and the Department of Agriculture to assist 
     farmers and ranchers seeking to develop and implement 
     agricultural innovation plans in order to increase their 
     profitability in ways that provide environmental benefits, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, 
     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. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Waxman, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 1294. 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 Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Watson, Mr. Owens, 
             and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 1295. A bill to provide for coverage of diabetic foot 
     sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment under 
     the Medicare Program; 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. WU:
       H.R. 1296. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on the deduction of 
     interest on education loans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 1297. A bill to require the construction at Arlington 
     National Cemetery of a memorial to the crew of the Columbia 
     Orbiter; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Science, 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. CARTER:
       H.J. Res. 39. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to references 
     to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on United States coins 
     and currency; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Hunter):
       H. Con. Res. 92. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the need to invest a minimum of 4 
     percent of gross domestic product on national defense; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H. Con. Res. 93. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the President should renegotiate the 
     extradition treaty with Mexico so that the possibility of 
     capital punishment or life imprisonment will not interfere 
     with the timely extradition of criminal suspects from Mexico 
     to the United States; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mrs. Capps):
       H. Con. Res. 94. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that community inclusion and enhanced lives 
     for individuals with mental retardation or other 
     developmental disabilities is at serious risk because of the 
     crisis in recruiting and retaining direct support 
     professionals, which impedes the availability of a stable, 
     quality direct support workforce; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Towns, Mr. Olver, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Bell, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Berman, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Case, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Lee, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Filner):
       H. Res. 142. A resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal investment in programs 
     that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income 
     individuals in medically underserved areas should be 
     increased to serve 20,000,000 individuals by 2006; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FROST (for himself and Mr. Lampson):
       H. Res. 143. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (S. 121) to enhance the operation of the AMBER Alert 
     communications network in order to facilitate the recovery of 
     abducted children, to provide for enhanced notification on 
     highways of alerts and information on such children, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. WU:
       H. Res. 144. A resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the maximum Pell Grant should be 
     increased to $5,800; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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