[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 25, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H2310-H2311]
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. KLINE (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Keller, Mr. Osborne, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Cole, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Herger, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, and 
             Mr. Chocola):
       H.R. 1412. A bill to provide the Secretary of Education 
     with specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other 
     military operation or national emergency; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. 
             Pickering):
       H.R. 1413. A bill to provide benefits for certain 
     individuals with injuries resulting from administration of a 
     smallpox vaccine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. McGOVERN (for himself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 1414. A bill to facilitate the establishment of a 
     United Nations civilian police corps for international peace 
     operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and 
     stability in post-conflict situations; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. English, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 1415. A bill to implement effective measures to stop 
     trade in conflict diamonds, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, 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. COX:
       H.R. 1416. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security (Select).
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H.R. 1417. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     replace copyright arbitration royalty panels with a Copyright 
     Royalty Judge, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1418. A bill to exclude certain veterans' compensation 
     and pension amounts from consideration as adjusted income for 
     purposes of determining the amount of rent paid by a family 
     for a dwelling unit assisted under the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1419. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt from income tax the gain from the sale of a 
     business closely held by an individual who has attained age 
     62, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1420. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to require 
     public availability of an accounting of all funds used, or 
     required to be used, for response to a release of a hazardous 
     substance or pollutant or contaminant; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 1421. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the treatment of Indian tribal 
     governments as State governments for purposes of issuing tax-
     exempt governmental bonds, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Strickland, and Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 1422. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve patient access to, and utilization 
     of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit 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. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 1423. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the energy credit to include investment in 
     property which produces energy from certain renewable sources 
     and expenditures for cool roofing, 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. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 1424. A bill to extend the possession tax credit with 
     respect to American Samoa an additional 10 years; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Skelton, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Smith 
             of Washington, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Ford, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 1425. A bill to provide for the expedited and 
     increased assignment of spectrum for public safety purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Bono, 
             and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 1426. 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. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 1427. A bill to establish the criteria and mechanisms 
     for the designation of certain areas in the United States 
     containing nationally important natural, historic, and 
     cultural resources and recreational and educational 
     opportunities that are geographically assembled and 
     thematically related as areas that provide unique frameworks 
     for understanding the great and diverse character of the 
     United States and the development of communities and their 
     surroundings as national heritage areas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           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, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mr. Collins, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. 
             McIntyre):
       H.R. 1428. A bill to authorize 36 additional bankruptcy 
     judgeships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 1429. A bill to protect tenants in public housing and 
     housing assisted under the rental assistance program under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 who are 
     victims from eviction by reason of criminal activity; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Berman, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Towns, Mr. Deutsch, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H.R. 1430. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, 
     parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent if the 
     domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child,

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     sibling, or grandparent has a serious health condition, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Government 
     Reform, and House Administration, 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. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1431. A bill to repeal the requirements under the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 for residents of public 
     housing to engage in community service and to complete 
     economic self-sufficiency programs; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1432. A bill to authorize the Secretary of State to 
     enter into negotiations with representatives of the 
     Government of Cuba to establish cooperation between the 
     United States and Cuba on illicit narcotics control efforts; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1433. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of 
     certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their 
     sentences; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1434. A bill to permit expungement of records of 
     certain nonviolent criminal offenses; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1435. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to 
     eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to 
     crack cocaine offenses; 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. SANDLIN:
       H.R. 1436. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to enhance energy conservation, research, and 
     development and to provide for security and diversity in the 
     energy supply for the American people; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1437. A bill to improve the United States Code; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 1438. A bill to authorize a State to temporarily 
     extend a waiver granted with respect to the State program of 
     aid to families with dependent children; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Wu, Mr. Honda, 
             Ms. Eshoo, and Mrs. Capps):
       H. Con. Res. 111. Concurrent resolution expressing sympathy 
     for the loss of Rachel Corrie in the Palestinian village of 
     Rafah in the Gaza Strip on March 16, 2003; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cantor, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Pence, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Ose, and Mr. 
             Flake):
       H. Con. Res. 112. Concurrent resolution condemning attacks 
     on United States citizens by Palestinian terrorists, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H. Con. Res. 113. Concurrent resolution urging all 
     governments involved in the military action against Iraq to 
     work to take all reasonable measures to avoid damage to the 
     cultural antiquities in Iraq until hostilities have ceased; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 114. Concurrent resolution calling on civic 
     groups, women's groups, and others throughout the world to 
     hold workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for 
     world peace and reaffirm women's essential role in the peace-
     building process; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
       H. Con. Res. 115. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     historical significance of the Triangle Fire and honoring its 
     victims on the occasion of the 92nd anniversary of the tragic 
     event; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Con. Res. 116. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should withhold 
     its assessed and voluntary contributions to the United 
     Nations until the Charter of the United Nations is amended to 
     ensure that a member state may not be a member of the 
     Security Council, or serve as chair of, or in any other 
     position of responsibility in, any organ or agency of the 
     United Nations, unless the government of that country has 
     been democratically elected; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 117. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States Government should 
     reaffirm its unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations 
     Act as the cornerstone of United States relations with 
     Taiwan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Platts, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Kirk, 
             and Mr. Ross):
       H. Res. 158. A resolution to express the support and 
     commitment of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 
     troops serving to protect and defend the United States of 
     America by encouraging actions to extend and protect their 
     student financial aid for postsecondary education; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA:
       H. Res. 159. A resolution expressing profound sorrow on the 
     occasion of the death of Irma Rangel; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Obey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Wu, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Holt, Mr. Boswell, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Mr. Moore):
       H. Res. 161. A resolution recognizing the achievements of 
     Operation Respect, the ``Don't Laugh At Me'' programs, and 
     Peter Yarrow; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 162. A resolution expressing support for a National 
     Week of Reflection and Tolerance; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.

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