[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 51 (Monday, March 31, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H2514-H2515]
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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:

           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Ms. 
             Kaptur, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 1508. A bill to treat the Tuesday next after the first 
     Monday in November in the same manner as November 11 for 
     purposes of Federal employment, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Wolf):
       H.R. 1509. A bill to make clear that a person who 
     voluntarily separates from the Federal civil service does not 
     remain subject to the enforcement provisions of subchapter 
     III of chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Case, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, and Ms. McCollum):
       H.R. 1510. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to require States to permit individuals to register to 
     vote at polling places on the date of an election, to cast 
     ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an 
     election, and to obtain absentee ballots for an election for 
     any reason, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Government Reform, 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 Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Baker, Mr. Thomas, Mr. King 
             of New York, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Jones 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. 
             Burr, and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 1511. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Prime Minister Tony Blair; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 1512. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain bonds issued by local 
     governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes 
     may be treated as tax exempt; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Herger, 
             and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 1513. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for taxpayers 
     owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 1514. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce for individuals the maximum rate of tax on 
     unrecaptured section 1250 gain from 25 percent to 20 percent; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H.R. 1515. A bill to provide for reimbursement for 
     unreimbursed costs of emergency medical care for aliens 
     paroled into the United States for medical reasons; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GERLACH (for himself and Mr. Hoeffel):
       H.R. 1516. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in 
     southeastern Pennsylvania; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAVES (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Otter, Mr. Thornberry, 
             and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 1517. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund to limit the use of funds available from the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to use for maintenance; 
     to the Committee on Resources, 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. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Burgess):
       H.R. 1518. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, 
     reenlistment, or retention bonus paid to a member of the 
     Armed Forces; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Lantos, and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 1519. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance 
     Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 1520. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate the historic transportation routes in the States 
     of Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Ohio that led 
     to the forks of the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 
     for study for potential addition to the National Trails 
     System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 1521. A bill to provide for additional lands to be 
     included within the boundary of the Johnstown Flood National 
     Memorial in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 1522. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income loan payments received 
     under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment 
     Program established in the Public Health Service Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 1523. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure 
     grants; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 1524. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to establish a commemorative trail in connection 
     with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link 
     properties that are historically and thematically associated 
     with the struggle for women's suffrage, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 1525. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to 
     conduct a feasibility study of the Tualatin River Basin in 
     Oregon; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Shays, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide that no 
     person born in the United States will be a United States 
     citizen unless a parent is a United States citizen, or is 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United 
     States, at the time of the birth; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Owens, Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Watson, and 
             Ms. Norton):
       H. Con. Res. 130. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that neither the President, the Vice 
     President, nor any Member of Congress, justice or judge of

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     the United States, or political appointee in the executive 
     branch of the Government should belong to a club that 
     discriminates on the basis of sex or race; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
     House Administration, 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H. Con. Res. 131. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that student travel is a vital 
     component of the educational process; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H. Con. Res. 132. Concurrent resolution calling upon all 
     United States citizens to support the efforts and activities 
     of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign to prevent unintentional 
     childhood injuries; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
       H. Res. 167. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 
     achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the 
     United States and urging the establishment and observation of 
     a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans; to 
     the Committee on Resources.

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