[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 59 (Friday, April 11, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H3351-H3354]
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. TIBERI (for himself and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky):
       H.R. 1766. A bill to make permanent the provisions of the 
     Fair Credit Reporting Act and amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley 
     Act to establish a national uniform privacy standard for 
     financial institutions; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. Smith 
             of Washington):
       H.R. 1767. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate 
     congestion on the Interstate System; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 1768. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain 
     jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for 
     trial, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Collins, Mr. McDermott, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 1769. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on 
     the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and 
     production activities in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURR:
       H.R. 1770. A bill to provide benefits and other 
     compensation for certain individuals with injuries resulting 
     from administration of smallpox countermeasures, and for 
     other purposes;
           By Mr. McCOTTER:
       H.R. 1771. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to prohibit knowingly misinforming the relative of a member 
     of the Armed Forces of the United States that such member is 
     deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associated with 
     their military service; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. AKIN (for himself and Mr. Schrock):
       H.R. 1772. A bill to improve small business advocacy, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT:
       H.R. 1773. A bill to amend the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen 
     Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT:
       H.R. 1774. A bill to provide for the establishment at the 
     Department of Energy of a program for hydrogen fuel cell 
     vehicles and infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, 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. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Goss, and Mr. Osborne):
       H.R. 1775. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     designate the oak tree as the national tree of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Moore, 
             Mr. Upton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 1776. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make today's retirement savings opportunities 
     permanent, to expand and improve retirement savings vehicles, 
     to extend pension coverage through regulatory simplification 
     and small business incentives, to enhance fairness and 
     pension portability, to revitalize defined benefit plans, to 
     provide additional defined contribution plan protections, to 
     assist individuals in preserving their income throughout 
     retirement, 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. BOEHLERT:
       H.R. 1777. A bill to provide for the establishment at the 
     Department of Energy of a program for hydrogen fuel cell 
     vehicles and infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, 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. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Portman):
       H.R. 1778. A bill to establish a commission on employee 
     ownership; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BEAUPREZ (for himself and Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 1779. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans 
     during the period that a military reservist or national 
     guardsman is called to active duty for an extended period, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BEAUPREZ (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Granger, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, and Mr. Toomey):
       H.R. 1780. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate the tax on the net capital gain of 
     taxpayers other than corporations, to exclude interest and 
     dividends from gross income, and to repeal the 1993 income 
     tax increase on Social Security benefits; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BEAUPREZ:
       H.R. 1781. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for certain 
     expenses in connection with the determination, collection, or 
     refund of any tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Case, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H.R. 1782. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to change the calculation and simplify the 
     administration of the earned income tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Hall, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
             Mr. Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 1783. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the 
     current income tax system; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Israel, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Whitfield, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 1784. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to update the renal dialysis composite rate; 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. CANTOR:
       H.R. 1785. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to redesign $1 Federal reserve notes so as to incorporate the 
     preamble to the Constitution of the United States, a list 
     describing the Articles of the Constitution, and a list 
     describing the Amendments to the Constitution, on the reverse 
     side of such notes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Holt, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H.R. 1786. A bill to provide grants to assist State and 
     local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with 
     implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance 
     programs that minimize additional trauma to the witness and 
     improve the chances of successful criminal prosecution or 
     legal action; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             McNulty, Ms. Harman, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Cole, Mr. Fossella, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Davis 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida):
       H.R. 1787. A bill to remove civil liability barriers that 
     discourage the donation of fire equipment to volunteer fire 
     companies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 1788. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend the minimum Medicare deadlines for 
     filing claims to take into account delay in processing 
     adjustments from secondary payor status to primary payor 
     status; 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. CRANE:
       H.R. 1789. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the income taxation of corporations, to impose 
     a 10 percent

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     tax on the earned income (and only the earned income) of 
     individuals, to repeal the estate and gift taxes, to provide 
     amnesty for all tax liability for prior taxable years, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 1790. A bill to provide for the equitable treatment of 
     rural communities in the distribution of Federal disaster 
     assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 1791. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an election for a special tax treatment of 
     certain S corporation conversions; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Buyer, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 1792. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     alleviate delay in the payment of the Selected Reserve 
     reenlistment bonus to members of Selected Reserve who are 
     mobilized; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Carter, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Paul, Mr. Souder, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona, and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 1793. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to protect employer rights; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself and Mr. Ose):
       H.R. 1794. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to construct and rehabilitate Federal water supply 
     lines associated with Folsom Dam in California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1795. A bill to provide that the income tax shall not 
     apply for taxable years during which the taxpayer, or either 
     spouse of a married couple, is serving in the war in Iraq; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Owens, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Capuano, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Ballance, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ford, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Honda, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Clay, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Markey, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Stark, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Moore, Mr. Simmons, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Harman, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Costello, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Israel, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hill, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bishop of 
             New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Meehan, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Evans, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Allen, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Ms. Solis, Mr. Bell, and Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi):
       H.R. 1796. A bill to designate certain Federal land in the 
     State of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 1797. A bill to ensure that exports of Alaskan North 
     Slope crude oil are prohibited; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Olver):
       H.R. 1798. A bill to establish the Upper Housatonic Valley 
     National Heritage Area in the State of Connecticut and the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 1799. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to waive the requirement of 2 years of marriage for a 
     spouse to self-petition to be an immediate relative in the 
     case of spouses of citizens killed in service in the Armed 
     Forces and to prohibit any fees relating to posthumous 
     citizenship for aliens killed while on active duty service 
     during periods of military hostilities; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1800. A bill to end the use of conventional steel-
     jawed leghold traps on animals in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, International Relations, 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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Towns, and 
             Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 1801. A bill to accord honorary citizenship to the 
     alien victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 
     against the United States and to provide for the granting of 
     citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain 
     victims of such attacks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Nadler, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1802. A bill to amend the Federal Unemployment Tax Act 
     and the Social Security Act to modernize the unemployment 
     insurance system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Case, Ms. Lee, Mr. Reyes, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Farr, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Emanuel, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
             Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Israel, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Kind, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Towns, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Ross, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Andrews, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Boswell, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Baca, and Mr. Marshall):
       H.R. 1803. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to make grants to reimburse State and local 
     governments and Indian tribes for certain costs relating to 
     the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder 
     personnel of such governments or tribes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. OWENS:
       H.R. 1804. A bill to raise revenue and reduce large and 
     increasing Federal budget deficits due to the cost of the war 
     in Iraq; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Moore, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Corrine Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Berry, Mr. Holt, Mr.

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             Strickland, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Miller of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Ballance, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Ballenger, and Mr. Watt):
       H.R. 1805. A bill to establish a national teaching 
     fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter and 
     remain in the field of teaching at public schools; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PUTNAM:
       H.R. 1806. 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 Mr. REYNOLDS:
       H.R. 1807. A bill to amend the trade adjustment assistance 
     program under the Trade Act of 1974 to establish a 
     demonstration project to provide self-employment training and 
     assistance to eligible adversely affected workers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Ginny 
             Brown-Waite of Florida, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 1808. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an immediate deduction for start-up and 
     organizational expenditures in order to spur 
     entrepreneurship; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 1809. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to acquire Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed 
     in the States of Kentucky and Tennessee for addition to 
     Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1810. A bill to require door delivery of mail sent to 
     persons residing in senior communities; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moore, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Paul, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rahall, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Shays, Ms. Solis, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. John, Mr. Reynolds, and 
             Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 1811. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide families of disabled children with the 
     opportunity to purchase coverage under the Medicaid Program 
     for such children, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Olver, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 1812. A bill to establish a public education and 
     awareness program relating to emergency contraception; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McCollum, and Mr. Sabo):
       H.R. 1813. A bill to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act 
     of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for 
     domestic and foreign centers and programs for the treatment 
     of victims of torture, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, 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. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Frost, and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 1814. A bill to change the requirements for 
     naturalization through service in the Armed Forces of the 
     United States, to extend naturalization benefits to members 
     of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed 
     Forces, to extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, 
     children, and parents, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPRATT:
       H.R. 1815. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a grant 
     program for providing financial assistance for rail line 
     relocation projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1816. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of 
     flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such 
     changes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1817. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out a dredging project to increase the depth of 
     Menominee Harbor, Menomiee River, Michigan and Wisconsin, 
     from 24 feet to 26 feet; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       H.R. 1818. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the 
     tax consequences of employee athletic facility use; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. John):
       H.R. 1819. A bill to provide assistance for poison 
     prevention and to stabilize the funding of regional poison 
     control centers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Crane, and Mr. 
             McCrery):
       H.R. 1820. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain coins to be acquired by individual 
     retirement accounts and other individually directed pension 
     plan accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WATSON (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Baker, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Ballance, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Bell, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bishop of 
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             Bono, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brady of 
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             of Ohio, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
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             Oklahoma, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Case, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
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             Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Everett, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
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             Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr. Issa, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Langevin, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
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             Levin, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lucas of 
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             Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Mica, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Moore, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, 
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             Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
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             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Schrock, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
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             Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Snyder, 
             Ms. Solis, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Turner of 
             Texas, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Young of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1821. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Dr. Dorothy Height in recognition of her many contributions 
     to the Nation; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. WATSON:
       H.R. 1822. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3751 West 6th Street in Los 
     Angeles, California, as the ``Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 1823. A bill to prohibit United States assistance for 
     the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and 
     activities in the West Bank and Gaza; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Langevin):
       H.R. 1824. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year 
     property for purposes of depreciation; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By --:
       H.J. Res. 51. A joint resolution increasing the statutory 
     limit on the public debt; considered and passed.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Owens):
       H.J. Res. 52. A joint resolution recognizing the Dr. Samuel 
     D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, an affiliate of the 
     Smithsonian Institution in Baltimore, Maryland, as the 
     official national museum of dentistry in the United States; 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Farr, Mr. Pence, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Schrock, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Upton, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ballance, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Holden, Ms. Carson 
             of Indiana, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Baca, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Markey, Mr. Emanuel, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Towns, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Miller 
             of North Carolina):
       H. Con. Res. 151. Concurrent resolution extending the 
     thanks of Congress and a grateful nation to the Iraqis 
     Mohammed and Iman for their brave actions against oppression 
     and tyranny in providing to United States forces, at great 
     risk to themselves, information essential for the rescue of 
     Private First Class Jessica Lynch, United States Army, on 
     April 1, 2003; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Ms. Harman):
       H. Con. Res. 152. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     appreciation of the Nation to the members of the Armed Forces 
     serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
     Freedom and encouraging communities across the Nation to 
     prepare appropriate homecoming ceremonies to welcome the 
     members of the Armed Forces returning from those operations 
     and to recognize their contributions to homeland security and 
     expansion of freedoms around the globe and to prepare days of 
     remembrance to commemorate the brave service and selfless 
     sacrifice of the members of the Armed Forces who do not 
     return; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H. Res. 197. A resolution waiving a requirement of clause 
     6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain 
     resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. COLE (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Simmons, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 198. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that France, Germany, and Russia can 
     initially best contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq by 
     the forgiveness of outstanding debt between both Iraq and 
     France, Iraq and Germany, and Iraq and Russia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Pitts):
       H. Res. 199. A resolution calling on the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China immediately and unconditionally to 
     release Dr. Yang Jianli, calling on the President of the 
     United States to continue working on behalf of Dr. Yang 
     Jianli for his release, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H. Res. 200. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to a nationwide Town Hall 
     meeting on the new foreign policy doctrines of the President; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H. Res. 201. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that our Nation's businesses and business 
     owners should be commended for their support of our troops 
     and their families as they serve our country in many ways, 
     especially in these days of increased engagement of our 
     military in strategic locations around our Nation and around 
     the world; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SPRATT:
       H. Res. 202. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued in 
     honor of John Birks ``Dizzy'' Gillespie; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Weller):
       H. Res. 203. A resolution calling for the prosecution of 
     Iraqis and their supporters for war crimes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.

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