[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 60 (Saturday, April 12, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H3407-H3408]
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. ENGEL (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bell, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Jo 
             Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Janklow, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Mica, Mr. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pence, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Reynolds, 
             Mr. Ross, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
             Wexler):
       H.R. 1828. A bill to halt Syrian support for terrorism, end 
     its occupation of Lebanon, stop its development of weapons of 
     mass destruction, cease its illegal importation of Iraqi oil 
     and illegal shipments of weapons and other military items to 
     Iraq, and by so doing hold Syria accountable for the serious 
     international security problems it has caused in the Middle 
     East, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coble, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Boehner, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Cantor, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Norwood, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Souder, Mr. Ferguson, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Kingston, Ms. Hart, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Oxley, Mr. English, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Flake, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ryan 
             of Wisconsin, Mr.

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             Culberson, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goode, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Olver, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Leach, Mr. Pence, Mr. Hill, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Burr, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Everett, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Isakson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Kline, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Biggert, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. 
             Chocola, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Nunes, and Mr. Burns):
       H.R. 1829. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require Federal Prison Industries to compete for its 
     contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private 
     sector firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering 
     Federal agencies to get the best value for taxpayers' 
     dollars, to provide a five-year period during which Federal 
     Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining inmate work 
     opportunities through other than its mandatory source status, 
     to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational 
     opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to 
     better prepare inmates for a successful return to society, to 
     authorize alternative inmate work opportunities in support of 
     non-profit organizations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 1830. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for permanent resident status for certain 
     long-term resident workers and college-bound students, to 
     modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in 
     order to promote family unification, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RENZI (for himself and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 1831. A bill to extend the grace period for personal 
     watercraft use in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Larson 
             of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1832. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic located in New London, Connecticut, 
     as the ``John P. McGuirk Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Outpatient Clinic``; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McInnis, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hayes, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Paul, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. English, Mr. Kline, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Crane, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Otter, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 1833. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain 
     articles of natural cork; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OSE:
       H.J. Res. 53. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to require Members of 
     Congress and the President to forfeit the compensation paid 
     to them starting at the conclusion of each fiscal year until 
     all of the general appropriations bills for the following 
     fiscal year are enacted; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OSE:
       H.J. Res. 54. A joint resolution proposing a tax limitation 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire:
       H. Con. Res. 153. Concurrent resolution honoring the 129 
     sailors and civilians lost aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on 
     April 10, 1963, and urging the Secretary of the Army to erect 
     a memorial to this tragedy in Arlington National Cemetery; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. PAYNE:
       H. Con. Res. 154. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     transition to democracy in the Republic of Burundi; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H. Con. Res. 155. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a National 
     Librarians Week; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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