[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 30, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H3569-H3571]
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. MANZULLO (for himself and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 1873. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the deduction for the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals be allowed in determining 
     self-employment tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 1874. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     clarify the definition of homebound for purposes of 
     determining eligibility for home health services under the 
     Medicare Program, and to conditionally authorize that 
     clarification; referred 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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Bereuter, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 1875. A bill to strengthen the missile proliferation 
     laws of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1876. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the 
     case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits 
     in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption 
     under such title for State tort actions to recover damages 
     arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such 
     benefits; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1877. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to make available to Federal employees the 
     option of obtaining health benefits coverage for dependent 
     parents; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1878. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for public funding for House of 
     Representatives elections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1879. A bill to direct the National Highway 
     Transportation Safety Administration to issue standards for 
     the use of motorized skate boards; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1880. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide certain Medicare beneficiaries living 
     abroad a special

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     Medicare part B enrollment period during which the late 
     enrollment penalty is waived and a special Medigap open 
     enrollment period during which no underwriting is permitted; 
     referred 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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1881. A bill to modify the provision of law which 
     provides a permanent appropriation for the compensation of 
     Members of Congress, and for other purposes; referred to the 
     Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, 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. CORRINE BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 1882. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 440 South Orange Blossom 
     Trail in Orlando, Florida, as the ``Arthur `Pappy' Kennedy 
     Post Office``; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 1883. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1601-1 Main Street in 
     Jacksonville, Florida, as the ``Eddie Mae Steward Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BURR:
       H.R. 1884. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain individuals under contract to 
     perform fire fighting services for a local government shall 
     be treated as employees of such government for pension plan 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Skelton):
       H.R. 1885. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     ensure that military pay increases are comparable to private 
     sector pay growth, as measured by the Employment Cost Index; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Case, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Michaud, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Simmons, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Snyder, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1886. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     require that group and individual health insurance coverage 
     and group health plans provide coverage for a minimum 
     hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph node dissections 
     performed for the treatment of breast cancer; referred to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 1887. A bill to treat arbitration clauses which are 
     unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive 
     trade practice and prohibit their use in consumer 
     transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 1888. A bill to require public disclosure of 
     noncompetitive contracting for the reconstruction of the 
     infrastructure of Iraq, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Crowley, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Levin, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Michaud, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Ms. Solis, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Costello, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Mr. Thompson of California):
       H.R. 1889. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve the training requirements for and require the 
     certification of cabin crew members, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Stark, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Camp, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. English, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Weller, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Cantor, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 1890. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify certain provisions applicable to real estate 
     investment trusts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1891. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit 
     liability for the effects of emissions, and emission 
     byproducts, resulting from or caused by an act of nature, and 
     for other purposes; referred to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. PAYNE:
       H.R. 1892. A bill to provide authorizations of 
     appropriations for the global initiative to end the 
     continuing menace of polio; referred to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1893. A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 with respect to voluntary early 
     retirement benefits and medical benefits; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 1894. A bill to prohibit the implementation of 
     discriminatory precertification requirements for the earned 
     income tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Holt, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Wexler, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Crowley, Mr. McNulty, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rangel, Ms. McCollum, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and 
             Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 1895. A bill to amend Federal crime grant programs 
     relating to domestic violence to encourage States and 
     localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform 
     stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, 
     and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McInnis, and 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 1896. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 1897. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of social 
     security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 1898. A bill to amend the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 to extend energy assistance to 
     households headed by certain senior citizens; referred to the

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     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1899. A bill to resolve certain conveyances and 
     provide for alternative land selections under the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation 
     and Sealaska Corporation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Ford, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Rush, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Watt, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Owens, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ferguson, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ballance, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Majette, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Markey, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 1900. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Jackie Robinson (posthumously), in recognition of his many 
     contributions to the Nation, and to express the sense of the 
     Congress that there should be a national day in recognition 
     of Jackie Robinson; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1901. A bill to require public disclosure of 
     noncompetitive contracting for the reconstruction of the 
     infrastructure of Iraq, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Lee, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Towns, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mrs. Capps, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Waters, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H. Con. Res. 158. A concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of inheritance rights of women in Africa; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Keller, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Putnam, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Mica, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Reynolds, and Ms. 
             Harris):
       H. Res. 208. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the systematic human rights 
     violations in Cuba committed by the Castro regime and calling 
     for the immediate removal of Cuba from the United Nations 
     Commission on Human Rights; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H. Res. 209. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida:
       H. Res. 210. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1298) to provide assistance to foreign 
     countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and 
     for other purposes.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Inslee):
       H. Res. 211. A resolution recognizing and commending the 
     members of the Navy and Marine Corps who served on the USS 
     Abraham Lincoln and welcoming them home from their recent 
     mission abroad; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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