[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 64 (Thursday, May 1, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H3634-H3637]
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. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Israel, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Upton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Watt, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frost, Mr. Allen, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. Doyle, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, and Mr. 
             Simmons):
       H.R. 1902. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve outpatient vision services under part 
     B of 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. FARR:
       H.R. 1903. A bill to amend the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 to improve the surplus property 
     disposal process for closed or realigned military 
     installations; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Akin, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cole, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Graves, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Issa, Mr. Janklow, Mr. John, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Linder, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gary G. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nunes, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Otter, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Ross, 
             Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Wilson of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Young 
             of Alaska):
       H.R. 1904. A bill to improve the capacity of the Secretary 
     of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to plan and 
     conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest 
     System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at 
     protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk 
     lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to 
     protect watersheds and address threats to forest and 
     rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the 
     landscape, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, 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 Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Israel, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Markey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
             Crowley):
       H.R. 1905. A bill to clarify the authority of States to 
     establish conditions for insurers to conduct the business of 
     insurance within a State based on provision of information 
     regarding Holocaust era insurance policies of the insurer and 
     to establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment 
     of such insurance policies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. EVANS:
       H.R. 1906. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     revise the Transition Assistance Program for persons 
     separating from active duty in the Armed Forces to make that 
     program mandatory for all separating members and to provide 
     for the furnishing to such members of information about 
     homelessness; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 1907. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     ensure the availability of funds to provide technical 
     assistance for certain conservation programs of the 
     Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Crane, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Costello, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Owens, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 1908. A bill to name the health care facility of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen 
     Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department 
     of Veterans Affairs Medical Center``; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ISTOOK:
       H.R. 1909. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to provide for inflation adjustments to the mandatory 
     jurisdiction thresholds of the National Labor Relations 
     Board; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Case, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr.

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             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Gordon, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Leach, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Mica, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Moore, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Obey, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Platts, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1910. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis 
     of genetic information with respect to health insurance; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Miller of Florida, and 
             Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 1911. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance cooperation and the sharing of resources between the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, 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. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. English):
       H.R. 1912. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the unrelated business taxable income rules; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Lucas of Kentucky):
       H.R. 1913. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a first time homebuyer credit for the purchase 
     of principal residences located in rural areas; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. 
             Schrock, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 1914. A bill to provide for the issuance of a coin to 
     commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown 
     settlement; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Bell):
       H.R. 1915. A bill to waive the limitation on the use of 
     funds appropriated for the Homeland Security Grant Program; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Solis, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Wu, Mr. Honda, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. 
             Capps, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bell, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Pastor, Ms. Watson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Majette, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Towns, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Ferguson, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Levin, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 1916. A bill to prevent and cure diabetes and to 
     promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for 
     the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic 
     minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic 
     American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American 
     Indian and Alaskan Native communities; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1917. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize military recreational facilities to be used by any 
     veteran with a compensable service-connected disability; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1918. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans 
     with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or 
     more and to the dependents of such veterans; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1919. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize transportation on military aircraft on a space-
     available basis for veterans with a service-connected 
     disability rated 50 percent or more; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1920. A bill to require that contracts entered into by 
     the Federal Government for reconstruction in Iraq include a 
     condition that the contractor, when hiring employees to carry 
     out the contract, provide a preference for the hiring of 
     veterans; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1921. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase from one month to three months the quantity of 
     supply of certain prescriptions furnished by the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs to veterans with chronic conditions; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1922. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable 
     from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers who have 
     attained age 50; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1923. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to reduce from 60 to 55 the age at which an individual 
     who is otherwise eligible may be paid widow's or widower's 
     insurance benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1924. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the time limitation for use of eligibility and 
     entitlement for educational assistance under the Montgomery 
     GI Bill; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. GINGREY (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, and Mr. Burns):
       H.R. 1925. A bill to reauthorize programs under the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act and the Missing Children's Assistance 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 1926. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to apply an excise tax to excessive attorneys fees for 
     legal judgments, settlements, or agreements that operate as a 
     tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 1927. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to include wireless telecommunications equipment in the 
     definition of qualified technological equipment for purposes 
     of determining the depreciation treatment of such equipment; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Rangel):
       H.R. 1928. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the eligibility of certain expenses for the 
     low-income housing credit; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Frost, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Owens, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 1929. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize formula grants to States to provide access to 
     affordable health insurance for certain child care providers 
     and staff, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 1930. A bill to adjust the immigration status of 
     certain Liberian nationals who were provided refuge in the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
             Kingston):

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       H.R. 1931. A bill to protect the privacy of the individual 
     with respect to the Social Security number and other personal 
     information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, 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. LEACH:
       H.R. 1932. A bill to designate the diplomacy center of the 
     Department of State as the Colin Powell Center for American 
     Diplomacy and to provide for appropriate museum visitor and 
     educational outreach services at the center; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 1933. A bill to reduce unsolicited commercial 
     electronic mail and to protect children from sexually 
     oriented advertisements; 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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Filner, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             Lee, Mrs. Capps, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. Dingell, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 1934. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that, of the total amount of family leave available 
     to a Federal employee based on the birth of a child or the 
     placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster 
     care, at least one-half of that time shall be leave with pay; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Hoeffel, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Holden, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Frost, and 
             Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1935. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential 
     cooperative apartment units; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Ross, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Turner of Texas, Mr. Berry, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. 
             Sandlin):
       H.R. 1936. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage small business 
     health plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, and Small Business, 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. MOORE:
       H.R. 1937. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage small business 
     health plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, and Small Business, 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. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. Jo Ann 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Schrock, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 1938. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the 
     Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-
     Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock 
     Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond 
     Indian Tribe; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1939. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a revenue-neutral simplification of the 
     individual income tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OSE (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             and Mr. Otter):
       H.R. 1940. A bill to improve the provision of telehealth 
     services under the Medicare Program, to provide grants for 
     the development of telehealth networks, and for other 
     purposes; 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 1941. A bill to enforce the guarantees of the first, 
     fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution of 
     the United States by prohibiting certain devices used to deny 
     the right to participate in certain elections; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. Lucas 
             of Kentucky):
       H.R. 1942. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the use of biodiesel as a 
     fuel; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. PITTS:
       H.R. 1943. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to permit certain youth to perform certain work with 
     wood products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 1944. A bill to revise eligibility requirements 
     applicable to essential air service subsidies; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Wu, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Farr, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 1945. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
     provide financial assistance to the States of Alaska, 
     Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho for salmon habitat 
     restoration projects in coastal waters and upland drainages, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 1946. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     clarify the applicability of certain provisions relating to 
     railroad cars; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Simpson, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Ose, and 
             Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 1947. A bill to ensure that members of the Armed 
     Forces who are married and have minor dependents are eligible 
     for military family housing containing more than two 
     bedrooms; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H. Con. Res. 159. Concurrent resolution declaring Emporia, 
     Kansas, to be the founding city of the Veterans Day holiday 
     and recognizing the contributions of Alvin J. King and 
     Representative Ed Rees to the enactment into law of the 
     observance of Veterans Day; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Res. 212. A resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission 
     should not revise its media ownership rules without more 
     extensive review and comment by the public; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mrs. Jo Ann 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Owens, Ms. Norton, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ruppersberger, and Mr. 
             Cummings):
       H. Res. 213. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that public service employees should be 
     commended for their dedication and service to the Nation 
     during Public Service Recognition Week; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H. Res. 214. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that small and minority-owned businesses 
     in the United States should be involved in rebuilding Iraq; 
     to the Committee on Small Business, 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. LINDER (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Collins, Ms. Majette, Mr. Kline, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Burns, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, and Mr. Marshall):
       H. Res. 215. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should award the 
     Presidential Medal of Freedom to General Raymond G. Davis, 
     United States Marine Corps (retired); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. OSBORNE:
       H. Res. 216. A resolution congratulating the Hastings 
     College women's basketball team for winning 2 consecutive 
     National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 
     Division II national championships; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Kline, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H. Res. 217. A resolution commending the University of 
     Minnesota Golden Gophers for

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     winning the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
     Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.

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