[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 68 (Thursday, May 8, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H3855-H3857]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:


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           By Mr. AKIN (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Cantor, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Baker, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Bishop of Utah, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Bono, 
             Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Burns, Mr. Burr, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Chocola, Mr. Cole, Mr. Collins, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart 
             of Florida, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Graves, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Harris, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Issa, Mr. Istook, Mr. Janklow, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Keller, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kline, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Gary 
             G. Miller of California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Nunes, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Ose, Mr. Otter, Mr. Pearce, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Platts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
             Regula, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schrock, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of Florida, and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 2028. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts inferior 
     to the Supreme Court over certain cases and controversies 
     involving the Pledge of Allegiance; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 2029. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt 
     organizations which conduct county and similar fairs shall 
     not be treated as an unrelated trade or business; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASE (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Honda, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Tierney, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Wu, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Skelton, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Towns, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Evans, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Watt, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Ms. Solis, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Baca, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Waters, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Osborne, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 2030. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 120 Baldwin Avenue in Paia, 
     Maui, Hawaii, as the ``Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. COLE:
       H.R. 2031. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross 
     income for amounts received under qualified group legal 
     services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the 
     exclusion; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Holden, Ms. Lee, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Payne, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 2032. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older 
     Americans with equal access to community-based attendant 
     services and supports, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 2033. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase the minimum percentage increase 
     under the MedicareChoice program, 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. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 2034. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that an employer shall be liable for Social 
     Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee only 
     after the Internal Revenue Service establishes the amount of 
     tips received by that employee; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Baird, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Baker, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Clay, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Kind, Ms. Lee, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Emanuel, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Watson, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Waters, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Tiberi, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 2035. A bill to prevent identity theft, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       H.R. 2036. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide economic incentives for the preservation of 
     open space and conservation of natural resources, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Leach, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Owens, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Farr, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mr. Sanders, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Eshoo, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 2037. A bill to affirm the religious freedom of 
     taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in 
     war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments 
     of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create 
     the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax 
     payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Case, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Honda, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Solis, Ms. Lee, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr.

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             Blumenauer, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Farr, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Holt, Mr. Payne, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Engel, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Fattah, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Bishop of New York, and Mr. 
             Langevin):
       H.R. 2038. A bill to reauthorize the assault weapons ban, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 2039. A bill to amend section 376 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to allow a period of open enrollment for certain 
     individuals who are elevated to the position of chief judge 
     of a district; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OSBORNE:
       H.R. 2040. A bill to amend the Irrigation Project Contract 
     Extension Act of 1998 to extend certain contracts between the 
     Bureau of Reclamation and certain irrigation water 
     contractors in the States of Wyoming and Nebraska; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2041. A bill to provide for grants to States for 
     enacting statewide laws regulating public playgrounds 
     consistent with playground safety guidelines established by 
     the Consumer Product Safety Commission; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Allen, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Davis of Florida, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 2042. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce 
     emissions from electric powerplants, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BUYER (for himself and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H. Con. Res. 168. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     Expedition-Six crew of the International Space Station, 
     Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin, and 
     NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit, for their contributions 
     in furthering scientific discovery for the world, and 
     welcoming them back home to Earth; to the Committee on 
     Science, 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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Langevin, and 
             Mr. Ramstad):
       H. Con. Res. 169. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States Government should 
     support the human rights and dignity of all persons with 
     disabilities by pledging support for the drafting and working 
     toward the adoption of a thematic convention on the human 
     rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the United 
     Nations General Assembly to augment the existing United 
     Nations human rights system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. OSE:
       H. Con. Res. 170. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of ``National Community Residential Care 
     Month``; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Con. Res. 171. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     thanks of Congress to the people of Qatar for their 
     cooperation in supporting United States Armed Forces and the 
     armed forces of coalition countries during the recent 
     military action in Iraq and welcoming His Highness Sheikh 
     Hamad bin Khalifah Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, to 
     the United States; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Weller, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Porter):
       H. Res. 224. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Congress should provide adequate 
     funding to protect the integrity of the Frederick Douglass 
     National Historic Site; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H. Res. 225. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1652) to provide extended unemployment 
     benefits to displaced workers, and to make other improvements 
     in the unemployment insurance system; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H. Res. 226. A resolution recognizing the 140th anniversary 
     of the founding of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 
     and congratulating the members and officers of the 
     Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers for the union's many 
     achievements; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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