[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 72 (Wednesday, May 14, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H4129-H4131]
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. KUCINICH:
       H.R. 2084. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for prompt 
     compliance with annual reporting requirements thereunder and 
     prompt enforcement of such requirements; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 2085. A bill to permit an individual to be treated by 
     a health care practitioner with any method of medical 
     treatment such individual requests, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2086. A bill to reauthorize the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy; to the Committee on Government Reform, 
     and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy 
     and Commerce, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. COX (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 2087. A bill to establish the Bob Hope American 
     Patriot Award; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Petri, and Mr. Lipinski) (all by request):
       H.R. 2088. A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
     highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, the Budget, Science, Resources, the Judiciary, Energy 
     and Commerce, Government Reform, and Rules, 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.

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           By Mr. BURNS:
       H.R. 2089. A bill to protect children and their parents 
     from being coerced into administering a controlled substance 
     in order to attend school, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Carson of Indiana, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Clyburn, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 2090. A bill to limit the redistricting that States 
     may do after an apportionment of Representatives; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       H.R. 2091. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out a project for water supply, Bastrop-Morehouse 
     Parish, Louisiana; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Turner of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bereuter, 
             and Mr. Aderholt):
       H.R. 2092. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     provide for an expedited antidumping investigation when 
     imports increase materially from new suppliers after an 
     antidumping order has been issued, and to amend the provision 
     relating to adjustments to export price and constructed 
     export price; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire (for himself and Mr. 
             Bass):
       H.R. 2093. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the legacy of the Old Man 
     of the Mountain, the symbol of New Hampshire that passed on 
     to its granite roots in the dawn of May, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H.R. 2094. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the 80-percent deduction for meal and 
     entertainment expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Berman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gordon, and Mr. Bell):
       H.R. 2095. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act and title I of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual 
     health insurance coverage and group health plans provide 
     comprehensive coverage for childhood immunization; 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Case, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 2096. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term 
     care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under 
     cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a 
     credit for individuals with long-term care needs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2097. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to change certain threshold and other tests in order to 
     decrease the amount of farm labor wages that are subject to 
     Social Security and Medicare taxes, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 2098. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving 
     parents (known as ``Gold Star parents'') of members of the 
     Armed Forces who die during a period of war; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 2099. A bill to extend the existing temporary duty 
     suspension on 2,4-Dicumylphenol; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 2100. A bill to extend the existing temporary duty 
     suspension on o-Cumyl-octylphenol; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Tierney, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Case, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bell, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lee, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Farr, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 2101. A bill to provide additional protections for 
     participants and beneficiaries under employee pension benefit 
     plans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the 
     Judiciary, and 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 Mrs. MUSGRAVE (for herself and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 2102. A bill to provide a cost-sharing requirement for 
     the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State 
     of Colorado; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       H.R. 2103. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income the value of certain real 
     property tax reduction vouchers received by senior citizens 
     who provide volunteer services under a State program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 2104. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income certain stipends paid as 
     part of a State program under which individuals who have 
     attained age 60 perform essentially volunteer services 
     specified by the program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       H.R. 2105. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that employees of a political subdivision of 
     a State shall not lose their exemption from the hospital 
     insurance tax by reason of the consolidation of the 
     subdivision with the State; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia):
       H.R. 2106. A bill to permit Members of the House of 
     Representatives to use funds provided in Member's 
     Representational Allowances to obtain POW/MIA flags and 
     distribute them to constituents; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Wu, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Case, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Majette, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. Bishop of New 
             York):
       H.R. 2107. A bill to require full funding of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No 
     Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, 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. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2108. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to expand and extend the eligibility of Hispanic-serving 
     institutions for assistance under title V of that Act; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       H.R. 2109. A bill to authorize reference to the National D-
     Day Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, as ``America's National 
     World War II Museum``; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       H.R. 2110. A bill to give priority funding for DNA Backlog 
     Elimination and Self Defense training, prioritizing for 
     States and municipalities that are in the midst of combating 
     a serial killer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 2111. A bill to extend and to provide for an 
     alternative trigger for second-tier benefits under the 
     Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHN (for himself and Mr. Stearns):
       H. Con. Res. 179. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to the Second Amendment; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H. Con. Res. 180. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     President to urge the other members of the Group of Eight (G-
     8) at the upcoming G-8 meeting from June 1-3, 2003, in Evian, 
     France, to pledge and contribute a substantial amount of new 
     resources to the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and 
     malaria; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H. Con. Res. 181. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the obligations of Mexico 
     under the Treaty Between the United States of America and 
     Mexico of 1944 relating to the use of the Colorado, Rio 
     Grande, and Tijuana Rivers; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Case, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Becerra,

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              Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. 
             Solis, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Schiff, and Ms. 
             Lee):
       H. Con. Res. 182. Concurrent resolution recognizing that 
     the United States draws its strength from its incredible 
     diversity of racial and ethnic groups, recognizing that the 
     Asian Pacific American community is a thriving and integral 
     part of American society and culture, supporting the goals 
     and ideals of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and 
     recognizing the contributions of Asian Pacific Americans to 
     the United States; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Honda):
       H. Res. 234. A resolution condemning bigotry and violence 
     against Arab-Americans, Muslim-Americans, South Asian-
     Americans, and Sikh-Americans; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bell, 
             Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Case, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Honda, Mr. Israel, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Shays, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Wexler, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Res. 235. A resolution urging the Government of 
     Argentina to build upon the steps it has taken to shed light 
     on the relocation to Argentina of Nazis and other war 
     criminals following the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 and 
     the subsequent end of World War II and release all official 
     records pertaining to the relocation to Argentina of Nazis 
     and other war criminals following these events; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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