[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 20, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H4367-H4368]
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. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 2155. A bill to allow media coverage of court 
     proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 2156. A bill to provide for a temporary increase in 
     the public debt limit; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. JONES of Ohio:
       H.R. 2157. A bill to provide for uterine fibroid research 
     and education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 2158. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     provide an additional bankruptcy judge for the eastern 
     district of California, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2159. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the participation of the public in 
     governmental decisions regarding the location of group homes 
     established pursuant to the program of block grants for the 
     prevention and treatment of substance abuse; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2160. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     increase to 5 years the period during which former Members of 
     Congress may not engage in certain lobbying activities; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 2161. A bill to require the Agency for Healthcare 
     Research and Quality to collect and assess scientific 
     evidence regarding prescription drugs frequently used by 
     Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Schiff, 
             and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 2162. A bill to provide for protection of the flag of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire (for himself and Mr. 
             Michaud):
       H.R. 2163. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     exclude the proceeds of life insurance from consideration as 
     income for purposes of determining veterans' pension 
     benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire (for himself and Mr. 
             Michaud):
       H.R. 2164. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for an extension in the period of eligibility for 
     survivors' and dependents' education benefits for members of 
     the National Guard who are involuntarily ordered to full-time 
     National Guard duty; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COX (for himself and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 2165. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
     double tracking of the Pacific Surfliner corridor through the 
     Historic Mission District and downtown area of San Juan 
     Capistrano and along the coastal beaches of Dana Point and 
     San Clemente; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Norton, Mr. Filner, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 2166. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income 
     housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job 
     training, and other essential services to ex-offenders 
     through a structured living environment designed to assist 
     the ex-offenders in becoming self-sufficient; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2167. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit the disabled surviving spouse of an 
     individual to elect to retain private health insurance as the 
     primary payor of health insurance benefits under 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. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 2168. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     revise the age and service requirements for eligibility to 
     receive retired pay for non-regular service; to provide 
     TRICARE eligibility for members of the Selected Reserve of 
     the Ready Reserve and their families; to amend the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against 
     income tax with respect to employees who participate in the 
     military reserve components and to allow a comparable credit 
     for participating reserve component self-employed 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Case, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Walsh, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2169. A bill to save taxpayers money, reduce the 
     deficit, cut corporate welfare, protect communities from 
     wildfires, encourage Federal land management agency reform 
     and accountability, and protect and restore America's natural 
     heritage by eliminating the fiscally wasteful and 
     ecologically destructive commercial logging program on 
     Federal public lands, restoring native biodiversity in our 
     Federal public forests, and facilitating the economic 
     recovery and diversification of communities affected by the 
     Federal logging program; to the Committee on Resources, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Israel, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 2170. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 2171. A bill to provide that Federal reserve banks and 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System be 
     covered under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to labor-management relations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. McCOTTER (for himself, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Rogers of Michigan):
       H.R. 2172. A bill to establish the position of Under 
     Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing in the Department of 
     Commerce; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 2173. A bill to establish a grant program to provide 
     comprehensive eye examinations to children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H.R. 2174. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for any servicemember who did not enroll for the 
     program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI 
     Bill an opportunity to enroll for that program; 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. SANDLIN (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Ross, and Mr. Turner of Texas):
       H.R. 2175. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to enhance beneficiary access in rural areas to 
     quality health care services under the Medicare Program; 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.

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           By Mr. TURNER of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Hobson, and Ms. 
             Kaptur):
       H.R. 2176. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of 
     the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces, to provide financial 
     support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized 
     members of reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education 
     and the Workforce, and 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. BOEHLERT (for himself and Mr. Lampson):
       H. Con. Res. 185. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     as a testimonial to the Nation's tireless commitment to 
     reuniting America's missing children with their families, and 
     to honor the memories of those children who were victims of 
     abduction and murder; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. 
             Capito, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H. Con. Res. 186. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the proposed recommendations of the 
     National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women's 
     Health should be funded and implemented by the appropriate 
     agencies and organizations; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. English, and Mr. John):
       H. Res. 242. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House of Representatives to the families of the victims of 
     the terrorist suicide bombing attacks that occurred on May 
     16, 2003, in Casablanca, Morocco; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H. Res. 243. A resolution providing that Saudi Arabia 
     should cooperate fully to find and bring to justice those 
     involved in the terrorist attack of May 13, 2003, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Watson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Israel, Mr. Lantos, 
             and Mr. Tierney):
       H. Res. 244. A resolution to recognize and appreciate the 
     historical significance and the heroic human endeavor and 
     sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and 
     commend the PanCretan Association of America; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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