[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 15, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H6867-H6869]
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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Quinn, and Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 2725. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to establish a grant program for the 
     rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad 
     track; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. CARSON of Indiana (for herself, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. McDermott, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 2726. A bill to establish a national rail passenger 
     transportation system, reauthorize Amtrak, improve security 
     and service on Amtrak, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Norton, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Matheson, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wu, Mr. Holt, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Bell, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Shays, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Engel, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Ose, and Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut):
       H.R. 2727. A bill to require equitable coverage of 
     prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and 
     contraceptive services under health plans; 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. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 2728. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to provide for adjudicative flexibility 
     with regard to an employer filing of a notice of contest 
     following the issuance of a citation by the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Administration; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 2729. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to provide for greater efficiency at the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 2730. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to provide for an independent review of 
     citations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 2731. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to provide for

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     the award of attorney's fees and costs to very small 
     employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the 
     issuance of citations by the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. MUSGRAVE (for herself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Akin, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Ryun 
             of Kansas, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Paul, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2732. A bill to amend selected statutes to clarify 
     existing Federal law as to the treatment of students 
     privately educated at home under State law; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, 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. BURR (for himself, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Gordon, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 2733. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     bring underground storage tanks into compliance with subtitle 
     I of that Act, to promote cleanup of leaking underground 
     storage tanks, to provide sufficient resources for such 
     compliance and cleanup, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Larson 
             of Connecticut, and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 2734. A bill to authorize appropriations for the civil 
     aviation research and development projects and activities of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Akin, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Graves, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moore, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Toomey, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2735. A bill to protect the rights of American 
     consumers to diagnose, service, and repair motor vehicles 
     purchased in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 2736. A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 with respect to determining certain antidumping 
     calculations for merchandise from former nonmarket economy 
     countries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 2737. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 and the 
     Sherman Act to address foreign private and joint public-
     private market access barriers that harm United States trade, 
     and to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address the failure of 
     foreign governments to cooperate in the provision of 
     information relating to certain investigations; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. DeLAY (for himself and Mr. Rangel) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 2738. A bill to implement the United States-Chile Free 
     Trade Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. DeLAY (for himself and Mr. Rangel) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 2739. A bill to implement the United States-Singapore 
     Free Trade Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Renzi, and Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 2740. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     authorize the Government National Mortgage Association to 
     guarantee securities backed by loans guaranteed by the Rural 
     Housing Service under section 538 of the Housing Act of 1949; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 2741. A bill to provide for a comprehensive Federal 
     effort relating to early detection of, treatments for, and 
     the prevention of cancer, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on 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. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2742. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for armored car robberies; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 2743. A bill to require the Comptroller General to 
     prepare statements for bills and resolutions reported by 
     committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 
     whether any new entities, programs, or functions authorized 
     by the bills or resolutions are redundant with existing 
     Federal entities, programs, or functions and could be more 
     efficiently performed by an existing Federal entity, program, 
     or function, and to require such statements to accompany 
     reports on legislation; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Weller, Mr. Costello, Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2744. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 514 17th Street in Moline, 
     Illinois, as the ``David Bybee Post Office Building''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Bordallo, 
             and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2745. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require a sports franchise to provide for all of the 
     games played by the franchise to be available for local 
     television broadcasting in order to be subject to the 
     presumption that 50 percent of the consideration in the sale 
     or exchange of a sports franchise is allocable to player 
     contracts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
             Simmons):
       H.R. 2746. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 141 Weston Street in 
     Hartford, Connecticut, as the ``Barbara B. Kennelly Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2747. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to update the optional methods for computing net 
     earnings from self-employment; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ballance, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 2748. A bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to allow individuals who return to Government 
     service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions 
     to recapture credit for the service covered by that refund by 
     repaying the amount that was so received, with interest; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Conyers, 
             and Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 2749. A bill to amend section 19 of title 3, United 
     States Code, to allow the President to choose between 
     possible successors in case of the event that, by reason of 
     certain circumstances, there is neither a President nor Vice 
     President to discharge the powers and duties of the office of 
     President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Kildee, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 2750. A bill to make technical amendments to the 
     Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H. Con. Res. 243. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding dispute settlement 
     proceedings in the World Trade Organization; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 244. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the Government of Saudi 
     Arabia's lack of protection of internationally recognized 
     human rights and the absence of religious freedom in Saudi 
     Arabia; to the Committee on International Relations.

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           By Mr. NEY:
       H. Res. 317. A resolution dismissing the election contest 
     relating to the office of Representative from the Second 
     Congressional District of Hawaii; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H. Res. 318. A resolution dismissing the election contest 
     relating to the office of Representative from the Sixth 
     Congressional District of Tennessee; considered and agreed 
     to.

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