[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 121 (Friday, September 5, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H8015-H8016]
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 Ms. HART:
       H.R. 3016. A bill to combat terrorism financing, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on International Relations, 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 Ms. KILPATRICK:
       H.R. 3017. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     clarify certain Buy America provisions; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EVANS:
       H.R. 3018. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit members of the Selected Reserve the use of Reserve 
     Montgomery GI Bill education benefits for payment for 
     licensing or certification tests; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

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           By Mr. McGOVERN:
       H.R. 3019. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase the military death gratuity from $6,000 to $12,000 
     and to provide that such death gratuity shall be excluded 
     from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. ACEVEDO-VILA:
       H.R. 3020. A bill to authorize construction of a new 
     (replacement) medical center for the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at a site to be 
     selected pursuant to a study by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs and Secretary of Defense as suitable for a new 
     Federal medical center in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
     that would best serve the needs of both veterans and 
     Department of Defense medical beneficiaries in Puerto Rico; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA:
       H.R. 3021. A bill to authorize a major medical facility 
     project at the San Juan, Puerto Rico, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical center; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H.R. 3022. A bill to protect children's health by ensuring 
     that chickens and chicken products purchased for national 
     school nutrition programs have not been fed or administered 
     fluoroquinolone antibiotics; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Michaud, and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 3023. A bill to authorize the construction and 
     operation of regional reserves of gasoline, for use as a 
     response to acute gasoline price increases resulting from 
     accidents or other physical disruptions to regional supplies 
     of gasoline; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BUYER:
       H.R. 3024. A bill to amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil 
     Relief Act of 1940 to provide protections to servicemembers 
     who terminate motor vehicle or residential leases entered 
     into before permanent change of station or deployment orders 
     or motor vehicle leases entered into before military service; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA:
       H.R. 3025. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the deduction from gross income for certain 
     expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 3026. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
     to provide that any health benefits plan which provides 
     obstetrical benefits shall be required also to provide 
     coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform, 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. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 3027. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to report to Congress regarding the ownership and 
     control of broadcast stations used to serve language 
     minorities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 3028. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 to expand the authority of non-Federal interests 
     to levy harbor fees; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. Majette, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Burns, Mr. Collins, Mr. Gingrey, and 
             Mr. Linder):
       H.R. 3029. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 255 North Main Street in 
     Jonesboro, Georgia, as the ``S. Truett Cathy Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. OSBORNE (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Upton, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 3030. A bill to amend the Community Service Block 
     Grant Act to provide for quality improvements; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 3031. A bill to provide a 10 percent increase in the 
     rate of basic pay for members of the uniformed services, 
     effective January 1, 2004, to pay a one-time bonus to members 
     of the Armed Forces who served or serve in a combat zone 
     designated for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 
     Freedom, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, 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 Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Fossella, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Owens, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 3032. A bill to provide support for the Daniel Patrick 
     Moynihan Global Affairs Institute; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       H.R. 3033. A bill to extend to Nepal certain preferential 
     treatment with respect to apparel articles; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 3034. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize the National Bone Marrow Donor Registery, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and 
             Mr. Lantos):
       H. Res. 356. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the man-made famine that 
     occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Case, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Terry, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Wolf, and Mr. Young of Florida):
       H. Res. 357. A resolution honoring the life and legacy of 
     Bob Hope; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mr. Bell, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Watson, and Mr. 
             Emanuel):
       H. Res. 358. A resolution of inquiry requesting the 
     President to transmit to the House of Representatives not 
     later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this 
     resolution the report prepared for the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons 
     Learned`` and other materials relating to the 
     Administration's planning for the reconstruction and security 
     of post-war Iraq; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

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