[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 10, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H8174-H8175]
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. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, 
             and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3054. A bill to amend the Policemen and Firemen's 
     Retirement and Disability Act to permit military service 
     previously performed by members and former members of the 
     Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, 
     the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United 
     States Park Police, and the United States Secret Service 
     Uniformed Division to count as creditable service for 
     purposes of calculating retirement annuities payable to such 
     members upon payment of a contribution by such members, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 3055. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
     prospectively for personalized retirement security through 
     personal retirement savings accounts to allow for more 
     control by individuals over their Social Security retirement 
     income, to amend such title and the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to protect Social 
     Security surpluses, and to provide other reforms relating to 
     benefits under such title II; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
       H.R. 3056. A bill to clarify the boundaries of the John H. 
     Chafee Coast Barrier Resources System Cedar Keys Unit P25 on 
     Otherwise Protected Area P25P; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Bell, Mr. Honda, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Evans, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Hall, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Israel, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Wu, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri):
       H.R. 3057. A bill to restore a vision for the United States 
     human space flight program by instituting a series of 
     incremental goals that will facilitate the scientific 
     exploration of the solar system and aid in the search for 
     life elsewhere in the universe, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Green 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Souder, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Everett, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Goode, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Otter, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Barrett 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah):
       H.R. 3058. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the 
     People's Republic of China, and to require that additional 
     tariffs be imposed on products of that country on the basis 
     of the rate of manipulation by that country of the rate of 
     exchange between the currency of that country and the United 
     States dollar; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 3059. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 304 West Michigan Street in 
     Stuttgart, Arkansas, as the ``Lloyd L. Burke Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Hall, Mr. 
             Hefley, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 3060. A bill to repeal the current Internal Revenue 
     Code and replace it with a flat tax, thereby guaranteeing 
     economic growth and greater fairness for all Americans; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. 
             Acevedo-Vila, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 3061. A bill to authorize major medical facility 
     projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection 
     with the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services 
     initiative and to satisfy Department of Veterans Affairs 
     requirements on natural disasters, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 3062. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue separately, 
     for the same area, a lease for tar sand and a lease for oil 
     and gas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. 
             Acevedo-Vila):
       H.R. 3063. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, the Secretary of Education, and the Attorney 
     General to make 10 grants to demonstration facilities to 
     implement evidence-based preventive-screening tools to detect 
     mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at 
     selected facilities; 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. EHLERS:
       H.R. 3064. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage stronger math and science programs at 
     elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 3065. A bill to authorize the extension of the 
     supplemental security income program to American Samoa; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Moore, Mr. Carter, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Feeney, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Hensarling, and Ms. Hart):
       H.R. 3066. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to make certain technical corrections, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GOODE (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 3067. A bill to provide mortgage payment assistance 
     for certain employees who are separated from employment; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Keller, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Putnam, Mr. Foley, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Young of Florida, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
             Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart 
             of Florida, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. 
             Shaw):
       H.R. 3068. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2055 Siesta Drive in 
     Sarasota, Florida, as the ``Brigadier General (AUS-Ret.) John 
     H. McLain Post Office``; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Akin, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Souder, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Ryun of Kansas):
       H.R. 3069. A bill to implement equal protection under the 
     14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right 
     to life of each born and preborn human person; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, and Mr. 
             Menendez):

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       H.R. 3070. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3071. A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal 
     funds to the housing-related government-sponsored enterprises 
     and to remove certain competitive advantages granted under 
     law to such enterprises; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 3072. A bill to prohibit the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation from providing insurance or financing 
     to countries that subsidize their steel industries and for 
     projects producing goods subject to antidumping duties, to 
     require the United States to oppose the provision by the 
     International Monetary Fund of assistance to countries which 
     subsidize their steel industries, and to ban assistance by 
     the Export-Import Bank of the United States to countries that 
     subsidize their steel industries; to the Committee on 
     Financial 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.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Kline, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 3073. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the conducting of certain games of 
     chance shall not be treated as an unrelated trade or 
     business; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SPRATT:
       H.R. 3074. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
     designating the site of the Battle of Camden in South 
     Carolina, as a unit of the National Park System, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             LaTourette, and Mr. George Miller of California):
       H. Con. Res. 276. Concurrent resolution providing that any 
     agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated 
     by the executive branch with other countries must comply with 
     certain minimum standards; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H. Con. Res. 277. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should 
     devote resources to researching treatment options for women 
     with ovarian cancer and support community groups that promote 
     awareness about the disease and encourage early diagnosis; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. Buyer, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Souder, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Hill, Mr. Pence, and Mr. Chocola):
       H. Res. 365. A resolution extending the thoughts and 
     prayers of the House of Representatives to Governor Frank 
     O'Bannon of Indiana, his wife Judy, and his family and 
     friends, and expressing hope for a full recovery from the 
     stroke he suffered on September 8, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Evans):
       H. Res. 366. A resolution urging the President to establish 
     an Iraq service medal to recognize service by members of the 
     Armed Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.

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