[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 131 (Tuesday, September 23, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H8490-H8491]
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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Payne, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Tierney, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 3139. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to reform the provisions relating to child labor, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Bishop of Utah, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 3140. A bill to provide for availability of contact 
     lens prescriptions to patients, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia:
       H.R. 3141. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     release to Clay County, Georgia, a reversionary interest of 
     the United States requiring the non-profit operation of 
     certain land as a retirement community, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 3142. A bill to provide for the adjustment of status 
     of certain foreign agricultural workers, to amend the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-2A worker 
     program under that Act, to provide a stable, legal 
     agricultural workforce, to extend basic legal protections and 
     better working conditions to more workers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 3143. A bill to enhance Federal Trade Commission 
     enforcement against cross-border fraud and deception; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Stupak, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 3144. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     amend the Federal charter of the United States Olympic 
     Committee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 3145. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 3146. A bill to extend the Temporary Assistance for 
     Needy Families block grant program, and certain tax and trade 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, and 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 Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr. 
             Matheson):
       H.R. 3147. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 324 Twenty-Fifth Street in Ogden, Utah, as the ``James V. 
     Hansen Federal Building``; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             LaHood, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 3148. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Monsignor Ignatius McDermott in recognition of his 
     contribution to the drug treatment community, and his 
     accomplishments as a priest and humanitarian; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. JANKLOW:
       H.R. 3149. A bill to ensure that members of the Armed 
     Forces serving in a combat zone designated for Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom do not experience 
     a reduction in the total monthly rate of combat zone-related 
     special pay and allowances after September 30, 2003; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H.R. 3150. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide funds for the security and stabilization of 
     Iraq by suspending a portion of the reductions in the highest 
     income tax rate for individual taxpayers; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Norton, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Payne, and Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H.R. 3151. A bill to amend part B of title III of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the eligibility 
     requirement to include Predominantly Black Institutions of 
     higher education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 3152. A bill to enhance the global competitiveness of 
     the United States by increasing the participation of African 
     Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, and other 
     underrepresented minorities in the international service, 
     including private international voluntary organizations, the 
     foreign commercial service, and the foreign service of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SABO:
       H.R. 3153. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to require States to permit individuals to 
     register to vote in an election for Federal office on the 
     date of the election; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 3154. A bill to promote programs for the beneficial 
     use of sand; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Emanuel, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H.R. 3155. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to-consumer 
     advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide 
     certain information or to present information in a balanced 
     manner, and to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     to require reports regarding such advertisements; 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.
           By Mr. WU (for himself and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 3156. A bill to amend the Temporary Extended 
     Unemployment Compensation Act

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     of 2002 to provide for additional weeks of benefits 
     thereunder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms. Waters):
       H. Con. Res. 287. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     honoring the life of the late Raul Julia, his dedication to 
     ending world hunger, and his great contributions to the 
     Latino community and the performing arts; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana):
       H. Res. 376. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the Bloch Cancer 
     Foundation; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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