[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 132 (Wednesday, September 24, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H8904-H8905]
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. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Cardoza):
       H.R. 3157. A bill to provide for the designation of a 
     Department of Agriculture disaster liaison to assist State 
     and local employees of the Department in coordination with 
     other disaster agencies in response to a federally declared 
     disaster area as a result of a disaster; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. TURNER of Texas (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Menendez, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Israel, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Acevedo-Vila, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Case, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Moore, Ms. Solis, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ross, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Holden, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. John, Mr. Snyder, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             Mr. Farr, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Bell, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. Boyd, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Majette, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Towns, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Filner, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Wu, Ms. Waters, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Ballance, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Holt, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Cooper, and 
             Mr. Skelton):
       H.R. 3158. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish a task force to determine essential 
     capabilities for State and local jurisdictions to prevent, 
     prepare for, and respond to acts of terrorism, to authorize 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to State 
     and local governments to achieve such capability, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Clay, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Bell, 
             Mr. Souder, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Mr. Putnam, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Ose, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Norton, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, and Mr. 
             Turner of Ohio):
       H.R. 3159. A bill to require Federal agencies to develop 
     and implement plans to protect the security and privacy of 
     government computer systems from the risks posed by peer-to-
     peer file sharing; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FLETCHER (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Ballance, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brown of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cooper, 
             Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. DeMint, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Isakson):
       H.R. 3160. A bill to eliminate the Federal quota and price 
     support programs for tobacco, to provide transitional 
     assistance to tobacco quota holders and traditional producers 
     of tobacco affected by the elimination of these programs, to 
     ensure the future quality and availability of United States-
     grown tobacco, to protect against the disruption of tobacco 
     markets, to establish a trust fund to finance this Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Upton, and 
             Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 3161. A bill to ratify the authority of the Federal 
     Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3162. A bill to require cigarette products to be 
     placed under or behind the counter in retail sales; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3163. A bill to amend section 526 of the National 
     Housing Act to provide that any certification of a property 
     for meeting energy efficiency requirements for mortgage 
     insurance under such Act shall be conducted by an individual 
     certified by an accredited home energy rating system 
     provider; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 3164. A bill to provide for reduction of the Federal 
     budget deficit by reducing wasteful government spending; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, and Science, 
     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. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Chocola, Mr. Hensarling, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Schrock, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey,

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             Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, and Mr. Putnam):
       H.R. 3165. A bill to require the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy to prescribe a policy regarding purchase 
     card and travel card programs to provide a government-wide 
     system of accountability for such cards; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McNulty, and 
             Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 3166. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 57 Old Tappan Road in 
     Tappan, New York, as the ``John G. Dow Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McNulty, and 
             Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 3167. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 48 South Broadway in Nyack, 
     New York, as the ``Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige 
     Post Office Building``; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. GOODE (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 3168. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     direct the Administrator of General Services to give 
     preference to high unemployment areas in selecting sites for 
     the construction of public buildings and in leasing space to 
     accommodate Federal agencies; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOODE:
       H.R. 3169. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate reconsideration as an intervening step 
     between initial benefit entitlement decisions and subsequent 
     hearings on the record on such decisions; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 3170. A bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 
     1940 to provide incentives for small business investment, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Solis, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Lee, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Hinchey, and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 3171. A bill to provide for an appropriate review of 
     recently enacted legislation relating to terrorism to assure 
     that powers granted in it do not inappropriately undermine 
     civil liberties; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select), Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, and 
     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 Ms. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 3172. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to establish a program under which Congressional 
     candidates may receive public funding for carrying out 
     campaigns for election for Federal office, to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an income tax 
     checkoff to provide funding for such program and to provide a 
     refundable tax credit for individuals who make contributions 
     to such candidates, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Frost, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 3173. A bill to provide for the purchase by the 
     Secretary of Energy of excess Russian plutonium and highly 
     enriched uranium, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 3174. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to require payment of at least the minimum wage to 
     certain drivers for all hours worked as a condition of 
     exempting such drivers from overtime requirements; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Turner 
             of Ohio, Mr. Hobson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Ney, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Chabot, and 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 3175. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2650 Cleveland Avenue, NW in 
     Canton, Ohio, as the ``Richard D. Watkins Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mrs. Wilson 
             of New Mexico):
       H.R. 3176. A bill to designate the Ojito Wilderness Study 
     Area as wilderness, to take certain land into trust for the 
     Pueblo of Zia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 69. A joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2004, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, 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 Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Chabot, and 
             Mr. Knollenberg):
       H. Con. Res. 288. Concurrent resolution honoring Seeds of 
     Peace for its promotion of understanding, reconciliation, 
     acceptance, coexistence, and peace among youth from the 
     Middle East and other regions of conflict; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Ms. GRANGER:
       H. Res. 378. A resolution recognizing Independent 529 Plan 
     for launching a prepaid tuition plan that will benefit our 
     Nation's families who want to send their children to private 
     colleges and universities; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.

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