[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 145 (Thursday, October 16, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H9613-H9614]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. CAPITO:
       H.R. 3305. A bill to revise the boundary of Harpers Ferry 
     National Historical Park, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CASE (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 3306. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to remove from an alien the initial burden of 
     establishing that he or she is entitled to nonimmigrant 
     status under section 101(a)(15)(B) of such Act, in the case 
     of certain aliens seeking to enter the United States for a 
     temporary stay occasioned by the serious illness or death of 
     a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHOCOLA (for himself, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Cole, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Schrock, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Porter, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Renzi, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Carter, Mr. English, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Putnam, Mr. Otter, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Burns, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Nunes):
       H.R. 3307. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     create the Federal crime of eco-terrorism; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOOLEY of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Ose, Mr. Janklow, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ford, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 3308. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to convert the dairy forward pricing program into a permanent 
     program of the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 3309. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition 
     of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before 
     the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. English, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Putnam, and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 3310. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the depreciation recovery period for roof 
     systems; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Isakson, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 3311. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to address the rising cost of postsecondary education; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 3312. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to add pears and cherries to the list of fruits and 
     vegetables subject to regulation in a marketing order by 
     grade, size, quality, or maturity, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Jones 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Forbes, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3313. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the 
     Defense of Marriage Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOTTER:
       H.R. 3314. A bill to provide criminal penalties for false 
     information about the status of a member of the Armed Forces 
     engaged in armed conflict; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 3315. A bill to curtail the use of high-stakes tests 
     in elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3316. A bill to reauthorize the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act of 1972, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 3317. A bill to expand the travel and transportation 
     allowances available to members of the Armed Forces granted 
     leave under the Rest and Recuperation Leave program, to amend 
     title 10, United States Code, to provide TRICARE program 
     eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and financial 
     support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized 
     members of reserve components, and to increase the amount of 
     basic educational assistance for members of the Selected 
     Reserve, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, 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. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Platts, Mr. Burns, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, and Mrs. Musgrave):
       H.R. 3318. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income employer contributions to 
     college tuition plans and education savings accounts; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REHBERG (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sherwood, and Mr. 
             Janklow):
       H.R. 3319. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit the Administrator of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency to register a Canadian 
     pesticide; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. 
             Berry):
       H.R. 3320. A bill to improve migratory bird management by 
     the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the 
     Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, 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. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 3321. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
     Baltimore, Maryland, metropolitan area; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Owens, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Rush, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Bell, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 3322. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States, the Home Mortgage 
     Disclosure Act of 1975, and the amendments made by the Home 
     Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 to protect 
     consumers from predatory lending practices, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 3323. A bill to permit States to require insurance 
     companies to disclose insurance information; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Markey, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 3324. A bill to provide compensation to livestock 
     operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or 
     lease on Federal lands, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, and 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 Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Berman, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 3325. A bill to designate certain public lands as 
     wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in 
     the State of California, and to establish the Ancient 
     Bristlecone Pine Forest, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 3326. A bill to extend the King Range National 
     Conservation Area boundary in the State of California to 
     include the Mill Creek, Squaw Creek, and Indian Creek 
     Forests; to the Committee on Resources.

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           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Ms. Solis, 
             Mr. Lantos, Ms. Harman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 3327. A bill to designate certain public lands as 
     wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in 
     the northern portion of the State of California, to designate 
     Salmon Restoration Areas, to establish the Sacramento River 
     National Conservation Area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3328. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     establish a program to provide assistance to small 
     communities for use in carrying out projects and activities 
     necessary to achieve or maintain compliance with drinking 
     water standards; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Paul, Mr. Platts, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, and Mr. Putnam):
       H.R. 3329. A bill to prevent abuse of Government credit 
     cards; 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       H.J. Res. 72. A joint resolution disapproving the rule 
     submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with 
     respect to broadcast media ownership; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H. Con. Res. 303. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to obesity in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Con. Res. 304. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding oppression by the Government of 
     the People's Republic of China of Falun Gong in the United 
     States and in China; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, 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. McCOTTER:
       H. Res. 400. A resolution honoring the 25th anniversary of 
     Pope John Paul II's ascension to the papacy; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. Petri, Mr. Kind, Mr. Herger, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Res. 402. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the urgent need for freedom, 
     democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, 
     human rights, and religious liberty in the Lao People's 
     Democratic Republic; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. COOPER (for himself and Mr. Kolbe):
       H. Res. 403. A resolution recognizing the 30th anniversary 
     of the founding of the National Foundation for Cancer 
     Research; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Farr, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Watson, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Holt, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Bell, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Watt, Mr. Israel, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Honda, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Capuano, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pallone, 
             and Ms. Kilpatrick):
       H. Res. 404. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the position of Iraqi Reconstruction 
     Coordinator should be established within the Department of 
     State to be accountable for all reconstruction funding in 
     Iraq, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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