[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 148 (Tuesday, October 21, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H9810-H9812]
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. OTTER (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Paul, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 3352. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 and title 18, United States Code, to 
     strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of 
     the foreign intelligence surveillance authorities

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     under Federal law, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. BALLANCE (for himself, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Coble, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Watt, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Burr, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Etheridge, 
             and Mr. Hayes):
       H.R. 3353. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 525 Main Street in Tarboro, 
     North Carolina, as the ``George Henry White Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BOYD:
       H.R. 3354. A bill to include in St. Marks National Wildlife 
     Refuge, Florida, the land and facilities comprising St. Marks 
     lighthouse; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. Dingell, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Markey, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hoeffel, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Acevedo-
             Vila, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Moore, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Berman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Capps, 
             Ms. Solis, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Holt, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clay, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 3355. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to establish minimum requirements for 
     nurse staffing in nursing facilities receiving payments under 
     the Medicare or Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, 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 Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Mr. 
             Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Mr. Feeney):
       H.R. 3356. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to establish the Joint Administrative Procedures 
     Committee; to the Committee on Rules, 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. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bereuter, 
             and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 3357. A bill to amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil 
     Relief Act of 1940 to provide protections to members of the 
     Armed Forces who terminate certain consumer contracts and 
     real estate residential purchase contracts 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. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Akin, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Flake, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Cole, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Terry, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. 
             Feeney):
       H.R. 3358. A bill to require a balanced Federal budget by 
     fiscal year 2009 and for each year thereafter, to combat 
     waste, fraud, and abuse, to establish biennial budgets, to 
     amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985 to impose spending safeguards on the growth of 
     entitlements and discretionary spending, and to enforce those 
     requirements through a budget process involving the President 
     and Congress and sequestration; to the Committee on the 
     Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 
     Government Reform, 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             Upton):
       H.R. 3359. A bill to increase awareness of and research on 
     autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, 
     rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Case, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Farr, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Emanuel, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 3360. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship 
     by certain Amerasians; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Hart, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 3361. A bill to provide for the protection of 
     unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 3362. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and 
     colorectal cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, 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. McCRERY (for himself and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 3363. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States to obtain reimbursement under the 
     Medicaid Program for care or services required under the 
     Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act that are 
     provided in a nonpublicly owned or operated institution for 
     mental diseases; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 3364. A bill to authorize appropriate action if the 
     negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding 
     China's undervalued currency and currency manipulation are 
     not successful; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RENZI (for himself, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina):
       H.R. 3365. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, 
     and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the death 
     gratuity payable with respect to deceased members of the 
     Armed Forces and to exclude such gratuity from gross income; 
     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. SCOTT of Georgia (for himself and Ms. Majette):
       H.R. 3366. A bill to designate the building located at 493 
     Auburn Avenue, N.E., in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John Lewis 
     Civil Rights Institute``; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 3367. A bill to provide for additional 
     responsibilities for the Chief Information Officer of the 
     Department of Homeland Security relating to geospatial 
     information; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 3368. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
     establish a pilot grant program to retrain displaced workers 
     in high technology fields; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Osborne, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Keller, and Mrs. 
             Musgrave):
       H.R. 3369. A bill to provide immunity for nonprofit 
     athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of 
     ordinary negligence relating to the passage or adoption of 
     rules for athletic competitions and practices; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Fossella, and Mr. 
             Engel):
       H.R. 3370. A bill to establish a permanent grant program to 
     improve public safety communications and the interoperability 
     of emergency communications equipment; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Lampson, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Payne, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Baird, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Wu, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 3371. A bill to provide for infant crib safety, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 3372. A bill to designate the facility of the 
     Agriculture Research Service of the Department of Agriculture 
     located at State Highway 26 West in Poplarville, Mississippi, 
     as the ``Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory``; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.

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           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Lucas 
             of Oklahoma, and Mr. Holden):
       H.J. Res. 74. A joint resolution recognizing the 
     Agricultural Research Service of the Department of 
     Agriculture on the occasion of its 50th anniversary for the 
     important service it provides to the Nation; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bell, Mr. 
             Sessions, Ms. Berkley, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Terry, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Levin, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kildee, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Israel, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Ms. Waters, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Case, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Green of 
             Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 308. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     members of AMVETS for their service to the Nation and 
     supporting the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mr. Bass, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Inslee, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kind, and 
             Mr. Pallone):
       H. Con. Res. 309. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the improvement of combined sewer 
     overflow control programs; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Aderholt):
       H. Con. Res. 310. Concurrent resolution requiring the 
     posting of the Ten Commandments in the Capitol; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Camp):
       H. Res. 408. A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary 
     of The Conservative Mind, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cantor, and 
             Ms. Berkley):
       H. Res. 409. A resolution repudiating the recent anti-
     Semitic sentiments expressed by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the 
     outgoing prime minister of Malaysia, which makes peace in the 
     Middle East and around the world more elusive; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. McDermott, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Watt, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Farr, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Clay, Ms. Carson of Indiana, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stark, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Bell, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Owens, and Mr. 
             Rush):
       H. Res. 410. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that prior to the conclusion of the first 
     session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress the House should 
     pass legislation that would create an independent commission 
     or select House committee to investigate United States 
     intelligence relating to Operation Iraqi Freedom; to the 
     Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H. Res. 411. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     that John Wooden should be honored for his contributions to 
     sports and education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Ose, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H. Res. 412. A resolution honoring the men and women of the 
     Drug Enforcement Administration on the occasion of its 30th 
     Anniversary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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