[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 155 (Thursday, October 30, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H10235-H10237]
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. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Carson of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 3406. A bill to amend the Oklahoma City National 
     Memorial Act of 1997 to transfer the Oklahoma City National 
     Memorial to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Berman, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Cardoza, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Harman, Mr. Honda, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Matsui, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Solis, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 3407. A bill making an emergency supplemental 
     appropriation for disaster relief activities associated with 
     the California wildfires; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Payne, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Case, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Owens, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Majette, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 3408. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve college access through experiential education; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H.R. 3409. A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, 
     and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 relating to the dumping of 
     dredged material in certain areas, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Acevedo-Vila, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, and 
             Mr. Otter):
       H.R. 3410. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the volume cap for private activity 
     bonds shall not apply to bonds for water and sewage 
     facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Moore, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 3411. A bill to prevent any adult who, as a juvenile, 
     committed an offense that would be a crime of violence if 
     committed by an adult, from possessing a firearm; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 3412. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand incentives for education; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 3413. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit additional daily interest charges following 
     prepayment in full of housing loans guaranteed by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 3414. A bill to prohibit offering homebuilding 
     purchase contracts that contain in a single document both a 
     mandatory arbitration agreement and other contract 
     provisions, and to prohibit requiring purchasers to consent 
     to a mandatory arbitration agreement as a condition precedent 
     to entering into a homebuilding purchase contract; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Gutknecht, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Goode, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Akin, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Chocola, Mr. 
             Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Terry, Mr. Crane, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Pence, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, and Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina):
       H.R. 3415. A bill to improve the program of temporary 
     Federal fiscal assistance to States; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Wu, Mr. Holt, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Case, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. Bishop of New York):
       H.R. 3416. A bill to reauthorize and make improvements to 
     child nutrition programs; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN:
       H.R. 3417. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the operation in certain metropolitan areas of civil 
     subsonic turbojets that fail to comply with stage 3 noise 
     levels; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN:
       H.R. 3418. A bill to improve the quality of life and safety 
     of persons living and working near railroad tracks; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN:
       H.R. 3419. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a feasibility 
     study for applying airport bubbles as a method of 
     identifying, assessing, and reducing the adverse 
     environmental impacts of airport ground and flight operations 
     and improving the overall quality of the environment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committee on 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. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kind, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Moore, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Watson, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wu, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Waters, Ms. Berkley, 
             and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 3420. A bill to promote the economic security and 
     safety of victims of domestic and sexual violence, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Financial 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. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 3421. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 30 West Bel Air Avenue in 
     Aberdeen, Maryland, as the ``Ripken Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Towns, Mr. Turner of 
             Texas, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 3422. A bill to provide the people of Cuba with access 
     to food and medicines from the United States, to ease 
     restrictions on travel to Cuba, to provide scholarships for 
     certain Cuban nationals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, Financial Services, Government 
     Reform, the Judiciary, and 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. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 3423. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income 
     tax for health insurance costs, to allow employees who elect 
     not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an 
     exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of 
     such participation, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, and 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. SOLIS (for herself, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Capito, 
             Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Stark, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Majette, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 3424. A bill to authorize the establishment of 
     domestic violence court systems from amounts available for 
     grants to combat violence against women; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Capito, 
             Ms. Lee, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Filner, and 
             Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 3425. A bill to provide grants for public information 
     campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minority communities 
     and immigrant communities about domestic violence; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYNN (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holden, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Leach, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mr. Moore, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 3426. A bill to ensure that the business of the 
     Federal Government is conducted in the public interest and in 
     a manner that provides for public accountability, efficient 
     delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention 
     of unwarranted Government expenses, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3427. A bill to authorize a land conveyance between 
     the United States and the City of Craig, Alaska, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Bell, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Israel, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Cantor, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Con. Res. 316. Concurrent resolution recognizing that 
     November 2, 2003, shall be dedicated to ``A Tribute to 
     Survivors`` at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOEFFEL:
       H. Con. Res. 317. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to the form of cancer 
     known as mesothelioma; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Istook, Mr. Cox, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr.

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             Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. 
             Pombo):
       H. Con. Res. 318. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that American colleges and universities 
     should adopt an Academic Bill of Rights to secure the 
     intellectual independence of faculty members and students and 
     to protect the principle of intellectual diversity; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 319. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing repression 
     of the religious freedom and human rights of the Iranian Baha 
     i community by the Government of Iran; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Filner):
       H. Res. 425. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 
     firefighters and other public servants who responded to the 
     October, 2003, historically devastating, outbreak of 
     wildfires in Southern California; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Owens, Mr. Walsh, 
             and Mr. Weiner):
       H. Res. 426. A resolution congratulating Jeffrey Sean 
     Lehman on his appointment to the presidency of Cornell 
     University; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Royce):
       H. Res. 427. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the courageous leadership of the 
     Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and the urgent need for 
     religious freedom and related human rights in the Socialist 
     Republic of Vietnam; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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