[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 167 (Tuesday, November 18, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H11514-H11515]
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. FILNER:
       H.R. 3506. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to 
     authorize a State to regulate the sale at wholesale of 
     electric energy generated, transmitted, and distributed 
     solely within that State, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Farr, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Schiff, Ms. Lee, Mr. Berman, Mr. Honda, Mr. Lantos, 
             and Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 3507. A bill to expand homeownership opportunities in 
     States having high housing costs; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 3508. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the tax benefits for the New York Liberty 
     Zone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 3509. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to promote energy independence and self-
     sufficiency by providing for the use of net metering by 
     certain small electric energy generation systems, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 3510. A bill to designate Angola under section 244 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to make 
     nationals of Angola eligible for temporary protected status 
     under such section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 3511. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require vendors of multichannel services to protect the 
     privacy of their customers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. OTTER (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Baird, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Rehberg, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 3512. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     demonstration programs to address the shortages of health 
     care professionals in rural areas, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3513. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand 
     and intensify programs with respect to research and related 
     activities concerning elder falls, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3514. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain lands and improvements associated with the 
     National Forest System in the State of Pennsylvania, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 3515. A bill to establish an independent nonpartisan 
     review panel to assess how the Department of State can best 
     fulfill its mission in the 21st century and meet the 
     challenges of a rapidly changing world; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 3516. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 586 
     intermediate blended colorants in acqueous solution; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 3517. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 786 
     neutral vinyl acetate polymer in acqueous solution; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 3518. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 486 
     paint based on aqueous vinyl polymer; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, and Mr. Houghton):
       H. Con. Res. 325. Concurrent resolution resolution honoring 
     the members of the National Guard and Reserve components of 
     the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 326. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the arbitrary detention of Dr. 
     Wang Bingzhang by the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China and urging his immediate release; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Evans, and Mr. English):
       H. Con. Res. 327. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement to 
     immediately declare a ceasefire and halt hostilities in the 
     Indonesian province of Aceh, end all human rights violations, 
     and return to negotiations with significant Acehnese civil 
     society and international involvement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia:
       H. Con. Res. 328. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     honoring the United States Armed Forces and supporting the 
     designation of a National Military Appreciation Month; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

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           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. 
             Levin):
       H. Res. 445. A resolution expressing the disapproval of the 
     House of Representatives with respect to the report issued on 
     November 10, 2003, by the World Trade Organization (WTO) 
     Appellate Body which concluded that United States safeguard 
     measures applied to the importation of certain steel products 
     were in violation of certain WTO agreements, calling for 
     reforms in the WTO dispute settlement system, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Otter, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H. Res. 446. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Supreme Court should base its 
     decisions on the Constitution and the Laws of the United 
     States, and not on the law of any foreign country or any 
     international law or agreement not made under the authority 
     of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Lee, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, and Mr. Scott of Georgia):
       H. Res. 447. A resolution recognizing the horrific effects 
     of obstetric fistulas and urging that programs be initiated 
     to prevent and treat obstetric fistulas; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H. Res. 448. A resolution recognizing the establishment of 
     the Rotary Club of Capitol Hill and the important 
     contributions of Rotary Clubs to society; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.

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