[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 20, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H35-H36]
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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 Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 3701. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to extend the provisions governing nonimmigrant status 
     for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens 
     awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 3702. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
     Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide 
     additional beneficiary protections; 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 Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 3703. A bill to protect the civil rights of victims of 
     gender-motivated violence and to promote public safety, 
     health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce 
     by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that 
     results in an individual's committing a gender-motivated 
     crime of violence against another individual on premises 
     controlled by the employer; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, 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. McMINNIS:
       H.R. 3704. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 7.5 percent threshold on the deduction for 
     medical expenses and to allow that deduction to taxpayers 
     whether or not they itemize deductions; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 3705. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     to enhance the safety of beef and beef food products 
     originating in the United States by requiring the testing of 
     cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (commonly known 
     as mad cow disease) at the time of slaughter, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 3706. A bill to adjust the boundary of the John Muir 
     National Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Emanuel, and Mr. 
             Wamp):
       H.R. 3707. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription 
     drugs on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries; 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 Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Tancredo, and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 3708. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 3709. A bill to restore the Federal electoral rights 
     of the residents of the District of Columbia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and 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. WEXLER:
       H.R. 3710. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription 
     drugs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Owens, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 3711. A bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
     Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
     173) to eliminate the comparative cost adjustment 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 Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Pence, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Bonner, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Cole, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Otter, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Peterson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Akin, Mr. DeMint, Mr. King of Iowa, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Turner of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Herger, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Issa, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Terry, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Green 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Graves, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. 
             Ballenger, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.J. Res. 84. A joint resolution recognizing the 93d 
     birthday of Ronald Reagan; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.J. Res. 85. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to the 
     maintenance of a system of social insurance that provides 
     Social Security for its citizens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Crane, Mr. Kirk, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Levin, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Foley, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Clay, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Skelton, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Towns, Mr. Farr, Mr. Lantos, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Frost, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Petri, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Wolf, and Mr. Oberstar):
       H. Res. 489. A resolution stating the agreement of the 
     House of Representatives with the sentiment expressed by the 
     Senate in Senate Resolution 281; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Feeney, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Costello, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Berman, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Bilirakis, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H. Res. 490. A resolution recognizing and commending the 
     achievements of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Cornell 
     University in conducting the Mars Exploration Rover mission, 
     and recognizing the importance of space exploration; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. OSBORNE (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Platts, Mr. Keller, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Owens, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Terry, and Mr. King of Iowa):
       H. Res. 491. A resolution honoring individuals who are 
     mentors and supporting efforts to recruit more mentors; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Foley,

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             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Baker, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Bishop of New York):
       H. Res. 492. A resolution honoring the contributions of 
     Catholic schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Kline, 
             Mr. Sabo, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Ramstad, 
             and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H. Res. 493. A resolution congratulating the St. John's 
     University, Collegeville, Minnesota, football team on winning 
     the 2003 NCAA Division III Football National Championship; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H. Res. 494. A resolution to create a select committee to 
     investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to 
     conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the 
     war on terrorism; to the Committee on Rules.

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