[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 28, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H243-H244]
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. DEAL of Georgia:
       H.R. 3736. A bill to provide that pay for Members of 
     Congress be reduced following any fiscal year in which there 
     is a Federal deficit; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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 Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 3737. A bill to increase the minimum and maximum rates 
     of basic pay payable to administrative law judges, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 3738. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for immediate implementation of full concurrent 
     receipt for retired members of the Armed Forces who have a 
     service-connected disability of both military retired pay 
     paid by reason of their years of military service and 
     disability compensation from the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs paid by reason of their disability; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, 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. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 3739. A bill to waive time limitations specified by 
     law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded 
     posthumously to Rex T. Barber, of Terrebonne, Oregon, for 
     acts of valor during World War II in attacking and shooting 
     down the enemy aircraft transporting Japanese Admiral Isoroku 
     Yamamoto; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MILLER of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Ballance, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Watt):
       H.R. 3740. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 223 South Main Street in 
     Roxboro, North Carolina, as the ``Oscar Scott Woody Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 3741. A bill to amend the Buy American Act to increase 
     the requirement for American-made content, to tighten the 
     waiver provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 3742. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     and post office building located at 93 Atocha Street in 
     Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the ``Luis A. Ferre United States 
     Courthouse and Post Office Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Boehlert, and 
             Mr. Isakson):
       H.R. 3743. A bill to improve the safety of rural roads; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 3744. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative 
     sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita 
     National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or 
     exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative 
     sites, 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. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 3745. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to require State legislature approval of new gambling 
     facilities, to provide for minimum requirements for Federal 
     regulation of Indian gaming, to set up a commission to report 
     to Congress on current living and health standards in Indian 
     country, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Moore):
       H.R. 3746. A bill to designate the community center at 
     McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, as the ``Robert J. Dole 
     Community Center'' in honor of World War II veteran and 
     former United States Representative and Senator Robert J. 
     Dole; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon:
       H.R. 3747. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in 
     Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 3748. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit 
     against income tax for health insurance costs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 3749. A bill to revise and reform the Act commonly 
     called the Jenkins Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Sweeney):
       H.J. Res. 87. A joint resolution honoring the life and 
     legacy of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and recognizing 
     his contributions on the anniversary of the date of his 
     birth; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Berry, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, and Mr. Boswell):
       H.J. Res. 88. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide that certain 
     trust funds are outside the budget of the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H. Con. Res. 351. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     University of Delaware men's football team for winning the 
     National Collegiate Athletic Association I-AA national 
     championship; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H. Con. Res. 352. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     contributions of people of Indian origin to the United States 
     and the benefits of working together with India towards 
     promoting peace, prosperity, and freedom among all countries 
     of the world; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Gutknecht):
       H. Con. Res. 353. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the visit to the United 
     States of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan 
     beginning January 26, 2004; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H. Res. 504. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H. Res. 505. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Strickland):
       H. Res. 506. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Feeney, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Honda, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Gingrey, and 
             Mr. Calvert):
       H. Res. 507. A resolution expressing the profound sorrow of 
     the House of Representatives on the anniversary of the 
     accident that cost the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia 
     their lives, and extending heartfelt sympathy to their 
     families; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H. Res. 508. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 50th 
     anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision in 
     Brown v. Board of Education; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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