[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 12 (Wednesday, February 4, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H391-H392]
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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. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Berry, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Isakson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Mica, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Edwards, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Foley, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Goss, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Paul, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Baker, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Allen, Mr. Collins, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Goode, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Strickland, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Filner, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Pearce, Ms. Hart, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Ney, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ballance, Mr. Ford, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Owens, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. English, Mr. Burr, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Keller, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Otter, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Mr. John, Mr. Moore, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Lynch, Ms. Norton, Mr. Israel, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ross, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Kind, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Terry, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Engel, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Majette, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Dicks, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Pickering, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Andrews, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Souder, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Costello, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Larsen 
             of Washington, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hall, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Bell, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Case, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Ose, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Baca, Mr. Marshall, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, and Mr. Sullivan):

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       H.R. 3763. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for 
     surviving spouses age 62 and older, to provide for a one-year 
     open season under that plan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. HART (for herself and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 3764. A bill to provide effective training and 
     education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, 
     and individuals entering nontraditional employment; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 3765. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the recipients of the 
     Congressional Medal of Honor; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 3766. A bill to provide for tax-exempt financing for 
     United Nations facilities; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Ms. Solis, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Ross, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Lee, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Bishop of New York, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 3767. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower 
     prescription drug prices under the Medicare 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. CRENSHAW (for himself and Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 3768. A bill to expand the Timucuan Ecological and 
     Historic Preserve, Florida; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 3769. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 137 East Young High Pike in 
     Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ``Ben Atchley Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. DUNN:
       H.R. 3770. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt certain transportation provided by seaplanes 
     from the excise tax imposed on the transportation of persons 
     by air; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Cooper, and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 3771. A bill to extend the date for the submittal of 
     the final report of the National Commission on Terrorist 
     Attacks on the United States, to provide additional funding 
     for the Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. GOODE:
       H.R. 3772. A bill to include Nelson County and Franklin 
     County, Virginia, in the Appalachian region for purposes of 
     the programs of the Appalachian Regional Commission; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 3773. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax 
     Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and to repeal scheduled 
     reductions in tax benefits provided by the Jobs and Growth 
     Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 3774. A bill to improve homeland security by providing 
     for national resilience in preparation for, and in the event 
     of, a terrorist attack, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. LATHAM:
       H.R. 3775. A bill to impose a ban on the importation of 
     soybeans and soybean meal that are products of Argentina or 
     Brazil; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Tanner, Mr. Foley, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Rogers of Kentucky, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 3776. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-
     created musical works; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Case, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Filner, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
             Marshall):
       H.R. 3777. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into 
     contracts with community health care providers to improve 
     access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Sherwood):
       H.R. 3778. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize collection of 
     reclamation fees, revise the abandoned mine reclamation 
     program, promote remining, authorize the Office of Surface 
     Mining to collect the black lung excise tax, and make sundry 
     other changes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 3779. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to prevent the disruption of the education of children 
     who change residence based on the military service of their 
     parents; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Ballance, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Payne, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Owens, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 3780. A bill to improve the lives of working families 
     by providing family and medical need assistance, child care 
     assistance, in-school and afterschool assistance, family care 
     assistance, and encouraging the establishment of family-
     friendly workplaces; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House 
     Administration, Government Reform, 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 Ms. WATSON:
       H. Con. Res. 357. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award a 
     Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Dorothy Height; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. Ney):
       H. Con. Res. 358. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     printing of ``History of the United States Capitol`` as a 
     House document; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cantor, and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 359. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the 
     commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
     Holocaust; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BELL:
       H. Res. 515. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Congress and the States should act to 
     end racial profiling; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Burns, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Dingell):
       H. Res. 516. A resolution supporting the goals of National 
     Manufacturing Week, congratulating manufacturers and their 
     employees for their contributions to growth and innovation, 
     and recognizing the challenges facing the manufacturing 
     sector; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McINTYRE (for himself, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. 
             Etheridge):
       H. Res. 517. A resolution honoring the County of 
     Cumberland, North Carolina, its municipalities and community 
     partners as they celebrate the 250th year of the existence of 
     Cumberland County; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 518. A resolution recognizing the efforts of the 
     American Dental Association and the Nation's dentists, dental 
     hygienists, dental assistants, and thousands of volunteers to 
     improve the dental health of disadvantaged children; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. 
             Gallegly):
       H. Res. 519. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the earthquake that 
     occurred in San Luis Obispo County, California, on December 
     22, 2003; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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