[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 17 (Wednesday, February 11, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H514-H515]
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. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Ryun of Kansas):
       H.R. 3795. A bill to amend the Impact Aid program under the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the 
     distribution of school construction payments to better meet 
     the needs of military and Indian land school districts; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 3796. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize and reform the 
     Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 3797. A bill to authorize improvements in the 
     operations of the government of the District of Columbia, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. MARKEY:
       H.R. 3798. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to improve aviation security; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. ADERHOLT (for himself and Mr. Pence):
       H.R. 3799. A bill to limit the jurisdiction of Federal 
     courts in certain cases and promote federalism; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Chocola, Mr. Cox, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Feeney, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Otter, Mr. Herger, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Toomey, Ms. Hart, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Carter, Mr. Neugebauer, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Cantor, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Goode, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Kline, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Schrock, Mr. Cole, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Turner of Ohio):
       H.R. 3800. A bill to reform Federal budget procedures, to 
     impose spending safeguards, to combat waste, fraud, and 
     abuse, to account for accurate Government agency costs, and 
     for other purposes.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Otter, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Paul, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Pence):
       H.R. 3801. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to repeal the requirement that persons making 
     disbursements for electioneering communications file reports 
     on such disbursements with the Federal Election Commission 
     and the prohibition against the making of disbursements for 
     electioneering communications by corporations and labor 
     organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, 
             Mr. Ferguson, and Mr. Simmons):
       H.R. 3802. A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of 
     such part, to provide an exception to the local maintenance 
     of effort requirements, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself and Mr. Burgess):
       H.R. 3803. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to provide information and outreach for the prevention of 
     osteoporosis; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 3804. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make beach nourishment 
     projects eligible for inclusion in mitigation plans and for 
     hazard mitigation assistance; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 3805. A bill to withdraw the Los Padres National 
     Forest in California from location, entry, and patent under 
     mining laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Gillmor, 
             and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 3806. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against the alternative minimum tax 
     where stock acquired pursuant to an incentive stock option is 
     sold or exchanged at a loss; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Issa, Mr. Otter, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. King 
             of Iowa, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hall, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Bishop of Utah, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Schrock, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Shuster):
       H.R. 3807. A bill to provide an amnesty period during which 
     veterans and their family members can register certain 
     firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer 
     Record, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 3808. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to provide priority for the payment of employee claims 
     arising under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining 
     Notification Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Ms. Watson, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Owens, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Honda, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Ballance, Mr. Watt, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Baca, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Waters, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Towns, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Strickland, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Holt, Mr. Clay, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Ms. Majette, and Mr. Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 3809. A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal 
     rights and remedies under civil rights statutes; to the 
     Committee on

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     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
     and the Workforce, and 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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lee, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Slaughter, and 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 3810. A bill to provide a United States voluntary 
     contribution to the United Nations Population Fund only for 
     the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3811. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to waive the employee portion of Social Security taxes 
     imposed on individuals who have been diagnosed as having 
     cancer or a terminal disease; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 3812. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a demonstration project on priorities in 
     the scheduling of appointments of veterans for health care 
     through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 3813. A bill to provide for a Near-Earth Object Survey 
     program to detect, track, catalogue, and characterize certain 
     near-earth asteroids and comets; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 3814. A bill to enhance peace between the Israelis and 
     Palestinians; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 3815. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide expanded protections against the misuse of public 
     safety officer uniforms, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND:
       H.R. 3816. A bill to require employees at a call center who 
     either initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose the 
     physical location of such employees, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 362. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the importance of organ, 
     tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation and supporting 
     National Donor Day; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Pence, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Berman, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 363. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing gross 
     violations of human rights and civil liberties of the Syrian 
     people by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TURNER of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bell, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sandlin, and 
             Mr. Stenholm):
       H. Res. 523. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 594) to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall 
     elimination provisions; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H. Res. 524. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Anti-Slavery Day; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H. Res. 525. A resolution urging the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security and the Secretary of State to designate Poland as a 
     program country under the visa waiver program established 
     under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act if 
     Poland satisfies the requirements in subsection (c)(2) of 
     such section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Gutknecht, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Honda, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, 
             and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H. Res. 526. A resolution expressing the sympathy of the 
     House of Representatives for the victims of the devastating 
     earthquake that occurred on December 26, 2003, in Bam, Iran; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H. Res. 527. A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary 
     of the opening of the Falcon International Dam, recognizing 
     the dam's importance as a source of water and power and as a 
     symbol of friendship and cooperation between the United 
     States and the United Mexican States, and urging Mexico to 
     honor all of its obligations under the 1944 Treaty Relating 
     to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana 
     Rivers and of the Rio Grande; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. Honda):
       H. Res. 528. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that France should modify or abandon its 
     ban on religious articles and symbols in state schools and 
     respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith 
     without state interference; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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