[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 25 (Tuesday, March 2, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H752]
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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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3868. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to phaseout the 1993 income tax increase on Social 
     Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KELLER:
       H.R. 3869. A bill to provide for the expanded use of 
     technology and information management systems in the 
     administration of the school lunch and breakfast programs; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 3870. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Controlled 
     Substances Import and Export Act to provide grants to States 
     to establish prescription drug monitoring programs, to impose 
     requirements respecting Internet pharmacies, to require 
     manufacturers to implement chain-of-custody procedures, to 
     restrict an exemption respecting the importation of 
     controlled substances for personal use, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TURNER of Texas (for himself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3871. A bill to establish the Unites States-Israel 
     Homeland Security Foundation to make grants to joint business 
     ventures between United States and Israeli private corporate 
     entities to develop products and services with applications 
     related to homeland security, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security (Select), 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. STEARNS (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Issa, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Solis, 
             and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 3872. A bill to prohibit the misappropriation of 
     databases while ensuring consumer access to factual 
     information; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Keller, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Porter, Mr. Carter, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Simmons, Ms. Watson, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, and Ms. Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 3873. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     provide children with access to food and nutrition 
     assistance, to simplify program operations, to improve 
     children's nutritional health, and to restore the integrity 
     of child nutrition programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself and Mrs. Davis of 
             California):
       H.R. 3874. A bill to convey for public purposes certain 
     Federal lands in Riverside County, California, that have been 
     identified for disposal; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 3875. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that qualified homeowner downpayment 
     assistance is a charitable purpose; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Meek of Florida, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 3876. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to prohibit the comparative cost 
     adjustment (CCA) program from operating in the State of 
     Florida; 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. OTTER:
       H.R. 3877. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an 
     election by individuals eligible for old-age insurance 
     benefits under such title to waive payment of benefits based 
     on their work record, to provide for income tax deductions 
     based on the actuarial present value of benefits foregone by 
     reason of such an election, and to provide that special 
     Government obligations issued exclusively for purchase by the 
     Social Security Trust Funds shall bear interest at the 
     average market yield then prevailing for comparable 
     obligations issued in the private sector; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 3878. A bill to establish the Commission on American 
     Jobs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H. Con. Res. 376. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
     Derby; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Keller, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, and Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 377. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of Western civilization; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H. Res. 548. A resolution recognizing the contributions of 
     environmental systems and the technicians who install and 
     maintain them to our quality of life; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H. Res. 549. A resolution encouraging the President of the 
     United States to designate a ``Read Across America Day''; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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