[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 31 (Thursday, March 11, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H1070-H1072]
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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Evans, and 
             Mr. Skelton):
       H.R. 3936. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the principal office of the United States Court of 
     Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in the 
     Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, rather than only in the 
     District of Columbia, and expressing the sense of Congress 
     that a dedicated Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center 
     should be provided for that Court and those it serves and 
     should be located, if feasible, at a site owned by the United 
     States that is part of or proximate to the Pentagon 
     Reservation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     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. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mr. 
             Castle):
       H.R. 3937. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to establish macroeconomic congressional budgets; to the 
     Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, 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. NEY (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Scott 
             of Georgia):
       H.R. 3938. A bill to establish an Office of Housing 
     Counseling to carry out the responsibilities of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding 
     counseling on homeownership and rental housing issues, to 
     establish a toll-free telephone number to provide referral to 
     entities providing such counseling, and to make grants to 
     such entities for providing such counseling, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, and Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen):
       H.R. 3939. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 14-24 Abbott Road in Fair 
     Lawn, New Jersey, as the ``Mary Ann Collura Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Ms. Solis, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Markey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 3940. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide for secondary containment to prevent MTBE and 
     petroleum contamination; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Foley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Berry, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Costello, Mr. Moore, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Farr, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Rush, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Weiner, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Solis, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Israel, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Reyes, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Kind, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. John, Mr. Baca, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Holt, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Loretta Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Hefley, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hill, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ose, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, 
             Ms. Hart, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bereuter):
       H.R. 3941. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     give district courts of the United States jurisdiction over 
     competing State custody determinations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on International Relations, and 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.

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           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             Langevin):
       H.R. 3942. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 7 Commercial Boulevard in 
     Middletown, Rhode Island, as the ``Rhode Island Veterans Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Weller, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3943. A bill to extend nondiscriminatory treatment 
     (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Laos; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 3944. A bill to provide for the conveyance of a small 
     parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in 
     Riverside, California, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 3945. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse 
     wastewater within and outside of the service area of the City 
     of Corona Water Utility, California; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. McCotter, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Upton, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 3946. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of maritime sites in the State of 
     Michigan; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Israel, and Mr. Reynolds):
       H.R. 3947. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and 
     municipalities shall be excluded from consideration as income 
     for purposes of pension benefits paid by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 3948. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     by strengthening and expanding the Gaining Early Awareness 
     and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) in order 
     to facilitate the transition of low-income high school 
     students into post-secondary education; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H.R. 3949. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to 
     delegate to the Under Secretary of Commerce for International 
     Trade the functions relating to trade adjustment assistance 
     for firms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Lipinski, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 3950. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of a combat artillery badge to 
     recognize combat service by members of Army in the artillery 
     branch; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H.R. 3951. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require notification to Congress and the public when waivers 
     to certain domestic source requirements are made, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HENSARLING (for himself and Mr. Baker):
       H.R. 3952. A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act 
     of 1977 to increase the aggregate asset size limitation of 
     the small bank regulatory relief provision, to provide for 
     future adjustments of such amount for inflation, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Manzullo, 
             and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 3953. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential 
     buildings; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 3954. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to resolve boundary discrepancies in San Diego 
     County, California, arising from an erroneous survey 
     conducted by a Government contractor in 1881 that resulted in 
     overlapping boundaries for certain lands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3955. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to require public companies to disclose their 
     payments to foreign governments for the purposes of natural 
     resources exploration, development, and extractions rights; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Shimkus):
       H.R. 3956. A bill to designate Poland as a program country 
     under the visa waiver program established under section 217 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 3957. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend 
     trade adjustment assistance to certain service workers; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 3958. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment 
     (permanent normal trade relations treatment) to the products 
     of Ukraine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on International 
     Relations, and Rules, 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. LoBIONDO:
       H.R. 3959. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 
     the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, 
     to provide air marshal training to law enforcement personnel 
     of foreign countries; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 3960. A bill to authorize the use of Federal funds for 
     research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of the 
     date on which such stem cells were derived, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. OSBORNE (for himself and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 3961. A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act 
     to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the 
     United States Animal Identification Plan developed by the 
     National Animal Identification Development Team, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. SHAW:
       H.R. 3962. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish a program of interest-free loans to members of the 
     Selected Reserve who experience financial hardship due to 
     service on active duty in the Armed Forces; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. English, and Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 3963. A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 to extend to employees of the legislative branch 
     certain protections available to other employees of the 
     Federal Government under certain laws, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, Mr. Becerra, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Farr, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Lee, Mr. Baca, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Honda, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Solis, Ms. 
             Watson, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 3964. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to prohibit the operation of the Medicare 
     comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in California; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Baca, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Moore, Mr. Cardoza, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Payne, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi):
       H.R. 3965. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make 
     grants to improve the ability of State and local governments 
     to prevent the abduction of children by family members, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.J. Res. 89. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the 
     appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.J. Res. 90. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the 
     appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House 
     of Representatives when, in a national emergency, a 
     significant number of Members are unable to serve; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. VITTER:
       H. Con. Res. 382. Concurrent resolution affirming that the 
     intent of Congress in passing the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Improvement Act of 1997 was to allow hunting and 
     fishing on public lands within the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System and declaring that the purpose of reserving certain 
     lands as public lands is to make them available to the public 
     for reasonable uses; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H. Con. Res. 383. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congess concerning the well-being of members of the 
     Armed Forces and calling on the Department of Defense to do 
     its utmost to see that deployed military personnel have the 
     best force protection equipment the Nation can make 
     available, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 384. Concurrent resolution calling for the 
     removal of all restrictions from the public, the press, and 
     military families in mourning that would prohibit their 
     presence at the arrival at military installations in the 
     United States or overseas of the remains of the Nation's 
     fallen heroes, the members of the Armed Forces who have died 
     in Iraq or Afghanistan, with the assurance that family 
     requests for privacy will be respected; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Blunt, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Hunter):
       H. Res. 557. A resolution relating to the liberation of the 
     Iraqi people and the valiant service of the United States 
     Armed Forces and Coalition forces; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Armed 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. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Gillmor, 
             and Mr. Shimkus):
       H. Res. 558. A resolution welcoming the accession of 
     Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and 
     Slovenia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Foley, and 
             Ms. Dunn):
       H. Res. 559. A resolution expressing condolences to the 
     families of the individuals killed in the terrorist bombing 
     attacks in Madrid that occurred on March 11, 2004, and 
     expressing deepest sympathy to the individuals injured in 
     those attacks and to the people of the Kingdom of Spain; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Harris, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Ms. McCollum, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Ms. DeGette, Ms. Waters, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Wexler, and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H. Res. 560. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Girl Scouts of the United States 
     of America should be commended, on its 92d anniversary, for 
     providing quality age-appropriate experiences that prepare 
     girls to become the leaders of tomorrow and for raising 
     issues important to girls; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.

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