[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 24, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H1483-H1484]
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. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Wexler, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 4019. A bill to address the participation of Taiwan in 
     the World Health Organization; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 4020. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a program 
     to assist the States in hiring and retaining nurses at State 
     veterans homes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 4021. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to require that only countries that have a democratic 
     form of government and that support United States 
     nonproliferation objectives may be designated as major non-
     NATO allies for purposes of that Act and the Arms Export 
     Control Act; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 4022. A bill to strengthen the Nation's ability to 
     protect its key assets and the life, health, and property of 
     its populace by granting providers of private security 
     services access to the criminal history records available 
     through the National Crime Information Center in connection 
     with their employees and prospective employees, requiring 
     such providers to employ only those employees who pass 
     criminal history records checks, to protect against 
     unauthorized use of such records, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 4023. A bill to amend the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 to postpone the 2005 round of base 
     closures and realignments until 2007; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4024. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     with respect to retransmission consent and must-carry for 
     cable operators and satellite carriers; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4025. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for 
     medical expenses for dependents; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 4026. A bill to preserve local radio broadcast 
     emergency and other services and to require the Federal 
     Communications Commission to conduct a rulemaking for that 
     purpose; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Mario 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H.R. 4027. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
     make available to the University of Miami property under the 
     administrative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration on Virginia Key, Florida, for use 
     by the University for a Marine Life Science Center; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 4028. A bill to prohibit the award of a Federal 
     contract unless the contractor agrees to offer their 
     employees certain health insurance benefits; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 4029. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a 15-year recovery period for depreciation 
     of designated low-income buildings and to allow passive 
     losses and credits attributable to qualified low-income 
     buildings; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK:
       H. Res. 573. A resolution honoring the life of Mildred 
     McWilliams ``Millie'' Jeffrey (1910-2004) and her 
     contributions to her community and to the nation; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H. Res. 574. A resolution providing for further 
     consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 393) 
     establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
     Government for fiscal year 2005 and setting forth appropriate 
     budgetary levels for fiscal years 2004 and 2006 through 2009.
           By Mr. OSBORNE (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and Ms. Roybal-
             Allard):
       H. Res. 575. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the National Collegiate Athletic 
     Association (NCAA) should affirm its commitment to a policy 
     of discouraging alcohol use among underage students by ending 
     all alcohol advertising during radio and television 
     broadcasts of collegiate sporting events; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. WATSON (for herself, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Hyde):

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       H. Res. 576. A resolution urging the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China to improve its protection of 
     intellectual property rights, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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