[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 44 (Thursday, April 1, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H2018-H2019]
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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. FARR (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stupak, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Allen, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Honda, and Mrs. 
             Capps):
       H.R. 4101. A bill to establish national standards for 
     discharges from cruise vessels into the waters of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Frost, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Engel, and Ms. 
             McCollum):
       H.R. 4102. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide access and equity in higher education, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Royce, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 4103. A bill to extend and modify the trade benefits 
     under the African Growth and Opportunity Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Cramer, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Holt, and Mr. 
             Ruppersberger):
       H.R. 4104. A bill to establish the Director of National 
     Intelligence as head of the intelligence community, to modify 
     and enhance authorities and responsibilities relating to the 
     administration of intelligence and the intelligence 
     community, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Ms. Hart):
       H.R. 4105. A bill to establish grants to improve and study 
     the National Domestic Violence Hotline; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, 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. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
             McIntyre):
       H.R. 4106. A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
     producing and exporting cartels illegal; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Cox, Mr. Turner of Texas, and Mrs. 
             Lowey):
       H.R. 4107. A bill to reauthorize the Assistance to 
     Firefighters Grant program under section 33 of the Federal 
     Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Berman, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Pence, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 4108. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) to provide for homeland security 
     assistance for high-risk nonprofit organizations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     (Select), 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. BURNS:
       H.R. 4109. A bill to allow seniors with Social Security and 
     pension income to file their income tax returns on a new Form 
     1040SR without regard to the amount of interest or taxable 
     income of the senior; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. Gary G. MILLER of California (for himself and 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4110. A bill to facilitate homeownership in high-cost 
     areas; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Obey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hill, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Wu, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Baird, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Turner of Texas, Mr. Berry, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Emanuel, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Kind, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, and 
             Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 4111. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a 
     monthly bonus to members of the Armed Forces whose retirement 
     or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H.R. 4112. A bill to establish consumer protections, 
     including disclosure requirements, relating to funeral 
     service contracts, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 4113. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain modifications to be made to qualified 
     mortgages held by a REMIC or a grantor trust; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. 
             Kind):
       H.R. 4114. A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to 
     exclude non-native migratory bird species from the 
     application of that Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 4115. A bill to amend the Act of November 2, 1966 (80 
     Stat. 1112), to allow binding arbitration clauses to be 
     included in all contracts affecting the land within the Salt 
     River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. JENKINS (for himself, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 4116. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins celebrating the recovery and restoration of the 
     American bald eagle, the national symbol of the United 
     States, to America's lands, waterways, and skies and the 
     great importance of the designation of the American bald 
     eagle as an ``endangered'' species under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Frost, Mr. McNulty, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 4117. A bill to provide assistance and security for 
     women and children in Afghanistan, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mrs. Musgrave):
       H.R. 4118. A bill to ensure that the courts interpret the 
     Constitution in the manner

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     that the Framers intended; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Bishop of Georgia):
       H.R. 4119. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     reauthorize the Paul D. Coverdell Drug-Free Workplace 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Matsui, and 
             Mr. Michaud):
       H.R. 4120. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 regarding 
     identifying trade expansion priorities; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REHBERG (for himself and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 4121. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     to help ensure a healthy food supply, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Turner 
             of Texas, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             and Mr. Doggett):
       H.R. 4122. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate El Camino Real de los Tejas as a National 
     Historic Trail; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 4123. A bill to amend chapter 47 of title 10, United 
     States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), to bring 
     military sexual assault crimes into parallel with Federal 
     sexual assault crimes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SANDLIN (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Bell, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Ross, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Berry, Mr. Clay, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Moore, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Ford, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Mr. Edwards, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Baird, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Boswell, and Mr. Thompson of California):
       H.R. 4124. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a business credit for qualified expenditures 
     for medical professional malpractice insurance; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 4125. A bill to require corporations to publish what 
     they pay to foreign governments; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Isakson, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Kline, and Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 4126. A bill to provide for recruiting, training, and 
     deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer 
     program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H. Con. Res. 403. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its attacks 
     against innocent civilians in the impoverished Darfur region 
     of western Sudan; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       H. Res. 594. A resolution congratulating the Kennesaw State 
     University Owls for winning the 2004 NCAA Division II Men's 
     Basketball National Championship, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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