[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13553-13554]
[From the U.S. 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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Cox, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 2507. A bill to prohibit payment by the United States 
     Government of any request or claim by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China for reimbursement of the costs 
     associated with the United States Navy EP-3 aircraft that was 
     forced to land on Hainan Island, China, on April 1, 2001; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 2508. A bill to authorize a plant pathogen genomics 
     research program at the Department of Agriculture to reduce 
     the economic impact of plant pathogens on commercially 
     important crop plants; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New York) 
             (both by request):
       H.R. 2509. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to produce currency, postage stamps, and other 
     security documents at the request of foreign governments, and 
     security documents at the request of the individual States of 
     the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, on a 
     reimbursable basis; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New York) 
             (both by request):
       H.R. 2510. A bill to extend the expiration date of the 
     Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 2511. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage energy 
     conservation, energy reliability, and energy production; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 2512. A bill to authorize additional appropriations 
     for the United States Customs Service for personnel, 
     technology, and infrastructure to expedite the flow of legal 
     commercial and passenger traffic along the Southwest land 
     border, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       H.R. 2513. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify that the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services has the authority to treat certain State payments 
     made in an approved demonstration project as medical 
     assistance under the Medicaid Program for purposes of a 
     rebate agreement under section 1927 of the Social Security 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       H.R. 2514. A bill to provide for burdensharing 
     contributions from allied and other friendly foreign 
     countries for the costs of deployment of any United States 
     missile defense system that is designed to protect those 
     countries from ballistic missile attack; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Armed Services, and 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. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Schrock):
       H.R. 2515. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to 
     remove the limitation on the use of defense funds for the 
     National Guard civilian youth opportunities program, to 
     lessen the matching funds requirements under the program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BARRETT (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Luther, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Rush, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H.R. 2516. A bill to enhance the Federal Government's 
     leadership role in energy efficiency by requiring Federal 
     agencies to acquire central air conditioners and heat pumps 
     that meet or exceed certain efficiency standards; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, 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. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 2517. A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself and Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado):
       H.R. 2518. A bill to establish a pilot program within the 
     Department of Energy to facilitate the use of alternative 
     fuel school buses through grants for energy demonstration and 
     commercial application of energy technology, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, 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. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 2519. A bill to allow media coverage of court 
     proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Tierney, 
             and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 2520. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to curb tax abuses by disallowing tax benefits claimed 
     to arise from transactions without substantial economic 
     substance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself and Mr. Hilleary):
       H.R. 2521. A bill to permit States to place supplemental 
     guide signs relating to veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid 
     highways; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Berman) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 2522. A bill to make improvements in the operation and 
     administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes; 
     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. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Wynn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Jefferson):
       H.R. 2523. A bill to eliminate certain inequities in the 
     Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' 
     Retirement System with respect to the computation of benefits 
     for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic 
     controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the 
     Supreme Court and Capitol police, and their survivors, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. DICKS:
       H.R. 2524. A bill to provide for the use and distribution 
     of the funds awarded to the Quinault Indian Nation under 
     United States Claims Court Dockets 772-71, 773-71, 774-71, 
     and 775-71, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LINDER (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 2525. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and 
     economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other 
     taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting 
     a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the 
     States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. 
             Cox):
       H.R. 2526. A bill to make permanent the moratorium enacted 
     by the Internet Tax Freedom Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Petri, and 
             Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 2527. A bill to provide grants for training of 
     realtime court reporters and closed

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     captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set 
     forth in the Telecommunications Act of 1996; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 2528. A bill to modernize the legal tender of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 2529. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a revenue-neutral simplification of the 
     individual income tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Tancredo, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Chabot, and 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 2530. A bill to prohibit issuance of a visa to any 
     citizen of the People's Republic of China who participates in 
     or otherwise supports the harvesting, transplantation, or 
     trafficking of organs of executed Chinese prisoners, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Rush, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Waters, Mr. Jefferson, and 
             Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 2531. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States, the Home Mortgage 
     Disclosure Act of 1975, and the amendments made by the Home 
     Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 to protect 
     consumers from predatory lending practices, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 2532. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     regional plant genome and gene expression research and 
     development centers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 2533. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reduce the influence of political action 
     committees in elections for Federal office, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. SOLIS (for herself and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 2534. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los 
     Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in the State 
     of California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 2535. A bill to permit wireless carriers to obtain 
     sufficient spectrum to meet the growing demand for existing 
     services and ensure that such carriers have the spectrum they 
     need to deploy fixed and advanced services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 2536. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to reduce restrictions on media ownership, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Wu, Ms. Hart, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Moore, Mr. Weiner, and 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 2537. A bill to provide for the appointment of an 
     Assistant United States Attorney for each judicial district 
     for the purpose of prosecuting firearms offenses; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 2538. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to expand 
     and improve the assistance provided by Small Business 
     Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Native Alaskans, 
     and Native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 2539. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the low-income housing credit without regard to 
     whether moderate rehabilitation assistance is provided with 
     respect to a building; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. Spratt):
       H. Res. 195. A resolution commending the United States 
     military and defense contractor personnel responsible for the 
     successful in-flight ballistic missile defense interceptor 
     test on July 14, 2001, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services. considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
       H. Res. 196. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 7) to provide incentives for charitable 
     contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the 
     effectiveness and efficiency of government program delivery 
     to individuals and families in need, and to enhance the 
     ability of low-income Americans to gain financial security by 
     building assets.
           By Mr. BARRETT (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Schaffer):
       H. Res. 197. A resolution urging the President to reject 
     any decree, proclamation, or treaty adopted by the United 
     Nations Conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons which 
     would infringe on the right of United States citizens under 
     the 2nd amendment to the Constitution; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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. DAVIS of California:
       H. Res. 198. A resolution congratulating Tony Gwynn on the 
     announcement of his retirement from the San Diego Padres and 
     from Major League Baseball; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.

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