[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18953-18954]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 3042. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the deduction for depreciation shall be 
     computed on a neutral cost recovery basis; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 3049. A bill to contribute to the defense of the 
     United States against future terrorist attack by providing 
     for the removal from power of the Taliban regime in 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H.R. 3050. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make effective as of January 1, 2001, all of the 
     individual income tax rate reductions, and to amend the 
     Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to 
     repeal the sunset of such rate reductions; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. John, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Upton, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Baca, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Holden, and Mr. 
             Clement):
       H.R. 3051. A bill to designate ``God Bless America'' as the 
     national hymn of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 3052. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to require that nonimmigrant visa applicants provide 
     fingerprints; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Ney, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Langevin, and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 3053. A bill to prevent identity theft, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 3054. A bill to award congressional gold medals on 
     behalf of the officers, emergency workers, and other 
     employees of the Federal Government and any State or local 
     government, including any interstate governmental entity, who 
     responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New 
     York City and perished in the tragic events of September 11, 
     2001; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Carson of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 3055. A bill to preserve the continued viability of 
     certain businesses which are an integral part of the air 
     transportation system; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 3056. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to take certain actions to 
     improve airline security, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 3057. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce to 3 years the depreciation recovery period 
     for qualified technological equipment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Costello, Ms. Solis, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Shays, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Gordon, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             Frank, Mr. Filner, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Kildee, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 3058. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to 
     improve the treatment of certain animals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Grucci, Mr. Israel, Mr. King, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hyde, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             Mr. Hill, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. John, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Obey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Shows, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stenholm, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Scott, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Royce, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Berry, Mr. Baca, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Lucas 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Sabo, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. DeMint, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Boyd, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. English, Mr. Sherwood, 
             Mr. Ose, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Ferguson):
       H. Con. Res. 243. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Public Safety Officer Medal of 
     Valor should be presented to the public safety officers who 
     have perished and select other public safety officers who 
     deserve special recognition for

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     outstanding valor above and beyond the call of duty in the 
     aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the United States on 
     September 11, 2001; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Berman, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Ford, 
             Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Clement, Ms. Berkley, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Souder, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Condit, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Israel, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Pastor, Mr. Simmons, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. King, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Ms. Solis, Mr. Towns, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Bishop, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Watson, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Baca, Mr. Horn, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
             McKinney, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Borski, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Stark, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ose, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Holt, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Filner, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Dicks, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. 
             Lampson):
       H. Res. 255. Resolution condemning bigotry and violence 
     against Sikh Americans in the wake of terrorist attacks 
     against the United States on September 11, 2001; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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