[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3617-3619]
[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 Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Goode, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Pence, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Keller, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Royce, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Crane, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. English, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Riley, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Ose, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Ney, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Ms. Capito, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Isakson, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Coble, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Platts, Mr. Jones 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Bass, Mr. Terry, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Portman, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Linder, Mr. Mica, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. John, Mr. Condit, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Thune, Mr. Kerns, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Otter, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ford, 
             Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Akin, Mr. Issa, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. DeMint, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Spence, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Baker, Mr. King, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Lampson, and Mrs. Clayton):
       H.R. 8. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Moore, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Akin, Mr. Baca, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Baird, Mr. Baker, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cantor, Ms. Capito, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Coble, Mr. Collins, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Jo Ann 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. English, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Ferguson, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Graves, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hall 
             of Ohio, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Jones 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Matheson, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Nussle, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Otter, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Pence, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Platts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Mr. Riley, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Sherwood, Mr. Shows, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Turner, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Wu, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 10. A bill to provide for pension reform, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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

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     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1013. A bill to promote recreation on Federal lakes, 
     to require Federal agencies responsible for managing Federal 
     lakes to pursue strategies for enhancing recreational 
     experiences of the public, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1014. A bill to prevent children from injuring 
     themselves with handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     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 Mrs. Jo Ann DAVIS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Cantor, and 
             Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 1015. A bill to provide for an increase in the amount 
     of Servicemember's Group Life Insurance paid to survivors of 
     members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of 
     duty between November 1, 2000, and April 1, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. English, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Pickering, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Sherwood, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clay, and 
             Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 1016. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to prohibit products that contain dry ultra-
     filtered milk products, milk protein concentrates, or casein 
     from being labeled as domestic natural cheese, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
             Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 1017. A bill to prohibit the unsolicited e-mail known 
     as ``spam''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Pence, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Largent, Mr. Otter, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Cox, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Akin, Ms. Hart, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Gary 
             Miller of California, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Issa, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Keller, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, and 
             Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H.R. 1018. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for economic growth by providing tax relief; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Horn, Mr. Mica, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             LaTourette, and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H.R. 1019. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to increase the penalties imposed for making or 
     accepting contributions in the name of another and to 
     prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related 
     disbursements; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
             Bachus):
       H.R. 1020. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to establish a grant program for the 
     rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad 
     track; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CANTOR (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Crenshaw, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Platts, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
             Tancredo):
       H.R. 1021. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to redesign Federal reserve notes of all denominations so as 
     to incorporate the preamble to the Constitution of the United 
     States, a list describing the Articles of the Constitution, 
     and a list describing the Articles of Amendment, on the 
     reverse side of such currency; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 1022. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     make sure the rules of etiquette for flying the flag of the 
     United States do not preclude the flying of flags at half 
     mast when ordered by city and local officials; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 1023. A bill to amend the Incentive Grants for Local 
     Delinquency Prevention Programs Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2002 through 2007, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             McCrery, and Mr. Collins):
       H.R. 1024. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 4.3-cent motor fuel excise taxes on 
     railroads and inland waterway transportation which remain in 
     the general fund of the Treasury; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. LATOURETTE:
       H.R. 1025. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a temporary checkoff on income tax returns 
     to provide funding to States for improving the administration 
     of elections for Federal office; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baird, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Clement, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cramer, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Israel, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Turner, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico):
       H.R. 1026. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the annual limitation on deductible 
     contributions to individual retirement accounts to $5,000, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 1027. A bill to establish the Freedom's Way National 
     Heritage Area in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the 
     State of New Hampshire, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1028. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit the admission to the United States of 
     nonimmigrant students and visitors who are the spouses and 
     children of United States permanent resident aliens, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 1029. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for contributions 
     to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for 
     children to attend elementary and secondary schools; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Stark, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. English, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Riley, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Clement, Mr. Terry, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Cox, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Souder, Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 1030. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain leasehold improvements; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Shays, Mrs.

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             Biggert, Mr. Armey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Greenwood, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1031. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
     certain amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison 
     system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Barrett, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Levin, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Markey, and Mrs. 
             Thurman):
       H.R. 1032. A bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling in the 
     Great Lakes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Capuano, 
             Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Fattah, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Waters, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Owens, 
             and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 1033. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects 
     for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-
     effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified 
     administration; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1034. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act to establish 
     a digital network technology program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall 
             of New Mexico, Mr. Wu, and Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 1035. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to conduct a pilot program to raise 
     awareness about telecommuting among small business employers, 
     and to encourage such employers to offer telecommuting 
     options to employees; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Scott, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. McCollum, and Mrs. Davis of 
             California):
       H.R. 1036. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of 
     fully qualified teachers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             Langevin):
       H. Con. Res. 62. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the George Washington letter to Tuoro 
     Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, which is on display at 
     the B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum in 
     Washington D.C., is one of the most significant early 
     statements buttressing the nascent American constitutional 
     guarantee of religious freedom; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Moore, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Delahunt):
       H. Con. Res. 63. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that Congress should act quickly to enact 
     significant election administration reforms which may be 
     implemented prior to the regularly scheduled general 
     elections for Federal office held in 2002; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 88. A resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. TURNER:
       H. Res. 90. A resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

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