[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 4150-4152]
[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. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mrs. 
             Emerson):
       H.R. 1138. A bill to amend section 402 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act to provide that no permit shall be 
     required for animal feeding operations within the boundaries 
     of a State if the State has established and is implementing a 
     nutrient management program for those animal feeding 
     operations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Doolittle, 
             and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 1139. A bill to terminate the participation of the 
     Forest Service in the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program; 
     to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Quinn, and Mr. Clement):
       H.R. 1140. A bill to modernize the financing of the 
     railroad retirement system and to provide enhanced benefits 
     to employees and beneficiaries; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 1141. A bill to provide duty-free treatment for 
     certain steam or other vapor generating boilers used in 
     nuclear facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Bonior, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 1142. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit uninsured individuals to obtain coverage under 
     the Medicaid Program, to assure coverage of prescription 
     drugs, alcohol and drug abuse treatment services, mental 
     health services, long-term care services, and other services, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. King, Mr. Levin, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Rodriguez, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 1143. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to permit States the option of coverage of legal 
     immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State 
     children's health insurance program (SCHIP); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, 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. ENGEL:
       H.R. 1144. A bill to provide for an increase in the Federal 
     investment in research on cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and 
     asthma by $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and to express 
     the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal 
     investment in such research should further be increased for 
     each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2006; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Sherwood, Ms. Hart, 
             and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 1145. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to

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     assure that the full amount deposited in the Abandoned Mine 
     Reclamation Fund is spent for the purposes for which that 
     Fund was established; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 1146. A bill to end membership of the United States in 
     the United Nations; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Ms. Hart, and Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas):
       H.R. 1147. A bill to prohibit the exportation of Alaskan 
     North Slope crude oil; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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. HILLEARY (for himself, Mr. John, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             DeMint, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 1148. A bill to provide grants to certain rural local 
     educational agencies; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 1149. A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service 
     Act of 1973 to create as a component of the Volunteers in 
     Service to America program a technology corps that uses VISTA 
     volunteers and other persons with expertise regarding 
     information technology to facilitate the use of information 
     technology in schools, libraries, and community centers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 1150. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for 
     elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Frank, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 1151. A bill to direct the Federal Election Commission 
     to issue voluntary standards to promote the accessibility and 
     effective use of voting systems, voting equipment, and 
     polling places, to make grants to assist States in complying 
     with such standards and carrying out other activities to 
     promote accessibility in voting, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Shays, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Owens, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Allen, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Clay, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Moakley, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Engel, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Costello, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Barrett, Mr. Holt, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Stark, Ms. Rivers, 
             Ms. Waters, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Underwood, and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 1152. A bill to promote human rights, democracy, and 
     the rule of law by providing a process for executive agencies 
     for declassifying on an expedited basis and disclosing 
     certain documents relating to human rights abuses in 
     countries other than the United States; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1153. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the child tax credit to $2,000 per child and 
     make such credit refundable; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lantos, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Waters, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Carson of Indiana, and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 1154. A bill to require Federal law enforcement 
     agencies to expunge voidable arrest records, to provide 
     incentive funds to States that have in effect a system for 
     expunging such records, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Costello, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Clay, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Levin, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Ose, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Upton, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Stark, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Phelps, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Allen, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Towns, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Barcia, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Berman, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Weller, Mr. English, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Frank, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 1155. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to strike 
     the limitation that permits interstate movement of live 
     birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal 
     fighting is lawful; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Otter, 
             Mr. Stump, and Mr. Schaffer):
       H.R. 1156. A bill to preserve the authority of the States 
     over waters within their boundaries, to delegate the 
     authority of the Congress to the States to regulate water, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mrs. Bono, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Dunn, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Issa, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Ose, 
             Mr. Otter, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Simpson, 
             Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Baca, 
             Mr. Baird, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             English, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Solis, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 1157. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
     provide financial assistance to the States of Alaska, 
     Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho for salmon habitat 
     restoration projects in coastal waters and upland drainages, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

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           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 1158. A bill to establish the National Homeland 
     Security Agency; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Cox, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Horn, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frank, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Berkley, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. 
             Pence):
       H. Con. Res. 73. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the 2008 Olympic Games should not be held in 
     Beijing unless the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China releases all political prisoners, ratifies the 
     International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and 
     observes internationally recognized human rights; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself and Mr. Costello):
       H. Con. Res. 74. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the 20th annual National Peace 
     Officers' Memorial Service; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Holden):
       H. Con. Res. 75. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be 
     issued honoring Hiram Bingham IV, and that the Citizens' 
     Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster 
     General that such a stamp be issued; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             LaTourette, and Mr. Costello):
       H. Con. Res. 76. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds for performances 
     sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARRETT:
       H. Res. 96. A resolution Recognizing National Poison 
     Prevention Week, and encouraging parents, educators, and 
     caregivers to teach children the dangers of ingesting 
     household substances; to the Committee on Government Reform, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, and 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 Ms. LEE:
       H. Res. 97. A resolution recognizing the enduring 
     contributions, heroic achievements, and dedicated work of 
     Shirley Anita Chisholm; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.

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