[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11263-11265]
[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. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. Osborne):
       H.R. 2246. A bill to prohibit the targeted marketing to 
     minors of adult-rated media as an unfair or deceptive 
     practice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 2247. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the authority for housing loans for members of the 
     Selected Reserve; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Obey, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kleczka, and 
             Mr. Barrett):
       H.R. 2248. A bill to amend the Dairy Production 
     Stabilization Act of 1983 to ensure that all persons who 
     benefit from the dairy promotion and research program 
     contribute to the cost of the program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Terry, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Rogers 
             of Michigan, Mr. Costello, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Latham, Mr. Boswell, 
             Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mrs. 
             Northup):
       H.R. 2249. A bill to amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act 
     to require a more uniform formula for gasoline and diesel 
     fuel so that gasoline and diesel fuel manufactured for one 
     region of the country may be transported to and sold in other 
     regions of the country, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COOKSEY (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. Fletcher, Mr. English, Ms. Granger, Mr. Jenkins, 
             Mr. Bryant, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Linder, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Riley, and 
             Mr. Baker):
       H.R. 2250. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow more equitable and direct tax relief for health 
     insurance and medical care expenses, to give Americans more 
     options for obtaining quality health care, and to expand 
     insurance coverage to the uninsured; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself and Mr. Crenshaw):
       H.R. 2251. A bill to direct the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a certain United States Courthouse in 
     Jacksonville, Florida, to the city of Jacksonville,

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     Florida; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Horn, Mr. Mica, Mr. Tom Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Souder, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Ose, Mr. Putnam, 
             Mr. Schrock, Mr. Goss, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Spence, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Cox, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Vitter, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Bass, Mr. Isakson, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Terry, and Mr. 
             Otter):
       H.R. 2252. 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, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. Rehberg):
       H.R. 2253. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by 
     Indian tribal governments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Strickland, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2254. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment 
     compensation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 2255. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the appointment of a Chief of the Veterinary 
     Corps of the Army in the grade of brigadier general, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 2256. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a 5-year pilot program under which health care 
     providers are reimbursed by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services for the costs associated with providing emergency 
     medical care to aliens who are not lawfully present in the 
     United States and are not detained by any law enforcement 
     authority, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 2257. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain machines designed for children's education; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 2258. A bill to amend title IV of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 to provide for the eligibility of certain aliens 
     suffering from domestic abuse for SSI, food stamps, TANF, 
     Medicaid, SSBG, and certain other public benefit programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 
     Agriculture, 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Owens, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Kind, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 2259. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations 
     of computer technology to senior centers and community 
     centers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 2260. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for contributions to individual 
     investment accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Collins, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Chambliss, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 2261. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2853 Candler Road in 
     Decatur, Georgia, as the ``Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 2262. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     conduct a study of the rate at which Native Americans and 
     students who reside in American Samoa, the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, and Guam drop out of secondary schools in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Baca, Mr. Hill, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. John, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.J. Res. 53. A joint resolution proposing a amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States requiring a two-thirds 
     vote to pass legislation that would result in a deficit in 
     the budget of the United States for any fiscal period; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Davis of Florida, and 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 167. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     International Olympic Committee for its work to bring about 
     understanding of individuals and different cultures, for its 
     focus on protecting the civil rights of its participants, for 
     its rules of intolerance against discriminatory acts, and for 
     its goal of promoting world peace through sports; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Engel, Mr. Leach, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Con. Res. 168. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress in support of victims of torture; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Capuano, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Engel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Lampson, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Honda, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Stark, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Clay, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Owens, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Frank, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Snyder, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Baca, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Solis, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Traficant):
       H. Con. Res. 169. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract for the 
     design and construction of a monument to commemorate the 
     contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and to 
     the participation of women in public life, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Vitter, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Sununu):
       H. Con. Res. 170. Concurrent resolution encouraging 
     corporations to contribute to faith-based organizations; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H. Con. Res. 171. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding graduated driver's license 
     programs; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Riley, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and 
             Mr. Ose):

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       H. Res. 173. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the benefits of biotechnology; 
     to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H. Res. 175. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

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