[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11986-11987]
[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. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mrs. Bono):
       H.R. 2309. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     provide loans to eligible small business concerns for energy 
     costs; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 2310. A bill to increase the rates of military basic 
     pay for members of the uniformed services by providing a 
     percentage increase of between 7.3 percent and 10.5 percent 
     based on the members' pay grade and years of service; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN:
       H.R. 2311. A bill making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2002, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Petri, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 2312. A bill to provide for protection of the flag of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 2313. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the income taxation of corporations, to impose 
     a 10 percent tax on the earned income (and only the earned 
     income) of individuals, to repeal the estate and gift taxes, 
     to provide amnesty for all tax liability for prior taxable 
     years, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself and Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
       H.R. 2314. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide to 
     participants and beneficiaries of group health plans access 
     to obstetric and gynecological care; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FLETCHER (for himself, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Platts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Goss, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr.

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             Radanovich, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Collins, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Otter, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Shays, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 2315. A bill to protect consumers in managed care 
     plans and in other health coverage; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, and 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. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 2316. A bill to make permanent the tax benefits 
     enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation 
     Act of 2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Brown of Florida, and 
             Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2317. A bill to make permanent the provision of title 
     39, United States Code, under which the United States Postal 
     Service is authorized to issue a special postage stamp in 
     order to help provide funding for breast cancer research; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, 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. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2318. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore 
     drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic 
     and North Atlantic planning areas; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 2319. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     limit the collection from households of claims for 
     nonfraudulent overissuance of food stamp benefits; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Frank, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Norton, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Lee, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, and Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana):
       H.R. 2320. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     and the Railway Labor Act to prevent discrimination based on 
     participation in labor disputes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2321. A bill to require that the General Accounting 
     Office study and report on possible connections between the 
     recurring incidence of violence by postal employees and 
     workplace-related frustrations experienced by postal workers 
     generally; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Watkins, and 
             Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 2322. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide credits for individuals and businesses for 
     the installation of certain wind energy property; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Mollohan, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Phelps, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky):
       H.R. 2323. A bill to authorize Department of Energy 
     programs to develop and implement an accelerated research and 
     development program for advanced clean coal technologies for 
     use in coal-based electricity generating facilities and to 
     amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide financial 
     incentives to encourage new construction and the 
     retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based 
     electricity generating facilities to protect the environment 
     and improve efficiency and encourage the early commerical 
     application of advanced clean coal technologies, so as to 
     allow coal to help meet the growing need to the United States 
     for the generation of reliable and afforable electricity; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Science, 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. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             Wu, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Honda, Mr. Israel, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Moore, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 2324. A bill to establish a balanced energy program 
     for the United States that unlocks the potential of renewable 
     energy and energy efficiency, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Allen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Frank, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Stark, 
             and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Con. Res. 173. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     concern of Congress regarding human rights violations against 
     lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered (LGBT) 
     individuals around the world; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Cannon, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Kildee):
       H. Con. Res. 174. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     Rotunda of the Capitol to be used on July 26, 2001, for a 
     ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original 
     29 Navajo Code Talkers; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
       H. Res. 179. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     motions to suspend the rules.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Res. 180. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2311) making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2002, and for other purposes.

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