[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12290-12294]
[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. Herger, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Thurman, and 
             Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 2354. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the treatment of crops destroyed by 
     casualty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 2355. A bill to amend subchapter III of chapter 83 of 
     title 5, United States Code, to make service performed as an 
     employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality after 1965 
     and before 1987 creditable for retirement purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 2356. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. JONES of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Hostettler):
       H.R. 2357. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit churches and other houses of worship to engage 
     in political campaigns; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 2358. A bill to authorize appropriations for 
     environmental research and development, scientific and energy 
     research, development, and demonstration, and commercial 
     application of energy technology bioenergy programs, 
     projects, and activities of the Department of Energy, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 2359. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the payment of National Service Life Insurance and 
     United States Government Life Insurance proceeds to an 
     alternate beneficiary when the first beneficiary cannot be 
     identified, to improve and extend the Native American veteran 
     housing loan pilot program, and to eliminate the requirement 
     to provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a copy of a 
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     to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hobson, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Traficant, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ballenger, 
             and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 2360. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to restrict the use of non-Federal funds by 
     national political parties, to revise the limitations on the 
     amount of certain contributions which may be made under such 
     Act, to promote the availability of information on 
     communications made with respect to campaigns for Federal 
     elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Spence):
       H.R. 2361. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2001, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
     service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency 
     and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-
     connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Coyne, Mr. Doyle, Mr. English, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Platts, Mr. Sherwood, 
             Mr. Shuster, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Pitts):
       H.R. 2362. A bill to establish the Benjamin Franklin 
     Tercentenary Commission; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. English, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Hart, Mr. Shows, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Andrews, Mr. DeFazio, and Mrs. 
             Roukema):
       H.R. 2363. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     regional centers to assist State and local governments, 
     health maintenance organizations, nonprofit organizations, 
     and other organizations in the development of peer-support 
     activities and other nonprofessional services to assist 
     persons to cope with and overcome persistent mental 
     illnesses; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. English, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Hart, Mr. Shows, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Andrews, Mr. DeFazio, and Mrs. 
             Roukema):
       H.R. 2364. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide States with the option of covering intensive 
     community mental health treatment under the Medicaid Program; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Phelps, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 2365. 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, so as to 
     allow coal to help meet the growing need of the United States 
     for the generation of clean, reliable, and affordable 
     electricity; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 2366. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to clarify the Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on House Administration, and Government 
     Reform, 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. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2367. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for accountability 
     of health plans; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis 
             of Virginia, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Royce, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 2368. A bill to promote freedom and democracy in Viet 
     Nam; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Rules, 
     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. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Baird, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Cox, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 2369. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to the use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid 
     vehicles; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2370. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the exception from the treatment of welfare 
     benefit funds for 10-or-more employer plans; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 2371. A bill to authorize the transfer and conveyance 
     of real property at the Naval Security Group Activity, Winter 
     Harbor, Maine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 2372. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     convey the remaining water supply storage allocation in 
     Rathbun Lake, Iowa, to the Rathbun Regional Water 
     Association; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sununu, 
             Mr. Bass, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Goode, Mr. Thornberry, Ms. Hart, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Culberson, Mrs. Northup, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Green 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Istook, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Toomey):
       H.R. 2373. A bill to provide for the periodic review of the 
     efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish 
     a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and 
     public need of such agencies, and to provide for the 
     abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not 
     exist; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 2374. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional 
     assistance as an involuntary conversion, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Larsen 
             of Washington, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Bass, Mr. Baird, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. King, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Borski, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Langevin, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Wu, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 2375. A bill to promote the conservation and 
     preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Farr of 
             California, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 2376. A bill to expedite relief provided under the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act for 
     the commercial fishery failure in the Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery, to improve fishery management and 
     enforcement in that fishery, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, 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. CASTLE (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, 
             Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crowley,

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             Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frank, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 2377. A bill to require criminal background checks on 
     all firearms transactions occurring at events that provide a 
     venue for the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of 
     firearms, and to provide additional resources for gun crime 
     enforcement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Frank, Mr. Bonior, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 2378. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the maximum amount of the lump-sum death 
     benefit and to allow for payment of such a benefit, in the 
     absence of an eligible surviving spouse or child, to the 
     legal representative of the estate of the deceased 
     individual; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 2379. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     ensure that the health benefits program for Federal employees 
     covers screening for glaucoma; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Phelps, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Pallone, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Evans, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Barrett, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Watson, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Dunn, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Pelosi, and Mrs. 
             Kelly):
       H.R. 2380. A bill to provide for research on, and services 
     for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia:
       H.R. 2381. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that distributions from an IRA for higher 
     education expenses are exempt from the 10-percent early 
     distribution tax even after annuitization of account; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOYLE:
       H.R. 2382. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement 
     of construction of a hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 2383. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase and modify the exclusion relating to 
     qualified small business stock and to provide that the 
     exclusion relating to incentive stock options will no longer 
     be a minimum tax preference; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 2384. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to provide a 50 percent discount in flood insurance 
     rates for the first 5 years that certain low-cost properties 
     are included in flood hazard zones; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 2385. A bill to convey certain property to the city of 
     St. George, Utah, in order to provide for the protection and 
     preservation of certain rare paleontological resources on 
     that property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Otter, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rehberg, and Mr. 
             Duncan):
       H.R. 2386. A bill to establish terms and conditions for use 
     of certain Federal lands by outfitters and to facilitate 
     public opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment 
     of such lands; 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 Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Dreier, Ms. Waters, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Graves, Mr. Filner, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Condit, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 2387. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     preserve nonstop air service to and from Ronald Reagan 
     Washington National Airport for certain communities in cases 
     of airline bankruptcy; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 2388. A bill to establish the criteria and mechanism 
     for the designation and support of national heritage areas; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 2389. A bill to provide for the compensation of 
     persons of the Klamath Basin who were economically harmed as 
     a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act 
     of 1973; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, and Mr. Akin):
       H.R. 2390. A bill to prohibit the District of Columbia from 
     using any funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce 
     any order invalidating the policy of the Boy Scouts of 
     America regarding the employment or voluntary service of 
     homosexual troop leaders; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 2391. A bill to prohibit any Federal agency from 
     issuing or enforcing certain rules that may be applied to 
     restrict the transportation or possession of a firearm on a 
     public Federal road; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Baird, Mr. Allen, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 2392. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide, expand, or extend tax incentives for 
     renewable and alternative electric energy, alternative fuels 
     and alternative fuel vehicles, energy efficiency and 
     conservation, and demand management and distributive energy 
     generation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 2393. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for 
     energy conservation expenditures in residences and for 
     purchases of energy efficient appliances; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             LaTourette, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 2394. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 
     1950 to establish the National Defense Preparedness Domestic 
     Industrial Base Board, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 2395. A bill to provide grants for FHA-insured 
     hospitals; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2396. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require candidates for election for Federal office who 
     refer to other candidates in their television or radio 
     advertisements to include personal statements or images in 
     the advertisements as a condition for receiving the lowest 
     unit charge available for advertisements broadcast 
     immediately before the election; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Tom Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hoyer, and 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 2397. A bill to require the Office of Personnel 
     Management to conduct a study to determine the approximate 
     number of Federal employees and annuitants who are eligible 
     to participate in the health benefits program under chapter 
     89 of title 5, United States Code, but who are covered 
     neither by such program nor by any other health insurance, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri (for herself and Mr. 
             Dreier):
       H.R. 2398. A bill to establish a grant program to provide 
     assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting 
     procedures and administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri (for herself and Mr. 
             Shimkus):
       H.R. 2399. A bill to require the General Services 
     Administration to identify all potential electrical capacity 
     at Federal facilities available from existing installed 
     backup

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     generators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 2400. A bill to provide job creation and assistance, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Financial 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. McHUGH:
       H.R. 2401. A bill to bridge the digital divide in rural 
     areas; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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 Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 2402. A bill to provide for grants to assist value-
     added agricultural businesses, and to amend the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for farmers' 
     investments in value-added agriculture; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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 Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself and Mr. 
             Manzullo):
       H.R. 2403. A bill to direct the head of each executive 
     agency to conduct a study on the improvement of employment 
     readiness in the respective agency; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 2404. A bill to authorize Federal agency participation 
     and financial assistance for programs and for infrastructure 
     improvements for the purposes of increasing deliverable water 
     supplies, conserving water and energy, restoring ecosystems, 
     and enhancing environmental quality in the State of 
     California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ganske, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Sawyer, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. DeLauro, and 
             Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 2405. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to facilitating the development of microbicides 
     for preventing transmission of HIV and other sexually 
     transmitted diseases; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2406. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the avoidance of gain recognition through 
     swap funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 2407. A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 
     to direct the Administrator of General Services to provide 
     for the procurement of photovoltaic solar electric systems 
     for use in public buildings, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OSBORNE:
       H.R. 2408. A bill to provide equitable compensation to the 
     Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux 
     Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. OTTER (for himself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 2409. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to vest in the Secretary of the Interior functions under 
     that Act with respect to species of fish that spawn in fresh 
     or estuarine waters and migrate to ocean waters, and species 
     of fish that spawn in ocean waters and migrate to fresh 
     waters; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Graham, Ms. Hart, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 2410. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to be used for 
     elementary and secondary expenses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and 
             Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 2411. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax to professional 
     school personnel in grades K-12; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Smith 
             of Washington, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. McCollum, 
             and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island):
       H.R. 2412. A bill to establish programs to improve energy 
     development on Indian lands, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, 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 Mr. RILEY (for himself, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Simmons, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 2413. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish a program of employment assistance, including 
     employment-related tuition assistance, for military spouses; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Hill, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Largent, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Moore, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Simmons, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Turner):
       H.R. 2414. A bill to require any amounts appropriated for 
     Members' Representational Allowances for the House of 
     Representatives for a fiscal year that remain after all 
     payments are made from such Allowances for the year to be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or 
     to reduce the Federal debt; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 2415. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     direct the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to 
     adjust fees charged by the Office so that the fees collected 
     in any fiscal year will equal, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, the amount appropriated to the Office for that 
     fiscal year; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Evans, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Paul, Ms. Hart, Mr. Cox, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Condit, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Royce, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       H.R. 2416. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for the ownership and control of 
     corporations by employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 2417. A bill to facilitate the creation of a new 
     global top-level Internet domain that will be a haven for 
     material that will promote positive experiences of children 
     and families using the Internet, to provide a safe online 
     environment for children, and to help prevent children from 
     being exposed to harmful material on the Internet, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
             Largent):
       H.R. 2418. A bill to amend title X of the Energy Policy Act 
     of 1992, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, and Mr. Frank):
       H.R. 2419. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a business credit against income for the 
     purchase of fishing safety equipment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. English, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Ballenger):
       H.R. 2420. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a theme study on the peopling of America, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 2421. A bill to exercise authority under Article I, 
     section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States 
     to clearly establish jurisdictional boundaries over the 
     commercial transactions of digital goods and services 
     conducted through the Internet, and to foster stability and 
     certainty over the treatment of such transactions; 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. STRICKLAND:
       H.R. 2422. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish an Office of Correctional Health; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Osborne, 
             and Mr. Ganske):
       H.R. 2423. A bill to provide for the energy security of the 
     United States and promote environmental quality by enhancing 
     the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2424. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the Federal

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     minimum wage by $1.62 over 3 years; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2425. A bill to authorize assistance to establish a 
     water treatment plant in Tirana, Albania; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. 
             Greenwood):
       H.R. 2426. A bill to encourage the development and 
     integrated use by the public and private sectors of remote 
     sensing and other geospatial information, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Ms. Solis):
       H.R. 2427. A bill to provide emergency assistance for 
     families receiving assistance under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act and low-income working families; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, and 
             Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 2428. A bill to require that the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget explain any omission of any 
     insular area from treatment as part of the United States in 
     statements issued by the Office of Management and Budget; to 
     the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Government Reform, 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. WATERS:
       H.R. 2429. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the operator of Los Angeles International Airport to 
     mail annual noise mitigation reports to residents in the area 
     surrounding an airport; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 2430. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require air carriers to make contributions to communities 
     impacted by noise from Los Angeles International Airport; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 2431. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain amounts received by electric 
     energy, gas, or steam utilities shall be excluded from gross 
     income as contributions to capital; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself and Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina):
       H. Con. Res. 178. Concurrent resolution concerning 
     persecution of Montagnard peoples in Vietnam; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Scott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Filner, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             McNulty, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rush, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Bass, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Wicker, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Sanchez, and 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 179. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a National 
     Health Center Week to raise awareness of health services 
     provided by community, migrant, public housing, and homeless 
     health centers; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 180. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should reaffirm 
     its opposition to any commercial and lethal scientific 
     whaling and take significant and demonstrable actions, 
     including at the International Whaling Commission and 
     meetings of the Convention on International Trade in 
     Endangered Species, to provide protection for and 
     conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent 
     trade in whale meat; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Murtha, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Graves, Mr. Holden, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Pastor, Mr. English, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Blunt):
       H. Con. Res. 181. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the need to protect post 
     offices; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 182. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service 
     should issue a postage stamp commemorating Congressman Adam 
     Clayton Powell, Jr.; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H. Res. 184. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H. Res. 185. A resolution supporting the implementation of 
     the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for the peaceful 
     settlement of the conflict in Northern Ireland; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Turner, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Baca, Ms. Solis, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Brady of Texas):
       H. Res. 186. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States Postal Service 
     should issue a postage stamp commemorating Juan Nepomuceno 
     Seguin; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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