[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5338-5339]
[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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 4545. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     benefit of Amtrak for fiscal year 2003, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Skelton) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 4546. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2003 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, and for military construction, to prescribe military 
     personnel strengths for fiscal year 2003, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Skelton) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 4547. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2003 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense and to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
     fiscal year 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 4548. A bill to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and 
     Control Act of 1974 with respect to firefighter assistance; 
     to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.R. 4549. A bill to codify the duty-free treatment of 
     imports of straight sawn shingles of western red cedar; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BALDACCI:
       H.R. 4550. A bill to amend the trade adjustment assistance 
     program under the Trade Act of 1974 to clarify the 
     eligibility requirements with respect to adversely affected 
     workers who are engaged in self-employment assistance 
     activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 4551. A bill to deem the nondisclosure of employer-
     owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade 
     practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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 Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 4552. A bill to amend the National Park Service 
     Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 regarding 
     certain small contracts; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 4553. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the vaccine excise tax shall apply to 
     any vaccine against hepatitis A; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York:
       H.R. 4554. A bill to establish a program under which 
     employees of the legislative branch may be reimbursed for the 
     costs of graduate school tuition and fees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California:
       H.R. 4555. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts paid by the 
     Department of Defense toward the repayment of certain student 
     loans owed by members of the uniformed services; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 4556. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
       H.R. 4557. A bill to reduce recurring reporting 
     requirements imposed by law on the Department of Defense; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       H.R. 4558. A bill to extend the Irish Peace Process 
     Cultural and Training Program; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International 
     Relations, 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. ROYCE:
       H.J. Res. 88. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights 
     of crime victims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Ms. DeLauro):
       H. Con. Res. 385. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services should conduct or support research on certain tests 
     to screen for ovarian cancer, and Federal health care 
     programs and group and individual health plans should cover 
     the tests if demonstrated to be effective, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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