[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11079-11080]
[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. SANDLIN:
       H.R. 4983. 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 require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     provide for prompt payment for health benefits claims; 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. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4984. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a Medicare prescription drug 
     benefit; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4985. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to revitalize the Medicare+Choice Program, 
     establish a Medicare+Choice competition program, and to 
     improve payments to hospitals and other providers under part 
     A of the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4986. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to improve payments for physicians' 
     services and other outpatient services furnished under the 
     Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4987. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve payments for home health services and 
     for direct graduate medical education, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4988. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish the Medicare Benefits 
     Administration within the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, 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. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4989. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for grants to health care providers to implement 
     electronic prescription drug programs; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4990. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish requirements with respect to the 
     sale of, or the offer to sell, prescription drugs through the 
     Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4991. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to revise disproportionate share hospital payments under 
     the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4992. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish health professions programs regarding practice of 
     pharmacy; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Berry, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Moore, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Ms. Solis, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Turner, Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 4993. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to 
     evade taxation of United States income; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frank, Mr. Stupak, and 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 4994. A bill to provide for the payment or 
     reimbursement by the Federal Government of special 
     unemployment assistance paid by States to individuals 
     participating in qualified worker training programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 4995. A bill to ensure that members of the uniformed 
     services receive annual pay raises at least equal to 
     increases in the Employment Cost Index; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 4996. A bill to provide for an exchange of certain 
     private property in Colorado and certain Federal property in 
     Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK:
       H.R. 4997. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to allow the spouse of a Federal employee or 
     annuitant to obtain health benefits coverage for self alone, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 4998. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to allow certain applicants for approval of a 
     generic drug to be eligible for a 180-day period of 
     protection from competition, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PASTOR (for himself and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 4999. A bill to adjust the status of certain aliens 
     with longstanding ties to the United States to that of an 
     alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H.R. 5000. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to take lands in Yuma County, Arizona, into trust as part of 
     the reservation of the Cocopah Tribe of Arizona, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 5001. A bill to amend the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to establish a method to provide 
     outcome-based funding increases to States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H. Con. Res. 422. Concurrent resolution expressing concern 
     about continuing serious violations of human rights and 
     fundamental freedoms in Kazakhstan, including substantial 
     noncompliance with the Organization for Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) commitments on human rights and 
     democratization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Holden, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Otter, and 
             Mr. Schiff):
       H. Con. Res. 423. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     inherent worth of children in the United States and 
     expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Kids 
     Day; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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