[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12479]
[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. BUYER:
       H.R. 5084. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve accountability of research corporations established 
     at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Crane, Mr. English, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. Graham, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Ford, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Berry, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Mica, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Thune, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 5085. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the above-the-line deduction for teacher 
     classroom supplies and to expand such deduction to include 
     qualified professional development expenses; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             Mr. McInnis, Mr. Stump, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Tancredo, and Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico):
       H.R. 5086. A bill to establish Institutes to conduct 
     research on the prevention of, and restoration from, 
     wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems of the interior 
     West; 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 Mr. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 5087. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct a two-year pilot project on medical care 
     outreach for veterans in the State of Washington; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Doggett):
       H.R. 5088. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage more responsible corporate governance; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Israel, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 5089. A bill to extend and expand the Temporary 
     Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 5090. A bill to establish a commission to conduct a 
     comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to 
     recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, 
     wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. QUINN:
       H. Res. 477. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Allen):
       H. Res. 478. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to implementing the Medicine 
     Equity and Drug Safety Act of 2000; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. CARSON of Indiana (for herself and Mr. LaFalce):
       H. Res. 479. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3818) to protect investors by enhancing 
     regulation of public auditors, improving corporate 
     governance, overhauling corporate disclosure made pursuant to 
     the securities laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Rules.
           By Mr. PHELPS:
       H. Res. 480. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4098) to provide for criminal prosecution of 
     persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain Federal 
     investigations or defraud investors of publicly traded 
     securities, to disallow debts incurred in violation of 
     securities fraud laws from being discharged in bankruptcy, to 
     protect whistleblowers against retaliation by their 
     employers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.

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