[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 14334-14335]
[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. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Dicks, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Smith 
             of Washington):
       H.R. 2397. A bill to designate a portion of the White 
     Salmon River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 2398. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     revise the age and service requirements for eligibility to 
     receive retired pay for non-regular service; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 2399. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax with 
     respect to employees who participate in the military reserve 
     components and to allow a comparable credit for participating 
     reserve component self-employed individuals; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Acevedo-
             Vila):
       H.R. 2400. A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the 
     purposes of clarifying the local judicial structure of Guam; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia:
       H.R. 2401. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability 
     insurance program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 2402. A bill to expand the number of individuals and 
     families with health insurance coverage, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and 
     the Workforce, 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Solis, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
             Van Hollen):
       H.R. 2403. A bill to expand the powers of the Attorney 
     General to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale 
     of firearms

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     and ammunition, and to expand the jurisdiction of the 
     Attorney General to include firearm products and nonpowder 
     firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Leach, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Buyer, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Case, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Wolf, and Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 2404. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of the 
     bestowal of the Nobel Peace Prize on President Theodore 
     Roosevelt, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 2405. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and 
     territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2406. A bill to support the domestic shrimping 
     industry by eliminating taxpayer subsidies for certain 
     competitors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Resources, and 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. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Engel, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Owens, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Conyers, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 2407. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act and other banking laws to protect consumers who avail 
     themselves of payday loans from usurious interest rates and 
     exorbitant fees, perpetual debt, the use of criminal actions 
     to collect debts, and other unfair practices by payday 
     lenders, to encourage the States to license and closely 
     regulate payday lenders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 2408. A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 
     1956 to reauthorize volunteer programs and community 
     partnerships for national wildlife refuges; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Markey, 
             and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 2409. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify that inpatient drug prices charged to certain 
     public hospitals are included in the best price exemptions 
     for the Medicaid drug rebate program; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND:
       H.R. 2410. A bill to prohibit the importation for sale of 
     foreign-made flags of the United States of America; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2411. A bill to decrease the matching funds 
     requirement and authorize further appropriations for Keweenaw 
     National Historical Park; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2412. A bill to require any amounts appropriated for 
     Members' Representational Allowances for the House of 
     Representatives for a session of Congress that remain after 
     all payments are made from such Allowances for the session to 
     be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction 
     or to reduce the Federal debt; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina):
       H.R. 2413. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     revise the age and service requirements for eligibility to 
     receive retired pay for non-regular service; to provide 
     TRICARE eligibility for members of the Selected Reserve of 
     the Ready Reserve and their families; to amend the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against 
     income tax with respect to employees who participate in the 
     military reserve components and to allow a comparable credit 
     for participating reserve component self-employed 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2414. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the appointment of chiropractors in the Veterans 
     Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FEENEY (for himself, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Keller, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Stearns, and Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 214. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     national cheerleading championship of the University of 
     Central Florida Varsity Cheerleading Team; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Berman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Bell, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Pallone, and Ms. 
             McCollum):
       H. Res. 264. A resolution expressing sympathy for the 
     victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Algeria on 
     May 21, 2003; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
       H. Res. 266. A resolution commending the Clemson University 
     Tigers men's golf team for winning the 2003 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Golf 
     Championship; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. Shuster, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Janklow, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Goode, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Paul, Mr. Latham, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Renzi, and Mr. Osborne):
       H. Res. 267. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that there is a need to protect and 
     strengthen Medicare beneficiaries' access to quality health 
     care in rural America; 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. FILNER:
       H. Res. 268. A resolution urging the President to authorize 
     the transfer of ownership of one of the bells taken from the 
     town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines, which 
     are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, to the 
     people of the Philippines; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

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