[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14439-14440]
[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. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Rehberg, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 2416. A bill to provide for the protection of 
     paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other 
     purposes; 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. GOSS:
       H.R. 2417. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2004 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Owens, Ms. Bordallo, and 
             Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 2418. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny all deductions for business expenses associated 
     with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of 
     sex, race, or color; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Pallone, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lee, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Acevedo-Vila, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Holt, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Honda, Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Case, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 2419. A bill to protect sacred Native American Federal 
     land from significant damage; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Tiberi, and Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2420. A bill to improve transparency relating to the 
     fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and to 
     improve corporate governance of mutual funds; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2421. A bill to ensure that State and local law 
     enforcement agencies execute warrants for the arrest of 
     nonviolent offenders only during daylight hours and when 
     children are not present, unless overriding circumstances 
     exist; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, and 
             Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 2422. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to guarantee community development loans to 
     the insular areas; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 2423. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to prohibit physicians and other health care 
     practitioners from charging a membership or other incidental 
     fee (or requiring purchase of other items or services) as a 
     prerequisite for the provision of an item or service to a 
     Medicare beneficiary; 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. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Ballance, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Towns, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Watt, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 2424. A bill to authorize assistance for the National 
     Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center; to 
     the Committee on Resources, 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. DICKS:
       H.R. 2425. A bill to provide for the use and distribution 
     of the funds awarded to the Quinault Indian Nation under 
     United States Claims Court Dockets 772-71, 773-71, 774-71, 
     and 775-71, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Moore, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weiner, 
             Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 2426. A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners 
     of Federal employees; to the Committee on Government Reform, 
     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. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Shays, Mr. Janklow, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Osborne, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Paul, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Istook, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina):
       H.R. 2427. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to promulgate regulations for the 
     reimportation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOEFFEL (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 2428. A bill to provide for congressional review of 
     regulations relating to military tribunals; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Rules, 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. HOEFFEL (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Frost, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Case, Mr. Ryan of Ohio,

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             Ms. Lee, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 2429. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve the administration and 
     oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. KIND (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2430. A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife 
     Coordination Act to coordinate and strengthen scientific 
     research and monitoring, and to promote public outreach, 
     education, and awareness, of Chronic Wasting Disease 
     affecting free-ranging populations of deer and elk, and for 
     other purposes; 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. KIND (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 2431. A bill to establish a National Chronic Wasting 
     Disease Task Force, and for other purposes; 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. OSE (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Moore, Mr. Janklow, Mr. Matheson, and 
             Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 2432. A bill to amend the Paperwork Reduction Act and 
     titles 5 and 31, United States Code, to reform Federal 
     paperwork and regulatory processes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, 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. RODRIGUEZ (for himself and Mr. Simmons):
       H.R. 2433. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
     veterans who participated in certain Department of Defense 
     chemical and biological warfare testing to be provided health 
     care for illness without requirement for proof of service-
     connection; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 2434. A bill for the relief of John Castellano; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Stark, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. 
             Case, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Lee, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Capuano, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Sherman, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 2435. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating 
     undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more 
     misdemeanors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 2436. A bill to conduct a study on the effectiveness 
     of ballistic imaging technology and evaluate its 
     effectiveness as a law enforcement tool; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 2437. A bill to provide for grants to State child 
     welfare systems to improve quality standards and outcomes, to 
     increase the match for private agencies receiving training 
     funds under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
     and to authorize the forgiveness of loans made to certain 
     students who become child welfare workers; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 2438. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 115 West Pine Street in 
     Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as the ``Major Henry A. Commiskey, 
     Sr. Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 2439. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social 
     Security benefits and to increase the age at which 
     distributions must commence from certain retirement plans 
     from 70\1/2\ to 80; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Renzi, Mr. Cole, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Allen, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Lee, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Kind, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Baca, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2440. A bill to improve the implementation of the 
     Federal responsibility for the care and education of Indian 
     people by improving the services and facilities of Federal 
     health programs for Indians and encouraging maximum 
     participation of Indians in such programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources, 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. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.J. Res. 59. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who 
     are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who 
     have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 
     years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and 
     Vice President; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself and Mr. Dingell):
       H. Con. Res. 215. Concurrent resolution honoring and 
     congratulating chambers of commerce for their efforts that 
     contribute to the improvement of communities and the 
     strengthening of local and regional economies; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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