[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 14950-14951]
[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. NUNES:
       H.R. 2471. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modify the requirement under the Emergency 
     Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) with respect to 
     medical screening examinations; 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. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 2472. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to provide the District of Columbia with autonomy 
     over its budgets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Rules, and Appropriations, 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. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 2473. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a voluntary program for 
     prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Program, to 
     modernize the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; which 
     was referred jointly to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
     and Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kaptur, 
             and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2474. A bill to require that funds made available for 
     fiscal years 2003 and 2004 for the Bill Emerson and Mickey 
     Leland Hunger Fellowships be administered through the 
     Congressional Hunger Center; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Simmons, 
             Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Baker, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, 
             Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Renzi, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Pearce, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Issa, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Paul, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Platts, Ms. Hart, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 2475. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide an enhanced funding process to ensure an adequate 
     level of funding for veterans health care programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish standards of 
     access to care for veterans seeking health care from the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mr. Case, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 2476. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of home infusion drug 
     therapies under the Medicare Program; 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. FORD:
       H.R. 2477. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified 
     credit allowed against the estate tax to $7,500,000 and to 
     modify the estate tax rate schedule; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2478. A bill to reinstate the authority of the Federal 
     Communications Commission and local franchising authorities 
     to regulate the rates for cable television service; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Olver):

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       H.R. 2479. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide to the States of Connecticut and 
     Massachusetts technical and financial assistance for 
     management of the Connecticut River in those States; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. LEACH:
       H.R. 2480. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce estate and gift tax rates to 30 percent, to 
     increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit to 
     $10,000,000, and to increase the annual gift tax exclusion to 
     $50,000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2481. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase 
     the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the 
     equivalent of a $2,500,000 exclusion and to provide an 
     inflation adjustment of such amount, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. Leach):
       H.R. 2482. A bill to call for the cancellation of loans 
     made to Iraq by multilateral financial institutions; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MATHESON:
       H.R. 2483. A bill to amend the Virgin River Dinosaur 
     Footprint Preserve Act to allow funds available under that 
     Act to be used for preservation, exploration, and preparation 
     of paleontological resources for display, educational 
     outreach, and related construction; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. McINTYRE:
       H.R. 2484. A bill to establish a program to provide 
     assistance to institutions of higher education serving 
     members of Indian tribes; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Kind, Mr. Holt, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. 
             McCollum):
       H.R. 2485. A bill to limit the applicability of the annual 
     updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the 
     tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology for the 
     award year 2004-2005, published in the Federal Register on 
     May 30, 2003; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 2486. A bill to provide for the geographic 
     reclassification of a county for purposes of equitable 
     hospital payment rates under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.J. Res. 60. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line 
     item veto; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Burgess, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Markey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Stearns, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart 
             of Florida, and Mr. Sessions):
       H. Res. 277. A resolution expressing support for freedom in 
     Hong Kong; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Towns, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Maloney, 
             and Mr. Terry):
       H. Res. 278. A resolution recognizing the contributions Lou 
     Gehrig and his legacy have made in the fight against 
     Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H. Res. 279. A resolution congratulating the San Antonio 
     Spurs for winning the 2003 NBA Championship; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H. Res. 280. A resolution congratulating Roger Clemens of 
     the New York Yankees for pitching 300 major league wins; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.

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