[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15092-15093]
[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. ACEVEDO-VILA (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 2488. A bill to provide for the protection of the 
     tropical forests of the Karst Region of the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico and the aquifers and watersheds of this region 
     that constitute a principal water source for much of Puerto 
     Rico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

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           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.R. 2489. A bill to provide for the distribution of 
     judgment funds to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Beauprez, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Cole, Mr. Waxman, 
             Ms. Harris, Mr. John, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Evans, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Ross, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bell, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 2490. A bill to promote elder justice, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and 
     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 Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Janklow, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Osborne, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Allen, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 2491. A bill entitled the ``Greater Access to 
     Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act''; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, 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. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 2492. A bill to ensure that recreation benefits are 
     accorded the same weight as hurricane and storm damage 
     reduction benefits and environmental restoration benefits; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2493. A bill to assist local governments in conducting 
     gun buyback programs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2494. A bill to improve and promote compliance with 
     international intellectual property obligations relating to 
     the Republic of Cuba, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, 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. REYES:
       H.R. 2495. A bill to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and 
     Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act 
     to decrease the requisite blood quantum required for 
     membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 2496. A bill to authorize a national museum, including 
     a research center and related visitor facilities, in the city 
     of El Paso, Texas, to commemorate migration at the United 
     States southern border; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Olver, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Wynn, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Case, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 2497. A bill to permit commercial importation of 
     prescription drugs from Canada, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Watson, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Woolsey, and 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 2498. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide a prescription benefit program for 
     all Medicare beneficiaries; 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Boswell, 
             Mr. Lampson, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Otter, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Graves, and Mr. Boozman):
       H.R. 2499. A bill to provide economic relief to general 
     aviation small business concerns that have suffered 
     substantial economic injury as a result of the terrorist 
     attacks perpetrated against the United States on September 
     11, 2001; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2500. A bill to enable the Great Lakes Fishery 
     Commission to investigate effects of migratory birds on 
     sustained productivity of stocks of fish of common concern in 
     the Great Lakes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Ms. Kilpatrick):
       H. Con. Res. 221. Concurrent resolution extending 
     condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of the 
     late Mr. Eugene Gilmer; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.

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