[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 18647-18648]
[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. BEAUPREZ (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 2766. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National 
     Forests in the State of Colorado; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 2767. A bill to improve Federal agency oversight of 
     contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of 
     the governmentwide debarment and suspension system; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Marshall, 
             Mr. Michaud, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Burns, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Majette, Mr. Davis 
             of Florida, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Gerlach, Mrs. Wilson of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Allen, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Goode, 
             and Mr. Jenkins):
       H.R. 2768. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of Chief Justice John 
     Marshall; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 2769. A bill to permit commercial importation of 
     prescription drugs from Canada, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2770. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to reauthorize and improve the operation of 
     temporary assistance to needy families programs operated by 
     Indian tribes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and 
     the Workforce, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 2771. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 2772. A bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 
     to promote the development and use of geothermal resources in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bell, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Lee, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 2773. A bill to protect children from foods that pose 
     a significant choking hazard; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 2774. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the disclosure to State and local law 
     enforcement agencies of the identity of individuals claiming 
     tax benefits improperly using Social Security numbers of 
     other individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 2775. A bill to amend the Hydrographic Services 
     Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to be appropriated 
     for the Great Lakes Water Level Observation Network; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. OTTER (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Boswell, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Hastings 
             of Washington, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Nethercutt):
       H.R. 2776. A bill to help ensure general aviation aircraft 
     access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land; to 
     the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Agriculture, and 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 2777. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury 
     and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 
     including any information storage capability on

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     the currency of the United States or imposing any fee or 
     penalty on any person for the holding by such person of 
     currency of the United States, including Federal reserve 
     notes, for any period of time; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2778. A bill to abolish the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to 
     repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2779. A bill to repeal section 5103 of title 31, 
     United States Code; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2780. A bill to sunset the Bretton Woods Agreements 
     Act; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2781. A bill to provide greater health care freedom 
     for seniors; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2782. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     limit the use by the President and the Secretary of the 
     Treasury of the Exchange Stabilization Fund to buy or sell 
     gold without congressional approval, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 2783. A bill to restore Congress' constitutional role 
     in international transactions involving the Exchange 
     Stabilization Fund, and to limit the amount of individual 
     loans or credits that may be provided to a foreign entity 
     through that fund; to the Committee on Financial Services, 
     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. PLATTS (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 2784. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain individuals who have attained age 50 
     and who are unemployed to receive distributions from 
     qualified retirement plans without incurring a 10 percent 
     additional tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PLATTS (for himself, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2785. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for an enhanced deduction for qualified 
     residence interest on acquisition indebtedness for heritage 
     homes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Fossella, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Israel, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Walsh, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 2786. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical center in the Bronx, New York, as the ``James 
     J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. Murphy):
       H.R. 2787. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for 
     outpatient psychiatric services 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. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Issa, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ross, Mrs. Jo 
             Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Filner, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and 
             Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2788. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to conduct a pilot program to raise 
     awareness about telework among small business employers, and 
     to encourage such employers to offer telework options to 
     employees; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Davis 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Collins, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Cardoza, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 2789. A bill to protect the right to obtain firearms 
     for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, 
     or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Langevin, and Mr. 
             Hostettler):
       H. Con. Res. 247. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued to promote public awareness of Down 
     syndrome; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Quinn, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Saxton, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Res. 323. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Marina Day; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

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