[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24697]
[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:
       H.R. 3290. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     increase the amount payable to the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico to provide nutrition assistance under such Act; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA:
       H.R. 3291. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the allocation of allotment under the 
     State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to 
     territories in the same manner as for States; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Acevedo-
             Vila, Mr. Baca, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Pastor, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Solis, Ms. Velazquez, 
             and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 3292. A bill to establish the Commission to Establish 
     a National Museum of the American Latino to develop a plan of 
     action for the establishment and maintenance of the National 
     Museum of the American Latino in Washington, D.C., and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 3293. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide States with the option to expand or 
     add coverage of pregnant women under the Medicaid and State 
     children's health insurance programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Biggert, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Oxley, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 3294. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to establish a pilot national public service multimedia 
     campaign to enhance the state of financial literacy in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 3295. A bill to provide for additional benefits under 
     the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, 
     to extend the Federal unemployment benefits system, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 3296. A bill to amend various provisions of the 
     Consumer Credit Protection Act to provide relief for victims 
     of identity theft, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3297. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish recall authority regarding drugs, 
     to increase criminal penalties for the sale or trade of 
     prescription drugs knowingly caused to be adulterated or 
     misbranded, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JANKLOW (for himself and Mr. Bishop of Utah):
       H.R. 3298. A bill to provide relief to mobilized military 
     reservists from certain Federal agricultural loan 
     obligations; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3299. A bill to provide for prescription drugs at 
     reduced prices to 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. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Regula, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Gillmor, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. 
             Turner of Ohio):
       H.R. 3300. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 15500 Pearl Road in 
     Strongsville, Ohio, as the ``Walter F. Ehrnfelt, Jr. Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3301. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to encourage the implementation or 
     expansion of pre-kindergarten programs for students 4 years 
     of age or younger; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. TANCREDO:
       H.R. 3302. A bill to establish a deficit reduction account 
     in the Treasury of the United States, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. 
             Beauprez):
       H.R. 3303. A bill to facilitate acquisition by the 
     Secretary of the Interior of certain mineral rights, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 3304. A bill to amend the Department of Education 
     Organization Act to establish an Assistant Secretary for 
     Community and Junior Colleges; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. Holt):
       H. Con. Res. 301. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of the World Year of Physics; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 302. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress welcoming President Chen Shui-bian of 
     Taiwan to the United States on October 31, 2003; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN:
       H. Res. 397. A resolution honoring the life and legacy of 
     Bernice Young Jones; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H. Res. 398. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1652) to provide extended unemployment 
     benefits to displaced workers, and to make other improvements 
     in the unemployment insurance system; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota:
       H. Res. 399. A resolution honoring the life and legacy of 
     Melvin Jones and recognizing the contributions of Lions Clubs 
     International; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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