[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2038-2041]
[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. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Andrews, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Brady of

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             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Case, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moore, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 394. A bill to restore the Federal civil remedy for 
     crimes of violence motivated by gender; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 395. A bill to authorize the Federal Trade Commission 
     to collect fees for the implementation and enforcement of a 
     ``do-not-call'' registry, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 396. A bill to provide assistance to the unemployed, 
     tax relief for average Americans, fiscal assistance to state 
     and local governments, and jobs and security through 
     infrastructure investment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Education 
     and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, 
     Financial Services, and Armed 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. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 397. A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for 
     commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in 
     the State of Illinois; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FERGUSON (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 398. A bill to revise and extend the Birth Defects 
     Prevention Act of 1998; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Upton, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Burr, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 399. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     promote organ donation; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 400. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Transportation to require automobile 
     manufacturers to provide automatic door locks and interior-
     opening trunk locks on new passenger cars manufactured after 
     2005; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Souder, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 401. A bill to create an office within the Department 
     of Justice to undertake certain specific steps to ensure that 
     all American citizens harmed by terrorism overseas receive 
     equal treatment by the United States government regardless of 
     the terrorists' country of origin or residence, and to ensure 
     that all terrorists involved in such attacks are pursued, 
     prosecuted, and punished with equal vigor, regardless of the 
     terrorists' country of origin or residence; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 402. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the incentives for the environmental cleanup of 
     certain contaminated industrial sites designated as 
     brownfields; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 403. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     require that anticipated child support be held in trust on 
     the sale or refinancing of certain real property of an 
     obligated parent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 404. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide penalties for open air drug markets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 405. A bill to provide that a person who brings a 
     product liability action in a Federal or State court for 
     injuries sustained from a product that is not in compliance 
     with a voluntary or mandatory standard issued by the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission may recover treble damages, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. BALLANCE (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Etheridge):
       H.R. 406. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to use unobligated funds from a housing demonstration program 
     in the State of North Carolina to make grants under section 
     504 of the Housing Act of 1949 in such State; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BONNER:
       H.R. 407. A bill to repeal the sunset of the provisions of 
     the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 
     2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 408. A bill to provide for expansion of Sleeping Bear 
     Dunes National Lakeshore; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 409. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the 
     depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an 
     Indian reservation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 410. A bill to provide for the issuance of bonds to 
     construct and modernize Indian schools and to provide a 
     credit against Federal income tax for holders of such bonds; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Resources, 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. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Kildee, and Mr. Rogers of Michigan):
       H.R. 411. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain 
     authorities under an agreement with Canada respecting the 
     importation of municipal solid waste, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FROST (for himself, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Granger, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Bell, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Moore, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Holden, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Royce, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Honda, Ms. Norton, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Hill, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Cannon, 
             Mr. Strickland, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Baker, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Renzi, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             McCollum, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Baca, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Kind, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 412. A bill to enhance the operation of the AMBER 
     Alert communications network in order to facilitate the 
     recovery of abducted children, to provide for enhanced 
     notification on highways of alerts and information on such 
     children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 413. A bill to require the Surface Transportation 
     Board to consider certain issues when deciding whether to 
     authorize the construction of a railroad line; to the

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     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 414. A bill to deem the nondisclosure of employer-
     owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade 
     practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 415. A bill to establish a commission to make 
     recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the 
     House of Representatives and the method by which Members are 
     elected; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 416. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     provide assistance to the immediate family of a teacher or 
     other school employee killed in an act of violence while 
     performing school duties; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, 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. HUNTER:
       H.R. 417. A bill to revoke a Public Land Order with respect 
     to certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National 
     Wildlife Refuge, California; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 418. A bill to authorize certain States to prohibit 
     the importation of solid waste from other States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. 
             Capito, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 419. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax to holders of bonds 
     issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned 
     mine land areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 420. A bill to establish a user fee system that 
     provides for an equitable return to the Federal Government 
     for the occupancy and use of National Forest System lands and 
     facilities by organizational camps that serve the youth and 
     disabled adults of America, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 421. A bill to reauthorize the United States Institute 
     for Environmental Conflict Resolution, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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:
       H.R. 422. A bill to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance 
     Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of 
     Columbia or its environs to soldiers who have lost their 
     lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, 
     training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Duncan, and Mrs. 
             Musgrave):
       H.R. 423. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security 
     benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Duncan, and Mrs. 
             Musgrave):
       H.R. 424. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security 
     benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H.R. 425. A bill to enable the residents of the Bayshore 
     Manor assisted living facility in Key West, Florida, to 
     continue to receive supplemental security income benefits 
     under title XVI of the Social Security Act; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cox, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 426. A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications 
     Commission from requiring digital television tuners in 
     television receivers; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 427. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the 
     sale in certain States of gasoline from other regions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 428. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make the credit for increasing research activities 
     permanent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 429. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the graduated income tax rates that apply to 
     principal campaign committees of candidates for Congress 
     shall apply to all comparable committees of candidates for 
     State and local offices; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 430. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the amount of capital losses that may offset 
     ordinary income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 431. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the 
     depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an 
     Indian reservation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Owens, 
             and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 432. A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred 
     annuities; to provide that a survivor annuity be provided to 
     the widow or widower of a former employee who dies after 
     separating from Government service with title to a deferred 
     annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System but before 
     establishing a valid claim therefor, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform, 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 Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 433. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a minimum credit against the alternative minimum tax 
     where stock acquired pursuant to an incentive stock option is 
     sold or exchanged at a loss; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Mica, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina):
       H.R. 434. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security 
     benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.J. Res. 15. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing 
     personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the 
     United States Government from engaging in business in 
     competition with its citizens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H. Con. Res. 16. Concurrent resolution calling for the 
     immediate release of all political prisoners in Cuba, 
     including Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bonner, 
             and Mr. Aderholt):
       H. Con. Res. 17. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding the establishment by the Hyundai Motor 
     Company of its first automotive manufacturing facility in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 18. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United States 
     to return to an interim level of compliance with the Agreed 
     Framework of 1994 while a more comprehensive and mutually 
     acceptable agreement can be negotiated by those two nations; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Levin, and Mr. Allen):
       H. Con. Res. 19. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that rates of compensation for civilian 
     employees of the United States should be adjusted at the same 
     time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of 
     compensation for members of the uniformed services; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H. Con. Res. 20. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the earned income tax credit is a 
     program of critical importance designed to assist the working 
     poor; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. John, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. 
             Tauzin):

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       H. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
       H. Res. 33. A resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H. Res. 34. A resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H. Res. 35. A resolution electing Members, Delegates, and 
     Resident Commissioners to standing committees of the House of 
     Representatives; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H. Res. 36. A resolution electing a named Member to 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H. Res. 37. A resolution congratulating the Republic of 
     Cyprus on its recent completion of the accession process into 
     the European Union; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H. Res. 38. A resolution requiring the House of 
     Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to 
     verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as part 
     of the Constitution when the legislatures of an additional 
     three States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H. Res. 39. A resolution congratulating Armenia on its 
     recent accession to the World Trade Organization; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 40. A resolution condemning the current political 
     unrest and political leadership in Venezuela, calling for new 
     elections in accordance with the constitution of that 
     country, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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