[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2424-2430]
[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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Gerlach, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Platts, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Hobson, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. Otter, Mr. Graves, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Fletcher, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Portman, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Putnam, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Regula, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Hart, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Keller, and Mr. 
             Collins):
       H.R. 5. A bill to improve patient access to health care 
     services and provide improved medical care by reducing the 
     excessive burden the liability system places on the health

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     care delivery system; 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. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 531. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the availability of allotments for fiscal years 
     1998 through 2001 under the State Children's Health Insurance 
     Program (SCHIP); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Honda, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Stark, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 532. A bill to revise the boundaries of the Golden 
     Gate National Recreation Area in the State of California, to 
     restore and extend the term of the advisory commission for 
     the recreation area, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, and 
             Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 533. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for health benefits and certain other benefits to be 
     furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs to any 
     individual who has spina bifida and is the natural child of a 
     veteran who, while in military service, was exposed to a 
     herbicide agent; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hall, Mr. Keller, 
             Ms. Hart, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Goode, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Costello, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
             Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Linder, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Terry, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Pence, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Everett, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Osborne, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Camp, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Combest, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Burns, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Graves, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Kingston, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Weller, Mr. Petri, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Ney, and Mr. 
             LaHood):
       H.R. 534. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit human cloning; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Solis, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 535. A bill to provide access to welfare tools to help 
     Americans get back to work; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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. 536. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to provide for coverage under that Act of 
     employees of States and political subdivisions of States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 537. A bill to authorize the grant program for 
     elimination of the nationwide backlog in analyses of DNA 
     samples at the level necessary to completely eliminate the 
     backlog and obtain a DNA sample from every person convicted 
     of a qualifying offense; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 538. A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to 
     establish a parent-child privilege; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 539. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the admission to the United States for 
     permanent residence without numerical limitation of spouses 
     of permanent resident aliens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 540. A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to 
     allow employees the right to accept or reject the use of 
     arbitration to resolve an employment controversy; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 541. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for employee benefits for work site employees of 
     certain corporations operating on a cooperative basis; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 542. A bill to repeal the reservation of mineral 
     rights made by the United States when certain lands in 
     Livingston Parish, Louisiana, were conveyed by Public Law 
     102-562; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 543. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide special rules for the determining the amount 
     allowed as a deduction for a charitable contribution of 
     apparently wholesome food which is inventory; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 544. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employers a tax credit for hiring displaced 
     homemakers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Etheridge, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 545. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards, 
     improve coordination among Federal, State, and local fire 
     officials in training for and responding to terrorist attacks 
     and other national emergencies, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CASE (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 546. A bill to revise the boundary of the Kaloko-
     Honokohau National Historical Park in the State of Hawaii, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 547. A bill to expand the Federal tax refund intercept 
     program to cover children who are not minors; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Schrock, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Israel, Mr. Holden, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Foley, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Wu, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McInnis, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Turner of Texas, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Ms. Hart, Mr. Petri, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Baker, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Pickering, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Goode, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Frost, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, Mr. Terry, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Olver, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Wynn, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Wilson of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Bell, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Burr, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Norton, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Berkley, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ross, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Otter, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Solis, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Kline, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Costello, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Harris, Mr. Royce, Mr. King 
             of New York, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, and 
             Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 548. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for 
     surviving spouses age 62 and older, to provide for a one-year 
     open season under that plan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.

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           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 549. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     power weaving textile machinery; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 550. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     ink-jet textile printing machinery; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 551. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     other textile printing machinery; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 552. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     textile machinery; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 553. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Chemical RH water-based (iron toluene sulfanate); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 554. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Chemical NR Ethanol-based (iron toluene sulfanate); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 555. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     tantalum capacitor ink; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 556. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 557. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 558. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 559. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 560. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 561. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 562. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on thermal 
     release plastic film; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 563. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     formulated silver paints and pastes to coat tantalum anodes 
     colloidal precious metals; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       H.R. 564. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on polymer 
     masking material for aluminum capacitors (UPICOAT); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 565. A bill to provide emergency assistance to certain 
     small business concerns that have suffered substantial 
     economic injury from drought; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Mrs. Davis of 
             California):
       H.R. 566. A bill to amend the impact aid program under the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify the 
     formula used to compute payments to local educational 
     agencies with respect to eligible federally connected 
     children; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 567. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing the Northern Neck National Heritage Area in 
     Virginia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 568. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide assistance for nutrient removal 
     technologies to States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Ferguson):
       H.R. 569. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish procedures for determining payment 
     amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests for 
     which payment is made 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. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Leach, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Paul, Mr. Wu, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Engel, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Otter, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Simmons, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Latham, Mr. Rehberg, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 570. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for electricity 
     produced from wind; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 571. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of 
     certain restaurant buildings; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 572. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the limitation on capital losses applicable to 
     individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 573. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt certain sightseeing flights from taxes on air 
     transportation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 574. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat gold, silver, and platinum, in either coin or bar 
     form, in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of 
     the maximum capital gains rate for individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 575. A bill to expedite the process by which the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
     may utilize military aircraft to fight wildfires, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Resources, Government Reform, 
     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. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
             Reynolds):
       H.R. 576. A bill to provide for the transfer to the 
     Secretary of Energy of title to, and full responsibility for 
     the possession, transportation, and disposal of, radioactive 
     waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration Project, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Holt, Mr. Costello, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Filner, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Israel, Mr. Holden, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Kildee):
       H.R. 577. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to increase the Government contribution for 
     Federal employee health insurance; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             McCrery, and Mr. Collins):
       H.R. 578. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the 4.3-cent motor fuel excise taxes on railroads 
     and inland waterway transportation which remain in the 
     general fund of the Treasury; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. 
             Forbes):
       H.R. 579. A bill to implement equal protection under the 
     14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right 
     to life of each born and preborn human person from the moment 
     of fertilization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 580. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air 
     carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 581. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide that certain sexual crimes against children are 
     predicate crimes for the interception of communications, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 582. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to provide the Secretary of Agriculture with 
     administrative authority to investigate live poultry dealers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Hayes, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Simmons, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ford, Mr. Mario 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Chocola, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 583. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax 
     for the purchase of private health insurance, and to 
     establish State health insurance safety-net programs; 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. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Otter, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Quinn, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Wolf, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Costello, Mr. Paul, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Mr. Fletcher):
       H.R. 584. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement 
     plans for adoption expenses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H.R. 585. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a windfall profit tax on crude oil and products 
     thereof; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Schrock, 
             Mr. Honda, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Simmons, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 586. A bill to enable the United States to maintain 
     its leadership in aeronautics and aviation by instituting an 
     initiative to develop technologies that will enable future 
     aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel 
     consumption; to reinvigorate basic and applied research in 
     aeronautics and aviation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE:
       H.R. 587. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     add Ashtabula, Mahoning, and Trumbull Counties, Ohio, to the 
     Appalachian region; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE:
       H.R. 588. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of immunosuppressive drugs for Medicare beneficiaries 
     who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the 
     transplant was received; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     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. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baca, Mr. Ballance, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Bell, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Burns, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Carson of Oklahoma, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Case, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. English, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Ms. 
             Majette, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Northup, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Petri, Mr. Platts, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Regula, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Upton, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Wamp, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 589. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 590. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     convey the remaining water supply storage allocation in 
     Rathbun Lake, Iowa, to the Rathbun Regional Water 
     Association; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Berman, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 591. A bill to authorize the Ukrainian Congress 
     Committee of America to establish a memorial on Federal land 
     in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the 
     Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Costello, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Johnson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 592. A bill to expand aviation capacity; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mrs. 
             Capito):
       H.R. 593. A bill to correct certain inequities in the 
     second round of designation of empowerment zones and 
     enterprise communities; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     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. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Berman, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Holden, Mr. Strickland, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hall, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Stark, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Turner of Texas, Mr. Costello, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Jenkins, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Isakson, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Paul, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Wilson

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             of South Carolina, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Platts, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. McCarthy 
             of Missouri, Ms. Watson, Mr. Olver, Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Lampson, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Stenholm, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Wu, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Payne, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, and Mrs. Davis of California):
       H.R. 594. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall 
     elimination provisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 595. A bill to provide compensation for certain World 
     War II veterans who survived the Bataan Death March and were 
     held as prisoners of war by the Japanese; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 596. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from 
     preemption State causes of action to enforce determinations 
     under group health plans based on medical necessity; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 597. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed 
     care plans and other health coverage; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, and 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. OWENS:
       H.R. 598. A bill to establish a commission to study the 
     establishment of a national education museum and archive for 
     the United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 599. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to improve the 
     infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 600. A bill to require disclosure of the sale of 
     securities by insiders of issuers of the securities to be 
     made available to the Commission and to the public in 
     electronic form before the transaction is conducted, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 601. A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to 
     enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating 
     women's suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States 
     Capitol to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 602. A bill to provide compensation for the families 
     of noncombatants killed in United States military actions in 
     Afghanistan after September 11, 2001; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 603. A bill to provide for adjustment of immigration 
     status for certain aliens granted temporary protected status 
     in the United States because of conditions in Montserrat; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 604. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for legal permanent resident status for 
     certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 605. A bill to provide for permanent resident status 
     for any alien orphan physically present in the United States 
     who is less than 12 years of age and to provide for deferred 
     enforced departure status for any alien physically present in 
     the United States who is the natural and legal parent of a 
     child born in the United States who is less than 18 years of 
     age; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 606. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide that individuals who are eligible to join the Armed 
     Forces of the United States are also eligible to be security 
     screening personnel; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 607. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide more revenue for the Social Security system by 
     imposing a tax on certain unearned income and to provide tax 
     relief for more than 80,000,000 individuals and families who 
     pay more in Social Security taxes than income taxes by 
     reducing the rate of the old age, survivors, and disability 
     insurance Social Security payroll tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 608. A bill to provide for prices of pharmaceutical 
     products that are fair to the producer and the consumer, and 
     for other purposes; 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. PALLONE:
       H.R. 609. A bill to accord honorary citizenship to the 
     alien victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 
     against the United States and to provide for the granting of 
     permanent resident status to the alien spouses and children 
     of certain victims of such attacks; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 610. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reinstate the taxes funding the Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund and the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and to 
     extend the taxes funding the Leaking Underground Storage Tank 
     Trust Fund; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 611. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for amounts contributed 
     to charitable organizations which provide elementary or 
     secondary school scholarships and for contributions of, and 
     for, instructional materials and materials for 
     extracurricular activities; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and 
             Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 612. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals a credit against income tax for tuition 
     and related expenses for public and nonpublic elementary and 
     secondary education; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas):
       H.R. 613. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit for elementary and secondary school 
     teachers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 614. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax to professional school 
     personnel in grades K-12; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 615. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to be used for 
     elementary and secondary expenses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 616. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to the purchase of prescription drugs by 
     individuals who have attained retirement age, and to amend 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 
     importation of prescription drugs and the sale of such drugs 
     through Internet sites; 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 617. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to remove the sunset and numerical limitation on 
     Medicare participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings 
     account (MSA) plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. PETRI:
       H.R. 618. A bill to establish a commission to study and 
     make recommendations on marginal tax rates for the working 
     poor; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 619. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
     constructing a highway in California connecting State Route 
     130 in Santa Clara County with Interstate Route 5 in San 
     Joaquin County, and to determine the feasibility of 
     constructing a fixed guideway system along the right-of-way 
     of the highway; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 620. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide supplemental funding and other services that are 
     necessary to assist the State of California or local 
     educational agencies in California in providing educational 
     services for students attending schools located within the 
     Park; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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.

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           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 621. A bill to amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil 
     Relief Act of 1940 to prohibit discrimination in the rental 
     of housing to members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RENZI (for himself and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 622. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain 
     lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 623. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Baca, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Honda, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 624. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to include efforts to address barriers to 
     employment as a work activity under the temporary assistance 
     to needy families program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. Becerra, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Solis, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Watson, and 
             Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 625. A bill to expand the purposes of the program of 
     block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families to include poverty reduction, and to make grants 
     available under the program for that purpose; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 626. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that corporate tax benefits from stock option 
     compensation expenses are allowed only to the extent such 
     expenses are included in a corporation's financial 
     statements; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Baca, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Frost, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Capuano, 
             and Mr. Costello):
       H.R. 627. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     suspend for five years the authority of the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to increase the copayment amount in effect 
     for medication furnished by the Secretary on an outpatient 
     basis for the treatment of non-service-connected disabilities 
     and to provide an increase in the maximum annual rates of 
     pension payable to surviving spouses of veterans of a period 
     of war, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, 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. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 628. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from 
     purchasing certain steel or equipment, products, or systems 
     made with steel that is not melted and poured in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 629. A bill to amend the Emergency Steel Loan 
     Guarantee Act of 1999 to prohibit steel companies receiving 
     loan guarantees from investing the loan proceeds in foreign 
     steel companies and using the loan proceeds to import steel 
     products from foreign countries that are subject to certain 
     trade remedies; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 630. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide an apportionment to a primary airport that falls 
     below 10,000 passenger boardings in a calendar year as a 
     result of the discontinuance of air carrier service at the 
     airport, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 631. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a presumption of service connection for injuries 
     classified as cold weather injuries which occur in veterans 
     who while engaged in military operations had sustained 
     exposure to cold weather; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 632. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that the rate of reimbursement for motor vehicle 
     travel under the beneficiary travel program of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs shall be the same as the rate for private 
     vehicle reimbursement for Federal employees; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 633. A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     medical facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the ``Oscar 
     G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility''; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 634. A bill to provide Medicare beneficiaries with 
     access to prescription drugs at Federal Supply Schedule 
     prices; 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 635. A bill to assure that enrollment in any Medicare 
     prescription drug program is voluntary; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, 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 Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 636. A bill to repeal the provisions of the Private 
     Securities Litigation Reform Act and the Securities 
     Litigation Uniform Standards Act that limit private 
     securities actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services, 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. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 637. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish 
     criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 and Mr. Hefley):
       H.R. 638. A bill to clarify the authority of the Secretary 
     of Defense to respond to environmental emergencies; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 639. A bill to amend the Act of March 3, 1875, to 
     permit the State of Colorado to use land held in trust by the 
     State as open space, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 640. A bill to designate as wilderness certain lands 
     within the Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of 
     Colorado; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. 
             Beauprez):
       H.R. 641. A bill to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 to permit Federal laboratories to aid 
     surrounding communities in improving their efforts in science 
     education; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       H.R. 642. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that certain deductions of school bus owner-
     operators shall be allowable in computing adjusted gross 
     income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 643. A bill to urge reforms of the Enhanced Heavily 
     Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 644. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat spaceports like airports under the exempt facility 
     bond rules; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 645. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     designate the square dance as the national folk dance; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 646. A bill to expand the boundaries of the Fort 
     Donelson National Battlefield to authorize the acquisition 
     and interpretation of lands associated with the campaign that 
     resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 647. A bill to increase the amount of student loan 
     forgiveness and loan cancellation available to qualified 
     teachers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 648. 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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Paul, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Waters, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Carson 
             of Indiana, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Towns, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Norton, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Stark, and Mr. Capuano):
       H.J. Res. 20. A joint resolution to repeal the 
     Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 2002; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.J. Res. 21. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding regulations 
     on the amounts of expenditures of personal funds made by 
     candidates for election for public office; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Levin, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Rush, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Corrine Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Costello, and Mr. Price of North Carolina):
       H. Con. Res. 30. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding scleroderma; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mrs. 
             Tauscher):
       H. Con. Res. 31. Concurrent resolution welcoming His 
     Majesty Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Kalifa, King of the Kingdom 
     of Bahrain, on his visit to the United States in February 
     2003; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself and Ms. Pelosi):
       H. Res. 51. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House of Representatives to the families of the crew of the 
     space shuttle Columbia, and for other purposes; considered 
     and agreed to.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H. Res. 52. A resolution electing Members and Delegates to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Carson 
             of Oklahoma, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Holt, Mr. Pallone, and 
             Mrs. Capps):
       H. Res. 53. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     sports in fostering the leadership ability and success of 
     women; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 54. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in support of Federal and State funded in-
     home care for the elderly; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 55. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that United Nations weapons inspectors 
     should be given sufficient time for a thorough assessment of 
     the level of compliance by the Government of Iraq with United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 (2002) and that the 
     United States should seek a Security Council resolution 
     specifically authorizing the use of force before initiating 
     any offensive military operations against Iraq; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Wu, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Kildee, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Carson of Indiana, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Foley, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Baca, Ms. Berkley, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Res. 56. A resolution supporting the goals of the 
     Japanese American, German American, and Italian American 
     communities in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance to 
     increase public awareness of the events surrounding the 
     restriction, exclusion, and internment of individuals and 
     families during World War II; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mrs. Biggert):
       H. Res. 57. A resolution recognizing and supporting the 
     goals and ideals of ``National Runaway Prevention Month''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Res. 58. A resolution recognizing the accomplishments of 
     Ignacy Jan Paderewski as a musician, composer, statesman, and 
     philanthropist and recognizing the 11th Anniversary of the 
     return of his remains to Poland; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Cunningham, and Mr. Gibbons):
       H. Res. 59. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in support of the people of Iran and their 
     legitimate quest for freedom and friendship with the people 
     of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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