[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5240-5242]
[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. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 1079. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase expensing for small business and to allow 
     small business to elect to determine the deduction for 
     depreciation on a neutral cost recovery basis for property 
     otherwise eligible to be expensed; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Baird, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Camp, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Levin, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Case, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Markey, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Houghton, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. McCotter, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Towns, Mr. Honda, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Kind, Mr. Evans, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Berman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Simmons, 
             and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 1080. A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
     Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to reauthorize 
     and improve that Act; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Baird, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Camp, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Levin, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Case, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Markey, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Houghton, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. McCotter, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Towns, Mr. Honda, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Kind, Mr. Evans, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Johnson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Mr. LaTour-
             ette):
       H.R. 1081. A bill to establish marine and freshwater 
     research, development, and demonstration programs to support 
     efforts to prevent, control, and eradicate invasive species, 
     as well as to educate citizens and stakeholders and restore 
     ecosystems; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Resources, and 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. CARSON of Indiana (for herself, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Souder, Mr. Chocola, and Mr. Buyer):
       H.R. 1082. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 46 East Ohio Street in 
     Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Birch Bayh Federal Building 
     and United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hoeffel, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Millender- 
             McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Crowley, and 
             Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 1083. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing 
     affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHROCK (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 1084. A bill to provide liability protection to 
     nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public 
     benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT:
       H.R. 1085. A bill to make certain workforce authorities 
     available to the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Hall, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Coble, Mr. Issa, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Keller, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Forbes, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Feeney, and Mr. 
             Weiner):
       H.R. 1086. A bill to encourage the development and 
     promulgation of voluntary consensus standards by providing 
     relief under the antitrust laws to standards development 
     organizations with respect to conduct engaged in for the 
     purpose of developing voluntary consensus standards, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1087. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers to designate that part or all of any 
     income tax refund be paid over for use in medical research 
     conducted through the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs, 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. BONILLA (for himself and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 1088. A bill to enhance the capacity of organizations 
     working in the United States-Mexico border region to develop 
     affordable housing and infrastructure and to foster economic 
     opportunity in the colonias; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, 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. ENGEL:
       H.R. 1089. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public 
     schools, municipalities, and local governments for the 
     purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency 
     vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 1090. A bill to require that ten percent of the motor 
     vehicles purchased by Executive agencies be hybrid electric 
     vehicles or high-efficiency vehicles; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky):
       H.R. 1091. A bill to amend the Agricultural Reconciliation 
     Act of 1993 to make leaf tobacco an eligible commodity for 
     the Market Access Program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 1092. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and 
     Douglas County, Nevada; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. GRANGER:
       H.R. 1093. A bill to authorize the presentation of gold 
     medals on behalf of Congress to Native Americans who served 
     as Code Talkers during foreign conflicts in which the United 
     States was involved during the 20th Century in recognition of 
     their service to the Nation; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Hill, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Honda, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Baca, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Allen, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 1094. A bill to authorize appropriations for part B of 
     the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to achieve 
     full funding for part B of that Act by 2008; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 1095. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance 
     Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 1096. A bill to authorize appropriations for border 
     and transportation security personnel and technology, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Leach, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Honda, Mr. Shays, 
             Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Markey, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Evans, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Farr, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stark, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 1097. A bill to ensure that proper planning is 
     undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the 
     salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River basin and the 
     maintenance of reasonably priced, reliable power, to direct 
     the Secretary of Commerce to seek scientific analysis of 
     Federal efforts to restore salmon and steelhead listed under 
     the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources, 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. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Terry, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, and Mr. 
             Coble):
       H.R. 1098. A bill to provide that, if an individual is 
     expelled from Congress, any Member service previously 
     rendered by that individual shall be noncreditable for 
     purposes of determining eligibility for or the amount of any 
     benefits which might otherwise be payable out of the Civil 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund based on the service 
     of that individual, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, 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. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 1099. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the $25,000 offset for individuals under the 
     passive loss rules to apply to investments in wind energy 
     facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 1100. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that certain options offered by tax-exempt 
     organizations are not includible in gross income under 
     section 457(f); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H.R. 1101. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     create a presumption that disability of a Federal employee in 
     fire protection activities caused by certain conditions is 
     presumed to result from the performance of such employee's 
     duty; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Simmons, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Shays, Ms. Waters, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Israel, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Clay, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Owens, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Holt, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Honda, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Holden, Mr. Case, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Payne, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Farr, Ms. Corrine Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Hall, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Engel, Mr. Capuano, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Strickland, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Moore, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cooper, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Kind, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. McDermott, Mr.

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             Menendez, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Watson, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Baca, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Michaud, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Solis, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Bell, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Ballance, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Lampson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Stark, Mr. Costello, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Hill, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ross, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H.R. 1102. A bill to establish the National Affordable 
     Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to 
     provide for the development, rehabilitation, and preservation 
     of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income 
     families; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Case, and 
             Mr. Bell):
       H.R. 1103. A bill to improve air cargo security; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. 
             Coble):
       H.R. 1104. A bill to prevent child abduction, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Ford, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Capuano, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Weiner, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Markey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Clay, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Michaud, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Baird, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Stark, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Costello, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Israel, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Moore, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Berman, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 1105. A bill to designate as wilderness, wild and 
     scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild 
     land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors 
     certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
     Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Otter):
       H.R. 1106. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison 
     Irrigation District in the State of Idaho; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Matheson, 
             and Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 1107. A bill to reauthorize funding for maintenance of 
     public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian 
     reservations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 1108. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to direct the United States Executive Director at the Inter-
     American Development Bank to use the voice, vote, and 
     influence of the United States to urge the immediate 
     resumption of lending to Haiti; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Watson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Carson of Indiana, 
             and Mr. Clay):
       H. Con. Res. 78. Concurrent resolution expressing the need 
     to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding the 
     social conditions and need for poverty reduction in Haiti, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on International 
     Relations, 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. DeLAURO:
       H. Res. 123. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H. Res. 124. A resolution electing Members and Delegates to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Flake, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Petri, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, and Mr. Collins):
       H. Res. 125. A resolution recognizing the thousands of 
     Freemasons in every State in the Nation and honoring them for 
     their many contributions to the Nation throughout its 
     history; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Ross):
       H. Res. 127. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a month should be designated as 
     ``Financial Literacy for Youth Month``; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Chocola, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H. Res. 128. A resolution congratulating Tony Stewart for 
     winning the 2002 Winston Cup Championship; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Res. 129. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued in 
     commemoration of Diwali, a festival celebrated by people of 
     Indian origin; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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