[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6499-6502]
[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 Texas (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 1302. A bill to make improvements in the operation and 
     administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 1303. A bill to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 
     with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial 
     Conference; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Farr, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Ford, Mr. Olver, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Solis, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Owens, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Case, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Majette, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Ms. Watson, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Holden, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mrs. Lowey, and 
             Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 1304. A bill to make college debt more affordable, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Akin, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Beauprez, Mr. Berry, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Cantor, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Coble, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart 
             of Florida, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Gordon, 
             Ms.

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             Granger, Mr. Graves, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. King of New York, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Larson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Otter, Mr. Paul, Mr. Payne, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Pombo, Mr. Porter, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Renzi, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schrock, Mr. 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Terry, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Turner of Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 1305. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Farr, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Ford, Mr. Olver, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Solis, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Owens, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Case, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Majette, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Ms. Watson, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Holden, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mrs. Lowey, and 
             Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 1306. A bill to provide student loan forgiveness to 
     Americans employed in service to the public, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1307. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a special rule for members of the uniformed 
     services in determining the exclusion of gain from the sale 
     of a principal residence and to restore the tax exempt status 
     of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1308. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to end certain abusive tax practices, to provide tax 
     relief and simplification, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Filner, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 1309. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide improved prescription drug benefits for veterans; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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 Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. English, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. 
             Brady of Texas):
       H.R. 1310. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify certain provisions relating to the treatment 
     of forestry activities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Goode, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Matheson, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Israel, Mr. Andrews, and 
             Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 1311. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     support the Federal Excess Personal Property program of the 
     Forest Service by making it a priority of the Department of 
     Defense to transfer to the Forest Service excess personal 
     property of the Department that is suitable to be loaned 
     under the program to rural fire departments; to the Committee 
     on Armed 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. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1312. A bill to make East Kern Airport District in 
     Mojave, California, eligible for airport security improvement 
     assistance from the Transportation Security Administration, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 1313. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for the travel expenses of a 
     taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business 
     travel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1314. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     require that group and individual health insurance coverage 
     and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening 
     mammography for any class of covered individuals if the 
     coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography 
     for such class and to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of annual screening mammography 
     under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 1315. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a pilot grant program to provide assistance for 
     the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and 
     revitalization; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 1316. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination 
     of the activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood 
     Institute with respect to research on pulmonary hypertension; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 1317. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the excise tax exemptions for aerial 
     applicators of fertilizers or other substances; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Quinn, and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 1318. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic in Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as 
     the ``Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Outpatient Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 1319. 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 require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     provide coverage for second opinions; 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. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Terry, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. 
             Stearns):
       H.R. 1320. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act to facilitate 
     the reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial 
     users; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Goode, Mr. McNulty, 
             Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Frost, Ms.

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             Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 1321. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under 
     the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no 
     enrollment; 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. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 1322. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide emergency 
     protection for retiree health benefits; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H.R. 1323. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to preserve the 
     educational status and financial resources of military 
     personnel called to active duty; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Goode, 
             and Mr. Boyd):
       H.R. 1324. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     provide the Secretary of Defense with the authority to make 
     temporary, emergency adjustments in the rates of the basic 
     allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services 
     in response to a sudden increase in housing costs in a 
     military housing area in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Ms. GRANGER:
       H.R. 1325. A bill to provide for the inclusion of hazardous 
     duty pay and diving pay in the computation of military 
     retired pay for members of the armed forces with extensive 
     hazardous duty experience, to require a study on the need for 
     a tax credit for businesses that employ members of the 
     National Guard and Reserve, and to require a study on the 
     expansion of the Junior ROTC and similar military programs 
     for young people; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. JANKLOW (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             McNulty, and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 1326. A bill to ensure that tax-exempt status and 
     other benefits afforded under Operation Enduring Freedom are 
     also provided to United States Armed Forces personnel in 
     Israel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1327. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt certain activities at the State level from the 
     denial of the deduction for lobbying expenditures; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 1328. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the period over which an individual must make payment 
     to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to become entitled to 
     educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, to 
     prospectively permit any servicemember to withdraw an 
     election not to enroll under the Montgomery GI Bill, and to 
     provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for 
     educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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 Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Petri, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 1329. A bill to amend the Longshore and Harbor 
     Workers' Compensation Act to clarify the exemption for 
     recreational vessel support employees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 1330. A bill to amend the Telemarketing and Consumer 
     Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to authorize the Federal Trade 
     Commission to issue new rules to establish a requirement that 
     telemarketers shall not make any calls during the hours of 5 
     p.m. to 7 p.m.; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Turner of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Sandlin, and Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri):
       H.R. 1331. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and modify the credit for producing fuel from 
     a nonconventional source; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Latham, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Levin, and Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H.R. 1332. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow for an energy efficient appliance credit; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1333. A bill to clarify the citizenship eligibility 
     for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. McHugh, and Ms. Hart):
       H.R. 1334. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to provide assistance to communities 
     for the redevelopment of brownfield sites; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Financial 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. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 1335. A bill to establish a program to provide funds 
     for deployment of fuel cell and hydrogen infrastructure at 
     National Parks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Ney, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 1336. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 1337. A bill to encourage the development of 
     hydroelectric projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 1338. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide 
     for Federal and State coordination of permitting for electric 
     transmission facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 1339. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the deduction for depreciation shall be 
     computed on a neutral cost recovery basis; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Holden, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 1340. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expand and improve coverage of mental health 
     services under the Medicare Program; 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Mica, and Mr. Ferguson):
       H.R. 1341. A bill to prospectively repeal section 210 of 
     the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself and Mr. 
             Kleczka):
       H.R. 1342. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the floor for treatment as an extremely low 
     DSH State to 3 percent in fiscal year 2003; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Moore, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Honda, and Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 1343. A bill to establish an energy program for the 
     United States that unlocks the potential of renewable energy 
     and energy efficiency, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. 
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             Pitts, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Barton of Texas):
       H.J. Res. 40. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to guarantee the right 
     to use and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and 
     the national motto; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             Rogers of Kentucky):
       H. Con. Res. 96. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' 
     Memorial Service; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 97. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress with respect to pulmonary hypertension; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mr. Jefferson):
       H. Con. Res. 98. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the 
     United States and Taiwan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H. Con. Res. 99. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     Congress to enact legislation by October 2005 that provides 
     access to comprehensive health care for all Americans; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McCOTTER (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Graves, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Schrock, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Northup, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. McCollum, 
             and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 100. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     100th anniversary year of the founding of the Ford Motor 
     Company, which has been a significant part of the social, 
     economic, and cultural heritage of the United States and many 
     other nations and a revolutionary industrial and global 
     institution; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H. Res. 148. A resolution providing for the expenses of 
     certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One 
     Hundred Eighth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.

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