[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 7985-7986]
[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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Oberstar, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1527. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize appropriations for the National Transportation 
     Safety Board for fiscal years 2003 through 2006, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       H.R. 1528. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to protect taxpayers and ensure accountability of the 
     Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1529. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code with respect to the dismissal of certain involuntary 
     cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Graves, and Mr. 
             Paul):
       H.R. 1530. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the exemption from tax for small property and 
     casualty insurance companies; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 1531. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to enhance energy conservation and to provide for 
     reliability and diversity in the energy supply for the 
     American people, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Tancredo, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 1532. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to 
     strengthen enforcement of provisions relating to animal 
     fighting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 1533. A bill to amend the securities laws to permit 
     church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H.R. 1534. A bill to improve the ability of the child 
     welfare system to prevent and respond to child abuse and 
     place children in safe, loving, and permanent homes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 1535. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the mid-quarter convention for depreciable 
     property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
             Foley):
       H.R. 1536. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships 
     as qualifying income of regulated investment companies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHN:
       H.R. 1537. A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to 
     clarify that restrictions on baiting of migratory game birds 
     do not prohibit the taking of a migratory game bird on or 
     over manipulated re-growth of a harvested rice crop; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Engel, and Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 1538. A bill to posthumously award congressional gold 
     medals to government workers and others who responded to the 
     attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and 
     perished and to people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who 
     helped resist the hijackers and caused the plane to crash, to 
     require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
     commemoration of the Spirit of America, recognizing the 
     tragic events of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 1539. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to limit the hospital ownership exception to 
     physician self-referral restrictions to interests purchased 
     on terms generally available to the public; 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. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Case, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1540. A bill to ensure greater accountability by 
     licensed firearms dealers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1541. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     provide for a just apportionment of Representatives in 
     Congress for all States; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Owens, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Crowley, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 1542. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the terms of 
     the community disaster loan program, to authorize assistance 
     under that program for losses related to the terrorist 
     attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Moore, Mr. Shays, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 1543. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer 
     report, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 1544. A bill to amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 
     and the Federal Credit Union Act to require enhanced security 
     measures at depository institutions and automated teller 
     machines sufficient to provide surveillance pictures which 
     can be used effectively as evidence in criminal prosecutions, 
     to amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation to make technical recommendations 
     with regard to such security measures, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 1545. A bill to prohibit Federal officials from paying 
     any Federal funds to any individual or entity that performs 
     partial-birth abortions; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1546. A bill to provide that the inferior courts of 
     the United States do not have jurisdiction to hear abortion-
     related cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1547. A bill to restore first amendment protections of 
     religion and religious speech; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1548. A bill to prohibit any Federal official from 
     expending any Federal funds for any population control or 
     population planning program or any family planning activity; 
     to the Committee on International Relations, 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. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1549. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross 
     income for amounts received under qualified group legal 
     services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the 
     exclusion; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REHBERG (for himself, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
             Renzi):
       H.R. 1550. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to 
     improve the commercial value of forest biomass for electric 
     energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, petroleum-based 
     product substitutes, and other commercial purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Resources, and Science, 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. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 1551. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to ensure the safety of meals served under 
     the school lunch program and the school breakfast program; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself and Mr. John):
       H.R. 1552. A bill to establish a Federal program to provide 
     reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' 
     insurance; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H. Con. Res. 133. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     concern of Congress over Russian and Syrian actions in 
     support of Iraq; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Flake, and 
             Mr. Jefferson):
       H. Con. Res. 134. Concurrent resolution acknowledging the 
     deepening relationship between the United States and the 
     Republic of Djibouti and recognizing Djibouti's role in 
     combating terrorism; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Towns, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Ballance, 
             Mr. Walsh, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Owens, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Clay, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Hart, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Peterson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Watt, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Shuster, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Spratt, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Engel, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Andrews, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, and Mr. George Miller of California):
       H. Res. 169. A resolution honoring the life and faithful 
     service of former Congressman Lucien E. Blackwell of 
     Pennsylvania; to the Committee on House Administration.

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