[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 8660-8661]
[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. Tauzin (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 6. A bill to enhance energy conservation and research 
     and development, to provide for security and diversity in the 
     energy supply for the American people, and for other 
     purposes; referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Science, Resources, 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 1644 A bill to enhance energy conservation and 
     research and development, to provide for security and 
     diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Science, Resources, 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. BOEHLERT:
       H.R. 1645 A bill to establish a research, development, and 
     demonstration program in genetics, protein science, and 
     computational biology of microbes and plants to support the 
     energy and environmental mission of the Department of Energy; 
     to the Committee on Science.
           By Ms. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1646 A bill to amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to 
     modify the State exemption provisions for advancement of 
     time; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       H.R. 1647 A bill to assist in the conservation of cranes by 
     supporting and providing, through projects of persons and 
     organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial 
     resources for the conservation programs of countries the 
     activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 1648 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain water distribution systems of the Cachuma 
     Project, California, to the Carpinteria Valley Water District 
     and the Montecito Water District; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 1649 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Social Security Act to clarify rules for determining 
     whether certain agent-drivers and commission-drivers are 
     employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 1650 A bill to ensure regulatory equity between and 
     among all dairy farmers and handlers, including producers 
     also acting as handlers, for sales of packaged fluid milk 
     into certain non-federally regulated milk marketing areas 
     from federally regulated areas and to apply minimum milk 
     price requirements to certain handlers of Class I milk 
     products in the Arizona-Las Vegas marketing area under 
     certain circumstances; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Nunes, and Mr. 
             Dooley of California):
       H.R. 1651. A bill to provide for the exchange of land 
     within the Sierra National Forest, California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Doggett, and 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 1652. A bill to provide extended unemployment benefits 
     to displaced workers, and to make other improvements in the 
     unemployment insurance system; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Jo Ann 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Filner,

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             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Simpson, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 1653. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the 
     military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to 
     October 1, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 1654. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to require congressional approval of proposed 
     rules considered by the Congress to be significant rules; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, 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. STRICKLAND:
       H.R. 1655. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and 
     family therapist services under part B of the Medicare 
     Program, and for other purposes; 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. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             King of Iowa):
       H.R. 1656. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to provide the National Labor Relations Board with expanded 
     statutory authority with respect to employees and labor 
     organizations engaged in or encouraging violent and other 
     potentially injurious conduct; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 1657. A bill to provide funding for programs at the 
     National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences regarding 
     breast cancer in younger women, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself and Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
       H. Con. Res. 138. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     printing of the Biographical Directory of the United States 
     Congress, 1774-2005; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself and Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
       H. Con. Res. 139. Concurrent resolution authorizing 
     printing of the brochures entitled ``How Our Laws Are Made'' 
     and ``Our American Government'', the publication entitled 
     ``Our Flag'', the document-sized, annotated version of the 
     United States Constitution, and the pocket version of the 
     United States Constitution; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H. Con. Res. 140. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the awareness of and treatment 
     for kidney disease; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             McCotter, and Mr. Pallone):
       H. Res. 179. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the systematic human rights 
     violations in Cuba committed by the Castro Regime, calling 
     for the immediate release of all political prisoners, and 
     supporting respect for basic human rights and free elections 
     in Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Sweeney, and Mr. Green of Wisconsin):
       H. Res. 180. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of ``National Correctional Officers and Employees Week'' and 
     honoring the service of correctional officers and employees; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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