Volume 149, No. 73 covering the 1st Session of the 108th Congress (2003 - 2004) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4203-H4204 on May 15, 2003.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Wexler,
Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Schiff, and Mr.
Ackerman):
H.R. 2112. A bill to provide support for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) peacekeeping within Iraq; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Graves, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Sanders, and Mr.
Towns):
H.R. 2113. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain energy efficient property placed in service or installed in an existing principal residence or property used by businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Scott of Georgia):
H.R. 2114. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand medical savings accounts and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for medical freedom accounts under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs; 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr.
Oberstar, and Mr. DeFazio):
H.R. 2115. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma:
H.R. 2116. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide relocation and other assistance for residents at the Tar Creek Superfund site; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. STARK:
H.R. 2117. A bill to amend the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to remove certain competitive advantages granted to the housing-related government-sponsored enterprises relative to other secondary mortgage market enterprises, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
H.R. 2118. A bill to increase the annual salaries of justices and judges of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BALLANCE:
H.R. 2119. A bill to provide for the use by the State of North Carolina of Federal lands, improvements, equipment, and resource materials at the Oxford Research Station in Granville County, North Carolina; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Kanjorski,
Mr. Leach, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Sherman, Mrs.
Maloney, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. Hart, Mrs.
Kelly, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Crowley, Mr.
Murphy, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Emanuel, and
Mr. Israel):
H.R. 2120. A bill to revise the banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws with respect to the termination and netting of financial contracts, 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. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr.
Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Moore):
H.R. 2121. A bill to amend the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 to authorize additional appropriations for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Cox, Mr.
Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr.
Davis of Florida, Mr. Upton, Mr. Stearns, Mr.
Greenwood, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Issa, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
Balart of Florida, and Ms. Eshoo):
H.R. 2122. A bill to enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats affecting national security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and Homeland Security (Select), 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. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Honda, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
George Miller of California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
McGovern, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Sanders, Ms.
Lee, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms.
McCollum, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of
California, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
H.R. 2123. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act concerning water pollution resulting from discharges of perchlorate; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. CARDOZA:
H.R. 2124. A bill to establish a Foster Care Reform Commission to study the foster care crisis in the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ford, Mr.
Platts, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frost, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Olver, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms.
Lee, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Norton, Mr. Case, Mr. Deutsch,
Mr. Clay, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Moran of Virginia,
Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Farr):
H.R. 2125. A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to create the Rite of Passage Community Service Program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Hobson):
H.R. 2126. A bill to recognize the importance of the Veterans' Administration Medical School Assistance and Health Manpower Training Act of 1972 in addressing shortfalls in the number of physicians and other health care professionals employed in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to reauthorize the program of grants to medical schools affiliated with the Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr.
Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ryan of
Ohio, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Markey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. DeFazio, Ms.
Lee, and Mr. Smith of Washington):
H.R. 2127. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal tax benefits relating to company-owned life insurance; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, and Mr. Grijalva):
H.R. 2128. A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the United States for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr.
Lynch):
H.R. 2129. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
H.R. 2130. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 650 Kinderkamack Road in River Edge, New Jersey, as the ``New Bridge Landing Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. McNulty,
Mr. Bereuter, Mr. English, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
H.R. 2131. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. JANKLOW:
H.R. 2132. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal and industrial and fish and wildlife purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Frost, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Ramstad):
H.R. 2133. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and to promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Baird, Mr.
Bass, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Ginny
Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of
Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. English, Mr. Feeney, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Issa, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Mica, Mr. Nadler,
Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Hart, Mr. Garrett of New
Jersey, Mr. Otter, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Lampson, and Mr.
Foley):
H.R. 2134. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Miller of
North Carolina, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr.
Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr.
Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Bishop of
Georgia, Mr. Cramer, and Mrs. Myrick):
H.R. 2135. A bill to provide grants to law enforcement agencies that ensure that law enforcement officers employed by such agency are afforded due process when involved in a case that may lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. Engel):
H.R. 2136. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether as a gasoline additive and to repeal the oxygenate requirement for reformulated gasoline, to provide funding for the clean up of underground storage tanks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of
Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, Ms.
Lee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ballance, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Fattah,
Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr.
Wynn, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Davis of
Alabama, and Mr. Meeks of New York):
H.R. 2137. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 with respect to the release of alien children in custody; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. OSE:
H.R. 2138. A bill to elevate the Environmental Protection Agency to cabinet-level status and redesignate such agency as the Department of Environmental Protection; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. PAUL:
H.R. 2139. A bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. PAUL:
H.R. 2140. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received as damages
(including punitive damages) on account of age discrimination; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Inslee, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Baird, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.
Kildee, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Kind, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Faleomavaega,
Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Solis, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. McDermott):
H.R. 2141. A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
H.R. 2142. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to repeal the long-term goal for reducing to zero the incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in commercial fishing operations, and to modify the goal of take reduction plans for reducing such takings; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Mr. Pickering):
H. Con. Res. 183. Concurrent resolution supporting National Funeral Service Education Week; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Lewis of
California, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr.
Price of North Carolina, and Ms. Harris):
H. Con. Res. 184. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. HONDA (for himself and Mrs. Tauscher):
H. Res. 236. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States air carriers should establish for all members of the Armed Forces on active duty reduced air fares that are comparable to the lowest airfare for ticketed flights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Payne, and Mr.
Meeks of New York):
H. Res. 237. A resolution honoring the life and work of Walter Sisulu, a critical leader in the movement to free South Africa of apartheid, on the occasion of his death; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. Holt):
H. Res. 238. A resolution expressing support for the Head Start Program, which has had a positive impact on the lives of low income children and families since its inception and endorsing its administrative structure and program content; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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