Volume 149, No. 14 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 H169-H171 on Jan. 27, 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. CAMP (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Rogers of Michigan):
H.R. 336. A bill to repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
H.R. 337. A bill to extend certain hydro-electric licenses in the State of Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CHABOT:
H.R. 338. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require that agencies, in promulgating rules, take into consideration the impact of such rules on the privacy of individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Graves, Mr.
Tiberi, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
H.R. 339. A bill to prevent frivolous lawsuits against the manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ISSA (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of
Virginia):
H.R. 340. A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to allocate additional spectrum for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. JOHN (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
H.R. 341. A bill to provide economic disaster assistance to producers of the 2002 crop of rice in the State of Louisiana; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. JOHN (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Dingell, Ms.
McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. McCollum, Mr.
Pallone, Ms. Norton, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida,
Mr. Wynn, Mr. Weiner, Mr. King of New York, Mr.
Strickland, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Doyle,
Mr. Fossella, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Baker, Mr.
Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Towns, Mr.
Stupak, and Mr. Foley):
H.R. 342. A bill to authorize grants through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. BALDWIN:
H.R. 343. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to protect family farmers and family fishermen; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
H.R. 344. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
H.R. 345. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. BASS:
H.R. 346. A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to increase civil penalties for violations involving certain proscribed acts or practices that exploit popular reaction to an emergency or major disaster declared by the President, and to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to seek civil penalties for such violations in actions brought under section 13 of that Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr.
Shimkus, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr.
Nadler, and Ms. Solis):
H.R. 347. A bill to provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
H.R. 348. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
H.R. 349. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the value of the service not performed during the period employees are performing service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
H.R. 350. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide to employers a tax credit for compensation paid during the period employees are performing service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM:
H.R. 351. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a maximum term of supervised release of life for sex offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Baker,
Mr. Davis of Alabama, and Mr. Jones of North
Carolina):
H.R. 352. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide enhanced penalties for crimes of violence against children under age 13; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DUNCAN:
H.R. 353. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to dispose of all public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management that have been identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning process; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. DUNCAN:
H.R. 354. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow drug manufacturers a credit against income tax if they certify that the price of a drug in the United States market is not greater than its price in the Canadian or Mexican market; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Davis of Alabama, and
Mr. Rogers of Alabama):
H.R. 355. A bill to provide wage parity for certain Department of Defense prevailing rate employees in Alabama; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. EVERETT:
H.R. 356. A bill to nullify the effect of certain provisions of various Executive orders; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. EVERETT:
H.R. 357. A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. EVERETT:
H.R. 358. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enact into law eligibility requirements for burial in Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. FOLEY:
H.R. 359. A bill to amend title XVIII to revise the payment methodology under the Medicare Program for extra-depth shoes with inserts or custom molded shoes with inserts for individuals with diabetes; 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. GOODE (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
H.R. 360. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to designate certain counties and a city as part of the Appalachian region; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Dingell,
Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr.
Serrano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Hayes, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ramstad, Mr.
Rush, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Leach, Mr.
Shimkus, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Doyle, Mr.
Burr, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Upton):
H.R. 361. A bill to designate certain conduct by sports agents relating to the signing of contracts with student athletes as unfair and deceptive acts or practices to be regulated by the Federal Trade Commission; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HEFLEY:
H.R. 362. A bill to enhance the operation of the AMBER Alert communications network in order to facilitate the recovery of abducted children, to provide for enhanced notification on highways of alerts and information on such children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. HONDA (for himself, Ms. Dunn, and Ms. Lofgren):
H.R. 363. A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to allocate additional spectrum for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
H.R. 364. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require criminal background checks on drivers providing Medicaid medical assistance transportation services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself, Mr. Baca, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of Florida,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Towns, Mr. Kildee,
Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Bereuter):
H.R. 365. A bill to recruit and retain more qualified individuals to teach in Tribal Colleges or Universities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
H.R. 366. A bill to authorize former Federal employees who receive voluntary separation incentive payments under the Department of Agriculture program to accept subsequent employment with the Federal Government, without loss of their payments, when such employment is directly related to fighting forest fires; to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Berman, Mr. Cox, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Royce, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Kirk):
H.R. 367. A bill to allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. Ackerman):
H.R. 368. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for equitable reimbursement rates under the Medicare Program to MedicareChoice organizations; 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. LEVIN:
H.R. 369. A bill to waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Ms. Lee, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Kildee, Mr. Frost, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr.
Serrano, and Mrs. Capps):
H.R. 370. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for expanding, intensifying, and coordinating activities with respect to research on autoimmune diseases in women; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Christensen, and Ms.
Kaptur):
H.R. 371. A bill to establish the National Center on Liver Disease Research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LYNCH:
H.R. 372. A bill to provide for a pilot program to be conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess the benefits of providing for pharmacies of the Department of Veterans Affairs to fill prescriptions for drugs and medicines written by private physicians; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Millender-McDonald,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Holden, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cooper, and Mrs.
Christensen):
H.R. 373. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. MALONEY:
H.R. 374. A bill to amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to require the Attorney General to acquire data about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia (for herself, Mr.
Forbes, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms.
Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr.
Cunningham, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Larsen of Washington,
Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Miller of Florida,
Mr. Platts, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina,
Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hostettler,
Mr. Langevin, and Mr. McGovern):
H.R. 375. A bill to declare, under the authority of Congress under Article I, section 8 of the Constitution to
``provide and maintain a Navy``, a national policy for the naval force structure required in order to ``provide for the common defense'' of the United States throughout the 21st century; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. MUSGRAVE:
H.R. 376. A bill to provide emergency livestock assistance and emergency crop loss assistance to agricultural producers who suffered 2001 or 2002 crop year losses; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mrs. MUSGRAVE:
H.R. 377. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the replacement period from 2 to 5 years for livestock sold on account of drought, flood, or other weather-related conditions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. MUSGRAVE:
H.R. 378. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Nunes, and Mr.
Dooley of California):
H.R. 379. A bill to facilitate a Forest Service land exchange that will eliminate a private in-holding in the Sierra National Forest in the State of California and provide for the permanent enjoyment by the Boy Scouts of America of a parcel of National Forest System land currently used under a special use permit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RADANOVICH:
H.R. 380. A bill to provide full funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program for the next five fiscal years, to protect local jurisdictions against the loss of property tax revenues when private lands are acquired by a Federal land management agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, 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. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Duncan,
Mr. Foley, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Kolbe, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
H.R. 381. A bill to provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. Miller of
Michigan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ehlers, Mr.
Hoekstra, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Smith of
Michigan, and Mr. Upton):
H.R. 382. A bill to authorize States to prohibit or impose certain limitations on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ROYCE:
H.R. 383. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act with respect to the limitations on member business loans; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. SHADEGG:
H.R. 384. A bill to require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SHADEGG:
H.R. 385. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SHADEGG:
H.R. 386. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SHADEGG:
H.R. 387. A bill to authorize the Regional Foresters to exempt tree-thinning projects, which are necessary to prevent the occurrence of wildfire likely to cause extreme harm to the forest ecosystem, from laws that give rise to legal causes of action that delay or prevent such projects; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. SHADEGG:
H.R. 388. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Deutsch,
Mr. Kirk, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Pickering):
H.R. 389. A bill to authorize the use of certain grant funds to establish an information clearinghouse that provides information to increase public access to defibrillation in schools; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lantos, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Cummings, and Ms. Lee):
H.R. 390. A bill to authorize emergency supplemental assistance to combat the growing humanitarian crisis in sub-Saharan Africa; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr.
Goodlatte, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Doolittle,
Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Istook, Mr.
Tancredo, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Goode, Mr.
Ballenger, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Linder, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Hall, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs.
Myrick, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Issa, Mr. Franks of Arizona,
Mr. Wamp, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Cox, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Pence):
H.R. 391. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
H.J. Res. 13. A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. HEFLEY:
H.J. Res. 14. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GIBBONS:
H. Con. Res. 12. Concurrent resolution providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President on the state the Union; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. FORD:
H. Con. Res. 13. Concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of blues music, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. RUSH:
H. Con. Res. 14. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Harold Washington, the 42d mayor of Chicago; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr.
Crowley, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Toomey,
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Kirk,
Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Frost, Mr. Matheson, Mr.
Royce, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Levin, Mr. Knollenberg, Ms.
Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms.
Berkley, Mr. Holt, Ms. Norton, Mr. Berman, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Rangel, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren,
Mr. Wexler, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, and Ms.
Schakowsky):
H. Con. Res. 15. Concurrent resolution commending India on its celebration of Republic Day; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
H. Res. 28. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should declare its support for the independence of Kosova; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM:
H. Res. 30. A resolution concerning the San Diego long-range sportfishing fleet and rights to fish the waters near the Revillagigedo Islands of Mexico; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Young of
Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of
Florida, Ms. Harris, and Mr. Putnam):
H. Res. 31. A resolution congratulating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for winning Super Bowl XXXVII; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr.
Towns, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rush, Ms. Corrine Brown of
Florida, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Jefferson,
Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms.
Lee, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Frost, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
Wexler, Mr. Payne, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Fattah,
Ms. Watson, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wynn,
Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr.
Rangel, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cummings, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bishop of New
York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Lampson, Mrs.
Lowey, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Owens):
H. Res. 32. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the ongoing need to provide every qualified American with equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and the indispensability of Affirmative action programs in securing such equal access; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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