Volume 149, No. 16 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 H241-H245 on Jan. 29, 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. RANGEL:
H.R. 436. A bill to suspend the phasein of additional tax reductions under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 while the United States is in a state of war or on high military alert; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Shays):
H.R. 437. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of Coltsville in the State of Connecticut for potential inclusion in the National Park System; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Cole,
Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Greenwood,
Mr. Souder, Mr. Platts, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Baker, Mrs.
Wilson of New Mexico, and Mr. Graves):
H.R. 438. A bill to increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for teachers in mathematics, science, and special education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 439. A bill to create a system of background checks for certain workers who enter people's homes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr.
Pastor, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Solis, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr.
Acevedo-Vila):
H.R. 440. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to adjust the status of certain aliens with longstanding ties to the United States to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence, to promote family unity, to improve national security, to modify provisions of such Act affecting removal of aliens from the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cox,
Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Rohrabacher,
Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Wexler):
H.R. 441. A bill to amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Foley, Mr.
Matsui, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr.
English, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Houghton, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Petri, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Stupak, Mrs.
Miller of Michigan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
McInnis, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Weller):
H.R. 442. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to cover fees, books, supplies, and equipment and to exempt Federal Pell Grants and Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants from reducing expenses taken into account for the Hope Scholarship Credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CAMP:
H.R. 443. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon,
Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr.
Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Platts, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Keller, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Kline, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hayes, Mr. McHugh, Mr.
Nethercutt, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Wolf):
H.R. 444. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Berman, Ms. Corrine
Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Davis of
Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Farr, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Honda, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr.
Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
Lynch, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens,
Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Weiner, and
Ms. Woolsey):
H.R. 445. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to States to supplement State assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. DeFAZIO:
H.R. 446. A bill to establish an Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DeFAZIO:
H.R. 447. A bill to establish an Office of Health Care Competition within the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the National Practitioner Data Base and to collect and make available to the public more information on medical malpractice insurance under that Data Base; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Ms. Norton):
H.R. 448. A bill to modify the antitrust exemption applicable to the business of insurance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico,
Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hastings of
Washington, Mr. Baird, Mr. McDermott, and Mr.
Inslee):
H.R. 449. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit the use of unexpended allotments under the State children's health care program for an additional fiscal year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. DUNN (for herself and Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts):
H.R. 450. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to small businesses to provide health insurance to their employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FOLEY:
H.R. 451. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the at-risk rules for publicly traded nonrecourse debt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Holt, Mr.
Saxton, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Pascrell, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Andrews, Mr.
Payne, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Garrett of
New Jersey):
H.R. 452. A bill to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Bereuter, and
Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
H.R. 453. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to municipal deposits; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. GRAVES:
H.R. 454. 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. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Ryan of
Wisconsin):
H.R. 455. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to use the Department of Agriculture's preferred Option 1B as the price structure for Class I fluid milk under Federal milk marketing orders, to provide emergency market loss payments to dairy producers for any calendar year quarter in which the national average price for Class III milk under Federal milk marketing orders is less than a target price of $11.50 per hundredweight, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
H.R. 456. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of
Minnesota, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Baker, Mr. McHugh, and
Mr. Pomeroy):
H.R. 457. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale of a family farming business to a family member; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Grijalva):
H.R. 458. A bill to provide for the use and distribution of certain funds awarded to the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cannon,
Mr. Carter, Mr. Issa, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Souder,
Mr. Goode, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Shays):
H.R. 459. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide economic stimulus; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado,
Mr. McInnis, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs.
Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Tancredo):
H.R. 460. A bill to establish Institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems of the interior West; 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. HILL (for himself, Mrs. Northup, and Mr.
Souder):
H.R. 461. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. ISAKSON:
H.R. 462. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily exclude long-term capital gain from the gross income of individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr.
Matsui, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Cardin):
H.R. 463. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. Boehner, and Mr.
Castle):
H.R. 464. A bill to provide relief to teachers, administrators, and related services providers from an excessive paperwork burden, and to reduce time spent by teachers on non-instructional activities, as required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr.
Shimkus, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Weller, Mr.
LaHood, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Latham, Mr.
Moran of Kansas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Graves, Mrs.
Emerson, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Johnson of Illinois):
H.R. 465. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow allocation of small ethanol producer credit to patrons of cooperative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr.
Walsh, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Pastor, Mr. LaTourette,
Mr. Meehan, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
Balart of Florida, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Wolf, Mr.
Israel, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Lynch, Mr.
Sandlin, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Andrews, Mr.
Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Holt):
H.R. 466. A bill to amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Lee, and Ms. DeLauro):
H.R. 467. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that foods containing spices, flavoring, or coloring derived from meat, poultry, other animal products (including insects), or known allergens bear labeling stating that fact and their names; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Crowley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. McDermott):
H.R. 468. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to freshness dates on food; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Engel, and Mrs. Kelly):
H.R. 469. A bill to provide an enhanced penalty for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley,
Mr. Frost, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Watson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Farr):
H.R. 470. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley,
Mr. Frost, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Watson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Farr):
H.R. 471. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley,
Mr. Frost, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Watson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Farr):
H.R. 472. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr.
Kucinich, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar,
Mr. Payne, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of
Virginia, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Millender-
McDonald, and Mr. Farr):
H.R. 473. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley,
Mr. Frost, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Watson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Farr):
H.R. 474. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Crowley, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lantos, Mr.
Nadler, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Rothman, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Weiner):
H.R. 475. A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Engel, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gillmor, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Rothman, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Strickland):
H.R. 476. A bill to provide that service of the members of the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 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. McDERMOTT:
H.R. 477. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Duwamish Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hayworth,
Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hefley, Mr.
Beauprez, Mrs. Musgrave, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 478. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold on account of weather-related conditions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McNULTY:
H.R. 479. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize Army arsenals to undertake to fulfill orders or contracts for articles or services in advance of the receipt of payment under certain circumstances; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. McNULTY:
H.R. 480. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 747 Broadway in Albany, New York, as the ``United States Postal Service Henry Johnson Annex''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. McNULTY:
H.R. 481. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the State of New York authority to allow tandem trailers to use Interstate Route 787 between the New York State Thruway and Church Street in Albany, New York; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
H.R. 482. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange certain land in the State of Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, Mr.
Osborne, Mr. Rehberg, and Mrs. Musgrave):
H.R. 483. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide involuntary conversion tax relief for producers forced to sell livestock due to weather-related conditions or Federal land management agency policy or action, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. OSE (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Castle, and
Mr. Leach):
H.R. 484. A bill to make certain amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002; to the Committee on Homeland Security
(Select), and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Science, and 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. PALLONE:
H.R. 485. A bill to provide for a Federal program to stabilize medical malpractice insurance premiums; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. VITTER:
H.R. 486. A bill to require the Food and Drug Administration to establish restrictions regarding the qualifications of physicians to prescribe the abortion drug commonly known as RU-486; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts):
H.R. 487. A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service Act; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Musgrave, and
Mr. Duncan):
H.R. 488. A bill to limit the issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas to aliens who are nationals of Saudi Arabia, countries that support terrorism, or countries not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PAUL:
H.R. 489. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide prospectively that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title, and to provide the President with authority to enter into agreements with other nations taking into account such limitation on crediting of wages and self-employment income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. George Miller of
California, Mr. Otter, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dicks, Mr.
Andrews, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Walsh, Mr.
LaTourette, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Honda, Mr. Green of
Texas, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Baca, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Norton):
H.R. 490. A bill to improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other persons with print disabilities in elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Ross, Mr. Goode, Mr.
Everett, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Alexander):
H.R. 491. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the adjustments to be made in determining export price and constructed export price; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PLATTS:
H.R. 492. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PLATTS:
H.R. 493. A bill to repeal the sunset on the increased assistance pursuant to the dependent care tax credit provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and to make the credit refundable; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PLATTS:
H.R. 494. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a full deduction for meals and lodging in connection with medical care; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RENZI (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Pastor,
Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Kolbe):
H.R. 495. A bill to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in Apache County, Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Akin,
Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, Mr.
Ferguson, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut,
Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina):
H.R. 496. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Smith of
Michigan):
H.R. 497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend all motor fuel taxes for six months, and to permanently repeal the 4.3-cent per gallon increases in motor fuel taxes enacted in 1993; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
H.R. 498. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees of county and local governments and of schools to maintain medical savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
H.R. 499. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for tuition expenses incurred for each qualifying child of the taxpayer in attending public or private elementary or secondary school; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. STUPAK:
H.R. 500. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a permanent increase in payment amounts under the Medicare Program for home health services furnished in rural areas; 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. TANCREDO (for himself and Ms. Loretta Sanchez of
California):
H.R. 501. A bill to establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr.
Duncan, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Weldon of Florida,
Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Akin, Mr. Goode, Mr. King of
Iowa, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
H.R. 502. A bill to require identification that may be used in obtaining Federal public benefits to meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.
Bonilla, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr.
Sullivan, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mrs. Cubin):
H.R. 503. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the production of oil and gas from domestic marginal wells and to extend the credit for alternative fuels; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
H.R. 504. A bill to provide for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, 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. UDALL of New Mexico:
H.R. 505. A bill to establish the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
H.R. 506. A bill to provide for the protection of archaeological sites in the Galisteo Basin in New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
H.R. 507. A bill to declare that the United States holds certain public domain lands in trust for the Pueblos of San Ildefonso and Santa Clara; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. WICKER:
H.R. 508. A bill to provide that, in establishing wage schedules for certain prevailing rate employees with respect to whom the Government is currently experiencing recruitment and retention problems, rates of pay for comparable positions in the nearest, most similar wage area shall be taken into account; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. PLATTS:
H.J. Res. 16. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Berman, and
Mr. Lantos):
H. Con. Res. 22. Concurrent resolution honoring Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Dooley of California, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Blunt, Mrs.
Biggert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burr,
Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr. Crane, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Dunn, Mr.
Ehlers, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gillmor,
Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Issa, Mrs.
Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr.
Kind, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Leach,
Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr.
McCotter, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pence, Mr. Platts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr.
Wicker, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Tiberi,
Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Houghton, Mr.
Boswell, Mr. Petri, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Gary G. Miller of California):
H. Con. Res. 23. Concurrent resolution urging the President to request the United States International Trade Commission to take certain actions with respect to the temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BURR:
H. Con. Res. 24. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the election of Libya to the chairmanship of 59th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
H. Con. Res. 25. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Social Security reform measures should not force State and local government employees into Social Security coverage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. McCollum (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Allen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Capuano,
Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Crowley, Mr. DeFazio, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Etheridge, Mr.
Evans, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. King of New York, Mr.
Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Markey, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rahall, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Jones of Ohio,
Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Weiner):
H. Con. Res. 26. Concurrent resolution condemning the punishment of execution by stoning as a gross violation of human rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Wu, Mr. Walden of
Oregon, Mr. DeFazio, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
H. Res. 41. A resolution congratulating the University of Portland women's soccer team for winning the 2002 NCAA Division I national championship; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Ms. Hooley of
Oregon, and Mr. Kleczka):
H. Res. 42. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued honoring American farm women; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr.
Shays, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Petri, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Berman):
H. Res. 43. A resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to post on the official public Internet site of the House of Representatives all lobbying registrations and reports filed with the Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HAYES:
H. Res. 44. A resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of the United States Armed Forces military working dog teams for the part they have played in the Nation's military history; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Baker,
Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Burr, Ms. Watson, Mr.
Evans, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi,
Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Kline, Mr. Murtha,
Mr. Simmons, Mr. Israel, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Turner of
Texas, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Miller of
Michigan, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Menendez,
Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Issa, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Wolf, Mr. Engel, and Mr. McNulty):
H. Res. 45. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in remembrance of the victims of the peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon, from 1982 to 1984; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Maloney,
Mr. Serrano, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lantos, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Hinchey):
H. Res. 46. A resolution honoring the life of Al Hirschfeld and his legacy; to the Committee on Government Reform.
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