Volume 148, No. 104 covering the 2nd Session of the 107th Congress (2001 - 2002) 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 H5993-H5997 on July 26, 2002.
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 Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia:
H.R. 5240. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Northern Neck National Heritage Area in Virginia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Morella, Mr.
McHugh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Owens, Mr. Stark, Mr. Engel, Mr.
McNulty, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Baird, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Markey,
Ms. McCollum, Mr. Foley, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
George Miller of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois,
Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Ford, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Farr of California,
Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, and Mr. Green of Texas):
H.R. 5241. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Boehner):
H.R. 5242. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the granting of employee stock options; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Matheson,
Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Baird):
H.R. 5243. A bill to promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement; 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. DINGELL:
H.R. 5244. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain authorities under an agreement with Canada respecting the importation of municipal solid waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ISSA:
H.R. 5245. A bill to study the feasibility and desirability of the formation of regional transmission organizations within the Western Electric Coordinating Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LATHAM:
H.R. 5246. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform payments to rural and other health care providers under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; 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. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Nussle, and
Mr. Thune):
H.R. 5247. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to increase competition and transparency among packers required to report information on the price and quantity of livestock purchased by the packer; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Stump, and Mr.
Shadegg):
H.R. 5248. A bill to provide legal exemptions for certain activities of the National Park Service, United States Forest Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Bureau of Land Management undertaken in federally declared disaster areas; 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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Watson, Ms.
Lee, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr.
Berman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Meeks of New
York, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Woolsey, Ms.
Berkley, Ms. McKinney, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
H.R. 5249. A bill to promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs and other test articles on people overseas; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans):
H.R. 5250. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. MANZULLO:
H.R. 5251. A bill to provide equitable pay to air traffic managers, supervisors, and specialists of the Federal Aviation Administration at regional and headquarters locations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, and Mr.
Rangel):
H.R. 5252. A bill to protect the Social Security trust funds by ensuring that the Government repays its debts to the trust funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. SANDLIN (for himself, Mr. Shows, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Israel, Mr. Doggett, Mr.
Ross, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Berkley, Mr.
Gonzalez, Mr. Holt, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Ms.
Solis):
H.R. 5253. A bill to modify the antitrust exemption applicable to the business of medical malpractice insurance, to address current issues for health care providers, to reform medical malpractice litigation by making available alternative dispute resolution methods, requiring plaintiffs to submit affidavits of merit before proceeding, and enabling judgments to be satisfied through periodic payments, to reform the medical malpractice insurance market, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, 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. HASTINGS of Florida:
H.R. 5254. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to provide assistance to the immediate family of a teacher or other school employee killed in an act of violence while performing school duties; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. KIRK (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Shays,
Mr. Walsh, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Issa, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Petri, and Mr.
Davis of Illinois):
H.R. 5255. A bill to endorse expansion of the Peace Corps to 14,000 volunteers by 2007, to authorize appropriations for the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2003 through 2007, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. FILNER:
H.R. 5256. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the ``Cesar E. Chavez Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. FLETCHER (for himself and Mr. Capuano):
H.R. 5257. A bill to provide private school parity with public schools in obtaining criminal background checks of employees, volunteers, and applicants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Ms. Velazquez):
H.R. 5258. A bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide incentives for small business investment; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Royce, Mr. Akin, Mr. Tancredo, Mr.
Shadegg, and Mr. Toomey):
H.R. 5259. A bill to reform Federal budget procedures to restrain congressional spending, foster greater oversight of the budget, account for accurate Government agency costs, and for other purposes; referred to the Committee on the Budget, for a period ending not later than August 31, 2002, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, the committee on Rules and the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be determined subsequently by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
H.R. 5260. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to include drought in the definition of disaster for purposes of the disaster loan program administered by the Small Business Administration; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Kind):
H.R. 5261. A bill to prohibit the issuance of new source permits under the Clean Air Act for certain sources that would result in the deposition of mercury into the Great Lakes System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Jones of
Ohio, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Kucinich, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Kildee, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms.
DeLauro, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Woolsey, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Lee, Mr.
Reyes, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs.
Morella, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New
York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
Mr. Rush, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Solis, Mr.
Gonzalez, Mr. Honda, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Wynn, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Holt):
H.R. 5262. A bill to create a separate DNA database for violent predators against children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hansen,
Mr. Becerra, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
McNulty, Mr. Stark, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman,
Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr.
Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs.
Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr.
Crowley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms.
DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr.
Hinojosa, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms.
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr.
Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
Lynch, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of
Missouri, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr.
Matheson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr.
George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr.
Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Rodriguez, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush,
Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff,
Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis,
Mr. Tierney, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New
Mexico, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr.
Weiner, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Ms. Millender-
McDonald):
H.R. 5264. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr.
Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Serrano, Ms. Lee, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms.
Solis, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Honda, Mr.
Pastor, Ms. Watson, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Rangel):
H.R. 5265. A bill to establish the Cultural Competence Commission; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Tauzin)
(both by request):
H.R. 5266. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs, to provide an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to the cap and trade program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ACKERMAN:
H.R. 5267. A bill to modify the waiver authority of the President regarding foreign assistance restrictions with respect to Pakistan; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Smith of
New Jersey, and Mr. Tancredo):
H.R. 5268. A bill to strengthen enforcement of provisions of the Animal Welfare Act relating to animal fighting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Obey):
H.R. 5269. A bill to guarantee for all Americans quality, affordable, and comprehensive health insurance coverage; 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 Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs.
Tauscher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Holt, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr.
Andrews, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hastings of
Washington, Mr. Rush, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Boswell):
H.R. 5270. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 for the Department of Energy Office of Science, to ensure that the United States is the world leader in key scientific fields by restoring a healthy balance of science funding, to ensure maximum utilization of the national user facilities, and to secure the Nation's supply of scientists for the 21st century, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. BONIOR:
H.R. 5271. 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. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Waxman):
H.R. 5272. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma (for himself and Mr.
Pomeroy):
H.R. 5273. A bill to reward the hard work and risk of individuals who choose to live in and help preserve America's small, rural towns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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 Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Frost,
Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Watt of North Carolina,
Mr. Levin, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Holden, Mr.
Andrews, Ms. Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas,
Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Markey, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Scott, Mr.
Ford, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Woolsey):
H.R. 5274. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area in North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. COSTELLO:
H.R. 5275. A bill to provide for the external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at nonmilitary energy laboratories owned or operated by the Department of Energy; to the Committee on Science, 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. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Waxman, and Mr. Stark):
H.R. 5276. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and special low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs within the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr.
Camp):
H.R. 5277. A bill to clarify the tax status of the Young Men's Christian Association retirement fund; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts):
H.R. 5278. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in high productivity property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Simmons, Mrs. Maloney of
New York, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Borski, Ms.
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Ms.
Woolsey, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Payne, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms.
McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Holt, Mr.
Olver, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Moore, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Gonzalez, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Ford, Ms. Lofgren, Ms.
Solis, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Capps,
Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Conyers,
Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. George
Miller of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Weiner, Ms.
Waters, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Davis of
California, Mr. Frank, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Ms. Lee, Mr. Luther, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Millender-McDonald,
Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Honda, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Norton,
Mr. McNulty, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Clement, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Coyne, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kennedy of
Rhode Island, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Underwood,
Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Markey, Mr. Clyburn,
Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Jackson of Illinois,
Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Israel, Mr. Crowley, Mr.
Sawyer, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Cummings,
Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Jefferson, Mr.
Lynch, and Mr. Acevedo-Vila):
H.R. 5279. A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen the protection of native biodiversity and ban clearcutting on Federal lands, to designate certain Federal lands as Ancient Forests, Roadless Areas, Watershed Protection Areas, and Special Areas where logging and other intrusive activities are prohibited, and for other purposes; 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. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Hoeffel, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 5280. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2001 East Willard Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert A. Borski Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Jones of
North Carolina, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Hayworth):
H.R. 5281. A bill to provide temporary legal exemptions for certain land management activities of the Federal land management agencies undertaken in federally declared disaster areas; 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. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Towns):
H.R. 5282. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HAYWORTH:
H.R. 5283. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain land in the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Resources.
By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
H.R. 5284. A bill to direct the President to assess the advisability of requiring each State to use the Death Master File of the Social Security Administration in issuing drivers' licenses to individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr.
Boucher, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs.
Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr.
Kucinich, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lofgren, Ms.
Brown of Florida, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Smith of
Washington):
H.R. 5285. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to royalty fees for webcasting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Shays,
Mr. Simmons, and Mr. Dan Miller of Florida):
H.R. 5286. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans enrolled in the health care system of that Department for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
H.R. 5287. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces following death; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Houghton,
Mr. Stupak, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Larsen of Washington, and Mr. McDermott):
H.R. 5288. A bill to reaffirm the historic treatment of part-time commuter students from Canada and Mexico as temporary visitors for purposes of entry into the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior,
Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Engel, Mr.
Gilman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr.
Horn, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr.
Knollenberg, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos,
Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Schaffer, Mr.
Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Weiner, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 5289. A bill to authorize the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
H.R. 5290. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for State and local real and personal property taxes paid by individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gilman,
Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Lee, Mr.
Israel, Mr. Shows, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Allen, Ms.
Berkley, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
H.R. 5291. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities and to establish the Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac) to certify such facilities for such insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Horn, and
Mr. Turner):
H.R. 5292. A bill to improve Federal agency oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the governmentwide debarment and suspension system; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella,
Mr. Crowley, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Smith of Washington,
Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Lee,
Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr.
Rangel):
H.R. 5293. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for permanent guidelines for United States voluntary contributions to the United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA); to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Weiner,
Ms. Lee, Mr. Honda, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Crowley, Mrs.
Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frank, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Israel, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Frost):
H.R. 5294. A bill to accord honorary citizenship to the alien victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States and to provide for the granting of citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DAN MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Young of
Florida, and Mr. Davis of Florida):
H.R. 5295. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Florida certain lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, for use as a State Park; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 5296. A bill to revive the system of parole for Federal prisoners; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 5297. A bill to provide for health care premium assistance; and to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to exclude unemployment compensation for purposes of determining eligibility and benefits under such Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and 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 Mrs. MORELLA:
H.R. 5298. A bill to provide for reform relating to Federal employee career development and benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania):
H.R. 5299. A bill to provide for compassionate payments with regard to individuals who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to the provision of a contaminated blood transfusion, 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. PALLONE (for himself and Mrs. Roukema):
H.R. 5300. A bill to help protect the public against the threat of chemical attacks; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Dreier):
H.R. 5301. A bill to strengthen secondary and post-secondary education programs emphasizing the nature, history, and philosophy of free institutions, the nature of Western civilization, and the nature of the threats to freedom from totalitarianism; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. RADANOVICH:
H.R. 5302. 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. ROHRABACHER:
H.R. 5303. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish an awards program in honor of Charles ``Pete'' Conrad, astronaut and space scientist, for recognizing the discoveries made by amateur astronomers of asteroids with near-Earth orbit trajectories; to the Committee on Science.
By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Shimkus, Mr.
McIntyre, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Sanders, and Mr.
Hoeffel):
H.R. 5304. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SANDERS:
H.R. 5305. A bill to authorize the disinterment from the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France, of the remains of Private First Class Alfred J. Laitres, of Island Pond, Vermont, who died in combat in France on December 25, 1944, and to authorize the transfer of his remains to the custody of his next of kin; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SANDERS:
H.R. 5306. A bill to provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas throughout the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Coble):
H.R. 5307. A bill to provide for the use of COPS funds for State and local intelligence officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado,
Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hefley, Ms. DeGette, and Mr.
McInnis):
H.R. 5308. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 South Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colorado, as the ``Barney Apodaca Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. McInnis,
Mr. Flake, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Herger,
Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. DeMint, Mr.
Bryant, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Cannon):
H.R. 5309. 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. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr.
Osborne, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr.
Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr.
Terry, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Gibbons, Mrs.
Cubin, and Mr. McInnis):
H.R. 5310. A bill to provide emergency livestock assistance and emergency crop loss assistance to agricultural producers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Kingston,
Mr. Gutknecht, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Calvert, Mr. Goode, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Hoekstra, and
Mr. Goodlatte):
H.R. 5311. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shimkus,
Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Horn, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Kennedy of
Rhode Island, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinojosa,
Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. George Miller of
California):
H.R. 5312. A bill to support business incubation in academic settings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. WATERS:
H.R. 5313. A bill to provide incentives for States to have in effect laws mandating the reporting of child abuse by certain individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Mr. WYNN (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas,
Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mrs. Clayton):
H.R. 5314. A bill to provide for a Small and Disadvantaged Business Ombudsman for Procurement in the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Crowley,
Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Filner,
Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr.
Farr of California, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. McKinney, Ms.
Waters, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Shimkus):
H.J. Res. 109. A joint resolution calling for Congress to consider and vote on a resolution for the use of force by the United States Armed Forces against Iraq before such force is deployed; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
H. Con. Res. 452. Concurrent resolution supporting the efforts and activities of individuals, organizations, and other entities to honor the lives of enslaved Africans in the United States and to make reparations to their descendants for slavery and its lingering effects; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Royce):
H. Con. Res. 453. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress relating to the increasingly dire food security situation in Zimbabwe and the failure of the Mugabe regime to take appropriate measures to mitigate the impact of its failed policies on the nutritional well-being of the people of Zimbabwe and of other countries in the Southern Africa region; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. Hoyer):
H. Con. Res. 454. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding housing affordability and urging fair and expeditious review by international trade tribunals to ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Kind, Ms. McCollum, Mr.
Ramstad, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Nussle, Mr.
Luther, Mr. Evans, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Gutknecht, and Mr. Latham):
H. Con. Res. 455. Concurrent resolution to express support for the celebration in 2004 of the 150th anniversary of the Grand Excursion of 1854; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Luther,
Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Sabo):
H. Con. Res. 456. Concurrent resolution recognizing the occasion of the Sixth World Symposium on Choral Music, to be held August 3-10, 2002, in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SCHAFFER:
H. Con. Res. 457. Concurrent resolution honoring Rick Lee Schwartz and Milt Stollak, who died in a plane crash on July 18, 2002, while fighting the Big Elk fires near Estes Park, Colorado; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Leach, and Mrs. Lowey):
H. Con. Res. 458. Concurrent resolution recognizing and commending Mary Baker Eddy's achievements and the Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. REYNOLDS:
H. Res. 509. A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3009) an Act to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. ARMEY:
H. Res. 510. A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing committees of the House; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. LoBIONDO:
H. Res. 511. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that funding should be made available from the Highway Trust Fund to encourage States to require law enforcement officers to impound motor vehicles of those charged with driving while intoxicated and to issue responsibility warnings to those who take custody of suspects of driving while intoxicated; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
H. Res. 512. A resolution honoring the Indian American Friendship Council; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gallegly,
Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of
New Jersey, Mr. Engel, Mr. King, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode
Island, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Dunn, Mr.
McHugh, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Delahunt):
H. Res. 513. A resolution recognizing the historical significance and timeliness of the United States-Ireland Business Summit; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr.
Pitts, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Kerns, and Mr. Jones of
North Carolina):
H. Res. 514. A resolution expressing serious concern regarding the publication of instructions on how to create a synthetic human polio virus, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, and 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. WYNN (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas,
Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Towns, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott,
Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Norton, and
Mr. Payne):
H. Res. 515. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that small business concerns should continue to play an active role in assisting the United States military, Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and State and local police forces by designing and developing innovative products to combat terrorism, and that Federal, State, and local governments should aggressively seek out and purchase innovative technologies and services from small business concerns to improve homeland defense and aid in the fight against terrorism; to the Committee on Small Business.
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