Volume 147, No. 37 covering the 1st Session of the 107th Congress (2001 - 2002) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1010-H1012 on March 20, 2001.
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. JOHN (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bishop, Mr.
Etheridge, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi,
Mr. Holden, Mr. Kind, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Cramer, Mrs.
Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Berry, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.
Phelps, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Shows, Mr.
Boucher, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Baker, Mr. Stupak, Mr.
McIntyre, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Chambliss):
H.R. 1096. A bill to provide for improved educational opportunities in low-income and rural schools and districts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Baldacci,
Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mrs. Bono, Mrs. Capps, Mr. DeFazio, Ms.
DeGette, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Frank, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Green of Texas,
Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Leach, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Nethercutt,
Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Roybal-Allard,
Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak,
Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Weller):
H.R. 1097. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to tobacco products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
LoBiondo, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
H.R. 1098. A bill to improve the recording and discharging of maritime liens and expand the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
LoBiondo, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
H.R. 1099. A bill to make changes in laws governing Coast Guard personnel, increase marine safety, renew certain groups that advise the Coast Guard on safety issues, make miscellaneous improvements to Coast Guard operations and policies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Jones of North
Carolina, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Largent,
Mrs. Bono, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Emerson, Mr.
Nethercutt, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Rehberg):
H.R. 1100. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural flood disaster; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Tauzin,
Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Murtha, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr.
Scarborough, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thornberry, Mr.
McCrery, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
H.R. 1101. A bill to repeal the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, to enact the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PICKERING:
H.R. 1102. A bill to provide for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.
Cox, and Mr. Schaffer):
H.R. 1103. A bill to provide safer schools and a better educational environment; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 1104. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption under such title for State tort actions to recover damages arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 1105. A bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to provide for homeowners to recover treble damages from mortgage escrow servicers for failures by such servicers to make timely payments from escrow accounts for homeowners insurance, taxes, or other charges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 1106. A bill to exclude certain veterans' compensation and pension amounts from consideration as adjusted income for purposes of determining the amount of rent paid by a family for a dwelling unit assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 1107. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow married individuals who are legally separated and living apart to exclude from gross income the income from United States savings bonds used to pay higher education tuition and fees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
H.R. 1108. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus,
Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Bono, Mr.
Cantor, Mr. Cox, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
DeMint, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Flake, Mr. Fletcher, Mr.
Hefley, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kolbe, Mr.
Miller of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr.
Paul, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Spence,
Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Istook, and
Mr. Goode):
H.R. 1109. 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. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Osborne,
Mr. Kind, Mr. King, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Baldacci, Mr.
Smith of Texas, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Allen,
Mr. Goode, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Shays, Mr. Blumenauer,
Mr. Walsh, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Weldon of
Florida, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Frank, and Ms. Norton):
H.R. 1110. A bill to prohibit high school and college sports gambling in all States including States where such gambling was permitted prior to 1991; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs.
Roukema, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr.
Ose, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Blagojevich, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Larsen of
Washington, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Jones of
Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Inslee, Mr.
Stark, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Frank, Mr. Olver, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bentsen, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr.
Barrett, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Berman,
Ms. Harman, Ms. Solis, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mr. Filner, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Blumenauer,
Ms. Sanchez, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Baldwin, Ms.
Slaughter, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Schiff, Mr.
Jefferson, Mr. Payne, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Hoeffel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Evans, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
Rodriguez, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Thompson of
California, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. George Miller of
California):
H.R. 1111. A bill to require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive services under health plans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. HOEFFEL (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Markey, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Frank, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Berman, Mr. Nadler,
Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Engel, Ms. Millender-
McDonald, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Wexler):
H.R. 1112. A bill to make Federal law apply to antique firearms in the same way it applies to other firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas:
H.R. 1113. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish an office within the Administration to conduct oversight of certain loan programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself and Ms. Velazquez):
H.R. 1114. A bill to combat international money laundering and protect the United States financial system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. LEACH:
H.R. 1115. A bill to authorize the Secretary of State to provide for the establishment of nonprofit entities for the Department's international educational, cultural and arts programs; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Weiner,
Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Rivers, Mr.
Shays, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Stark, Ms. Solis, and Mr. Crowley):
H.R. 1116. 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. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr.
Crowley, Mr. Leach, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Berman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Engel, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pallone,
Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Sawyer,
Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. McKinney,
Mr. Sanders, Ms. Lee, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Capuano,
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Hooley of
Oregon, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Udall of Colorado,
Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr.
Moran of Virginia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Allen, Mrs.
Morella, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frank, Mr.
Tierney, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Wynn, Mr.
Baldacci, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Davis of Illinois, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Meek of
Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms.
Woolsey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Stark, Ms. Pelosi, Ms.
DeGette, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms.
Norton, and Mr. Levin):
H.R. 1117. A bill to provide a United States voluntary contribution to the United Nations Population Fund; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 1118. A bill to establish comprehensive early childhood education programs, early childhood education staff development programs, model Federal Government early childhood education programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
H.R. 1119. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to State and local educational agencies to pay such agencies for one-half of the salary of a teacher who uses approved sabbatical leave to pursue a course of study that will improve his or her classroom teaching; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of
Virginia, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
H.R. 1120. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to designate Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as the site for the planned National Museum of the United States Army; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
H.R. 1121. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require retailers of beef, lamb, and pork to inform consumers, at the final point of sale to consumers, of the country of origin of the commodities; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. RANGEL:
H.R. 1122. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. RANGEL:
H.R. 1123. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 153 East 110th Street in New York, New York, as the ``Tito Puente Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. RANGEL:
H.R. 1124. A bill to authorize the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to enter into negotiations with representatives of the Government of Cuba to provide for increased cooperation between Cuba and the United States on drug interdiction efforts; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. RANGEL:
H.R. 1125. A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 1 Federal Plaza in New York, New York, as the
``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. RYUN of Kansas:
H.R. 1126. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow all taxpayers who maintain households with dependents a credit for dependents; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. STEARNS:
H.R. 1127. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. THORNBERRY:
H.R. 1128. A bill to reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education, 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. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Boehlert,
Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Bonior, Mr.
Etheridge, and Mr. Honda):
H.R. 1129. A bill to establish the High Performance Schools Program in the Department of Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Honda):
H.R. 1130. A bill to establish a research program at the National Science Foundation to quantify the relationship between the physical characteristics of elementary and secondary schools and student academic achievement in those schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, and Mr. Matheson):
H.R. 1131. A bill to provide permanent appropriations to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund to make payments under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note); to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, and Mr. Matheson):
H.R. 1132. A bill to ensure the timely payment of benefits to eligible persons under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note); to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
H.R. 1133. A bill to amend the impact aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 relating to the calculation of payments for small local educational agencies; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Ryan of
Wisconsin, and Mr. Pomeroy):
H.R. 1134. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exemption from the self-employment tax for certain termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr.
Norwood, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Ose):
H.R. 1135. A bill to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who are married and have minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Pickering, Ms.
McKinney, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Shows, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Schaffer, Mr.
Norwood, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Paul, Ms. Hart, and Mr.
Cramer):
H.R. 1136. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Crowley,
Mr. Holt, Mr. Paul, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
H.R. 1137. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a permanent tax incentive for research and development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Frank, Mr.
Berman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sabo, and Mr.
Pallone):
H.J. Res. 39. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Riley, and
Mr. Kirk):
H. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to the Taiwan Relations Act; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Burr of North Carolina,
Mr. Wolf, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms.
Rivers, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. McNulty, Mr.
Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Tierney,
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sanders, and Mr.
Towns):
H. Con. Res. 68. Concurrent resolution condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China for its poor human rights record; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Horn, Mr.
Greenwood, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kolbe, Mr.
Gonzalez, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kirk, Mr.
Crenshaw, Mr. Foley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.
Shimkus, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Thurman, Mr.
Sandlin, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frank, Mr. Kind, Ms. Eshoo,
Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa,
Mr. Baca, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ortiz, Mrs.
Emerson, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr.
Bentsen):
H. Con. Res. 69. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and urging all Contracting States to the Convention to recommend the production of practice guides; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SAWYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Hinchey, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Luther,
Mr. McDermott, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Lofgren, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Inslee, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Thompson of
California, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Frost):
H. Con. Res. 70. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should develop, promote, and implement policies to slow global population growth by voluntary means; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Roemer):
H. Con. Res. 71. Concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of families and children in the United States and expressing support for the goals and ideas of National Family Day; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. WICKER:
H. Con. Res. 72. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the employers of the members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio.
H. Res. 92. A resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; House Calendar No. 8. House Report No. 107-23.
By Mr. DIAZ-BALART.
H. Res. 93. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 247) to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize communities to use community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks; House Calendar No. 9. House Report No. 107-24.
By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
H. Res. 94. A resolution honoring the contributions of Venus and Serena Williams; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. RANGEL:
H. Res. 95. A resolution expressing the support for a National Week of Reflection and Tolerance; to the Committee on Government Reform.
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