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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4008-H4009 on July 12, 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. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
H.R. 2480. A bill to reauthorize, improve, and expand conservation programs administered by the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
LoBiondo, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
H.R. 2481. A bill to improve maritime safety and the quality of life for Coast Guard personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. George Miller of
California, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Filner, Ms. Sanchez, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frank,
Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Waters):
H.R. 2482. A bill to repeal the tuition-sensitivity trigger in the Pell Grant program and to expand qualifying expenses and income eligibility for the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits; referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. BOSWELL (for himself, Mr. Barrett, and Mr.
Osborne):
H.R. 2483. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas; referred 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. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Towns, Mr.
Weldon of Florida, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. McDermott):
H.R. 2484. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve outpatient vision services under part B of the Medicare Program; referred 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. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts,
Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Tanner, and Mr.
Foley):
H.R. 2485. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow advanced applied technology equipment to be expensed and to reduce the depreciation recovery periods for certain other property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr.
Barrett, Mr. Markey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms.
McKinney, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hoeffel,
Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
H.R. 2486. A bill to authorize the National Weather Service to conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relating to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
H.R. 2487. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. HANSEN:
H.R. 2488. A bill to designate certain lands in the Pilot Range in the State of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Ms. HART (for herself, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Owens, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Sanchez, Ms.
Woolsey, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Solis, Mr.
Baldacci, Mr. Horn, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. George
Miller of California, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watkins, Mr.
English, Mr. Platts, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Harman, and Mr. Sanders):
H.R. 2489. A bill to provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Stark):
H.R. 2490. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the hospital ownership exception to physician self-referral restrictions to interests purchased on terms generally available to the public; referred 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. McKEON:
H.R. 2491. A bill to establish a grant program to train law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PENCE (for himself, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Hostettler,
Mr. Schrock, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kerns, Mr.
Spence, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Souder, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr.
Keller, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Culberson, and Mr. Issa):
H.R. 2492. A bill to authorize the President to posthumously advance the late Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. RANGEL:
H.R. 2493. A bill to repeal the requirements under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for residents of public housing to engage in community service and to complete economic self-sufficiency programs; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. SKELTON (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr.
Underwood, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Andrews, Mr.
Turner, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Snyder, Mrs.
Tauscher, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut):
H.R. 2494. A bill to provide an additional 2.3 percent increase in the rates of military basic pay for members of the uniformed services above the pay increase proposed by the Department of Defense so as to ensure at least a minimum pay increase of 7.3 percent for each member; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. STUPAK:
H.R. 2495. A bill to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
H.R. 2496. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to develop and implement a strategy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of distributed power hybrid energy systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
H.R. 2497. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish certain requirements for managed care plans; referred 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 Ms. WATERS:
H.R. 2498. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to protect consumers from inadequate disclosures and certain abusive practices in rent-to-own transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. WU:
H.R. 2499. A bill to terminate funding for the Fast Flux Test Facility at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington; referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. BACA:
H. Res. 190. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that schools should educate children about and organize community service projects related to the role of Native Americans in American history and culture, and that there should be a paid holiday in honor of Native Americans for all Federal, State, and local government employees; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gilman, Mr.
Weiner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Johnson of
Illinois, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Simmons, Mrs. Maloney of
New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Shimkus,
Mr. Phelps, Mr. Crane, Mr. Engel, Mr. Weller, Mr.
Nadler, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Israel, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Grucci):
H. Res. 191. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations should immediately transfer to the Israeli Government an unedited and uncensored videotape that contains images which could provide material evidence for the investigation into the incident on October 7, 2000, when Hezbollah forces abducted 3 Israeli Defense Force soldiers, Adi Avitan, Binyamin Avraham, and Omar Souad; to the Committee on International Relations.
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