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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H686-H687 on March 5, 2002.
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were of the following titles introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon,
Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. DeMint,
Mr. Isakson, Mr. Platts, and Ms. Hart):
H.R. 3839. A bill to reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kildee, Mr.
Kucinich, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Payne, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Solis, Mr. Tierney, Ms.
Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Doggett):
H.R. 3840. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for timely notification of plan participants and beneficiaries whose individual accounts hold employer securities of insider trading in employer securities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. THOMAS:
H.R. 3841. A bill to provide assistance to displaced workers by extending unemployment benefits and by providing a credit for health insurance costs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. LAMPSON (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo):
H.R. 3842. A bill to assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits as well as environmental restoration benefits; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia):
H.R. 3843. A bill to amend the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 to extend until January 1, 2008, a program applying simplified procedures to the acquisition of certain commercial items; to establish an exchange program between the Federal Government and the private sector in order to promote the development of expertise in information technology management; and to authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr.
Horn):
H.R. 3844. A bill to strengthen Federal Government information security, including through the requirement for the development of mandatory information security risk management standards; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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. FOLEY:
H.R. 3845. A bill to provide that adjustments in rates of pay for Members of Congress may not exceed any cost-of-living increases in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. FRANK:
H.R. 3846. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the submission of an application for naturalization under section 322 of such Act on behalf of a child by the child's grandparent or legal guardian, if the parent who otherwise would be authorized to submit such application is deceased; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
H.R. 3847. 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. HANSEN:
H.R. 3848. A bill to provide funds for the construction of recreational and visitor facilities in Washington County, Utah, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HILLIARD:
H.R. 3849. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 Pickens Street in Marion, Alabama, as the ``Jimmie Lee Jackson Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. HILLIARD:
H.R. 3850. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1313 Alabama Avenue in Selma, Alabama, as the ``Reverend James Joseph Reeb Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hansen, Mr.
Hayworth, and Mr. Gallegly):
H.R. 3851. A bill to encourage the negotiated settlement of tribal claims; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mrs.
Northup):
H.R. 3852. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to include Kentucky among the States which may divide their retirement systems into two parts so as to obtain Social Security coverage, under State agreement, for only those State and local employees who desire such coverage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself and Mr. Jones of North
Carolina):
H.R. 3853. A bill to make technical corrections to laws passed by the 106th Congress related to parks and public lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Rivers):
H.R. 3854. A bill to authorize funding for the development, launch, and operation of a Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite in support of a national energy policy; to the Committee on Science, 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. UDALL of Colorado:
H.R. 3855. A bill to establish a program administered by the Department of State to promote visits to the United States by youths from regions of conflict for training in peaceful cooperation and mutual understanding; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Reynolds, and
Mr. McInnis):
H. Con. Res. 338. Concurrent resolution authorizing the printing as a House document of a collection of memorial tributes made in honor of the late Gerald Solomon; to the Committee on House Administration. considered and agreed to.
By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. LaFalce,
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr.
Sandlin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr.
Hinojosa, and Mr. Ortiz):
H. Res. 355. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with regard to negotiations between the United States Government and the governments of Mexico and Canada with regard to the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Johnson of Illinois, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Kirk):
H. Res. 356. A resolution supporting the goals and ideas of North American Occupational Safety and Health Week; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wolf, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. Mink of
Hawaii, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Towns, Ms. Pelosi, Ms.
Rivers, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Diaz-
Balart, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Pallone, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Evans, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Pascrell, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Stark,
Mr. Menendez, Ms. Lee, Ms. Solis, Mrs. Jones of Ohio,
Mr. Capuano, Mr. Sherman, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Jackson-
Lee of Texas, Mr. Frank, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Wexler):
H. Res. 357. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the recognition of the authorities of Tibet who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet; to the Committee on International Relations.
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