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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H832-H833 on March 12, 2002.
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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. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr.
Burton of Indiana):
H.R. 3924. A bill to authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr.
Burton of Indiana):
H.R. 3925. A bill 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 for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. LaFALCE:
H.R. 3926. A bill to repeal a scheduled increase in the fee charged by the Government National Mortgage Association for guarantee of mortgage-backed securities; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans):
H.R. 3927. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' programs and the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to administer those programs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. HANSEN:
H.R. 3928. A bill to assist in the preservation of archaeological, paleontological, zoological, geological, and botanical artifacts through construction of a new facility for the University of Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas,
Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Shows):
H.R. 3929. A bill to provide for the establishment of a cooperative Federal research, development, and demonstration program to ensure the integrity of pipeline facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. DUNCAN (for himself and Mr. DeFazio):
H.R. 3930. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BEREUTER (for himself and Mrs. Roukema):
H.R. 3931. A bill to amend section 501 of the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 to provide for the establishment of the Lands Title Report Commission for Indian trust lands; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Doyle,
Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey,
Mr. Horn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Kildee, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Maloney of New York,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California,
Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms.
Rivers, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tancredo, Mr.
Thompson of California, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Waxman,
Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey):
H.R. 3932. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to polar bears; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma:
H.R. 3933. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to prevent abuse of recipients of long-term care services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; 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. DOOLEY of California (for himself, Mr.
Radanovich, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Lewis of California):
H.R. 3934. A bill to designate a United States courthouse to be constructed in Fresno, California, as the ``Robert E. Coyle United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. ENGLISH:
H.R. 3935. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on helium; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HANSEN:
H.R. 3936. A bill to designate and provide for the management of the Shoshone National Recreation Trail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HUNTER:
H.R. 3937. A bill to revoke a Public Land Order with respect to certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, California; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
H.R. 3938. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make a grant to the State of Connecticut for alteration of a certain building for support of a State veterans' home and hospital; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 3939. A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McINTYRE (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of
Virginia):
H.R. 3940. A bill to eliminate the Federal quota and price support programs for tobacco, to compensate quota holders and active producers for the loss of tobacco quota asset value, to establish a permanent advisory board to determine and describe the physical characteristics of United States farm-produced tobacco and unmanufactured imported tobacco, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. GEORGE MILLER of California:
H.R. 3941. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine whether it is suitable and feasible to include the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
H.R. 3942. A bill to adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. NUSSLE:
H.R. 3943. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide duty-free treatment for certain tractors suitable for agricultural use; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. NUSSLE:
H.R. 3944. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide duty-free treatment for certain tractor parts suitable for agricultural use; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RANGEL:
H.R. 3945. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 167 East 124th Street in New York, New York, as the ``Tito Puente Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
H.R. 3946. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the sale in certain States of gasoline from other regions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of
Virginia, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
H.R. 3947. A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to enhance Federal asset management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform, 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 Colorado (for himself, Mr. Hefley, and
Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
H.R. 3948. A bill to improve implementation of the National Fire Plan on Federal lands managed by the Forest Service and agencies of the Department of the Interior; 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
H.R. 3949. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require health maintenance organizations and other managed care plans providing medical assistance to Medicaid beneficiaries to make payments for assistance provided to such beneficiaries by health centers in Federally-assisted housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Boswell,
Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. Harman, Mr. John, Mr.
Ross, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr.
Schiff, and Mr. Hill):
H.J. Res. 85. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr.
Crowley, and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
H. Con. Res. 345. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Orthodox Theological School of Halki in the Republic of Turkey be reopened in order to promote religious freedom; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. ENGEL:
H. Con. Res. 346. Concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself and Mr. Costello):
H. Con. Res. 347. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself and Mr. Costello):
H. Con. Res. 348. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Book Festival; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. MORELLA:
H. Res. 364. A resolution xroviding for the concurrence of the House with amendment in the Senate amendments to the bill H.R. 1499; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
H. Res. 365. A resolution providing for the concurrence by the House with amendments in the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 1885; considered and agreed to.
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