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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 H9810-H9812 on Oct. 21, 2003.
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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. OTTER (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Conyers,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Paul, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Meeks of
New York, and Mr. Flake):
H.R. 3352. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and title 18, United States Code, to strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of the foreign intelligence surveillance authorities under Federal law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. BALLANCE (for himself, Mr. Miller of North
Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Coble, Mr. Price of
North Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Watt, Mrs. Myrick,
Mr. Burr, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Hayes):
H.R. 3353. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 525 Main Street in Tarboro, North Carolina, as the ``George Henry White Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. BOYD:
H.R. 3354. A bill to include in St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, the land and facilities comprising St. Marks lighthouse; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Stark, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. George Miller of
California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma,
Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Markey, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hoeffel, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Grijalva,
Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Acevedo-
Vila, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Moore, Mr. Lantos, Ms.
Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Berman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Evans, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Capps,
Ms. Solis, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Baca, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Holt, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clay, and Mr. McDermott):
H.R. 3355. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish minimum requirements for nurse staffing in nursing facilities receiving payments under the Medicare or Medicaid Program; 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 Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Mr.
Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Mr. Feeney):
H.R. 3356. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to establish the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee; to the Committee on Rules, 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. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Norwood):
H.R. 3357. A bill to amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide protections to members of the Armed Forces who terminate certain consumer contracts and real estate residential purchase contracts entered into before permanent change of station or deployment orders or motor vehicle leases entered into before military service; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. Barrett of South
Carolina, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr.
Barton of Texas, Mr. Akin, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Goode, Mr.
Manzullo, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Flake,
Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr.
Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Tancredo, Mr.
Miller of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr.
Carter, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Cole, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Pence, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Terry, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr.
Feeney):
H.R. 3358. A bill to require a balanced Federal budget by fiscal year 2009 and for each year thereafter, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, to establish biennial budgets, to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to impose spending safeguards on the growth of entitlements and discretionary spending, and to enforce those requirements through a budget process involving the President and Congress and sequestration; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr.
Upton):
H.R. 3359. A bill to increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Case, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Farr, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Slaughter, Ms.
McCollum, Mr. Emanuel, and Mr. Gutierrez):
H.R. 3360. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain Amerasians; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Conyers,
Ms. Hart, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Ms. Schakowsky):
H.R. 3361. A bill to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. MALONEY:
H.R. 3362. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and 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. McCRERY (for himself and Mr. Allen):
H.R. 3363. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to obtain reimbursement under the Medicaid Program for care or services required under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act that are provided in a nonpublicly owned or operated institution for mental diseases; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself and Mr. Spratt):
H.R. 3364. A bill to authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulation are not successful; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RENZI (for himself, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Jones of
North Carolina):
H.R. 3365. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the death gratuity payable with respect to deceased members of the Armed Forces and to exclude such gratuity from gross income; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. SCOTT of Georgia (for himself and Ms. Majette):
H.R. 3366. A bill to designate the building located at 493 Auburn Avenue, N.E., in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John Lewis Civil Rights Institute``; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SESSIONS:
H.R. 3367. A bill to provide for additional responsibilities for the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security relating to geospatial information; 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. SHUSTER:
H.R. 3368. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot grant program to retrain displaced workers in high technology fields; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Osborne, Mr.
Hastings of Washington, Mr. Keller, and Mrs.
Musgrave):
H.R. 3369. A bill to provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relating to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Fossella, and Mr.
Engel):
H.R. 3370. A bill to establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr.
Lampson, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr.
Towns, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Payne, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Baird, Ms.
McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.
Wu, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, and Ms.
Schakowsky):
H.R. 3371. A bill to provide for infant crib safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Wicker,
Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Pickering):
H.R. 3372. A bill to designate the facility of the Agriculture Research Service of the Department of Agriculture located at State Highway 26 West in Poplarville, Mississippi, as the ``Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory``; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. Holden):
H.J. Res. 74. A joint resolution recognizing the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture on the occasion of its 50th anniversary for the important service it provides to the Nation; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Walsh, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bell, Mr.
Sessions, Ms. Berkley, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Jenkins, Mr.
Towns, Mr. Terry, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New
York, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Levin, Mr. Peterson of
Minnesota, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kildee,
Ms. Harman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Israel, Mr. Edwards, Mr.
Matheson, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Emanuel, Ms. Waters, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Sandlin, Mr.
Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Case, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of
Virginia, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Green of
Texas):
H. Con. Res. 308. Concurrent resolution recognizing the members of AMVETS for their service to the Nation and supporting the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Castle,
Mr. Langevin, Mr. Bass, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Inslee, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri,
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kind, and
Mr. Pallone):
H. Con. Res. 309. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the improvement of combined sewer overflow control programs; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Aderholt):
H. Con. Res. 310. Concurrent resolution requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in the Capitol; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Crane, Mr.
Shadegg, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.
Boozman, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
Royce, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Camp):
H. Res. 408. A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of The Conservative Mind, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cantor, and
Ms. Berkley):
H. Res. 409. A resolution repudiating the recent anti-Semitic sentiments expressed by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the outgoing prime minister of Malaysia, which makes peace in the Middle East and around the world more elusive; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Kucinich, Mr. McDermott, Mr. George Miller of
California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Watt,
Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Watson, Mr.
Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Farr, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs.
Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Clay, Ms. Carson of Indiana,
Mr. Tierney, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stark, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Becerra, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Doggett, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Bell, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Capuano,
Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Owens, and Mr.
Rush):
H. Res. 410. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that prior to the conclusion of the first session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress the House should pass legislation that would create an independent commission or select House committee to investigate United States intelligence relating to Operation Iraqi Freedom; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. LEWIS of California:
H. Res. 411. A resolution expressing the sense of the House that John Wooden should be honored for his contributions to sports and education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cummings,
Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr.
Mica, Mr. Ose, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
H. Res. 412. A resolution honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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