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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 H226-H227 on Feb. 7, 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
H.R. 3692. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that individual account plans protect workers by limiting the amount of employer stock each worker may hold and encouraging diversification of investment of plan assets, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
H.R. 3693. A bill to prevent accountants from providing non-audit services to audit clients; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
Petri, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Rahall, Mr.
Coble, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Duncan, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Gilchrest, Mr. Clement, Mr. Horn, Mr. Costello, Mr.
Mica, Ms. Norton, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ehlers,
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr.
LaTourette, Mr. Barcia, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Baker, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ney,
Mr. Mascara, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thune,
Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Cummings,
Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Pombo, Mr.
Sandlin, Mr. DeMint, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.
Pascrell, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Simmons, Mr.
Lampson, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs.
Capito, Mr. Berry, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Baird, Mr. Brown of
South Carolina, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Johnson of Illinois,
Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Kerns, Mr. Matheson, Mr.
Rehberg, Mr. Honda, Mr. Platts, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Graves, Mr. Otter, Mr.
Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Shuster, and
Mr. Boozman):
H.R. 3694. A bill to provide for highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level contained in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. PALLONE:
H.R. 3695. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 3696. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reimburse MedicareChoice plans located in the same metropolitan statistical area the same payment rate; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. ANDREWS:
H.R. 3697. A bill to conduct a study regarding the improvement of pier safety standards in navigable waters; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. CAMP:
H.R. 3698. A bill to amend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 to provide for the liquidation of blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations in order to reimburse the Treasury for the compensation of claimants; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. CRENSHAW (for himself and Ms. Brown of Florida):
H.R. 3699. A bill to revise certain grants for continuum of care assistance for homeless individual and families; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Rush):
H.R. 3700. A bill to designate the Federal building located at 5130 West North Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the
``Lenora Stewart Federal Building``; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Towns, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, and Ms. Norton):
H.R. 3701. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job training, and other essential services to ex-offenders through a structured living environment designed to assist the ex-offenders in becoming self-sufficient; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. HART:
H.R. 3702. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for increasing employment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
H.R. 3703. A bill to authorize the President to distribute liquidated assets frozen pursuant to Executive Order 13224 and similar Executive orders to the victims and surviving family members of the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, and to certain other charitable funds established as a result of those attacks; to the Committee on International Relations, 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. MEEKS of New York:
H.R. 3704. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for credit card interest; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. POMBO:
H.R. 3705. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior to use the best sound science available in implementing the Endangered Species Act; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. POMBO:
H.R. 3706. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide a public right-to-know for landowners in implementing the Endangered Species Act; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. POMBO:
H.R. 3707. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve protection for endangered species habitats; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Boswell):
H.R. 3708. A bill to continue the Department of Agriculture program that promotes the use of certain agricultural commodities to produce bioenergy and to expand the program to include animal fats, animal by-products, and oils as eligible agricultural commodities under the program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
H.R. 3709. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that only after-tax contributions may be made to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and that taxpayers may designate contributions for a particular national political party, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. KIND (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Green of
Wisconsin, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island):
H. Con. Res. 318. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding democratic reform and the protection of human rights in Laos; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. BARRETT (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr.
Petri, Mr. Kind, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Green of Wisconsin, and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
H. Con. Res. 319. Concurrent resolution honoring Henry Reuss, former United States Representative from Wisconsin, and extending the condolences of Congress on his death; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Hyde, Ms.
Brown of Florida, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Morella, Mr.
Costello, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rush, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Payne, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Norton,
Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Levin, Ms. Pelosi, Ms.
Lee, Mr. Frank, Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr.
Reyes, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Rodriguez):
H. Con. Res. 320. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding Scleroderma; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MEEKS of New York:
H. Con. Res. 321. Concurrent resolution supporting the efforts of the United Nations to formulate a comprehensive convention on international terrorism and urging the President to continue work in cooperation with all interested members of the United Nations to formulate such a convention; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. PITTS:
H. Con. Res. 322. Concurrent resolution commending President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan for his leadership and friendship and welcoming him to the United States; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. STARK:
H. Res. 345. A resolution condemning all acts of discrimination and violence and supporting the No Room for Racism campaign; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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