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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 H4215-H4216 on July 18, 2001.
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Lee, Mr. Clay,
Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Solis, Mr. Farr of
California, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Ms.
McKinney, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Sanders, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Watson, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Velazquez, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Honda, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Evans, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Towns, Ms. Carson of
Indiana, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Baird, Mr. Holt, Mr.
McGovern, Ms. Waters, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Nadler):
H.R. 2459. A bill to establish a Department of Peace; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, the Judiciary, and 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Shimkus, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Stump, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Bilirakis, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Buyer, Mr.
Rodriguez, Mr. Baker, Mr. Shows, Mr. Simmons, Mr.
Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, and
Mrs. Capps):
H.R. 2540. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make various improvements to veterans benefits programs under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
H.R. 2541. A bill to enhance the authorities of special agents and provide limited authorities to uniformed officers responsible for the protection of domestic Department of State occupied facilities; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. PUTNAM:
H.R. 2542. A bill to establish a Farmland Stewardship Program designed to target existing conservation programs to the specific conservation needs and opportunities presented by certain agricultural lands and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into stewardship contracts with private owners and operators of these lands to maintain, protect, and care for the natural, environmental, and agricultural resources on these lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
H.R. 2543. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to direct the Postal Service to adhere to an equitable tender policy in selecting air carriers of non-priority bypass mail to certain points in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. GILMAN:
H.R. 2544. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public schools, municipalities, and local governments for the purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BAKER:
H.R. 2545. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for identification, mitigation, and purchase of properties insured under the national flood insurance program that suffer repetitive losses; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pallone,
Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Pascrell,
Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Shays, Ms. DeLauro,
Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Saxton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr.
English, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Towns):
H.R. 2546. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit States from requiring a license or fee on account of the fact that a motor vehicle is providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Armey):
H.R. 2547. A bill to require certain executive agencies to carry out a cost-effective program for identifying any errors made in paying contractors and for recovering any amounts erroneously paid to contractors; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
H.R. 2548. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dicks, Mr.
Smith of Washington, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr.
Inslee, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Baird):
H.R. 2549. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for equitable reimbursement rates under the Medicare Program to MedicareChoice organizations; 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. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Acevedo-
Vila, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr.
Becerra, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Green of
Wisconsin, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall,
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Gutierrez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Towns, Mr. Clement, Mr.
Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Underwood, Mr.
Faleomavaega, and Mr. Weller):
H.R. 2550. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an appropriate and permanent tax structure for investments in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the possessions of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HILL:
H.R. 2551. A bill to modify the authorized land conveyance regarding the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant in Charlestown, Indiana, to eliminate the requirement that the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant Reuse Authority provide consideration for acquisition of the property; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota:
H.R. 2552. A bill to require the payment of an indemnity to sugar beet producers in the State of Minnesota for losses sustained to the 2000 crop of sugar beets as a result of a late season freeze when the damage to the sugar beets did not fully manifest itself until after delivery of the crop to the processor.
By Mr. KINGSTON:
H.R. 2553. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to waive the obstetrican requirement insofar as it prevents DSH designation in the case of certain rural hosipitals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KINGSTON:
H.R. 2554. A bill to modify the project for beach erosion control, Tybee Island, Georgia; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. LEE (for herself and Mr. Hoyer):
H.R. 2555. A bill to amend chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, to include employees of the legislative branch in the program established under such chapter under which Federal agencies may agree to repay student loans of their employees, and for other purposes; 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. McINNIS:
H.R. 2556. A bill to amend the Act of March 3, 1875, to permit the State of Colorado to use land held in trust by the State as open space; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Blumenauer):
H.R. 2557. A bill to provide authority to control exports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Green of
Wisconsin, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin,
Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota):
H.R. 2558. A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 with respect to voluntary early retirement benefits and medical benefits; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois,
Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Cummings, Mrs.
Morella, and Mr. Waxman):
H.R. 2559. A bill to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, relating to Federal long-term care insurance; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Kirk):
H.R. 2560. A bill to establish a program for an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation in schools; 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 Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Murtha,
Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Skelton, Mr.
Gilman, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
H.R. 2561. A bill to increase the rate of special pension for recipients of the medal of honor, to authorize those recipients to be furnished an additoinal medal for display purposes, to increase the criminal penalties associated with misuse or fraud relating to the medal of honor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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. BLAGOJEVICH:
H. Con. Res. 187. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Harold Washington, the 42d mayor of Chicago; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Lantos, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Frank, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Lee, Mr. Norwood, Mr.
Hilliard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr.
King, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Clay, Mr. Barton of Texas,
Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Berman, Ms. Berkley, Mr.
Tancredo, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr.
Bentsen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Tiberi):
H. Con. Res. 188. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should cease its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Lantos, and Mr.
Sherman):
H. Res. 200. A resolution relating to the transfer of Slobodan Milosevic, and other alleged war criminals, to the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Dunn, Mr.
Larsen of Washington, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Inslee, and Mr. Baird):
H. Res. 201. A resolution honoring four firefighters who lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mr.
King):
H. Res. 202. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the establishment of a Summer Emergency Blood Donor Month to encourage eligible donors in the United States to donate blood; to the Committee on Government Reform.
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