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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 2646. A bill to amend the sugar price support program 
     in the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide for additional 
     assessment with respect to raw can sugar produced in the 
     Everglades agricultural area in the State of Florida to 
     finance land acquisition projects for the restoration of the 
     Florida Everglades; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Montgomery, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Zimmer):
       H.R. 2647. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to terminate the tax subsidies for large producers of 
     ethanol used as a fuel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FUNDERBURK:
       H.R. 2648. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to require that an application to the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission for a license, license 
     amendment, or permit for an activity that will result in a 
     withdrawal by a State or political subdivision of a State of 
     water from a lake that is situated in two States shall not be 
     granted unless the Governor of the State in which more than 
     50 percent of the lake, reservoir, or other body of water is 
     situated certifies that the withdrawal will not have an 
     adverse effect on the environment in or economy of that 
     State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2649. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that the mandatory separation age for Federal 
     firefighters be made the same as the age that applies with 
     respect to Federal law enforcement officers; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HEINEMAN (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Hoke):
       H.R. 2650. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     eliminate certain sentencing inequities for drug offenders; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Obey, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Funderburk, Mr. Klink, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2651. A bill to assess the impact of the NAFTA, to 
     require further negotiation of certain provisions of the 
     NAFTA, and to provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA 
     unless certain conditions are met; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Moran, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Farr, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Moakley, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Klug, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Torkildsen, 
             Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Olver, and Ms. 
             McKinney):
       H.R. 2652. A bill to close the U.S. Army School of the 
     Americas and establish a U.S. Academy for Democracy and 
     Civil-Military Relations; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, 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. ROSE:
       H.R. 2653. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     of 1938 and the Agricultural Act of 1949 to improve the 
     operation of the Government flue-cured and burley tobacco 
     programs; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wyden, 
             and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 2654. A bill to prevent discrimination against victims 
     of abuse in all lines of insurance; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, 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. SAXTON:
       H.R. 2655. A bill to amend the Atlantic Striped Bass 
     Conservation Act to authorize the Mid-Atlantic Fishery 
     Management Council to prepare a fishery management plan for 
     Atlantic striped bass under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation 
     and Management Act; to the Committee on Resources.

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