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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. LEACH:
H.R. 11. A bill to revise the banking and bankruptcy
insolvency laws with respect to the termination and netting
of financial contracts, and for other purposes; referred to
the Committee on Financial Services, 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. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Herger,
and Mr. Hayworth):
H.R. 12. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to increase the limitation on contributions to individual
retirement accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Foley):
H.R. 13. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers
discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven
residential mortgage obligations; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Condit):
H.R. 14. A bill to establish a Bipartisan Commission on
Social Security Reform; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri,
Mr. English, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Sessions):
H.R. 15. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide maximum rates of tax on capital gains of 15
percent for individuals and 28 percent for corporations and
to index the basis of assets of individuals for purposes of
determining gains and losses; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. DINGELL:
H.R. 16. A bill to provide a program of national health
insurance, and for other purposes; 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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs.
Roukema, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Clement):
H.R. 17. A bill to provide assistance to mobilize and
support United States communities in carrying out youth
development programs that assure that all youth have access
to programs and services that build the competencies and
character development needed to fully prepare the youth to
become adults and effective citizens; to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce.
By Mrs. BIGGERT:
H.R. 18. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to establish additional provisions to combat waste,
fraud, and abuse within the Medicare Program, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition
to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. BARR of Georgia:
H.R. 19. A bill to nullify the effect of certain provisions
of various Executive orders; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. GREENWOOD:
H.R. 20. A bill to amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act
to modify the provisions regarding the oxygen content of
reformulated gasoline and to improve the regulation of the
fuel additive, methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
H.R. 21. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
provide that the firearms prohibitions applicable by reason
of a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction do not apply if
the conviction occurred before the prohibitions became law;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LaTOURETTE:
H.R. 22. A bill to delay any legal effect or implementation
of a notice or rights and request for disposition form of the
Immigration and Naturalization Service if an alien admits to
being in the United States illegally, gives up the right to a
hearing before departure, and requests to return to his
country without a hearing; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
H.R. 23. A bill to permit congressional review of certain
Presidential orders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 24. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with
respect to the authority of probation officers and pretrial
services officers to carry firearms, to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. SWEENEY (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr.
McHugh):
H.R. 25. A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean
Air Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce.
By Mr. SERRANO:
H.R. 26. A bill to waive certain prohibitions with respect
to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play
organized professional baseball; 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. BARTLETT of Maryland:
H.R. 27. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to prohibit the use of public funds for political party
conventions; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
H.R. 28. A bill to establish the Violence Against Women
Office within the Department of Justice; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. GEKAS:
H.R. 29. A bill to prevent Government shutdowns; to the
Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
H.R. 30. A bill to establish a commission to review and
explore ways for the United States to become energy self-
sufficient by 2011; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Stearns,
Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Schaffer,
Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs.
Emerson, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Stump, and
Mr. Simpson):
H.R. 31. A bill to protect the right to obtain firearms for
security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or
home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Schaffer):
H.R. 32. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition
Act to establish a flexible fallow program under which a
producer may idle a portion of the total planted acreage of
the loan commodities of the producer in exchange for higher
loan rates for marketing assistance loans on the remaining
acreage of the producer; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BEREUTER:
H.R. 33. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition
Act to authorize a program to encourage agricultural
producers to rest and rehabilitate croplands while enhancing
soil and water conservation and wildlife habitat; to the
Committee on Agriculture.
H.R. 34. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition
Act to provide for the payment of special loan deficiency
payments to producers who are eligible for loan deficiency
payments, but who suffered yield losses due to damaging
weather or related condition in a federally declared disaster
area; to the Committee on Agriculture.
H.R. 35. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 to prohibit all individuals who are not citizens or
nationals of the United States from making contributions or
expenditures in connection with elections for Federal office;
to the Committee on House Administration.
H.R. 36. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to
authorize an additional category of national trail known as a
national discovery trail, to provide special requirements for
the establishment and administration of national discovery
trails, and to designate the cross country American Discovery
Trail as the first national discovery trail; to the Committee
on Resources.
H.R. 37. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to
update the feasibility and suitability studies of 4 national
historic trails and provide for possible additions to such
trails; to the Committee on Resources.
H.R. 38. A bill to provide for additional lands to be
included within the boundaries of the Homestead National
Monument of America in the State of Nebraska, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
H.R. 39. A bill to establish and implement a competitive
oil and gas leasing program that will result in an
environmentally sound and job creating program for the
exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas
resources of the Coastal Plain, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hastings
of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Towns):
H.R. 40. A bill to acknowledge the fundamental injustice,
cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United
States and 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to
establish a commission to examine the institution of slavery,
subsequently de jure and de facto racial and economic
discrimination against African-Americans, and the impact of
these forces on living African-Americans, to make
recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr.
Matsui):
H.R. 41. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to permanently extend the

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research credit and to increase the rates of the alternative
incremental credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Cooksey,
Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Thune, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr.
Moran of Kansas, and Mrs. Biggert):
H.R. 42. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to reduce estate and gift tax rates, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Thomas M.
Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Ramstad):
H.R. 43. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to
mortage subsidy bonds based on median family income; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. BIGGERT:
H.R. 44. A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978
to increase the efficiency and accountability of Offices of
Inspector General within Federal departments, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
H.R. 45. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with
regard to prison commissaries, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 46. A bill to amend title VI of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to raise awareness of eating
disorders and to create educational programs concerning the
same, and for the other purposes; to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce, 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. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr.
Hoekstra, and Mr. Smith of Michigan):
H.R. 47. A bill to require any amounts appropriated for
Members' Representational Allowances for the House of
Representatives for a fiscal year that remain after all
payments are made from such Allowances for the year to be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or
to reduce the Federal debt; to the Committee on House
Administration.
By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Underwood, and Mr. Aceved-Vila):
H.R. 48. A bill to amend titles XI and XIX of the Social
Security Act to remove the cap on Medicaid payments for
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana
Islands, and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid
statutory matching rate for those territories; to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CLYBURN:
H.R. 49. A bill to establish the United States Commission
on Election Law Reform to study election procedures used in
the United States and issue a report and recommendations on
revisions to such procedures, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on House Administration, 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. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Dingell,
Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frost, Mr. Cox, Ms.
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Burr of North
Carolina, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Horn, Mr. Phelps, Mr. George Miller of
California, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Deal of
Georgia, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Udall of Colorado,
Mr. Riley, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
H.R. 50. A bill to amend title 3, United States Code, and
the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to establish a single poll
closing time for Presidential general elections; to the
Committee on House Administration, 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. CONDIT:
H.R. 51. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
provide that persons retiring from the Armed Forces shall be
entitled to all benefits which were promised them when they
entered the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. Cox):
H.R. 52. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the
exclusive application of California State regulations
regarding reformulated gas in certain areas within the State;
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CONDIT:
H.R. 53. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
provide criminal penalties for the harassment of victims of
Federal offenses by the convicted offenders; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. Portman):
H.R. 54. A bill to improve congressional deliberation on
proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. DREIER:
H.R. 55. A bill to make the Federal employees health
benefits program available to individuals age 55 to 65 who
would not otherwise have health insurance, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. CONDIT:
H.R. 56. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase and
installation of agricultural water conservation systems; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lampson,
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Olver, Mr.
Clement, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Ms. McKinney, Ms.
Lee, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Costello, Mr. Wu, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Obserstar, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Udall of Colorado,
Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Filner,
Mr. Serrano, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Ms.
Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Isakson, and Mr.
Gillmor):
H.R. 57. A bill to establish a commission to study and make
recommendations with respect to the Federal electoral
process; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. DEUTSCH:
H.R. 58. A bill to amend section 804 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act to correct impediments in the
implementation of the Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act of
2000; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DREIER:
H.R. 59. A bill to establish a program of grants for
supplemental assistance for elementary and secondary school
students of limited English proficiency to ensure that they
rapidly develop proficiency in English while not falling
behind in their academic studies; to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Langevin,
and Mr. Hinojosa):
H.R. 60. A bill to establish a commission to develop
uniform standards which may be adopted by the States for the
administration of elections for Federal office, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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 fail within the
jurisdictions of the committee concerned.
By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
H.R. 61. A bill to promote youth financial education; to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
H.R. 62. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to
establish election day in Presidential election years as a
legal public holiday by moving the legal public holiday known
as Veterans Day to election day in such years, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Royce):
H.R. 63. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow unused benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible
spending arrangements to be distributed; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. EHLERS:
H.R. 64. A bill to provide for the establishment of the
position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology
of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Condit, and Mr.
Kolbe):
H.R. 65. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a
service-connected disability to receive a portion of their
military retired pay concurrently with veterans' disability
compensation; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in
addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. EHLERS:
H.R. 66. A bill to amend the Metric Conversion Act of 1975
to require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on
recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research;
to the Committee on Science.
By Mrs. EMERSON:
H.R. 67. A bill to establish the Medicare Eligible Military
Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself and Mr. Berry):
H.R. 68. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act relating to the distribution chain of
prescription drugs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. EMERSON:
H.R. 69. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow a refundable credit to military retirees for
premiums paid for coverage under Medicare part B; 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
H.R. 70. A bill to prevent children's access to firearms;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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H.R. 71. A bill to provide for the establishment of a task
force within the Bureau of Justice Statistics to gather
information about, study, and report to the Congress
regarding, incidents of abandonment of infant children; to
the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
H.R. 72. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system
to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the
likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching,
including procedures for identifying all infant patients in
the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident
if infants are missing from the hospital; to the Committee on
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the
Judiciary, 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.
H.R. 73. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to
conduct a study and submit a report to the Congress on
methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia
in kindergarten through 3rd grade; to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce.
H.R. 74. A bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate
crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
H.R. 75. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with
respect to mental health services for children, adolescents
and their families; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 76. A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to
funding for emergency food relief within the United States
through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued
United States postage stamps; to the Committee on Government
Reform.
By Mrs. EMERSON:
H.R. 77. A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 78. A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States with respect to the right to life; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 79. A bill 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.
H.R. 80. A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States
to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United
States and to set criminal penalties for that act; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 81. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security
Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula
for workers affected by the changes in benefit computation
rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 who
attain age 65 during the 10-year period after 1981 and before
1992 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide prospectively
for increases in their benefits accordingly; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
H.R. 82. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow a refundable credit to certain senior citizens for
premiums paid for coverage under Medicare Part B; 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. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. Traficant):
H.R. 83. A bill to amend title IV of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for cost-
of-living adjustments to guaranteed benefit payments paid by
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. Paul):
H.R. 84. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide tax incentives for education; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH:
H.R. 85. A bill to reauthorize the Trade Adjustment
Assistance program through fiscal year 2006, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 86. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to restructure and replace the income tax system of the
United States to meet national priorities, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FILNER:
H.R. 87. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition
of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before
the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. FOLEY:
H.R. 88. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes
to the equivalent of a $5,000,000 exclusion and to increase
the annual gift exclusion to $30,000; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
H.R. 89. A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to
prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal
information collected from and about individuals who are not
covered by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of
1998 on the Internet, to provide greater individual control
over the collection and use of that information, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 90. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
prohibit telemarketers from interfering with the caller
identification service of any person to whom a telephone
solicitation is made, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 91. A bill to regulate the use by interactive computer
services of Social Security account numbers and related
personally identifiable information; to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 92. A bill to ensure the efficient allocation of
telephone numbers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Condit, Mr.
LaTourette, and Mr. Berman):
H.R. 93. 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.
By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
H.R. 94. A bill to provide Capitol-flown flags to the
families of deceased law enforcement officers; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 95. A bill to protect individuals, families, and
Internet service providers from unsolicited and unwanted
electronic mail; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. HALL of Texas:
H.R. 96. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security
Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust
funds by requiring the Managing Trustee to invest the annual
surplus of such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing
obligations of the United States and certificates of deposit
in depository institutions insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, and to protect such trust funds from
the public debt limit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Condit, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Horn, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Ney, Mr. Quinn, Mr.
Hilliard, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Berkley, Mr.
Smith of Washington, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Green of
Texas, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Filner, Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina, Mr. Frost, Mr. Riley, Mr. Lampson, and Mr.
Ryan of Wisconsin):
H.R. 97. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security
Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before
1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years
totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula
under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the
changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social
Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee
on the Budget, 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. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mr.
Boyd):
H.R. 98. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
to increase the amount of funds available for certain
agricultural trade programs; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. HAYWORTH:
H.R. 99. A bill to prohibit discrimination in contracting
on federally funded projects on the basis of certain labor
policies of potential contractors; to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Horn, Mr.
Baca, Mr. Candlin, Mr. Camp, Mr. Filner, and Mr.
Gibbons):
H.R. 100. A bill to establish and expand programs relating
to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology
education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Science, 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.
H.R. 101. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to establish and expand programs
relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology
education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce.
H.R. 102. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to encourage stronger math and science programs at elementary
and secondary schools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HAYWORTH:
H.R. 103. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
to protect Indian tribes from coerced labor agreements; to
the Committee on Resources.

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By Mr. CLYBURN:
H.J. Res. 1. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to provide for the
appointment by the States of Electors for the election of the
President and Vice President on the basis of the popular vote
of each Congressional district of the State and for the
appointment of two electors by each State on the basis of the
total popular vote of the State; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. DINGELL:
H.J. Res. 2. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress to
limit expenditures in elections for Federal office; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
H.J. Res. 3. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral
college and to provide for the direct popular election of the
President and Vice President of the United States; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SERRANO:
H.J. Res. 4. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second
article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the
number of terms an individual may serve as President; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ARMEY:
H. Con. Res. 1. Concurrent resolution providing for a
conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate; considered
and agreed to.
By Mr. ENGLISH:
H. Con. Res. 2. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued in
honor of the United States Masters Swimming program; to the
Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. FILNER:
H. Con. Res. 3. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress regarding a Federal holiday to commemorate
the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez; to the Committee on
Government Reform.
By Mr. PASCRELL:
H. Con. Res. 4. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be
issued honoring Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, a great
American hero; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
H. Con. Res. 5. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress that the States should adopt uniform voting
procedures to carry out the election of the President and
Vice President; to the Committee on House Administration.
H. Con. Res. 6. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress regarding the need to pass legislation to
increase penalties on perpetrators of hate crimes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
H. Con. Res. 7. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be
issued in honor of the late George Thomas ``Mickey'' Leland;
to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr.
McHugh, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Boehlert, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Bentsen,
Mr. Barrett, and Mr. Horn):
H. Con. Res. 8. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction
for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home
should not be further restricted; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. SERRANO:
H. Con. Res. 9. Concurrent resolution entitled the
``English Plus Resolution''; to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce.
By Mr. SWEENEY:
H. Con. Res. 10. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress that State earnings limitations on retired
law enforcement officers be lifted to enhance school safety;
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. WATTS of Oklahoma:
H. Res. 1. Resolution electing officers of the House of
Representatives; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. ARMEY:
H. Res. 2. Resolution to inform the Senate that a quorum of
the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker
and the Clerk; considered and agreed to.
H. Res. 3. Resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint a
committee to notify the President of the assembly of the
Congress; considered and agreed to.
H. Res. 4. Resolution authorizing the Clerk to inform the
President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk;
considered and agreed to.
H. Res. 5. Resolution adopting rules for the One Hundred
Seventh Congress; considered and agreed to.
By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
H. Res. 6. Resolution designating majority membership on
certain standing committees of the House; considered and
agreed to.
By Mr. FROST:
H. Res. 7. Resolution designating minority membership on
certain standing committees of the House; considered and
agreed to.
H. Res. 8. Resolution providing for the designation of
certain minority employees; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. ARMEY:
H. Res. 9. Resolution fixing the daily hour of meeting of
the First Session of the One Hundred Seventh Congress;
considered and agreed to:
H. Res. 10. Resolution providing for the attendance of the
House at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice
President of the United States; considered and agreed to.
H. Res. 11. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that oversight hearings should be held
immediately to determine the causes and outcomes surrounding
this influenza season's vaccine shortage; to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DREIER:
H. Res. 12. Resolution opposing the imposition of criminal
liability on Internet service providers based on the actions
of their users; 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. KELLER:
H. Res. 13. Resolution to express the intention of the
House of Representatives to fully fund the Federal Pell Grant
Program, to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
H. Res. 14. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives with respect to the seriousness of the
national problems associated with mental illness and with
respect to congressional intent to establish a ``Mental
Health Advisory Committee''; to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce.
By Mr. SHOWS:
H. Res. 15. Resolution supporting the national motto of the
United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Regula, Mr. English,
Mr. Ney, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Collins, Ms. Hart, Mr.
Quinn, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Sherwood):
H. Res. 16. Resolution calling on the President to take all
necessary measures to respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and
other regions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey,
Ms. Lee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Pelosi):
H. Res. 17. Resolution recognizing the security interests
of the United States in furthering complete nuclear
disarmament; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Shays,
Mr. Waxman, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, and Ms. Slaughter):
H. Res. 18. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women; to the Committee on International Relations.