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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. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Langevin, Mrs. 
             Wilson of New Mexico, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mrs.

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             Capps, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Ford, Mr. Souder, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Pence, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lantos, and Ms. 
             Sanchez):
       H.R. 4714. A bill to prohibit members of the Armed Forces 
     in Saudi Arabia from being required or formally or informally 
     compelled to wear the abaya garment, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services. considered and passed.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Carson of Oklahoma, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rodriguez, and 
             Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 4715. 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 Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Akin, Mr. Armey, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crenshaw, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             DeLay, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Graham, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Keller, Mr. Kerns, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Mica, Mr. Otter, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Crane, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Paul, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Jeff 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Flake, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Dan Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Stump, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coble, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sullivan, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Schrock, 
             Mr. Simmons, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 4716. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Armey, Mr. Paul, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Combest, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 4717. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard in 
     Pasadena, Texas, as the ``Jim Fonteno Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 4718. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 7-year recovery period for depreciation of 
     potato storage facilities; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4719. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to ensure that any business owned and operated by an Indian 
     tribe and located on Indian lands is not considered an 
     employer for purposes of such Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, and 
             Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 4720. A bill to provide that private land use rules be 
     treated as State or local regulation for purposes of certain 
     Federal Communications Commission regulations; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 4721. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance in implementing cultural 
     heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the 
     Connecticut River watershed of the States of Connecticut and 
     Massachusetts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 4722. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Lake Erie Western Basin International Wildlife Refuge in the 
     States of Ohio and Michigan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 4723. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of Ukraine, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 4724. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     establish the Kalaupapa National Historical Park in the State 
     of Hawaii, and for other purposes``, to facilitate the 
     purposes of that Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4725. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to promote the economic recovery of the District of 
     Columbia; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. PALLONE:
       H.R. 4726. A bill to allow a permanent memorial to the 
     victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against 
     the United States to be constructed on Sandy Hook in the 
     Gateway National Recreation Area; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 4727. A bill to reauthorize the national dam safety 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Pickering, Mr. King, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Payne, and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 4728. A bill to provide assistance to train teachers 
     of children with autism spectrum disorders, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. STARK (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Thurman, 
             and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 4729. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of chronic 
     kidney disease patients who are not end-stage renal disease 
     patients; 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Dingell, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 4730. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require labeling containing information 
     applicable to pediatric patients; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 4731. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction from gross income to individuals 
     who do not itemize deductions; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 4732. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on the deduction of 
     interest on education loans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 4733. A bill to make technical amendments to the 
     Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978; to the Committee on 
     Resources.

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           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4734. A bill to expand Alaska Native contracting of 
     Federal land management functions and activities and to 
     promote hiring of Alaska Natives by the Federal Government 
     within the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
       H.R. 4735. A bill to reauthorize and improve the program of 
     block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families, improve access to quality child care, and for other 
     purposes.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, and Mr. Snyder):
       H.J. Res. 92. A joint resolution disapproving the rule 
     issued by the Department of Health and Human Services 
     relating to modification of the Medicaid upper payment limit 
     for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals 
     published on January 18, 2002; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H. Con. Res. 402. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     establishment of the President's New Freedom Commission on 
     Mental Health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Quinn):
       H. Con. Res. 403. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding combined sewer overflow control 
     programs; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mrs. Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 404. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding increasing the United States' 
     commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Frank, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island):
       H. Con. Res. 405. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     independence of East Timor and expressing the sense of 
     Congress that the President should establish diplomatic 
     relations with East Timor; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H. Res. 417. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 
     career and work of Justice C. Clifton Young; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California:
       H. Res. 418. A resolution recognizing the construction and 
     home building industries and their construction activity for 
     the economic stability and momentum they provide to the 
     economy of the United States; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.

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