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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. GALLEGLY:
H.R. 3229. A bill to enhance the security of the
international borders of the United States; to the Committee
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on
International Relations, and 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 Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia,
Mr. Nadler, Mr. Castle, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Fossella,
Mr. Graves, Mr. Grucci, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr.
Johnson of Illinois, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Shuster, and
Mr. Sweeney):
H.R. 3230. A bill to provide assistance to small business
concerns adversely impacted by the terrorist attacks
perpetrated against the United States on September 11, 2001,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Gekas):
H.R. 3231. A bill to replace the Immigration and
Naturalization Service with the

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Agency for Immigration Affairs, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
H.R. 3232. A bill to direct the Federal Election Commission
to make grants to States which have adopted an instant runoff
voting system for presidential elections, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA:
H.R. 3233. A bill do permit a dependent of a Federal
employee who is currently enrolled in the Department of
Defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary school
system in Puerto Rico to continue such enrollment until
graduation from secondary school; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
H.R. 3234. A bill to promote the engagement of young
Americans in the democratic process through civic education
in classrooms, in service learning programs, and in student
leadership activities, of America's public schools; to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
H.R. 3235. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to
provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented
inventions relating to health care emergencies; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Boucher, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kleczka, Mr.
Green of Texas, and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
H.R. 3236. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to reduce the work hours and increase the
supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of
patients and resident-physicians themselves; 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 Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, and Mr. Bonior):
H.R. 3237. A bill to establish the Arabia Mountain National
Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Rangel,
Mr. Barrett, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Towns, Mr. Filner, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms.
Solis, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Owens, Ms. Lee, Mr. Weiner,
Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Pelosi,
Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ackerman, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr.
Frank, and Mr. McDermott):
H.R. 3238. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting
the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be
required to work in certain providers of services to which
payments are made under the Medicare 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. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mrs. Wilson, Mr.
Norwood, and Mr. Green of Texas):
H.R. 3239. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure the continuity
of medical care following a major disaster by making private
for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster
assistance; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
H.J. Res. 72. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to
vote; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Quinn,
Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Ney, Mr. Stupak,
Mr. Gekas, Mr. Evans, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Dingell, Mr.
Berry, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shimkus, Mr.
Callahan, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
H. Con. Res. 262. Concurrent resolution expressing the
sense of Congress that the President, at the WTO round of
negotiations to be held at Doha, Qatar, from November 9-13,
2001, and at any subsequent round of negotiations, should
preserve the ability of the United States to enforce
rigorously its trade laws and should ensure that United
States exports are not subject to the abusive use of trade
laws by other countries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
H. Con. Res. 263. Concurrent resolution expressing the
sense of Congress that any Presidential candidate should be
permitted to participate in debates among candidates if at
least 5 percent of respondents in national public opinion
polls of all eligible voters support the candidate's election
for President or if a majority of respondents in such polls
support the candidate's participation in such debates; to the
Committee on House Administration.

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