[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 11, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H389-H392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Oxley, 
             Mr. Baker, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             and Mr. Emanuel):
       H.R. 657. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to augment the emergency authority of the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 658. A bill to provide for the protection of 
     investors, increase confidence in the capital markets system, 
     and fully implement the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by 
     streamlining the hiring process for certain employment 
     positions in the Securities and Exchange Commission; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, 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. NEY (for himself, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Baker):
       H.R. 659. A bill to amend section 242 of the National 
     Housing Act regarding the requirements for mortgage insurance 
     under such Act for hospitals; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. FLETCHER (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Acevedo-
             Vila, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Akin, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Beauprez, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Burgess, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Carter, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Collins, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Everett, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Graves, Ms. Granger, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Issa, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Keller, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Petri, Mr. Platts, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Schrock, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mr. Simmons, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 660. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and 
     choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect 
     to medical care for their employees; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Leach, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 661. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit financial institutions to determine their interest 
     expense deduction without regard to tax-exempt bonds issued 
     to provide certain small loans for health care or educational 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SKELTON:
       H.R. 662. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to improve tax equity for military personnel, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Terry, Mr. Rush, Mr. Rogers 
             of Michigan, Mr. Engel, Mr. Wynn, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Capps, Mr. John, and 
             Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 663. A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for the improvement of patient safety 
     and to reduce the incidence of events that adversely affect 
     patient safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Issa, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Tiahrt, and 
             Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 664. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve benefits for Filipino veterans of World War II and 
     surviving spouses of such veterans, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Case):
       H.R. 665. A bill to express the policy of the United States 
     regarding the United States relationship with Native 
     Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the 
     United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 666. 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.

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           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 667. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation 
     on the exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal 
     residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 668. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow credits against income tax for an owner of a radio 
     broadcasting station which donates the license and other 
     assets of such station to a nonprofit corporation for 
     purposes of supporting nonprofit fine arts and performing 
     arts organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 669. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 670. 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 Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Issa, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 671. A bill to reauthorize and revise the Renewable 
     Energy Production Incentive program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. BORDALLO:
       H.R. 672. A bill to rename the Guam South Elementary/Middle 
     School of the Department of Defense Domestic Dependents 
     Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor of Navy 
     Commander William ``Willie'' McCool, who was the pilot of the 
     Space Shuttle Columbia when it was tragically lost on 
     February 1, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself and Mr. Green of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 673. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act regarding the 
     conformity of transportation projects to implementation 
     plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 674. A bill to authorize the President to present a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to the Choctaw Code 
     Talkers in recognition of their contributions to the Nation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Acevedo-Vila, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 675. 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Ms. Lee, Ms. Norton, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 676. A bill to provide for comprehensive health 
     insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Resources, 
     and 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. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Issa, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Case, Ms. 
             Harman, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Royce, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. McDermott, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 677. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     deem certain service in the organized military forces of the 
     Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the 
     Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of 
     benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama:
       H.R. 678. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to provide for comprehensive community and 
     economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt 
     and Mississippi Delta region while leveraging existing 
     efforts, entities, and resources; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 
     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. EDWARDS:
       H.R. 679. A bill to prohibit certain late term abortions; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. EDWARDS:
       H.R. 680. A bill to provide tax relief and assistance for 
     the families of the heroes of the Space Shuttle Columbia, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 681. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit an authorized committee of a winning 
     candidate for election for Federal office which received a 
     personal loan from the candidate from making any repayment on 
     the loan after the date on which the candidate begins serving 
     in such office; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Ms. Hart, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Tiahrt):
       H.R. 682. A bill to amend the Temporary Extended 
     Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 to provide for 
     additional weeks of benefits to exhaustees; to modify the 
     AIUR trigger used in determining eligibility for second-tier 
     benefits; and to provide for an extension of the temporary 
     extended unemployment program; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 683. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the special allowance for depreciation for 
     certain property acquired after September 10, 2001, from 30 
     percent to 100 percent, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 684. A bill to provide scholarships for District of 
     Columbia elementary and secondary students, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. McDermott, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Farr, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Snyder, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Baca, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Cummings, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Wexler, 
             and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 685. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of 
     drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 686. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to accelerate the scheduled increases in eligibility for 
     individual retirement plans and to eliminate the marriage 
     penalty in determining such eligibility; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 687. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
     accepting a form of identification issued by a foreign 
     government, except for a passport that is accepted for such a 
     purpose on the date of enactment of this Act; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Administration, 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. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Otter):
       H.R. 688. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     conduct a study of the effectiveness of silver-based biocides 
     as an alternative treatment to preserve wood; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 689. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow residents of States with no income tax a deduction 
     for State and local sales taxes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 690. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage under the Medicaid Program of 
     organ transplant procedures as an emergency medical procedure 
     for certain alien children; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 691. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow corporations to claim a charitable deduction for the 
     donation of services related to contributions of computer 
     technology or equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Owens, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 692. A bill to provide for racial equity and fair 
     treatment under the program of

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      block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Cole, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Everett, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Kline, Mr. Mica, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Terry, 
             Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 693. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income certain death gratuity payments 
     to members of the uniformed services; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Frost, Mr. Owens, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H.R. 694. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an interest-free source of capital to cover the 
     costs of installing residential solar energy equipment; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. 
             Beauprez):
       H.R. 695. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to make a grant to support research to develop enhanced 
     methods for the long-term control and suppression of the 
     invasive plant species tamarisk in the Colorado River 
     watershed in western Colorado and eastern Utah; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York:
       H.R. 696. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to restrict the disqualification of students for drug 
     offenses to those students who committed offenses while 
     receiving student financial aid; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 697. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate a high 
     priority corridor in California; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MOORE (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 698. A bill to provide for and approve settlement of 
     certain land claims of the Wyandotte Nation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 699. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a comprehensive study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane 
     Valley Aquifer, located in Idaho and Washington; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 700. A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Appellate 
     Procedure to require written opinions in certain cases, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 701. A bill to restore to the original owners certain 
     lands that the Federal Government took for military purposes 
     in 1940; to the Committee on Resources, 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. RAHALL:
       H.R. 702. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     increase the Federal share for certain safety and other 
     projects on energy impacted highways; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 703. A bill to provide for the use of COPS funds for 
     State and local intelligence officers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Solis, and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 704. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a joint special 
     resources study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility 
     of establishing the area known as the Rim of the Valley 
     Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National 
     Recreation Area in the State of California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCHROCK:
       H.R. 705. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     table tennis tables; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Ms. Watson, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. McDermott, and Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 706. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to promote secure and healthy families under the 
     temporary assistance to needy families program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Markey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. 
             Lee, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 707. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit direct payment under the Medicare 
     Program for clinical social worker services provided to 
     residents of skilled nursing facilities; 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. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 708. A bill to require the conveyance of certain 
     National Forest System lands in Mendocino National Forest, 
     California, to provide for the use of the proceeds from such 
     conveyance for National Forest purposes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Paul, Mr. Norwood, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Frost, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hall, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Faleomavaega, and 
             Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 709. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense 
     medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private 
     practitioners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 32. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress with respect to human rights in Central Asia; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H. Con. Res. 33. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding the establishment of a National 
     Inventors' Day; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CANTOR (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Res. 61. A resolution commending the people of Israel 
     for conducting free and fair elections, reaffirming the 
     friendship between the Governments and peoples of the United 
     States and Israel, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations. considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Cantor, 
             Mr. Carter, Mr. Castle, Mr. Cole, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Crane, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. DeMint, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kline, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Osborne, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Porter, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Reynolds, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             and Ms. Hart):
       H. Res. 62. A resolution recognizing the courage and 
     sacrifice of those members of the United States Armed Forces 
     who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam conflict 
     and calling for a full accounting of the 1,902 members of the 
     Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam 
     conflict; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BONILLA:
       H. Res. 63. A resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H. Res. 64. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the One 
     Hundred Eighth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself and Mr. Issa):
       H. Res. 65. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the military service of 
     Filipinos during World War II and their eligibility for 
     benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Turner of Texas):
       H. Res. 66. A resolution supporting responsible fatherhood 
     and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives 
     of their children, especially on Father's Day; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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