[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 45 (Friday, April 2, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H2151-H2153]
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. KIND (for himself and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 4127. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants to hospitals for measurement-based 
     strategies to improve the quality and efficiency of health 
     care; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. English):
       H.R. 4128. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the 50-percent bonus depreciation 
     added by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 
     2003, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PICKERING:
       H.R. 4129. A bill to provide a clear and unambiguous 
     structure for the jurisdictional and regulatory treatment for 
     the offering or provision of voice-over-Internet-protocol 
     applications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in

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      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. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Skelton):
       H.R. 4130. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Defense to accept the donation of 
     frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for the purpose 
     of facilitating the travel of members of the Armed Forces who 
     are deployed away from their permanent duty station and are 
     granted, during such deployment, rest and recuperative leave 
     and certain other forms of leave and the travel of family 
     members to be reunited with such a member, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4131. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to limit the increase in the number of individuals 
     affected by the alternative minimum tax and to repeal the 
     alternative minimum tax for individuals in 2014; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4132. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a uniform definition of child for purposes of 
     the personal exemption, the dependent care credit, the child 
     tax credit, the earned income credit, and the health 
     insurance refundable credit, and for other purposes.; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4133. A bill to change the name of the head of 
     household filing status to single parent or guardian to 
     describe better those individuals who qualify for the status; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4134. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the deduction for points paid with respect 
     to home mortgages; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4135. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the taxation of minor children; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4136. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to combine the Hope and Lifetime Learning credits and to 
     provide a uniform definition of qualifying higher education 
     expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4137. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for unified income taxation with respect to 
     pass-thru entities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4138. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the tax on personal holding companies; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4139. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the taxation of partnerships; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Simmons, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kucinich, 
             and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 4140. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for a corporate responsibility investment option 
     under the Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Renzi, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 4141. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Homeland Security Department's Directorate of Science and 
     Technology, establish a program for the use of advanced 
     technology to meet homeland security needs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Akin, Mr. Hensarling, and Mr. Feeney):
       H.R. 4142. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit the approval of section 1115 waivers to 
     provide coverage of childless adults under the State 
     Children's Health Insurance Program; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CAPITO:
       H.R. 4143. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     combat terrorism against railroad carriers and mass 
     transportation systems on land, on water, or through the air, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 4144. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the exclusion from gross income of 
     certain wages of a certified master teacher, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 4145. A bill to establish the President's Council of 
     Advisors on Manufacturing; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 4146. A bill to establish a comprehensive research 
     program aimed at understanding and predicting the natural 
     processes that lead to the formation of tornadoes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson of Indiana, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and 
             Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 4147. A bill to establish a servitude and emancipation 
     archival research clearinghouse in the National Archives; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FEENEY:
       H.R. 4148. A bill to designate the information center at 
     Canaveral National Seashore as the ``T.C. Wilder, Jr., 
     Canaveral National Seashore Information Center``; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GRAVES (for himself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Inslee, and 
             Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 4149. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit business concerns that are owned by veture 
     capital operating companies or pension plans to participate 
     in the Small Business Innovation Research Program; to the 
     Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Science, 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. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Goss, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Carter, Mr. Keller, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Burns, Mr. Goode, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Shaw, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Pearce, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. 
             Putnam):
       H.R. 4150. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     and other laws to protect children from criminal recidivists, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     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 Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Mr. McInnis, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Beauprez):
       H.R. 4151. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to conduct 
     oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, screening, 
     testing, processing, storage, or distribution of human tissue 
     or human tissue-based products; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 4152. A bill to amend section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 to make unlawful the importation, sale for importation, 
     or sale within the United States after importation, of 
     articles falsely labeled or advertised as meeting a United 
     States Government or industry standard for performance or 
     safety; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Cardoza, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 4153. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow the Attorney General to 
     award grants under a homeland security overtime program to 
     reimburse law enforcement agencies for past overtime 
     expenditures and to require the Attorney General to waive the 
     matching funds requirement for such grants; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Ms. Hart):
       H.R. 4154. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     require that group and individual health insurance coverage 
     and group health plans provide coverage for qualified 
     individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) 
     to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Holt, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kennedy of

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             Rhode Island, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 4155. A bill to provide for fire safety standards for 
     cigarettes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Osborne, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Doggett):
       H.R. 4156. A bill to improve access to physicians in 
     medically underserved areas; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Israel):
       H.R. 4157. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively 
     repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and 
     local private activity bonds; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 4158. A bill to provide for the conveyance to the 
     Government of Mexico of a decommissioned National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration ship, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Costello, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ramstad, 
             and Mr. Hobson):
       H.R. 4159. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     research and prevent drug impaired driving; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. RENZI:
       H.R. 4160. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy and 
     the Secretary of the Interior to jointly establish a program, 
     in partnership with the private sector, to support research, 
     development, demonstration, and commercial application 
     activities related to advanced hydrogen-based motorboat 
     propulsion technologies suitable for operations in sensitive 
     resource areas such as national parks, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 4161. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and expand the section 340B program to improve the 
     provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety 
     net providers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Owens, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Waters, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Terry, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Keller, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 4162. A bill to posthumously award a congressional 
     gold medal to the Reverend Oliver L. Brown; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 4163. A bill to provide for a greater number of 
     members on certain combined Farm Service Agency county 
     committees; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 4164. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to index for inflation the exemption amount for 
     individuals under the alternative minimum tax and to repeal 
     the alternative minimum tax on individuals in 2010; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4165. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage the use of 
     biodiesel as fuel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 4166. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to nonimmigrants described in subparagraphs 
     (H)(i)(b) and (L) of section 101(a)(15) of such Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEARNS (by request):
       H.R. 4167. A bill to authorize appropriations for the motor 
     vehicle safety and information and cost savings programs of 
     the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for fiscal 
     years 2005 through 2007, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             DeMint, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 4168. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and 
     economic opportunity for families by repealing the income 
     tax, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a 
     national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the 
     States; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Rules, 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. WELDON of Florida (for himself and Mrs. 
             Maloney):
       H.R. 4169. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to reduce human exposure to mercury through 
     vaccines; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.J. Res. 92. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to 
     Congressional succession; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H. Con. Res. 404. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
             Whitfield):
       H. Con. Res. 405. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to the need to provide 
     prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to 
     information on treatment options, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Norton, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Ms. Watson, Ms. Majette, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Watt, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Ballance, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, and Mr. Clay):
       H. Con. Res. 406. Concurrent resolution remembering the 
     victims of the genocide that occurred in 1994 in Rwanda and 
     pledging to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not 
     take place again; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H. Res. 595. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to prevent the consideration of any tax 
     measure unless it contains a title simplifying the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Bell, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Emanuel):
       H. Res. 596. A resolution condemning ethnic violence in 
     Kosovo; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H. Res. 597. A resolution congratulating the American 
     Library Association (ALA) as it celebrates its first annual 
     National Library Workers Day on April 20, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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