[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 21, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H2264-H2265]
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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. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 4180. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide reimbursement for members of the Armed Forces retired 
     for a combat-related disability for travel to military 
     treatment facilities for medical care during the first two 
     years after such retirement; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hastings 
             of Washington, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Cox, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Burr, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Keller, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Schrock, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. McInnis, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Ryun of

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             Kansas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Otter, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Crane, Mr. Graves, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, Mr. English, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Chocola, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Hall, Mr. Terry, Mr. Rehberg, and Mr. 
             Sweeney):
       H.R. 4181. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the increased standard deduction, 
     and the 15-percent individual income tax rate bracket 
     expansion, for married taxpayers filing joint returns; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Case, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Ms. Carson 
             of Indiana, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Farr, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Ms. Watson, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Majette, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Sanders, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Harman, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Holt, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Solis, Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Watt, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ballance, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
             Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 4182. A bill to provide for the reduction of 
     adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
     transmitted diseases, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COOPER:
       H.R. 4183. A bill Making further emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military operations 
     in Iraq and Afghanistan; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 4184. A bill to require United States assistance for 
     the repair, maintenance, or construction of the 
     transportation infrastructure of Iraq to be provided in the 
     form of loans subject to repayment in full to the United 
     States Government; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 4185. A bill to improve the coordination of the 
     Federal Government in identifying and responding to weak or 
     failing countries that endanger international security or 
     stability, to improve the coordination and conduct of pre-
     conflict stabilization operations and post-conflict 
     reconstruction operations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, 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. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. English, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 4186. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds 
     by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment 
     of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic 
     events; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Akin, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Cole, Mr. Camp, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Harris, Mr. Bass, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. Pearce, Mrs. Myrick, and Mrs. 
             Cubin):
       H.R. 4187. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to require voting systems to produce a verifiable paper 
     record of each vote cast and to ensure the security of 
     electronic data, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself and Mr. McIntyre):
       H.R. 4188. A bill to amend chapter 1606 of title 10, United 
     States Code, to increase the amount of basic educational 
     assistance for members of the Selected Reserve, and for other 
     purposes; 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. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 4189. A bill to modify and improve the funding 
     structure of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 4190. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to 
     declare that operating power driven amusement park rides is a 
     hazardous occupation for the purposes of certain child labor 
     provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 4191. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide for the establishment of a network of 
     pediatric centers in certain developing countries to provide 
     treatment and care for children with HIV/AIDS, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bishop of 
             New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Majette, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Simmons, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 4192. A bill to expand access to preventive health 
     care services and education programs that help reduce 
     unintended pregnancy, reduce infection with sexually 
     transmitted disease, and reduce the number of abortions; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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. AKIN (for himself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Flake, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. 
             Case):
       H. Con. Res. 407. Concurrent resolution saluting the life 
     and courage of the late Commander Lloyd ``Pete'' Bucher, 
     United States Navy (retired), who commanded the U.S.S. Pueblo 
     (AGER-2) at the time of its capture by North Korea on January 
     23, 1968; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. McInnis, and 
             Mr. Tancredo):
       H. Con. Res. 408. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     University of Denver men's hockey team for winning the 2004 
     NCAA men's hockey national championship, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. DeMint, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Kind, Ms. McCollum, and Mr. 
             Case):
       H. Res. 600. A resolution congratulating charter schools 
     and their students, parents, teachers, and administrators 
     across the United States for their ongoing contributions to 
     education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Hoeffel):
       H. Res. 601. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     designating the Republic of Poland as a program country for 
     purposes of the visa waiver program under section 217 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act and urging the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to assist Poland 
     in qualifying for such program; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.




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