[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 28, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H2482-H2483]
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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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Keller, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Foley, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite 
             of Florida, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Bonilla, Ms. Hart, 
             Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Carter, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Pence, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Mr. 
             Hostettler):
       H.R. 4225. A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition 
     by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain 
     marks, trade names, or commercial names; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Mica, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 4226. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     make certain conforming changes to provisions governing the 
     registration of aircraft and the recordation of instruments 
     in order to implement the Convention on International 
     Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol to the 
     Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on 
     Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment, known as the ``Cape 
     Town Treaty``; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Brown of South Carolina):
       H.R. 4227. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend to 2005 the alternative minimum tax relief 
     available in 2003 and 2004 and to index such relief for 
     inflation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Hunter):
       H.R. 4228. A bill to provide for an improved acquisition 
     system; to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 4229. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make improvements to certain life insurance programs, 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
     veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 4230. A bill to authorize the establishment within the 
     Department of State of an Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-
     Semitism, to require inclusion in annual Department of State 
     reports of information concerning acts of anti-Semitism 
     around the world, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 4231. A bill to provide for a pilot program in the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to improve recruitment and 
     retention of nurses, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 4232. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4025 Feather Lakes Way in 
     Kingwood, Texas, as the ``Congressman Jack Fields Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. CAPITO:
       H.R. 4233. A bill to provide for comprehensive fire safety 
     standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, 
     and candles; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 4234. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination 
     provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from 
     benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments 
     exceeds $2,500 and to provide for a graduated implementation 
     of such provision on amounts above such $2,500 amount; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FROST (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Waxman, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 4235. A bill to allow the export or other provision of 
     oil to Israel; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Otter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Baca, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Ms. Waters, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland):
       H.R. 4236. A bill to provide for congressional disapproval 
     of certain regulations issued by the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, in accordance with section 802 of title 5, United 
     States Code; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Otter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Baca, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Ms. Waters,

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             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Clay, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Baldwin, and 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 4237. A bill to provide for congressional disapproval 
     of certain regulations issued by the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, in accordance with section 802 of title 5, United 
     States Code; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 4238. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a $1,000 refundable credit for individuals who 
     are active members of volunteer firefighting and emergency 
     medical service organizations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 4239. A bill to provide a civil action for a minor 
     injured by exposure to an entertainment product containing 
     material that is harmful to minors, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Shadegg, and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 4240. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to jointly conduct a study on the feasibility of 
     designating the Arizona Trail as a national scenic trail or a 
     national historic trail; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 4241. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to require coverage 
     of hearing aids under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     Program and private group and individual insurance; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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. PEARCE (for himself and Mr. Lewis of 
             California):
       H.R. 4242. A bill to transfer jurisdiction over certain 
     public lands from the Bureau of Land Management to the 
     Department of Defense; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 4243. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for the costs of college 
     textbooks; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 4244. A bill to designate the visitor center at the 
     U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Hawaii as the ``Pearl Harbor 
     Memorial Site Visitor Center``; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       H.R. 4245. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     grant a Federal charter to the Irish American Cultural 
     Institute; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 4246. A bill to amend the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 to specify the criteria to be used by 
     the Secretary of Defense in making recommendations in 2005 
     for the closure or realignment of military installations 
     inside the United States under such Act; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Hall, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Regula):
       H. Con. Res. 409. Concurrent resolution recognizing with 
     humble gratitude the more than 16,000,000 veterans who served 
     in the United States Armed Forces during World War II and the 
     Americans who supported the war effort on the home front and 
     celebrating the completion of the National World War II 
     Memorial on the National Mall in the District of Columbia; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. FORBES:
       H. Res. 608. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Department of Defense should 
     rectify deficiencies in the military postal system to ensure 
     that members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas are able 
     to receive and send mail in a timely manner as well as 
     receive and send election ballots in time to be counted in 
     the 2004 elections; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. English, 
             and Mr. Ballenger):
       H. Res. 609. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the importation into the United 
     States of products and services of foreign nationals who 
     violate the intellectual property rights of persons under 
     United States laws should be prohibited; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LYNCH (for himself and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H. Res. 610. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the level of funding 
     provided to the National Institutes of Health for carrying 
     out the Autoimmune Diseases Research Plan; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Res. 611. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should immediately 
     communicate to the members of the Organization of Petroleum 
     Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel and non-OPEC countries that 
     participate in the cartel of crude oil producing countries 
     the position of the United States that urgent action must be 
     taken to increase world crude oil supplies so as to achieve 
     stable crude oil prices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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