[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 77 (Friday, June 4, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H3784]
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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. POMBO:
       H.R. 4513. A bill to provide that in preparing an 
     environmental assessment or environmental impact statement 
     required under section 102 of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 with respect to any action authorizing a 
     renewable energy project, no Federal agency is required to 
     identify alternative project locations or actions other than 
     the proposed action and the no action alternative, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 4514. A bill to provide for exploration, development, 
     and production of oil and gas resources on the Arctic Coastal 
     Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 4515. A bill to promote natural gas production from 
     the abundant natural gas hydrate resources on the outer 
     Continental Shelf and Federal lands in Alaska by providing 
     royalty incentives, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee):
       H.R. 4516. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     carry out a program of research and development to advance 
     high-end computing; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 4517. A bill to provide incentives to increase 
     refinery capacity in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 4518. A bill to extend the statutory license for 
     secondary transmissions under section 119 of title 17, United 
     States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 4519. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to promote better nutrition among school children 
     participating in the school breakfast and lunch programs; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Foley, Mr. Brady of Texas, and 
             Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 4520. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our 
     manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and 
     workers more competitive and productive both at home and 
     abroad; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

                               MEMORIALS

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       350. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Tennessee, relative to Senate Resolution No. 110 
     memorializing the President and Congress of the United States 
     to restore funding for the Juvenile Accountability Block 
     Grant; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       351. Also,a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Tennessee, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 64 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to require 
     that government uniforms and equipment be manufactured in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       352. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Louisiana, relative to House Resoultion No. 39 
     memorializing the Congress of the United states to oppose the 
     proposed federal funding cuts to maintenance and operation of 
     locks and dams along the Ouachita and Black River 
     navigational system; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       353. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Illinois, relative to Senate Resolution No. 168 supporting 
     the maintaining of the current federal truck size and weight 
     limitations and opposing proposals to experiment with longer 
     and heavier trucks on public highways; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       354. Also,a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 126 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to increase 
     funding for the continuation and expansion of veterans 
     benefits and services; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       355. Also,a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 60 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to continue 
     to provide southwest Louisiana veterans a community based 
     outpaitent clinic in Jennings, Louisiana; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.




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