[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 23, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H4892-H4894]
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. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4651. A bill to establish a Federal interagency task 
     force to promote the benefits, safety, and potential uses of 
     agricultural biotechnology outside the United States to 
     improve human and animal nutrition, increase crop 
     productivity, and improve agricultural sustainability while 
     ensuring the safety of food and the environment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 4652. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit 
     the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether as a fuel additive, to 
     require Federal fleet vehicles to use ethanol fuel, and for 
     other purposes; 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. TANCREDO:
       H.R. 4653. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the medical expenses of a child with 
     special needs shall be allowable as a medical expense 
     deduction without regard to the 7.5 percent adjusted gross 
     income threshold; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Royce, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Weller, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Ford, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             English, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Tiberi, and Mrs. 
             Tauscher):
       H.R. 4654. A bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest 
     Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 4655. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide to employers a tax credit for compensation 
     paid during the period employees are performing service as 
     members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 4656. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Hoyer):
       H.R. 4657. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     to improve the administration of Federal pension benefit 
     payments for District of Columbia teachers, police officers, 
     and fire fighters, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 4658. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to make certain improvements and technical corrections to 
     that Act; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Michaud, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 4659. A bill to amend chapter 43 of title 38, United 
     States Code, to extend the period for which an individual may 
     elect to continue employer-sponsored health care coverage 
     under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights 
     Act of 1994, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Green 
             of Wisconsin, Ms. Lee, Mr. Weller, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Schiff, 
             and Ms. McCollum):
       H.R. 4660. A bill to amend the Millennium Challenge Act of 
     2003 to extend the authority to provide assistance to 
     countries seeking to become eligible countries for purposes 
     of that Act; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
             Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 4661. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     discourage spyware, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Flake, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Otter, Mr. Pence, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 4662. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for cooperative governing of individual health 
     insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 4663. A bill to amend part C of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish 
     discretionary spending limits and a pay-as-you-go requirement 
     for mandatory spending; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 4664. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     provide grants to establish sustainability centers, charged 
     with developing and implementing integrated environmental, 
     economic, and social sustainability programs through 
     administrative and operational practices as well as 
     multidisciplinary research, education, and outreach at 
     institutions of higher education; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Ms. Harris):
       H.R. 4665. A bill to protect America's food supply and 
     facilitate lawful importation of safe and unadulterated food 
     products; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 4666. A bill to provide for and approve the settlement 
     of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 
     Chippewa Indians; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 4667. A bill to authorize and facilitate hydroelectric 
     power licensing of the Tapoco Project, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources, 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. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Gallegly):
       H.R. 4668. A bill to designate the third floor of the Ellis 
     Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New 
     York Harbor, as the ``Bob Hope Memorial Library''; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 4669. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 
     40th President of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Honda, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Olver, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 4670. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Dunn, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Solis, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Osborne, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 4671. A bill to authorize assistance for education and 
     health care for women and children in Iraq during the 
     reconstruction of Iraq and thereafter, to authorize 
     assistance for the enhancement of political participation, 
     economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security 
     for women in Iraq, to state the sense of Congress on the 
     preservation and protection of the human rights of women and 
     children in Iraq, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             Langevin):
       H.R. 4672. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to prohibit the comparative cost 
     adjustment (CCA) program from operating in the State of Rhode 
     Island; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 4673. A bill to require warning labels on consumer 
     products containing radio frequency identification devices, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 4674. A bill to prohibit the return of persons by the 
     United States, for purposes of detention, interrogation, or 
     trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman 
     treatment of persons; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4675. A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic 
     Recovery Act to increase the quantity of T-shirts that may 
     receive duty-free treatment during the 1-year period 
     beginning October 1, 2003; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Souder, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
             Cannon):
       H.R. 4676. A bill to reauthorize the grant program of the 
     Department of Justice for reentry of offenders into the 
     community, to establish a task force on Federal programs and 
     activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the 
     community, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 462. Concurrent resolution reaffirming 
     unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H. Con. Res. 463. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HAYES (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H. Con. Res. 464. Concurrent resolution honoring the 10 
     communities selected to receive the 2004 All-America City 
     Award; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
             Hinchey):
       H. Res. 689. A resolution of inquiry requesting the 
     President and directing certain other Federal officials to 
     transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 
     days after the date of the adoption of this resolution 
     documents in the possession of the President and those 
     officials relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees 
     in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Obey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Spratt):
       H. Res. 690. A resolution creating a select committee to 
     investigate the abuses of detainees held in United States 
     custody in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation 
     Enduring Freedom, or any operation within the Global War on 
     Terrorism, in particular those abuses that have been 
     documented by thousands of photographs and on video at Abu 
     Ghraib prison; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hunter, and 
             Mr. Skelton):

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       H. Res. 691. A resolution congratulating the Interim 
     Government of Iraq on its forthcoming assumption of sovereign 
     authority in Iraq; 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.

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