[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 98 (Thursday, July 15, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H5907-H5908]
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. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bell, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. DeLay, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Doggett):
       H.R. 4836. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical center in Amarillo, Texas, as the ``Thomas E. 
     Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center``; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico):
       H.R. 4838. A bill to establish a Healthy Forest Youth 
     Conservation Corps to provide a means by which young adults 
     can carry out rehabilitation and enhancement projects to 
     prevent fire and suppress fires, rehabilitate public land 
     affected or altered by fires, and provide disaster relief, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, 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.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself and Mr. Ballenger):
       H.R. 4839. A bill to authorize the establishment of a 
     program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction 
     assistance to the Republic of Haiti, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Herger, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. 
             Biggert, and Mr. English):
       H.R. 4840. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the taxation of businesses; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. BURNS:
       H.R. 4841. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify certain tax rules for individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. Delay (for himself and Mr. Rangel) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 4842. A bill to implement the United States-Morocco 
     Free Trade Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Bishop 
             of Utah, Mr. Otter, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Forbes, and 
             Mr. Ose):
       H.R. 4843. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States 
     over waters of the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia (for herself and Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 4844. A bill to amend part III of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide for the establishment of programs 
     under which supplemental dental and vision benefits are made 
     available to Federal employees, retirees, and their 
     dependents, to expand the contracting authority of the Office 
     of Personnel Management, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 4845. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose an excise tax on the termination of retiree 
     prescription drug coverage; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Paul, Ms. Harris, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 4846. A bill to reduce the risk of identity theft by 
     limiting the use of Social Security account numbers on 
     certain Government-issued identification cards and Government 
     documents; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Energy and 
     Commerce, and 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 Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Boyd, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Keller, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Goss, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wexler, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Feeney, and Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H.R. 4847. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 560 Bay Isles Road in 
     Longboat Key, Florida, as the ``Lieutenant General James V. 
     Edmundson Post Office Building``; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Pence):
       H.R. 4848. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide for the establishment of centers for the 
     treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. English, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 4849. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from 
     annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at 
     dates later than death by excluding from income a portion of 
     such payments; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H. Con. Res. 474. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not give 
     any Federal agency the power to postpone the date of Federal 
     elections; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H. Res. 719. A resolution requesting the Senate to return 
     to the House of Representatives the bill H.R. 4766; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. English, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Doolittle, and Mr. Royce):
       H. Res. 720. A resolution expressing the disapproval of the 
     House of Representatives of the Social Security totalization 
     agreement between the United States and Mexico; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Res. 721. A resolution encouraging States to establish 
     programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left 
     high school before receiving diplomas in order to serve in 
     the Armed Forces during a time of war; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 722. A resolution requesting that the President 
     focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention 
     and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal 
     efforts to participate in ``National Night Out'', which 
     occurs the first Tuesday of August each year, including by 
     supporting local efforts and community watch groups and by 
     supporting local officials, to promote community safety and 
     help provide homeland security; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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