[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 116 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H7574-H7575]
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. TURNER of Texas (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Bell, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Dicks, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Frost, 
             and Mr. Green of Texas):
       H.R. 5130. A bill to secure the borders of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and 
     Homeland Security (Select), 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. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cantor, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Latham, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Regula, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 5131. A bill to provide assistance to Special Olympics 
     to support expansion of Special Olympics and development of 
     education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on International 
     Relations, 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. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
             Rothman):
       H.R. 5132. A bill to provide increased rail and public 
     transportation security; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goode, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. 
             Schrock):
       H.R. 5133. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 11110 Sunset Hills Road in 
     Reston, Virginia, as the ``Martha Pennino Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 5134. A bill to require the prompt review by the 
     Secretary of the Interior of the long-standing petitions for 
     Federal recognition of certain Indian tribes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Cole, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Rehberg, and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H.R. 5135. A bill to provide for a nonvoting delegate to 
     the House of Representatives to represent the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Smith 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 5136. A bill to amend section 108 of title 17, United 
     States Code, relating to reproduction of works by libraries 
     and archives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
             Filner):
       H.R. 5137. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise the eligibility criteria for presumption of service-
     connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans 
     exposed to ionizing radiation during military service; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BELL:
       H.R. 5138. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish an equitable ceiling on credit card interest rates, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. HERSETH:
       H.R. 5139. A bill to enhance and provide to the Oglala 
     Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project certain benefits 
     of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 5140. A bill to prohibit the importation, manufacture, 
     distribution, or storage of detonable nitrate fertilizers 
     without a license, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 5141. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax treatment of 
     incentive stock options, thereby changing the taxable event 
     from the exercise of the stock option to the sale of stock; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 5142. A bill to authorize and direct the exchange of 
     certain lands in the State of Colorado, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 5143. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out an 
     empty shipping container sealing pilot program to encourage 
     shipping container handlers to seal empty shipping containers 
     after they have unpacked them, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Owens, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 5144. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to preserve access to cancer care under the 
     Medicare Program; 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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Bell, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Kind, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 5145. A bill to provide fellowships for graduate and 
     postgraduate level students engaged in advanced degree 
     programs concerning freshwater and anadromous fish, wildlife, 
     or conservation biology, or related natural resource 
     management, to provide expertise and to gain policy 
     experience in Federal executive agencies or the Congress; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 5146. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for alternative fuels and 
     alternative fuel vehicles; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MUSGRAVE:
       H.J. Res. 106. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H. Con. Res. 497. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     designation, during spring 2005, of National Horticultural 
     Therapy Week in order to improve the quality of life for all 
     and increase opportunities for each individual to positively 
     connect with the natural world; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H. Con. Res. 498. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     President to take immediate steps to establish a plan to 
     adopt the recommendations of the United States-China Economic 
     and Security Review Commission in its 2004 Report to the 
     Congress in order to correct the current imbalance in the 
     bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United 
     States and the People's Republic of China; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. 
             Rodriguez):
       H. Con. Res. 499. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     40th anniversary of the Latin American Research and Service 
     Agency and commending the directors and staff of that 
     organization for addressing the needs and concerns of Latino 
     and Hispanic Americans; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H. Res. 795. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HALL (for himself, Mr. Ross, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Shays, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. 
             Cooper):

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       H. Res. 796. A resolution recognizing and supporting all 
     efforts to promote greater civic awareness among the people 
     of the United States; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Owens, and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Res. 797. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     implementing any and all measures necessary to ensure a 
     democratic, transparent, and fair election process for the 
     2004 Presidential election; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Ms. Majette, and Mr. 
             Marshall):
       H. Res. 798. A resolution honoring former President James 
     Earl (Jimmy) Carter on the occasion of his 80th birthday; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 799. A resolution urging the interim Government of 
     Iraq to ensure that the charges brought against Saddam 
     Hussein include charges for the crimes his government 
     committed against the people of Iran during the Iran-Iraq war 
     from 1980 to 1988; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. MILLER of North Carolina:
       H. Res. 800. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2802) to reauthorize the Small Business Act 
     and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.

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