[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 120 (Wednesday, September 29, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H7863-H7864]
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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. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Lantos, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 5162. A bill to provide for the safe and secure 
     storage of explosive materials by State and local law 
     enforcement agencies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 5163. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide the Department of Transportation a more focused 
     research organization with an emphasis on innovative 
     technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, 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. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 5164. A bill to provide a site for construction of a 
     national health museum, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Petri, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Ney, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 5165. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the 
     proliferation of boutique fuels, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 5166. A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense 
     from requiring members of the Armed Forces to receive the 
     anthrax and smallpox immunizations without their consent, to 
     correct the records of servicemembers previously punished for 
     refusing to take these vaccines, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Otter, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 5167. A bill to extend for 18 months the period for 
     which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is 
     reenacted; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RENZI:
       H.R. 5168. A bill to repeal the Bennett Freeze thus ending 
     a gross treaty violation with the Navajo Nation and allowing 
     the Navajo Nation to live in habitable dwellings and raise 
     their living conditions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Latham, and Mr. Leach):
       H.R. 5169. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Chabot, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Regula, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Turner of Ohio, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kline, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Shimkus, and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 5170. A bill to require the Secretary of 
     Transportation, in computing the estimated tax payments 
     attributed to highway users for purposes of title 23, United 
     States Code, to take into account any law that replaces the 
     reduced rates of tax on gasohol with an excise tax credit; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 5171. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to ensure the same requirements that apply to voters who 
     register by mail also apply to voters who do not register in 
     person with an officer or employee of a State or local 
     government entity, and to provide for increased penalties for 
     fraudulent registration in cases involving 10 or more 
     violations; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Portman, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 5172. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to declare Yo-Yo Waterball toys to be a banned 
     hazardous products; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BEAUPREZ:
       H.R. 5173. A bill to prohibit the sale of any alcohol 
     without liquid machine without premarket approval, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 5174. A bill to amend title 5 of the United States 
     Code to increase the amount of additional compensation 
     payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the 
     services of an attendant, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 5175. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to stabilize the amount of the Medicare part B 
     premium; 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 Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 5176. A bill to amend the Rocky Mountain Arsenal 
     National Wildlife Refuge Act of 1992 to rename the Rocky 
     Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge as the Pat 
     Schroeder National Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5177. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide assistance for developing countries to 
     promote quality basic education and to establish the 
     achievement of universal basic education in all developing 
     countries as an objective of United States foreign assistance 
     policy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 5178. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to carry out a pilot program to improve the security of State 
     drivers' licenses and identification cards, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 5179. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
     modest adjustments necessary to restore the old-age, 
     survivors, and disability insurance program to long-term 
     actuarial balance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. 
             Boswell):
       H.R. 5180. A bill to extend the authority of the Livestock 
     Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 through October 22, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 5181. A bill to protect employees from invasion of 
     privacy by employers by prohibiting certain video monitoring 
     and audio monitoring of employees by their employers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, 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. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Turner 
             of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Meek of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 5182. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to clarify the mission and responsibilities of the 
     Department of Homeland Security with respect to the 
     protection of civil rights and civil liberties, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Petri, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 5183. A bill to provide an extension of highway, 
     highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other 
     programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending 
     enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Budget, Ways and Means, Resources, and Science, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Petri, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 5184. A bill to provide an extension of highway, 
     highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other 
     programs funded out of

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     the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law 
     reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Budget, Ways and Means, Resources, and Science, 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. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Turner of Texas, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
             Clay):
       H. Con. Res. 502. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and 
     enhancing the state of computer security in the United 
     States, and supporting the goals and ideals of National 
     Computer Security Awareness Month; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Con. Res. 503. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster and expressing the 
     commitment of Congress to work with the Government of India 
     and others to ensure that Union Carbide provides 
     environmental and medical rehabilitation of the affected area 
     and is held responsible for its actions; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       H. Con. Res. 504. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Barrett of South Carolina):
       H. Con. Res. 505. Concurrent resolution recognizing, 
     commending, and supporting the efforts of the Celebrate 
     Freedom Foundation; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PENCE:
       H. Res. 806. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Ms. DeLauro):
       H. Res. 808. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H. Res. 809. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of ``Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of after-
     school programs; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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