[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 121 (Thursday, September 30, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H7944-H7945]
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. BOEHNER (for himself and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 5185. A bill to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina):
       H.R. 5186. A bill to reduce certain special allowance 
     payments and provide additional teacher loan forgiveness on 
     Federal student loans; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Davis 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 5187. A bill to amend the International Air 
     Transportation Competition Act of 1979 to modify restrictions 
     on the provisions of air transportation to and from Love 
     Field, Texas; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BLUNT:
       H.R. 5188. A bill to respond to the illegal production, 
     distribution, and use of methamphetamines in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bishop of 
             New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. King of New 
             York, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 5189. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare part B 
     premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 5190. A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program 
     Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to 
     States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 5191. A bill to amend title 3, United States Code, to 
     extend the date provided for the meeting of electors of the 
     President and Vice President in the States, and the date 
     provided for the joint session of Congress held for the 
     counting of electoral votes, in the event of an unresolved 
     controversy or contest relating to the counting of votes in 
     any State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. RENZI:
       H.R. 5192. A bill to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande 
     Ruins National Monument, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Berman, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 5193. A bill to hold the current regime in Iran 
     accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a 
     transition to democracy in Iran; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself, Mr. Otter, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, and Mr. Jenkins):
       H.R. 5194. A bill to clarify that service marks, collective 
     marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same 
     protections, rights, and privileges of trademarks; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia):
       H.R. 5195. A bill to permanently reenact chapter 12 of 
     title 11 of the United States Code, relating to family 
     farmers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hall, Mr. Bell, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Carter, Mr. Burgess, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 5196. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 115 South Swenson Street in 
     Stamford, Texas, as the ``Gordon Wood Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 5197. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide funds to States to enable them to increase the 
     wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in 
     providing services to individuals with disabilities under the 
     Medicaid program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. 
             Pearce):
       H.R. 5198. A bill to clarify issues of criminal 
     jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 5199. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to provide 
     entitlement to leave to eligible employees whose spouse, son, 
     daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces who is 
     serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation 
     or who is notified of an impending call or order to active 
     duty in support of a contingency operation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and 
     House Administration, 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. WU:
       H.R. 5200. A bill to improve the accountability provisions 
     of the part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. Baird):
       H. Con. Res. 506. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     Architect of the Capitol to establish a temporary exhibit in 
     the rotunda of the Capitol to honor the memory of members of 
     the United States Armed Forces who have lost their lives in 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Burns, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Hefley):
       H. Con. Res. 507. Concurrent resolution encouraging 
     citizens to be mindful of the contribution of horses to the 
     economy, history, and character of the United States and 
     expressing the sense of Congress that a National Day of the 
     Horse should be established; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H. Res. 810. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     should designate Haiti, Grenada, Jamaica, the Dominican 
     Republic, and the Bahamas under section 244 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act to make nationals of those 
     countries eligible for temporary protected status under that 
     section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Conyers, Ms. McCollum, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Honda, and Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana):
       H. Res. 812. A resolution recognizing the commencement of 
     Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual 
     renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States and 
     throughout the world for their faith; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Rangel,

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             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Watt, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Clay, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Faleomavaega, and 
             Ms. Kaptur):
       H. Res. 813. A resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary 
     of the explosion at the Port Chicago (California) Naval 
     Magazine on July 17, 1944, and those who served and lost 
     their lives in that tragedy; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

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