[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 125 (Wednesday, October 6, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H8407-H8408]
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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. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Simmons, and Ms. Carson 
             of Indiana):
       H.R. 5225. A bill to provide an exemption for low-income 
     senior citizens from the communications excise tax and other 
     fees and charges collected for the purpose of recovering some 
     of the costs to telecommunications carriers of providing 
     universal service and connecting the telephone exchange 
     network to telephone toll service, 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. NEUGEBAUER (for himself, Mr. Burns, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Everett, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Alexander):
       H.R. 5226. A bill to respond to recent natural disasters 
     adversely affecting agricultural producers; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 5227. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 
     for additional disaster assistance relating to natural 
     disasters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, 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. WELLER:
       H.R. 5228. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 1-
     propene-2-methyl homopolymer; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 5229. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to provide for automatic eligibility for 
     free school lunch and breakfast programs to children of 
     parents who are enlisted members of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BEAUPREZ:
       H.R. 5230. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     ensure that the National Driver Registry includes certain 
     information; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 5231. A bill to designate the Piedras Blancas Light 
     Station and the surrounding

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     public land as an Outstanding Natural Area to be administered 
     as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and 
             Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H.R. 5232. A bill to authorize ecosystem restoration 
     projects for the Indian River Lagoon and the Picayune Strand, 
     Collier County, in the State of Florida; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 5233. A bill to help American families save, invest, 
     and build a better future, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 5234. A bill to remediate groundwater contamination 
     caused by perchlorates in the city of Santa Clarita, 
     California; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MOORE:
       H.R. 5235. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure that the receipts and disbursements of the 
     Social Security trust funds are not included in a unified 
     Federal budget; to the Committee on the Budget, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 5236. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
     any universal or mandatory mental health screening program; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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. RENZI:
       H.R. 5237. A bill to authorize the placement of an 
     equestrian statue depicting frontiersman, explorer, and 
     missionary Jacob Hamblin on the grounds of the Forest Service 
     Kaibab Plateau Visitor Center in Jacob Lake, Arizona, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 5238. A bill to direct the Attorney General and 
     Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot study under 
     which the Secretary may issue public warnings regarding 
     threats to homeland security using an AMBER Alert system; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5239. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States 
     Code, to improve educational benefits for members of the 
     Selected Reserve, 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 Mr. SULLIVAN:
       H.R. 5240. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to establish a U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement Office of Investigations field office in Tulsa, 
     Oklahoma; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. LaTOURETTE (for himself and Mr. Kucinich):
       H. Con. Res. 510. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress on the importance of revitalizing 
     family farming; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H. Res. 824. A resolution relating to early organization of 
     the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Ninth 
     Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H. Res. 825. A resolution honoring Bernard Hopkins, the 
     undisputed World Middleweight Champion; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and 
             Mr. Cummings):
       H. Res. 826. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Pasqualine J. Gibbons of Denver, 
     Colorado, an African American woman who valiantly served her 
     country in the Army Air Corps during World War II, was 
     unfairly passed over for promotion and should have held the 
     grade of technical sergeant, rather than private first class, 
     upon her discharge from the service on January 2, 1946; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.

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