[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 126 (Thursday, October 7, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H8856-H8859]
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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. FARR (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Leach, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. Lee, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Ms. Solis, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Berman, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Ackerman, and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 5242. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to captive 
     mammals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Baird, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. McCollum, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 5243. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Michaud, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. 
             Herseth, Mr. Baird, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Stenholm, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 5244. A bill to improve programs for the 
     identification and treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress 
     Disorder in veterans and members of the Armed Forces, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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:
       H.R. 5245. A bill to extend the liability indemnification 
     regime for the commercial space transportation industry; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Ms. Lee, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 5246. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to voter intimidation, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey):

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       H.R. 5247. A bill to encourage the promotion of democracy, 
     free, fair, and transparent elections, and respect for human 
     rights and the rule of law in Ukraine; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 5248. A bill to designate the parcel of land 
     containing the facility of the Agricultural Research Service 
     of the Department of Agriculture located at State Highway 26 
     West in Poplarville, Mississippi, as the ``Thad Cochran 
     Southern Horticultural Laboratory Site``; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 5249. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit against income 
     tax for individuals who purchase a residential gun safe for 
     the safe storage of firearms; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 5250. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     make modifications to the Federal flight deck officer 
     program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Waters, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Clay, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Waxman, and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 5251. A bill to clarify the applicability of State law 
     to national banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 5252. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to 
     the availability to the public of information on clinical 
     trials to determine the safety and effectiveness of drugs, 
     biological products, and devices, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 5253. A bill to make technical corrections in patent 
     law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Chandler, 
             Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 5254. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the 
     costs of providing technical training for employees; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Holt, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Ford, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 5255. A bill to direct the National Science Foundation 
     to establish a competitive grant program for institutions of 
     higher education to enhance education and job training 
     opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and 
     technology; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 5256. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Polyethylene HE2591; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 5257. A bill to provide that members of the Armed 
     Forces and Selected Reserve may transfer certain educational 
     assistance benefits to dependents, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, 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. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 5258. A bill to provide that the Secretary of 
     Education may give preference, in the distribution of certain 
     grants under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 
     to local educational agencies and public or private nonprofit 
     organizations that provide training to regular education 
     personnel to meet the needs of children with disabilities; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Lee, 
             and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 5259. A bill to establish the Food Safety 
     Administration to protect the public health by preventing 
     food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food intended for 
     human consumption, improving research on contaminants leading 
     to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from 
     intentional contamination; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself and Mr. Turner of Ohio):
       H.R. 5260. A bill to extend the life of the Advisory 
     Committee on Veterans Business Affairs until September 30, 
     2006; to the Committee on Small Business, 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. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 5261. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide for free mailing privileges for personal 
     correspondence and parcels sent by family members from within 
     the United States to members of the Armed Forces serving on 
     active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 5262. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction from gross income for uncompensated 
     education costs incurred by veterans' survivors and 
     dependents who are in receipt of educational assistance under 
     chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 5263. A bill to amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
     Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to require that, in order 
     to determine that a democratically elected government in Cuba 
     exists, the government extradite to the United States 
     convicted felon William Morales and all other individuals who 
     are living in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or 
     confinement for criminal offenses committed in the United 
     States; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 5264. A bill to authorize the use of Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve capacity above 700,000,000 barrels to 
     address sustained petroleum product price increases; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 5265. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
     insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or 
     substantial rehabilitation of child care and development 
     facilities and to establish the Children's Development 
     Commission (Kiddie Mac) to certify such facilities for such 
     insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 5266. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage investment in facilities which use woody 
     biomass to produce electricity; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ORTIZ:
       H.R. 5267. A bill to improve the security clearance process 
     and increase the number of detention beds along the United 
     States-Mexico border; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 5268. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the National Transportation Safety Board to 
     investigate all fatal railroad grade crossing accidents; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 5269. A bill to combat unlawful commercial sex 
     activities by targeting demand, to protect children from 
     being exploited by such activities, to prohibit the operation 
     of sex tours, to assist State and local governments to 
     enforce laws dealing with commercial sex activities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RENZI:
       H.R. 5270. A bill to make careers in public service more 
     feasible for students who graduate with high educational loan 
     debt; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Mr. Lampson):
       H.R. 5271. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish and award a decoration, to be known as the 
     ``Coalition of the Willing Medal``, to members of the 
     military services of nations participating with the United 
     States in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 
     Freedom; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. King 
             of New York):
       H.R. 5272. A bill to establish the United States Boxing 
     Commission to protect the general welfare of boxers and to 
     ensure fairness in the sport of professional boxing; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr.

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             Matsui, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Terry, Mr. Case, Mr. Ose, 
             Mr. Osborne, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Cardoza, and Mr. Moore):
       H.R. 5273. A bill to convert certain temporary judgeships 
     to permanent judgeships, to create an additional judgeship 
     for the district of Nebraska and for the eastern district of 
     California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ose, Mr. Nunes, Mr. 
             Radanovich, and Mr. Cardoza):
       H.R. 5274. A bill to create an additional judgeship for the 
     eastern district of California, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 5275. A bill to provide for the remittance to certain 
     Indian veterans of amounts withheld from military basic pay 
     for State income tax purposes for periods of time those 
     veterans were in active service and were domiciled in Indian 
     country; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baca, 
             Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Kind, Ms. Lee, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Wu, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 5276. A bill to require that a conversion to 
     contractor performance of an activity or function of the 
     Federal Government may not result in the loss of employment 
     of any Federal worker with a severe disability employed in 
     that activity or function; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Keller, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Platts, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Bell, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Ms. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Case, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. John, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Lampson, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Majette, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Michaud, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Moore, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Snyder, Ms. Solis, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Watt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Wu, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Murtha, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 5277. A bill to provide reliable officers, technology, 
     education, community prosecutors, and training in our 
     neighborhoods; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 5278. A bill to ensure and foster continued patient 
     safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply 
     to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and 
     health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner 
     as such laws apply to collective bargaining by labor 
     organizations under the National Labor Relations Act, to 
     ensure integrity in the operation of pharmacy benefit 
     managers, and to preserve access standards to community 
     pharmacies under the Medicare outpatient prescription drug 
     program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5279. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Nylosan red F-GS SGR; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5280. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Basic 
     yellow 94; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5281. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid 
     brown 298; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5282. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Basic 
     blue 154; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5283. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Disperse blue 281; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5284. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid 
     red 336; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5285. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Direct 
     blue 90; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5286. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,4-
     Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with N,N'-bis(2-
     aminoethyl)- 1,2-ethanediamine, cyclized, methyl sulfates; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5287. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid 
     yellow 235; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5288. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid 
     blue 324; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 5289. A bill to establish the Mark O. Hatfield-
     Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal 
     Governance Foundation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Cole, and 
             Mr. Sullivan):
       H. Con. Res. 511. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to Inez Sitter; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 512. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the European Union's plans to 
     lift the embargo on arms sales to the People's Republic of 
     China; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. CROWLEY:
       H. Con. Res. 513. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     first United States kindergarten, established in College 
     Point, New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Res. 835. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the

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     House of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H. Res. 836. A resolution urging the Senate to give its 
     advice and consent to ratification of Convention No. 87 
     Concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right 
     to Organize as adopted by the International Labor Conference; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. Cardoza):
       H. Res. 837. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to establish a standing Committee on 
     Homeland Security and a standing Committee on Intelligence 
     (with jurisdiction over appropriations for intelligence 
     activities), and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Res. 838. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the creation of refugee 
     populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian 
     Gulf region as a result of human rights violations; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H. Res. 839. A resolution urging a peaceful resolution of 
     the conflict over Kashmir, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Issa, Mr. Goode, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Marshall, 
             and Mr. Pearce):
       H. Res. 840. A resolution honoring the members of the 
     United States Armed Forces who served in the Vietnam War, and 
     expressing the appreciation of the House of Representatives 
     for the service and sacrifice of all veterans of the Vietnam 
     era; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself and Mr. Cummings):
       H. Res. 841. A resolution supporting the goals of Red 
     Ribbon Week; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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