[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 21 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H845-H847]
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. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wolf, Ms. 
             Norton, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Kolbe, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 994. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health 
     insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction 
     for TRICARE supplemental premiums; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Government 
     Reform, and 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. WELLER (for himself, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 995. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the payment of Combat-Related Special 
     Compensation under that title to members of the Armed Forces 
     retired for disability with less than 20 years of active 
     military service who were awarded the Purple Heart; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 996. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the extension of highway-related taxes and 
     trust funds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Davis 
             of Tennessee, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Graves, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ney, Mr. Goode, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Culberson, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Kline, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Pence, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Miller of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 997. A bill to declare English as the official 
     language of the United States, to establish a uniform English 
     language rule for naturalization, and to avoid 
     misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of 
     the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide 
     for the general welfare of the United States and to establish 
     a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, 
     of the Constitution; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. PICKERING (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 998. A bill to preserve local radio broadcast 
     emergency and other services and to require the Federal 
     Communications Commission to conduct a rulemaking for that 
     purpose; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama:
       H.R. 999. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health 
     care services and benefits for certain new beneficiaries as 
     part of the TRICARE program; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Mrs. McCarthy):
       H.R. 1000. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that

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     group and individual health insurance coverage and group 
     health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor 
     child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due 
     to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and 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. McCAUL of Texas:
       H.R. 1001. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 301 South Heatherwilde 
     Boulevard in Pflugerville, Texas, as the ``Sergeant Byron W. 
     Norwood Post Office Building``; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 1002. A bill to amend the definition of a law 
     enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to 
     ensure the inclusion of certain positions; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Serrano, 
             and Ms. Watson):
       H.R. 1003. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     allow greater access to international remittance services, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.R. 1004. A bill to amend title 4 of the United States 
     Code to prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory tax 
     on income earned within such State by nonresidents of such 
     State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1005. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers to designate that part or all of any 
     income tax refund be paid over for use in medical research 
     conducted through the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Markey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Owens, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Ms. Carson, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Goode, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Allen, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Farr, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Cummings, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 1006. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide that the procedures relating to the closing or 
     consolidation of a post office be extended to the relocation 
     or construction of a post office, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 1007. A bill to provide for the conveyance of a small 
     parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in 
     Riverside, California, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 1008. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to participate in the design and construction of the 
     Riverside-Corona Feeder in cooperation with the Western 
     Municipal Water District of Riverside, California; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 1009. A bill to designate the western breakwater for 
     the project for navigation, New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, as 
     the ``Charles Hervey Townshend Breakwater``; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Tanner, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 1010. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain modifications to be made to qualified 
     mortgages held by a REMIC or a grantor trust; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Israel, and Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 1011. A bill to provide financial assistance to the 
     United Nations Population Fund to provide urgent medical and 
     health care to tsunami victims in Indonesia, the Maldives, 
     and Sri Lanka; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 1012. A bill to establish a commercial truck highway 
     safety demonstration program in the State of Maine, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 1013. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to promulgate a rule that requires manufacturers 
     of certain consumer products to establish and maintain a 
     system for providing notification of recalls of such products 
     to consumers who first purchase such a product; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MUSGRAVE:
       H.R. 1014. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social 
     Security benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1015. A bill to designate the annex to the E. Barrett 
     Prettyman Federal Building and United States Courthouse 
     located at 333 Constitution Avenue Northwest in the District 
     of Columbia as the ``William B. Bryant Annex''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OTTER (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Ross, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Gordon, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky):
       H.R. 1016. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests 
     furnished by critical access hospitals 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. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 1017. A bill to prohibit United States voluntary and 
     assessed contributions to the United Nations if the United 
     Nations imposes any tax or fee on any United States person or 
     continues to develop or promote proposals for such a tax or 
     fee; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1018. A bill to repeal the requirements under the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 for residents of public 
     housing to engage in community service and to complete 
     economic self-sufficiency programs; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. RENZI:
       H.R. 1019. A bill to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande 
     Ruins National Monument, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 1020. A bill to declare adequate pain care research, 
     education, and treatment as national public health 
     priorities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Armed Services, and 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. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 1021. A bill to provide for a prize program to 
     encourage development of space and aeronautics technologies 
     and establish an endowment to further educate and inspire the 
     public's interest in space and aeronautics; to the Committee 
     on Science.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
             Weiner):
       H.R. 1022. A bill to provide for a Near-Earth Object Survey 
     program to detect, track, catalogue, and characterize certain 
     near-earth asteroids and comets; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 1023. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish an 
     awards program in honor of Charles ``Pete'' Conrad, astronaut 
     and space scientist, for recognizing the discoveries made by 
     amateur astronomers of asteroids with near-Earth orbit 
     trajectories; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Lucas):
       H.R. 1024. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for investing in companies 
     involved in space-related activities; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Ney, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 1025. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to exempt mortgage servicers from certain 
     requirements of the Act with respect to federally related 
     mortgage loans secured by a first lien, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Mr. McCotter):
       H.R. 1026. A bill to foster cross-border cooperation in 
     Northern Europe; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SNYDER:
       H.R. 1027. A bill to release to the State of Arkansas a 
     reversionary interest in Camp Joseph T. Robinson; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 1028. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 with respect to

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     enforcement provisions; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Simmons, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Holden, Ms. Watson, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Olver, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Ford, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Boucher, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Ross, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and 
             Mr. Putnam):
       H.R. 1029. A bill to permit refinancing of Federal student 
     consolidation loans, and to permit students freedom to select 
     a student loan consolidator; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 1030. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to enter into 
     agreements with private for-profit organizations for the 
     provision of work-study employment; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 1031. A bill to encourage partnerships between 
     community colleges and four-year colleges and universities; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 1032. A bill to eliminate the termination date on 
     authority for schools with low default rates to make single 
     disbursements of student loans; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, and Ms. McCollum of Minnesota):
       H.R. 1033. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the limitations on the maximum amount of the 
     deduction of interest on education loans; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H. Con. Res. 79. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award a 
     Congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson (posthumously), 
     in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation; to 
     the Committee on House Administration. considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Towns, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Ms. Waters, Mr. Filner, Mr. Murtha, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Payne, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H. Con. Res. 80. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     service to the Nation during World War II of the African-
     American members of the United States Marine Corps who came 
     to be known as the Montford Point Marines; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Beauprez, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop of 
             New York, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Fossella, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Michaud, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Portman, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Saxton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Souder, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Res. 124. A resolution congratulating Jewish communities 
     on their seven year completion of the 11th cycle of the daily 
     study of the Talmud; to the Committee on Government Reform. 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Towns):
       H. Res. 127. A resolution urging the establishment and 
     observation of a legal public holiday in honor of Cesar E. 
     Chavez; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CUELLAR (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Butterfield, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H. Res. 128. A resolution recognizing the 250th anniversary 
     of Laredo, Texas; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H. Res. 129. A resolution providing amounts for the 
     expenses of the Committee on Armed Services in the One 
     Hundred Ninth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself and Ms. Velazquez):
       H. Res. 130. A resolution recognizing the contributions of 
     environmental systems and the technicians who install and 
     maintain them to the quality of life of all Americans and 
     supporting the goals and ideals of National Indoor Comfort 
     Week; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. MOLLOHAN:
       H. Res. 131. A resolution amending rule XI of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives with regard to the procedures of 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. WU:
       H. Res. 132. A resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the maximum Pell Grant should be 
     increased to $5,800; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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