[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 22 (Wednesday, March 2, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H940-H941]
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. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 1036. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     make technical corrections relating to copyright royalty 
     judges; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 1037. A bill to make technical corrections to title 
     17, United States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1038. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain 
     jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for 
     trial, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Nunes, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Ms. Herseth):
       H.R. 1039. A bill to suspend temporarily new shipper 
     bonding privileges; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Hall, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Scott of Georgia, and Mr. McCaul of Texas):
       H.R. 1040. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the 
     current income tax system; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 1041. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide each American child with a KidSave Account, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Renzi, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Feeney, Ms. Hooley, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, and Mr. Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 1042. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     clarify the definition of net worth under certain 
     circumstances for purposes of the prompt corrective action 
     authority of the National Credit Union Administration Board, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 1043. A bill to provide additional authority to the 
     Office of Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection Agency; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CAPITO:
       H.R. 1044. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     permit the State of West Virginia to allow the operation of 
     certain vehicles for the hauling of coal and coal by-products 
     on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County, West Virginia; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 1045. A bill to extend the filing deadline for certain 
     Medicare claims to account for a delay in processing 
     adjustments from secondary payor status to primary payor 
     status; 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 Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 1046. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to contract with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for 
     the storage of the city's water in the Kendrick Project, 
     Wyoming; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Wolf, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 1047. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the tragic loss of lives at 
     the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and to support 
     construction of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial in Arlington, 
     Virginia; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself and Mr. Cooper):
       H.R. 1048. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers to split refunds and make deposits 
     electronically among certain accounts; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Davis 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 1049. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude certain truck tractors from the Federal 
     excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers sold at retail; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 1050. A bill to establish a living wage, jobs for all 
     policy for all peoples in the United States and its 
     territories, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Budget, Armed Services, and Rules, 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. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 1051. A bill to authorize the extension of the 
     supplemental security income program to American Samoa; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1052. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the 
     Medicare and Medicaid Programs of incontinence undergarments; 
     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. GERLACH (for himself, Ms. Harman, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Ms. Kaptur, 
             and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 1053. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of Ukraine; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 1054. A bill to establish the Office of Faith-Based 
     and Community Initiatives; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. HOOLEY:
       H.R. 1055. A bill to provide for the designation and 
     funding of high intensity methamphetamine abuse and 
     trafficking areas; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     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 Ms. HOOLEY:
       H.R. 1056. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     with respect to the distribution of pseudoephedrine, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. KING of New York (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 1057. A bill to award a congressional gold medal on 
     behalf of all government workers and others who responded to 
     the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and 
     perished and people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who 
     helped resist the highjackers and caused the plane to crash, 
     to award a duplicate in silver of such gold medals to the 
     personal respresentative of each such person, to require the 
     Secretary of Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
     Spirit of America, recognizing the tragic events of 
     Sepetember 11, 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY (for herself, Mr. Andrews, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 1058. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to ensure that employees are not 
     improperly disqualified from benefits under pension plans and 
     welfare plans based on the misclassification or 
     reclassification of their status; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lee, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Sanders,

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             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Shays, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 1059. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     enhance the readiness of the Armed Forces by replacing the 
     current policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, 
     referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of 
     nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1060. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to encourage the implementation or 
     expansion of prekindergarten programs for students 4 years of 
     age or younger; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 1061. A bill to prohibit United States assistance to 
     the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia until the 
     Ethiopian Government returns all property of United States 
     citizens and entities that has been nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise seized by the Ethiopian Government 
     in contravention of international law, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 1062. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain improvements to retail space; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Putnam, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and 
             Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 1063. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     restore equity and complete the transfer of motor fuel excise 
     taxes attributable to motorboat and small engine fuels into 
     the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 1064. A bill to remove the authority of the Ninth 
     Circuit Court of Appeals to sit en banc with fewer than all 
     circuit judges in regular active service; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 1065. 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. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       H.J. Res. 27. A joint resolution withdrawing the approval 
     of the United States from the Agreement establishing the 
     World Trade Organization; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Scott 
             of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.J. Res. 28. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to 
     vote; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Carson, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Watt, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Cleaver):
       H.J. Res. 29. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of 
     all citizens of the United States to a public education of 
     equal high quality; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Cleaver, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.J. Res. 30. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of 
     citizens of the United States to health care of equal high 
     quality; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 31. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to equality of 
     rights and reproductive rights; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to 
     decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 33. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to 
     a clean, safe, and sustainable environment; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 34. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to taxing the 
     people of the United States progressively; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 35. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to 
     full employment and balanced growth; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.J. Res. 36. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to abolish the 
     Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the 
     President and Vice President by the popular vote of all 
     citizens of the United States regardless of place of 
     residence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Hyde):
       H. Con. Res. 81. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding the two-year anniversary of the human 
     rights crackdown in Cuba; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H. Res. 133. A resolution providing amounts from the 
     applicable accounts of the House of Representatives for 
     continuing expenses of standing and select committees of the 
     House from April 1, 2005, through April 30, 2005; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H. Res. 134. A resolution requesting the President to 
     transmit to the House of Representatives certain information 
     relating to plan assets and liabilities of single-employer 
     pension plans; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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