[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 28 (Thursday, March 10, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H1368-H1371]
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. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 1212. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax credits for making energy efficiency 
     improvements to existing homes and for constructing new 
     energy efficient homes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 1213. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2006 for voluntary contributions on a grant basis to the 
     Organization of American States (OAS) to establish a Center 
     for Caribbean Basin Trade and to establish a skills-based 
     training program for Caribbean Basin countries; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Solis, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Waters, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Farr, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Harman, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Berman, Mrs. McCarthy, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Wu, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Crowley, and Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 1214. A bill to require that the recommended national 
     protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations 
     include a recommendation that rape victims be offered 
     information about emergency contraceptives to prevent 
     pregnancy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GINGREY (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Simmons):
       H.R. 1215. A bill to provide for the implementation of a 
     Green Chemistry Research and Development Program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Davis 
             of Alabama, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Case, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Berry, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Ney, and Mr. Gerlach):
       H.R. 1216. A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 to provide that the provisions relating to 
     countervailing duties apply to nonmarket economy countries; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Petri, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Rush, Ms. Lee, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Holt, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Markey, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Mr. Allen, Ms. Waters, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Farr, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. 
             Capps, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Clay, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Doggett, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 1217. A bill to suspend the authority for the Western 
     Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor 
     institution to the United States Army School of the Americas) 
     in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Payne, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Solis, Ms. Lee, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Platts, 
             and Mr. Kirk):
       H.R. 1218. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, concerning length and weight limitations for vehicles 
     operating on Federal-aid highways, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Carter, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. King of Iowa, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Graves):
       H.R. 1219. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 1220. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2005, the rates of disablity compensation for veterans with 
     service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency 
     and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-
     connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 1221. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain rubber or plastic footwear; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 1222. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing 
     ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes; 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. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. Kolbe):
       H.R. 1223. A bill to ensure that appropriate State social 
     services officers have the authority to access certain 
     Federal databases for the purpose of carrying out checks in 
     cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing 
     children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 1224. A bill to repeal the prohibition on the payment 
     of interest on demand deposits, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 1225. A bill to better manage the national instant 
     criminal background check system and terrorism matches; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Oxley, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio,

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             Mr. Baker, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ford, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite 
             of Florida, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 1226. A bill to establish a mechanism for developing 
     uniform United States positions on issues before the Basel 
     Committee on Banking Supervision at the Bank for 
     International Settlements, to require a review on the most 
     recent recommendation of the Basel Committee for an accord on 
     capital standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ney, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Owens, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Regula, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Ms. Granger, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Shays, and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 1227. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis 
     of genetic information with respect to health insurance and 
     employment; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. CONYERS:
       H.R. 1228. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reduce the work hours and increase the 
     supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of 
     patients and resident-physicians themselves; 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. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Wamp, 
             and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H.R. 1229. A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees 
     to which State and local governments are a party, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUNT:
       H.R. 1230. A bill to extend trade benefits to certain tents 
     imported into the United States; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COLE of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 1231. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross 
     income for amounts received under qualified group legal 
     services plans and to repeal the limitation on the amount of 
     the exclusion; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 1232. A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 to provide death and disability 
     benefits for aerial firefighters who work on a contract basis 
     for the Forest Service or an agency of the Department of the 
     Interior and suffer death or disability in the line of duty, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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. Lincoln DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Solis, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1233. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to permit States the option of coverage of legal 
     immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State 
     children's health insurance program (SCHIP); 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. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1234. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require greater transparency of corporate tax 
     accounting measures, to facilitate analysis of financial 
     statements, to permit inspection of true corporate tax 
     liability and understand the tax strategies undertaken by 
     corporations, to discourage abusive tax sheltering 
     activities, and to restore investor confidence in publicly 
     traded corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Otter, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. 
             Doolittle):
       H.R. 1235. A bill to limit the authority of the Secretary 
     of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to acquire 
     land located in a State in which 25 percent or more of all 
     land in the State is already owned by the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Porter, and Ms. 
             Berkley):
       H.R. 1236. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 750 4th Street in Sparks, 
     Nevada, as the ``Mayor Tony Armstrong Memorial Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. HART:
       H.R. 1237. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to provide assistance to communities 
     for the redevelopment of brownfield sites; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Owens, Mr. Stark, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Clay, Mr. Michaud, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 1238. A bill to express the sense of the Congress with 
     respect to the price and terms of credit used to pay large 
     medical bills, to amend the Truth in Lending Act with respect 
     to credit card issuers obligations for credit extended to pay 
     medical expenses under certain circumstances, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H.R. 1239. A bill to require notice of exceptions applied 
     by the Department of Defense to certain requirements to 
     procure items made in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 1240. A bill to establish a Federal Interagency 
     Committee on Emergency Medical Services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Chabot, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Akin, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Baird, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Larsen 
             of Washington, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Kind, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Platts, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 1241. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential 
     buildings; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1242. A bill to establish the American Veterans 
     Congressional Internship Program; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Goode, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Pence, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Hall, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Cannon, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bradley 
             of New Hampshire, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Otter, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Sodrel, and Mr. 
             Alexander):
       H.R. 1243. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States 
     Code to provide for reciprocity in regard to the manner in 
     which nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed 
     firearms in that State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 1244. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide health care coverage for spouses and children of 
     members of the uniformed services on active duty through the 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits program; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, 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. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Granger, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mrs.

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             Bono, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Hall, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Allen, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Cramer, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Foxx, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Boswell, Ms. Carson, Mr. Honda, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. Wexler, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, and Mr. 
             Stupak):
       H.R. 1245. A bill to provide for programs to increase the 
     awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers 
     with respect to gynecologic cancers; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mrs. Bono, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Simmons, Ms. Solis, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 1246. A bill to reauthorize the Children's Hospitals 
     Graduate Medical Education Program; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Pence, and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 1247. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to ensure that certain prevailing parties receive attorneys' 
     fees; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. 
             Marchant):
       H.R. 1248. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to prevent government agencies from requiring or prohibiting 
     employers in the construction industry to enter into 
     agreements with labor organizations; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Dicks, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Simmons, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Ms. Watson, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Kuhl of New 
             York):
       H.R. 1249. A bill to provide collective bargaining rights 
     for public safety officers employed by States or their 
     political subdivisions; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Shadegg, and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 1250. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to jointly conduct a study on the feasibility of 
     designating the Arizona Trail as a national scenic trail or a 
     national historic trail; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Cardoza, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Lee, Ms. Harman, Mr. Case, Ms. McCollum 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Sanders, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Watson, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 1251. A bill to provide grants and other support to 
     achieve communications interoperability in the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, 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. McCARTHY (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Towns, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Stark, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Andrews, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Bishop of New York):
       H.R. 1252. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a program of screenings and education regarding 
     children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MUSGRAVE:
       H.R. 1253. A bill to extend a certain high priority 
     corridor in the States of Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, 
     and Wyoming; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Ross, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1254. A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act 
     to require the establishment of an electronic nationwide 
     livestock identification system, to prevent the unauthorized 
     release of information collected under the system, to promote 
     an objective review of Department of Agriculture responses to 
     livestock disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 1255. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the tax incentives for biodiesel; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 1256. A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act 
     to exempt certain animal identification information from 
     disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, 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. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cardoza, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Herger, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Otter, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Costa, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina):
       H.R. 1257. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to authorize 
     critical use exemption amounts for methy bromide as 
     identified by the United States State Department for the 
     years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 1258. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide parity with respect 
     to substance abuse treatment benefits under group health 
     plans and health insurance coverage; 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Towns, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Payne, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 1259. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress, collectively, to the 
     Tuskegee Airmen in recognition of their unique military 
     record, which inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed 
     Forces; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Obey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. McGovern, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Towns, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Olver, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             Nadler, and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 1260. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to extend contracts for national dairy 
     market loss payments through fiscal year 2007, to increase 
     the payment quantity authorized under such contracts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas:
       H.R. 1261. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to improve the efficiency and fairness of acquiring railroad 
     rights-of-way for interim use as public trails by applying 
     the procedures applicable to other Federal real estate 
     acquisitions; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Markey, 
             and Mr. Burgess):

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       H.R. 1262. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while 
     providing more help to caregivers and increasing public 
     education about prevention; 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. STEARNS:
       H.R. 1263. A bill to protect and enhance consumer privacy, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on International 
     Relations, 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. TERRY (for himself, Mrs. Capps, and Mrs. 
             Maloney):
       H.R. 1264. 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 Colorado:
       H.R. 1265. A bill to provide a source of funding for the 
     reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Salazar):
       H.R. 1266. A bill to facilitate the reclamation of 
     abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H. Con. Res. 91. Concurrent resolution requesting the 
     President to issue a proclamation to commemorate the 200th 
     anniversary of the birth of Constantino Brumidi; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H. Con. Res. 92. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     designation, during spring 2006, of National Horticultural 
     Therapy Week in order to improve the quality of life for all 
     and increase opportunities for each individual positively 
     connect with the natural world; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H. Con. Res. 93. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the Department of Justice should halt 
     efforts to block compensation for torture inflicted by the 
     Government of Iraq on American prisoners of war during the 
     1991 Gulf War; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TANCREDO:
       H. Con. Res. 94. Concurrent resolution commending Paul 
     Rusesabagina for his courage and bravery in saving hundreds 
     of lives from the genocide in Rwanda, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. JINDAL (for himself and Mr. Boustany):
       H. Res. 146. A resolution expressing support for prayer at 
     school board meetings; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. NEY (for himself, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and 
             Mr. Reynolds):
       H. Res. 147. A resolution electing members to the Joint 
     Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on 
     the Library; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H. Res. 148. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Financial Literacy Month, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Honda):
       H. Res. 149. A resolution honoring the life and 
     contributions of the late Dr. John B. Tsu for his dedication 
     and service to the United States of America through many 
     high-level boards and commissions and for his service on 
     behalf of the Asian Pacific American community; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H. Res. 150. A resolution recognizing the goals and ideals 
     of a National Time Out Day to support the universal protocol, 
     developed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of 
     Healthcare Organizations, for preventing errors in the 
     operating room, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.

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