[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 31 (Tuesday, March 15, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H1506-H1509]
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. ISSA (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, and 
             Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 1291. A bill to require the Secretaries of Health and 
     Human Services, Defense, and Homeland Security to carry out 
     activities toward bringing to market effective medical 
     countermeasures to radiation from a nuclear or radiological 
     attack; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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 Mr. BUYER (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1292. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Case, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 1293. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide access and equity in higher education, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 1294. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     establish a priority for the payment of claims for duties 
     paid to the United States by licensed customs brokers and 
     sureties on behalf of a debtor; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Gary G. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr.

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             Gillmor, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Ms. Hooley, and Mr. 
             Tiberi):
       H.R. 1295. A bill to protect consumers against unfair and 
     deceptive practices in connection with higher cost mortgage 
     transactions, to strengthen the civil remedies available to 
     consumers under existing law, to provide for certain uniform 
     lending standards, to improve housing counseling, to better 
     mortgage servicing, to enhance appraisal standards and 
     oversight, to establish licensing and minimum standards for 
     mortgage brokers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 1296. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to responsibility for intermodal equipment 
     compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Platts, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 1297. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation 
     Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 1298. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the benefits under the Medicare 
     Program for beneficiaries with kidney disease, 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. CARDOZA (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Jones 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Baca, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Costa, Mr. Otter, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Nunes, Ms. 
             Bordallo, and Mr. Gary G. Miller of California):
       H.R. 1299. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to reform the process for designating critical habitat 
     under that Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Lee, Mr. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Watt, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1300. A bill to ensure the Federal voting rights of 
     persons who have been released from incarceration; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 1301. A bill to amend the Federal Charter of the Boy 
     Scouts of America in title 36, United States Code, to ratify 
     the authority of the Secretary of Defense and military 
     installations and units of the Armed Forces to officially 
     sponsor units of the Boy Scouts of America serving dependents 
     of members of the Armed Forces and to make facilities of the 
     Department of Defense available for Boy Scout meetings and 
     activities, such as national and world Boy Scout Jamborees; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Mr. Case, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Edwards, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Waxman, 
             and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1302. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
     1995 to require certain coalitions and associations to 
     disclose their lobbying activities; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Hooley, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek 
             of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Ms. Solis, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Watson, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 1303. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to 
     evade taxation of United States income and to prevent 
     manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to 
     tax havens; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Mr. Case, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Edwards, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Waxman, 
             and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1304. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require disclosure of lobbying activities by certain 
     organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 1305. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent and refundable, and to expand, the 
     saver's credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Pomeroy):
       H.R. 1306. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Ferguson):
       H.R. 1307. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate portions of the Musconetcong River in the State 
     of New Jersey as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 1308. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation 
     ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. Clay, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. 
             Gutierrez):
       H.R. 1309. A bill to protect innocent elderly and disabled 
     tenants in public housing and housing assisted under the 
     rental assistance program under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 from eviction by reason of 
     criminal activity; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Shays, Ms. Carson, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Honda, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Baird, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Israel, Ms. Watson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 1310. A bill to amend the Intelligence Reform and 
     Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 with respect to the Privacy 
     and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):

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       H.R. 1311. A bill to provide for the construction and 
     renovation of child care facilities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY:
       H.R. 1312. A bill to reauthorize the assault weapons ban, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Shays, Mr. Fitzpatrick of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Bradley of 
             New Hampshire, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Gingrey, and Mr. 
             Shadegg):
       H.R. 1313. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at 
     health centers under section 330 of such Act; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself and Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 1314. A bill to amend the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 to require the 2005 base closure and 
     realignment process to adhere to certain requirements 
     regarding the preservation of military depot capabilities; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. OTTER (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Cannon, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 1315. A bill to allow small public water systems to 
     request an exemption from the requirements of any national 
     primary drinking water regulation for a naturally occurring 
     contaminant, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PENCE (for himself and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1316. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to repeal the limit on the aggregate amount of 
     campaign contributions that may be made by individuals during 
     an election cycle, to repeal the limit on the amount of 
     expenditures political parties may make on behalf of their 
     candidates in general elections for Federal office, to allow 
     State and local parties to make certain expenditures using 
     nonfederal funds, to restore certain rights to exempt 
     organizations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. PLATTS (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Shays, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Berman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             DeGette, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Simmons, and 
             Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 1317. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     clarify which disclosures of information are protected from 
     prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in 
     nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect 
     that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with 
     certain disclosure protections; and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 1318. A bill to allow the refurbishment and operation 
     of a small hydroelectric facility in central Montana by 
     adjusting the amount of charges to be paid to the United 
     States under the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 1319. A bill to improve the health of residents of, 
     and the environment in, the United States-Mexico border area; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, 
     Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     International Relations, 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. REYES:
       H.R. 1320. A bill to secure the borders of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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 Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Filner, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Towns, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 1321. A bill to make funds available to pay the United 
     States prisoners of war that brought suit against the 
     Government of Iraq in the case of Acree v. Republic of Iraq; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TIERNEY:
       H.R. 1322. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide emergency 
     protection for retiree health benefits; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Engel, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Towns, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. 
             Gordon):
       H.R. 1323. A bill to establish a permanent grant program to 
     improve public safety communications and the interoperability 
     of emergency communications equipment; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. 
             Boren):
       H.R. 1324. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to establish a U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement Office of Investigations field office in Tulsa, 
     Oklahoma; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. TANCREDO:
       H.R. 1325. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to repeal authorities relating to H1-B visas for 
     temporary workers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 1326. A bill to enable a Bureau of Reclamation 
     partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and 
     other regional partners to achieve water supply, water 
     quality, and environmental restoration objectives; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 1327. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Witchita 
     Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes`` 
     to authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Towns, Ms. Solis, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Case, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Holden, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Clay, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Costello, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Rothman, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Wu, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Norton, Mr. Waxman, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Evans, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Payne, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Cardoza, Ms. Harman, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
             Farr, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hall, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Olver, 
             Ms. Herseth, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. Waters, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Costa, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kind, Mr. Levin, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wexler, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Baca, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Larsen 
             of Washington, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Bass, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Israel, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Honda, Mr. Watt, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, 
             Ms. DeGette, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Engel, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi):
       H.J. Res. 37. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to equal 
     rights for men and women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Butterfield, and Mr. Serrano):
       H. Con. Res. 96. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     significance of African American women in the United States 
     scientific community; to the Committee on Science.

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           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Issa, and 
             Mr. Sessions):
       H. Con. Res. 97. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that safe and effective radioprotectant drugs 
     should be procured and stockpiled by the Federal Government 
     as soon as possible; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Pence, Mr. Mack, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Con. Res. 98. Concurrent resolution expressing the grave 
     concern of Congress regarding the recent passage of the anti-
     secession law by the National People's Congress of the 
     People's Republic of China; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Leach, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Shuster, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Wamp, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Wilson 
             of New Mexico, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Con. Res. 99. Concurrent resolution expressing the need 
     for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain injury and 
     support for the designation of a National Brain Injury 
     Awareness Month; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. PELOSI:
       H. Res. 153. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House which was laid on the table.
           By Mr. PUTNAM:
       H. Res. 154. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) establishing the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for 
     fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for 
     fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
     levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010; referred to the 
     House Calendar and ordered to be printed.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Payne, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Holt, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Owens, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             McKinney, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Cummings):
       H. Res. 155. A resolution requiring the House of 
     Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to 
     verify the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as part 
     of the Constitution when the legislatures of an additional 
     three States ratify the Equal Rights Amendment; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H. Res. 156. A resolution condemning the conduct of Chief 
     Minister Narendra Modi for his actions to incite religious 
     persecution and urging the United States to condemn all 
     violations of religious freedom in India; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H. Res. 157. A resolution congratulating the Montana Future 
     Farmers of America on the occasion of its 75th Anniversary 
     and celebrating the achievements of Montana FFA members; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Doyle, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 158. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     increasing awareness of autism, supporting programs for 
     increased research and improved treatment of autism, 
     improving training and support for individuals with autism 
     and those who care for individuals with autism, and for other 
     purposes; 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.

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