[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 5, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H1776-H1778]
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 and Mr. 
             Platts):
       H.R. 1455. A bill to amend title 5 and title 3, United 
     States Code, to include the Department of Homeland Security 
     and the Secretary of Homeland Security in lists of executive 
     departments and officers; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for

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     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. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1456. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of 
     firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless 
     of age or duty limitations; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 1457. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for the travel expenses of a 
     taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business 
     travel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 1458. A bill to require any Federal or State court to 
     recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed 
     by a State other than the State where the court is located 
     when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate 
     commerce; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Cantor, and Mr. 
             Issa):
       H.R. 1459. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the 
     proliferation of boutique fuels, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. Jo Ann 
             Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Cantor, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1460. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 6200 Rolling Road in 
     Springfield, Virginia, as the ``Captain Mark Stubenhofer Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Fitzpatrick of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 1461. A bill to reform the regulation of certain 
     housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1462. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the 
     remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran 
     shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. Jo Ann 
             Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Cantor, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 1463. A bill to designate a portion of the Federal 
     building located at 2100 Jamieson Avenue, in Alexandria, 
     Virginia, as the ``Justin W. Williams United States 
     Attorney's Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1464. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain pimientos (capsicum anuum), prepared or preserved 
     otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1465. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain pimientos (capsicum anuum), prepared or preserved by 
     vinegar or acetic acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1466. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain pimientos (capsicum anuum), prepared or preserved 
     otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Porter, and Ms. 
             Berkley):
       H.R. 1467. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the 
     Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Rangel, and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 1468. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to replace the recapture bond provisions of the low 
     income housing tax credit program; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. OTTER (for himself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 1469. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall make full payment to each unit of general local 
     government in which entitlement land is located as set forth 
     in chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1470. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit to individuals who make 
     contributions to finance the non-Federal share of projects of 
     the Army Corps of Engineers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Simmons, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ney, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, 
             Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shays, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Farr, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Issa, 
             and Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H.R. 1471. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a grant program to provide supportive services in 
     permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1472. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 167 East 124th Street in New 
     York, New York, as the ``Tito Puente Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 1473. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a deferral of tax on gain from the sale 
     of telecommunications businesses in specific circumstances or 
     a tax credit and other incentives to promote diversity of 
     ownership in telecommunications businesses; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Payne, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Clay, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Bishop 
             of New York):
       H.R. 1474. A bill to designate certain functions performed 
     at flight service stations of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration as inherently governmental functions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1475. A bill to require door delivery of mail sent to 
     persons residing in senior communities; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 1476. A bill to amend the Eisenhower Exchange 
     Fellowship Act of 1990 to authorize additional appropriations 
     for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself and Mr. Kline):
       H.R. 1477. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the proper treatment of differential wage 
     payments made to employees called to active duty in the 
     uniformed services, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 1478. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of 
     the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces, to provide financial 
     support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized 
     members of reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Salazar):
       H.R. 1479. A bill to expand rural access to broadband 
     services; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Science, and 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 Mr. VAN HOLLEN:
       H.R. 1480. A bill to require that a conversion to 
     contractor performance of an activity or function of the 
     Federal Government may not result in the loss of employment 
     of any Federal worker with a severe disability employed in 
     that activity or function; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. WYNN (for himself and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 1481. A bill to ensure reliability of electric service 
     to provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks 
     in order to support competitive electricity markets to 
     modernize regulation, 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. WYNN (for himself and Mr. Shimkus):

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       H.R. 1482. A bill to provide for the research and 
     development of advanced nuclear reactor, solar energy, and 
     wind energy technologies for the production of hydrogen, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, 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 Mr. RANGEL:
       H.J. Res. 40. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to 
     a home; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H. Con. Res. 121. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     public schools of Westchester Public School District 92 1/2 
     in Westchester, Illinois, on the occasion of the District's 
     75th anniversary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H. Con. Res. 122. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the need for further study of the 
     neurological disorder dystonia; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Owens, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Farr, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Delahunt, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H. Con. Res. 123. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of the Day of Silence with respect to 
     discrimination and harassment faced by lesbian, gay, 
     bisexual, and transgender individuals in schools; 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. McCOTTER:
       H. Res. 183. A resolution honoring the life, and expressing 
     the condolences of the House on the passing, of Pope John 
     Paul II; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Boren):
       H. Res. 184. A resolution recognizing a National Week of 
     Hope in commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the 
     terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Honda, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Owens, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Payne, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Clay, Ms. Lee, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Watt, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. 
             McKinney, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H. Res. 185. A resolution honoring Johnnie Cochran, Jr. for 
     his service to the Nation, and expressing condolences to his 
     family, friends, colleagues, and admirers on his death; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HIGGINS:
       H. Res. 186. A resolution honoring the life's work of Pope 
     John Paul II; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 187. A resolution expressing support for a National 
     Week of Reflection and Tolerance; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Andrews, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Harman, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Shays, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Pearce, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Simmons, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Daniel 
             E. Lungren of California, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Berry, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Fitzpatrick of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 188. A resolution recognizing and honoring 
     firefighters for their many contributions throughout the 
     history of the Nation; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H. Res. 189. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a day ought to be established to 
     bring awareness to the issue of missing persons; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

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