[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 26, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H2548-H2550]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1813. A bill to require the payment of interest on 
     amounts owed by the United States pursuant to the 
     reliquidation of certain entries under the Tariff Suspension 
     and Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and 
     Technical Corrections Act of 2004; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Otter, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Bono, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Graves, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Herger, Mr. Clay, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Leach, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. Osborne, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ross, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Tiberi, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, and 
             Mr. Bass):
       H.R. 1814. A bill to allow travel between the United States 
     and Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. Skelton) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1815. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2006 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
     year 2006, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Wicker, Mr. McHenry, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 1816. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to protect employer rights; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. COX:
       H.R. 1817. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2006 for the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Matheson, Mr. Holden, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Pascrell, and Mr. Carnahan):
       H.R. 1818. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     make funds available for the Aviation Security Capital Fund, 
     to establish a Checkpoint Screening Security Fund, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 1819. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to enhance the access of Medicare beneficiaries 
     who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary 
     and preventive health care benefits at Federally qualified 
     health centers; 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 Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 1820. A bill to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal 
     National Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to help ensure the 
     appropriate transition of the management entity of the 
     heritage corridor, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Boucher, 
             and Mrs. Drake):
       H.R. 1821. A bill to provide States that meet certain 
     requirements with waivers of the adequate yearly progress 
     provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Markey, and Mr. Bass):
       H.R. 1822. A bill to prohibit human cloning and protect 
     stem cell research; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 1823. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to extend the provisions governing nonimmigrant status 
     for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens 
     awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 1824. A bill to provide for the duty-free entry of 
     certain tramway cars and associated spare parts for use by 
     the city of Portland, Oregon; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 1825. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income the first $5,000 of each 
     transitional payments under the Fair and Equitable Tobacco 
     Reform Act of 2004; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 1826. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2-Chlorobenzyl chloride; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 1827. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on (Z)-(1RS,3RS)-3-(2-Chloro-3,3,3-trifluro-1-propenyl)-
     2,2- imethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 1828. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on (S)-Alpha-Hydroxy-3-

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     phenoxybenzeneacetonitrile; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1829. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Butanedioic acid, dimethyl ester, polymer with 4-hydroxy-
     2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-1-piperidineethanol; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1830. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 3-amino-
     2'-(sulfato-ethyl sulfonyl) ethyl benzamide; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1831. A bill to extend the duty suspension on MUB 738 
     INT; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1832. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 5-
     amino-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,3-xylenesulfonamide; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1833. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     mixtures of 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine,N,N'''-[1,2-ethane-
     diyl-bis [ [ [4,6-bis-[butyl (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-
     piperidinyl)amino]-1,3,5-triazine-2 -yl] imino]-3,1-
     propanediyl] ] bis[N',N''- dibutyl-N',N''-bis(1,2,2,6,6-
     pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)- and Butanedioic acid, 
     dimethylester polymer with 4-hyroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-
     piperdine ethanol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 1834. A bill to provide for various energy efficiency 
     programs and tax incentives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and 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 Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 1835. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal 
     elections; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. FEENEY:
       H.R. 1836. A bill to designate the information center at 
     Canaveral National Seashore as the ``T.C. Wilder, Jr., 
     Canaveral National Seashore Information Center``; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Renzi, Mr. 
             Shadegg, and Mr. Franks of Arizona):
       H.R. 1837. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to establish limitations on the designation of critical 
     habitat, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1838. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3-
     Cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 6-[(di-2-
     propenylamino)carbonyl]-,(1R,6R)-rel-, reaction products with 
     pentafluoroiodoethane-tetrefluoroethylene telomer, ammonium 
     salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1839. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Glycine, N,N-Bis[2-hydroxy-3-(2-propenyloxy)propyl]-, 
     monosodium salt, reaction products with ammonium hydroxide 
     and pentafluoroiodoethane-tetrafluoroethylyene telomer; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1840. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 5,5-
     bis[(y,w-perfluoroC4-20alkylthio)methyl]-2-hydroxy-2-oxo -
     1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane, ammonium salt and 2,2-bis[(y,w-
     perfluoroC4-20alkylthio)methyl]-3-hydroxy proply phosphate, 
     di-ammonium salt and Di-[2,2-bis[(y,w-perfluoroC4-
     20alkylthio)methyl]]-3-hydroxy proply phosphate, ammonium 
     salt and 2,2-bis[(y,w-perfluoroC4-20alkylthio)methyl]-1,3-di-
     (dihydro genphosphate)-propane, tetra-ammonium salt; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1841. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1(3H)-
     Isobenzofuranone, 3,3-bis(2-methyl-1-octyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1842. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     mixture of Poly[[6-[(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)amino]-1,3,5-
     triazine-2,4 diyl][(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)imino]-
     1,6-exanediy [(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)imino]]) and 
     Bis(2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebaceate; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H.R. 1843. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on MCPA; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H.R. 1844. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bronate Advanced; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H.R. 1845. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bromoxynil Octanoate Tech; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H.R. 1846. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bromoxynil MEO; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HENSARLING:
       H.R. 1847. A bill to redesignate the National Scientific 
     Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas, as the ``Columbia 
     Scientific Balloon Center``; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 1848. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain bitumen-coated polyethylene sleeves specifically 
     designed to protect in-ground wood posts; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. Platts, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hall, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Strickland, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Baca, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Spratt, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Holt, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Watt, Mr. Payne, Mr. Olver, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Markey, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Filner, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Berry, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Owens, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Stupak, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Meehan, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Clay, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Simmons, Ms. Hart, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Solis, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Baird, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
             Ross):
       H.R. 1849. A bill to require that health plans provide 
     coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, 
     lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of 
     breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; 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. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 1850. A bill to provide for fire safety standards for 
     cigarettes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 1851. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on nylon 
     woolpacks used to package wool; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. OTTER (for himself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 1852. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to extend certain water contracts in Idaho, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mr. Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 1853. A bill to ensure that the total amount of funds 
     awarded to a State under part A of title I of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for each of fiscal years 
     2005 and 2006 is not less than the total amount of funds 
     awarded to the State under such part for fiscal year 2003; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1854. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     magnesium zinc aluminum hydroxide carbonate hydrate; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1855. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate hydrate; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1856. A bill to extend the temporary duty suspension 
     on C12-18 Alkenes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1857. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on polytetramethylene ether glycol; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1858. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on cis-3-Hexen-1-ol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RENZI:
       H.R. 1859. A bill to make careers in public service more 
     feasible for students who graduate with high educational loan 
     debt; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 1860. A bill to amend the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention 
     and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to exempt from the means 
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     bankruptcy cases, for a limited period, qualifying reserve-
     component members who, after September 11, 2001, are called 
     to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for 
     not less than 60 days; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania (for herself, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 1861. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to issue regulations concerning the safety and 
     labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Bass, Mr. Upton, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas):
       H.R. 1862. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to 
     issue regulations requiring testing for steroids and other 
     performance-enhancing substances for certain sports 
     associations engaged in interstate commerce; 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 Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself and Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 1863. A bill to amend the National Foundation on the 
     Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to make available 
     additional funds to increase access to the arts through the 
     support of education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 1864. A bill to provide for enhanced retirement 
     benefits for administrative law judges; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1865. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to release the condition on a portion of land adjacent to the 
     community of Beaver, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1866. A bill to facilitate shareholder consideration 
     of making Settlement Common Stock under the Alaska Native 
     Claims Settlement Act available to Alaska Natives born after 
     December 18, 1971, descendants of Alaska Natives born after 
     December 18, 1971, missed enrollees, and Native Elders, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCHWARZ of Michigan (for himself, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Forbes, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Larsen of Washington, and Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution honoring the life and 
     legacy of Frederick William Augustus von Steuben and 
     recognizing his contributions on the 275th anniversary of his 
     birth; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H. Res. 232. A resolution permitting official photographs 
     of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House 
     is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker; to 
     the Committee on House Administration. considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. McCaul of Texas, and Mr. Sherman):
       H. Res. 233. A resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary 
     of Victory in Europe (V-E) Day during World War II; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. MOLLOHAN:
       H. Res. 234. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the resolution (H. Res. 131) amending rule XI of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives with regard to the procedures of 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado):
       H. Res. 237. A resolution congratulating the University of 
     Denver Pioneers for winning the 2005 National Collegiate 
     Athletic Association Division I Men's Ice Hockey 
     Championship; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, 
             Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Kline, and Mr. 
             Gutknecht):
       H. Res. 238. A resolution commending the University of 
     Minnesota women's ice hockey team for winning the 2004-2005 
     National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's 
     Ice Hockey Championship, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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