[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 54 (Thursday, April 28, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H2734-H2738]
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 Ms. FOXX:
       H.R. 1950. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to 
     prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone 
     calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Kuhl of New 
             York, Mr. Allen, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. Harris, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Ms. Herseth, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Filner, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. Smith of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 1951. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became 
     disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Royce, and 
             Mr. Feeney):
       H.R. 1952. A bill to require that certain measures be taken 
     with respect to countries of concern regarding terrorist 
     financing; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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 Ms. PELOSI (for herself and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 1953. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the Old Mint at San 
     Francisco, otherwise known as the ``Granite Lady'', and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1954. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for the transportation of food 
     for charitable purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Ford, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Allen, and Mr. Price of North Carolina):
       H.R. 1955. A bill to establish a national health program 
     administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer 
     health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, and the Budget, 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. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Drake, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. 
             Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 1956. A bill to regulate certain State taxation of 
     interstate commerce; and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Bishop of Utah, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. McHenry, Mr. King 
             of Iowa, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Feeney, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Gohmert,

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             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Keller, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Carter, 
             Mr. Burgess, Mr. Pearce, Ms. Hart, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Otter, Mr. Schwarz of 
             Michigan, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Manzullo, and Mr. Conaway):
       H.R. 1957. A bill to provide for the fair and efficient 
     judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death 
     claims arising out of asbestos or silica exposure, to ensure 
     that individuals who suffer impairment, now or in the future, 
     from illnesses caused by exposure to asbestos or silica 
     receive compensation for their injuries, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1958. A bill to phase out the incineration of solid 
     waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. BAKER:
       H.R. 1959. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     glyoxylic acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 1960. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand pension coverage and savings opportunities and 
     to provide other pension reforms; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, 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. CARDIN:
       H.R. 1961. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand pension coverage and savings opportunities and 
     to provide other pension reforms; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, 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. BAKER:
       H.R. 1962. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     cyclopentanone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 1963. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     Mesotrione Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 1964. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Malonic Acid-Dinitrile 50% NMP; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 1965. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     formulations of NOA 466510; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 1966. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on DEMBB 
     Distilled-ISO Tank; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 1967. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on Acid 
     black 172; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 1968. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on a 
     certain chemical mixture; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 1969. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on N,N'-
     hexane-1,6-diylbis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl 
     opionamide)); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 1970. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 7,7" - [(2-methyl-1,5-pentanediyl) 
     bis[imino(6-fluoro-1,3,5-triazine-4,2-diyl) imino]] bis[ 4-
     hydroxy-3-[(4-methoxy sulfophenyl) azo]-, potassium sodium 
     salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 1971. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,7-
     Naphthalenedisulfonic acid,5-[[4-chloro-6-[[3-[[8-[4-fluoro-
     6- (methylphenylamino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino]-1-hydroxy-
     3,6- disulfo-2-naphthalenyl]azo]-4-sulfophenyl],amino]-1,3,5-
     tria in-2-yl]amino]-4-hydroxy-3-[(1-sulfo-2-
     naphthalenyl)azo]-sodium salt; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee):
       H.R. 1972. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resource study to determine the 
     suitability and feasibility of including in the National Park 
     System certain sites in Williamson County, Tennessee, 
     relating to the Battle of Franklin; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. George Miller of California, and Mr. 
             Tancredo):
       H.R. 1973. A bill to make access to safe water and 
     sanitation for developing countries a specific policy 
     objective of the United States foreign assistance programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 1974. A bill to provide for protection of the flag of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 1975. A bill to designate additional National Forest 
     System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness, to 
     establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to 
     provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness 
     areas and scenic areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. CHABOT:
       H.R. 1976. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Gamma 
     Methyl Ionone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 1977. A bill to establish a commission to investigate 
     the expulsion of African-American residents of the Missouri 
     cities of Aurora, Monett, Newburg, Pierce City, Cassville, 
     and Webb City from their homes that occurred between August 
     1894 and August 1901, and make recommendations regarding the 
     feasibility and appropriateness of providing reparations to 
     such residents; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 1978. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain acrylic fiber tow; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 1979. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain acrylic fiber tow; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Gingrey, and 
             Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 1980. A bill to provide that pay for Members of 
     Congress be reduced following any fiscal year in which there 
     is a Federal deficit; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cardoza, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Honda, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lynch, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Watson, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 1981. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of substitute adult day care services; 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. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Owens, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
             Hooley, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 1982. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States 
     Code, to increase benefits for members of the Armed Forces 
     who, after September 11, 2001, serve on active duty outside 
     the United States or its territories or possessions as part 
     of a contingency operation (including a humanitarian 
     operation, peacekeeping operation, or similar operation) or a 
     combat operation; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, 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. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Dent, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 1983. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     review a report of the Chief of Engineers regarding flooding 
     in the Delaware River; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 1984. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the low-income housing credit for certain 
     buildings in high cost areas; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. Holden, and Ms. 
             Granger):
       H.R. 1985. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received as damages 
     and attorneys fees and costs under Federal whistleblower 
     protection laws and to allow income averaging for amounts 
     received as lost income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Forbes, Mr. King of Iowa, Mrs. Jo Ann 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Shuster, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 1986. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the 
     Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain 
     circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist 
     the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of 
     border protection functions; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, 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. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 1987. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for an increase in the number of political 
     subdivisions directly receiving awards under the program for 
     improving State and local preparedness for bioterrorism and 
     other public health emergencies; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 1988. A bill to amend section 1369 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to extend Federal jurisdiction over destruction 
     of veterans' memorials on State or local government property; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 1989. A bill to establish a commission to make 
     recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the 
     House of Representatives and the method by which Members are 
     elected; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 1990. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on MKH 
     6561 Isocyanate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 1991. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty with respect to Diclofop methyl; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 1992. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     endosulfan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rangel, 
             Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 1993. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow leave for 
     individuals who provide living organ donations; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Government Reform, and House 
     Administration, 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. JONES of Ohio (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Jefferson, and 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
       H.R. 1994. A bill to protect home buyers from predatory 
     lending practices; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. JONES of Ohio:
       H.R. 1995. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to prescribe rules requiring car dealerships to verify 
     ownership before providing replacement keys; 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. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Saxton, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 1996. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide for debt relief to developing countries that 
     take action to protect critical coral reef habitats; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 1997. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to clarify the article description 
     relating to certain monochrome glass envelopes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself and Mr. Jindal):
       H.R. 1998. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the disposition of unused benefits in 
     health flexible spending arrangements; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Feeney):
       H.R. 1999. A bill to better assist low-income families to 
     obtain decent, safe, and affordable housing as a means of 
     increasing their economic and personal well-being through the 
     conversion of the existing section 8 housing choice voucher 
     program into a flexible voucher program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Kildee, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Owens, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 2000. A bill to establish the Child Care Provider 
     Development and Retention Grant Program, the Child Care 
     Provider Scholarship Program, and a program of child care 
     provider health benefits coverage, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 2001. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage small business 
     health plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, and Small Business, 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. MOORE of Kansas:
       H.R. 2002. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage small business 
     health plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, and Small Business, 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. OTTER (for himself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 2003. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to remove the 100 percent tariff imposed 
     on Roquefort cheese; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lynch, Ms. DeLauro, and 
             Mr. Michaud):
       H.R. 2004. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to 
     increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase 
     penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 2005. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to modify the provisions relating to 
     citations and penalties; 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. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2006. A bill to amend the Health Care Quality 
     Improvement Act of 1986 to expand the National Practitioner 
     Data Bank; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. 
             Gutknecht):
       H.R. 2007. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the $25,000 offset for individuals under the 
     passive loss rules to apply to investments in wind energy 
     facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 2008. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a business credit for donations for vocational 
     educational purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2009. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Tetraconazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2010. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on M-
     Alcohol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 2011. A bill to require accountability for personnel 
     performing private security functions under Federal 
     contracts; 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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Ms. Granger, Ms. Harris, and Mrs. 
             Drake):
       H.R. 2012. A bill to combat commercial sexual activities by 
     targeting demand, to protect children from being exploited by 
     such activities, to prohibit the operation of sex tours, to 
     assist State and local governments to enforce laws dealing 
     with commercial sexual activities, to reduce trafficking in 
     persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 2013. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exemption from the air transportation tax 
     for certain transportation by seaplanes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Payne, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Renzi, and Mr. 
             Holden):
       H.R. 2014. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide payments to Medicare ambulance 
     suppliers of the full cost or furnishing such services, to 
     provide payments to rural ambulance providers and suppliers 
     to account for the cost of serving areas with low population 
     density, 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. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself and Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 2015. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain machines for use in the assembly of motorcycle 
     wheels; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 2016. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on glass 
     bulbs, designed for sprinkler systems and other release 
     devices, filled with liquid that expands and breaks the bulb 
     at a release temperature predetermined by the manufacturer; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Levin, Mr. Engel, Mr. Terry, Mr. Sabo, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Olver, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Allen, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Filner, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota):
       H.R. 2017. A bill to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act 
     of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for 
     domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment 
     of victims of torture, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, 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. SULLIVAN:
       H.R. 2018. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to 
     private landowners to restore, enhance, and manage private 
     land to improve fish and wildlife habitats through the 
     Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2019. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pyriproxyfen; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2020. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Uniconazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2021. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Acephate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2022. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bispyribac-sodium; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2023. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Dinotefuran; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2024. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Etoxazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2025. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     Fenpropathrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2026. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bioallethrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2027. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Deltamethrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2028. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Esbioallethrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2029. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Resmethrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2030. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Tetramethrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2031. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Tralemethrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2032. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     flumiclorac pentyl ester; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 2033. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Flumioxazin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Paul, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mr. Graves, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. McHugh, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 2034. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of 
     farmland to encourage the continued use of the property for 
     farming, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Harman, Ms. Zoe Lofgren 
             of California, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Dicks, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Norton, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Markey, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Solis, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and 
             Mr. Emanuel):
       H.R. 2035. A bill to direct the President to submit a 
     report to Congress explaining the President's funding 
     requests for certain homeland security programs authorized by 
     Public Law 108-458 which implemented the recommendations of 
     the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United 
     States; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana):
       H.R. 2036. A bill to make unlawful the establishment or 
     maintenance within the United States of an office of the 
     Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Baker, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Israel, Mrs. 
             Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rothman, and 
             Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 2037. A bill to halt Saudi support for institutions 
     that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid 
     and abet terrorism, and to secure full Saudi cooperation in 
     the investigation of terrorist incidents, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2038. A bill to prevent the retroactive application of 
     changes to Trans-Alaska Pipeline Quality Bank valuation 
     methodologies; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2039. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to undertake a program to reduce the risks from and mitigate 
     the effects of avalanches on recreational users of public 
     land; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, and 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. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       H.J. Res. 46. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to deny United States 
     citizenship to individuals born in the United States

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     to parents who are neither United States citizens nor persons 
     who owe permanent allegiance to the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 141. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     International Olympic Committee (IOC) to change the venue of 
     the 2008 Olympic Games unless the People's Republic of China 
     makes significant progress in ending human rights abuses; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Snyder, and 
             Mr. Ross):
       H. Res. 249. A resolution celebrating the recent discovery 
     of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker in Eastern Arkansas; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Honda):
       H. Res. 250. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Hepatitis B Awareness Week; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Mr. Ruppersberger):
       H. Res. 251. A resolution congratulating all of the 
     individuals and organizations on the 15th anniversary of the 
     launch of the Hubble Space Telescope that have helped make 
     Hubble one of the most important astronomical instruments in 
     history; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Ms. Harman, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Upton, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Schwarz of 
             Michigan, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. King of 
             New York):
       H. Res. 252. A resolution supporting the goals of National 
     Arson Awareness Week; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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