[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 58 (Thursday, May 5, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H3052-H3055]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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

           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Costello, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Bean, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. Emanuel):
       H.R. 2113. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2000 McDonough Street in 
     Joliet, Illinois, as the ``John F. Whiteside Joliet Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 2114. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1-
     propene-2-methyl homopolymer; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 2115. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Acronal-S-600; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 2116. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Lucirin TPO; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 2117. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Astacin Finish PUM; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 2118. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Sokalan PG IME; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 2119. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Paliotol Yellow L 2140 HD; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 2120. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Lycopene 10% 25kg 4G 3; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. 
             Jefferson):
       H.R. 2121. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested 
     capital gains distributions from regulated investment 
     companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Lee, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Schiff, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Payne, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 2122. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to 
     protect breastfeeding by new mothers; to provide for a 
     performance standard for breast pumps; and to provide tax 
     incentives to encourage breastfeeding; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, and 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. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Putnam, and Mr. Sullivan):
       H.R. 2123. A bill to reauthorize the Head Start Act to 
     improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 2124. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for clinical research support grants, clinical 
     research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program 
     on partnerships in clinical research, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2125. A bill to provide that unremarried former 
     spouses of retired and career members of the Armed Forces 
     shall be entitled to military health care and commissary and 
     exchange benefits if married for at least 10 years during the 
     member's military service and if the former spouse left the 
     marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2126. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to reduce from 60 to 55 the age at which an individual 
     who is otherwise eligible may be paid widow's or widower's 
     insurance benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2127. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable 
     from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers who have 
     attained age 50; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 2128. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     cosmetic bags with a flexible outer surface of reinforced or 
     laminated polyvinyl chloride (PVC); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Upton, Mr. Evans, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Levin, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Kind, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, and Mr. 
             McCotter):
       H.R. 2129. A bill to improve the coordination of programs 
     for the Great Lakes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Resources, Agriculture, and Science, 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. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 2130. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to authorize research programs to better understand 
     and protect marine mammals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baca, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Corrine Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Case, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Kind, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Michaud, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2131. A bill to improve benefits for members of the 
     Armed Forces and veterans and for their dependents and 
     survivors; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. KLINE (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 2132. A bill to extend the waiver authority of the 
     Secretary of Education with respect to student financial 
     assistance during a war or other military operation or 
     national emergency; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Payne, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Stark, Mr. Obey, Mr. Owens, and Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 2133. A bill to guarantee for all Americans quality, 
     affordable, and comprehensive health insurance coverage.; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined

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     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, 
             Mr. Baca, Mr. Beauprez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Weller, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Costa, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Norton, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Salazar, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez 
             of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Georgia, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Weiner, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 2134. A bill to establish the Commission to Study the 
     Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American 
     Latino Community to develop a plan of action for the 
     establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the 
     American Latino Community in Washington, DC, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on 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 Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 2135. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Mixtures of methyl 4-iodo-2-@3-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-
     triazin-2-yl)ureidosul fonyl]benzoate, sodium salt 
     (Iodosulfuron) and application adjuvants; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 2136. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Ethyl 
     4,5-dihydro-5,5-diphenyl-1,2-oxazole-3-carboxylate 
     (Isoxadifen-ethyl); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 2137. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 5-
     Cyclopropyl-4-(2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylbenxoyl)i 
     soxazole (Isoxaflutole); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 2138. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Mixtures of methyl 2-(4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-
     1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-y l)carboxamidosulfonylbenzoate; sodium 
     (4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylc 
     arbonyl) (2-methoxy carbonylphenylsulfonyl) azanide 
     (Propoxycarbazone), methyl 4-iodo-2-[3-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-
     1,3,5-triazin-2-yl) ureidosulfonyl[benzoate, sodium salt 
     (Mesosulfuron-methyl), and application adjuvants; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 2139. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Methyl 
     2-[(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-ylcarbamoyl)sulfamoyl]-G6a-(met 
     hanesulfonamido)-p-toluate whether or not mixed with 
     application adjuvants; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 2140. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Mixtures of N,N-dimethyl-2[3-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-
     yl)ureidosulfonyl ]-4-formylaminobenzamide (Foramsulfuron), 
     methyl 4-iodo-2-[3-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-
     yl)ureidosul fonyl]benzoate, sodium salt (Iodosulfuron), and 
     application adjuvants; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 2141. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1-
     Propanone, 2-methyl-1-[4- (methylthio)phenyl]-2-(4- 
     morpholinyl)-(9cl); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 2142. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,6-
     Hexanediamine, N,N'- bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4- piperidinyl)-
     , polymer with 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine, reaction 
     products with N-butyl- 1-butanamine and N-butyl- 2,2,6,6-
     tetramethyl-4- piperidinamine; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 2143. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Anthra[2,1,9-mna]naphth[2,3-h]acridine-5,10,15(16H)-trione,3 
     -[(9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxo-1-anthracenyl)amino]-; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 2144. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Cobaltate(1-), bis[3-[[1-(3- chlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-3- 
     methyl-5-(oxo-.kappa.O)-1H- pyrazol-4-yl]azo-.kappa.N1[-4-. 
     (hydroxy-.kappa.O)- benzenesulfonamid- ato(2-)]-, sodium; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2145. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on TMQ; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2146. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-
     ADPA; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2147. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Vulkanox MB (MBI); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2148. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Vulcuren UPKA 1988; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2149. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Vullcanox 4010 NA/LG; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2150. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Vulkazon AFS/LG; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2151. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Vulkacit MOZ/LG and Vulkacit MOZ/SG; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2152. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Vulkanox ZMB-2/C5; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2153. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Anisic 
     Aldehyde; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2154. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Methyl 
     Salicylate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2155. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,2 
     Octanediol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2156. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 2,2-
     Dimethyl-3-(3-methylphenyl)propanal; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2157. A bill to extend the duty suspension on p-
     Methylacetophenone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2158. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 
     Cyclohexadec-8-en-l-one; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2159. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 
     methanol, sodium salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2160. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 2-
     Phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2161. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,2 
     Pentanediol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2162. A bill to extend the duty suspension on Methyl 
     cinnamate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2163. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 
     cyclohexanol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2164. A bill to extend the duty suspension on Thymol; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2165. A bill to extend the duty suspension on Menthyl 
     anthranilate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2166. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Frescolat MGA; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2167. A bill to extend the duty suspension on o-tert-
     Butylcyclohexanol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2168. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 5-
     Methyl-2-(methylethyl)cyclohexyl-2-hydroxypropanoate; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2169. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Cohedur RL; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2170. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 
     isothiocyanate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2171. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Vulkalent E/C; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2172. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on MBTS; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2173. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,2 
     Hexanediol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Farr, Ms. 
             Hooley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Lee, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2174. A bill to provide for qualified withdrawals from 
     the Capital Construction Fund for fishermen leaving the 
     industry and for the rollover of Capital Construction Funds 
     to individual retirement plans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2175. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain rayon staple fibers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

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           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Price of Georgia, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 2176. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 100 percent deduction for the health 
     insurance costs of individuals; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CHOCOLA (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Beauprez, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Dent, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Gordon, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Mr. Kline, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 2177. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit tax-free distributions from governmental 
     retirement plans for premiums for health and long-term care 
     insurance for public safety officers; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Herseth, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Holden, Mr. Clay, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Payne, Ms. Waters, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Watt, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Filner, Mr. Owens, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Berman, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Schwartz 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas):
       H.R. 2178. A bill to provide for adequate and equitable 
     educational opportunities for students in State public school 
     systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 2179. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     hexanedioic acid, polymer with 1,3-benzenedimethanamine; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORTUNO:
       H.R. 2180. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the proper tax treatment of variable 
     contracts issued by life insurance companies subject to the 
     laws of Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORTUNO:
       H.R. 2181. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the manufacturing deduction provided by the 
     American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 with respect to income 
     attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto 
     Rico; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORTUNO (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 2182. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and 
     economic opportunity by establishing a National Enterprise 
     Zone system to promote prosperity in economically depressed 
     areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. King 
             of New York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Kuhl of New York, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Sweeney, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 2183. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 567 Tompkins Avenue in 
     Staten Island, New York, as the ``Vincent Palladino Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 2184. A bill to provide for a study by the Institute 
     of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to identify 
     constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting 
     and graduating the number of nurses sufficient to meet the 
     health care needs of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 2185. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     allocate transportation funds to metropolitan areas and 
     increase planning funds to relieve metropolitan congestion, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KLINE:
       H.R. 2186. A bill to convey all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to the land described in this Act 
     to the Secretary of the Interior for the Prairie Island 
     Indian Community in Minnesota; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Van 
             Hollen):
       H.R. 2187. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for a corporate responsibility investment option 
     under the Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sanders, 
             Ms. Harris, Mrs. McCarthy, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island):
       H.R. 2188. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the placement in a national cemetery of memorial 
     markers for the purpose of commemorating servicemembers or 
     other persons whose remains are interred in an American 
     Battle Monuments Commission cemetery; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2189. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced 
     spouse's benefits following the divorce; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2190. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's 
     insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2191. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and 
     widowers without regard to age; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2192. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for 
     widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Towns, Mr. Schiff, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Holden, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Ross, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mrs. Capito, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Alexander):
       H.R. 2193. A bill to provide that service of the members of 
     the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps 
     during World War II constituted active military service for 
     purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 2194. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide additional protections for law enforcement officers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 2195. A bill to provide for the withdrawal of the drug 
     OxyContin from the commercial market; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Mrs. McCarthy):
       H.R. 2196. A bill to provide that Federal funds for the 
     relief and revitalization of New York City after the 
     September 11, 2001, terrorist attack shall not be subject to 
     Federal taxation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2197. A bill to provide health benefits for workers 
     and their families; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and

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     in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways 
     and Means, Government Reform, 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. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 2198. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on fixed 
     ratio speed changers for truck-mounted concrete mixers; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Owens, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Miller of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Lee, Mr. Payne, 
             Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Butterfield):
       H.R. 2199. A bill to provide for compassionate payments 
     with regard to individuals who contracted human 
     immunodeficiency virus due to the provision of a contaminated 
     blood transfusion, 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. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 2200. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to provide to the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services authority similar to the authority of the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to negotiate the lowest 
     possible prices for outpatient prescription drugs, to include 
     in the determination of best price for covered outpatient 
     drugs under the Medicaid Program prices charged by 
     manufacturers to certain Federal agencies, 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. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 2201. A bill to amend chapter 7 of title 11 of the 
     United States Code, to exclude medically distress debtors 
     from the application of the means test, to amend the Truth in 
     Lending Act to require certain disclosures in connection with 
     credit card applications and solicitations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Kuhl of New 
             York, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2202. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the base and adjusted base amounts used for 
     purposes of determining the amount of Social Security 
     benefits excluded from gross income; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 2203. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit 
     against income tax for health insurance costs, to allow 
     employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized 
     health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer 
     payments in lieu of such participation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 2204. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose penalties for the failure of 527 organizations 
     to comply with disclosure requirements; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. TIBERI:
       H.R. 2205. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     extend the veterans' preference provisions of such title to 
     individuals who served on active duty in the armed forces for 
     a period of more than 180 consecutive days any part of which 
     occurred after September 11, 2001, and before January 1, 
     2006, and separated from the armed forces under honorable 
     conditions; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Berman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Schiff, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Platts, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Otter, and Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania):
       H.J. Res. 48. A joint resolution conferring honorary 
     citizenship of the United States on Anne Frank; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Hobson):
       H. Con. Res. 145. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress in support of a national bike month and in 
     appreciation of cyclists and others for promoting bicycle 
     safety and the benefits of cycling; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself and Mr. 
             Rohrabacher):
       H. Con. Res. 146. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     victims of the Cambodian genocide that took place from April 
     1975 to January 1979; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H. Con. Res. 147. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     designation of a National American Waters Heritage Month each 
     year; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H. Res. 263. A resolution recognizing the Honorable Andrew 
     L. Jefferson, Jr., on the occasion of the establishment of an 
     endowment for trial advocacy called the ``Andrew L. Jefferson 
     Endowment for Trial Advocacy'' at Texas Southern University's 
     Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H. Res. 264. A resolution electing a certain Member to a 
     certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself and Mr. Burgess):
       H. Res. 265. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H. Res. 266. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Peace Officers Memorial Day; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. HOOLEY:
       H. Res. 267. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 376) to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription 
     drugs on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee 
     on Rules.

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