[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 62 (Thursday, May 12, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H3259-H3262]
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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. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Case, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Paul, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Kuhl of New York, and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 2317. A bill to modernize credit union net worth 
     standards, advance credit union efforts to promote economic 
     growth, and modify and ease credit union regulatory standards 
     and burdens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2318. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide increased penalties for sexual offenses against 
     children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 2319. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers to expense property eligible for 
     bonus depreciation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 2320. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the 50-percent bonus depreciation 
     added by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 
     2003; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Honda, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Ms. Lee, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. McDermott, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sanders, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Wu):
       H.R. 2321. A bill to amend titles I and IV of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve disclosure 
     of the funding status of pension plans; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Cardoza,

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             Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Serrano, and 
             Ms. Solis):
       H.R. 2322. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 320 North Main Street in McAllen, Texas, as the ``Kika de 
     la Garza Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Berman, Mr. Case, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Foley, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 2323. A bill to establish a program of research and 
     other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern 
     sea otter; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2324. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend coverage of orthopedic shoes under 
     part B of the Medicare Program to individuals without 
     diabetes who medically require them; 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. KIND (for himself, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Mrs. Davis of California, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. Case, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, and 
             Ms. Herseth):
       H.R. 2325. A bill to direct the National Science Foundation 
     to establish a competitive grant program for institutions of 
     higher education to enhance education and job training 
     opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and 
     technology; to the Committee on Science, 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. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Coble, Ms. Foxx, Mr. McIntyre, 
             and Mr. McHenry):
       H.R. 2326. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 614 West Old County Road in 
     Belhaven, North Carolina, as the ``Floyd Lupton Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2327. A bill to impose a 6-month moratorium on 
     terminations of certain plans instituted under section 4042 
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in 
     cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is 
     sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       H.R. 2328. A bill to establish a grant program to provide 
     follow-up treatment for children identified to have a vision 
     disorder; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KIRK:
       H.R. 2329. A bill to permit eligibility in certain 
     circumstances for an officer or employee of a foreign 
     government to receive a reward under the Department of State 
     Rewards Program; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 2330. A bill to improve border security and 
     immigration; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, 
     International Relations, 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Lynch, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Norton, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 2331. A bill to restore and strengthen the laws that 
     provide for an open and transparent Federal Government; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform, 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. BEAUPREZ (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             Mr. Hefley, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 2332. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition 
     from willing sellers for the majority of the trails in the 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Stark):
       H.R. 2333. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in the District 
     of Columbia as the ``Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 2334. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the 
     GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters 
     water in the area of Oxnard, California; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. COOPER (for himself, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Ross, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Case, Mr. Ford, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Kind, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Reichert, and Mr. Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 2335. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for demonstration projects for the purpose of 
     providing comprehensive services with respect to the problems 
     of children who have been removed from environments in which 
     methamphetamine is unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or 
     dispensed; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COOPER:
       H.R. 2336. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on DMSIP; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 2337. A bill to provide permanent funding for the 
     payment in lieu of taxes program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 2338. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President 
     to designate a Small State Advocate in the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 2339. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for Congressional oversight and approval of 
     totalization agreements; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Tierney, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Harman, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Holden, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Watson, and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 2340. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to extend loan forgiveness for certain loans to Head Start 
     teachers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 2341. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse 
     wastewater within and outside of the service area of the City 
     of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility, Texas; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 2342. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     treat as a passenger vessel any vessel having berth or 
     stateroom accommodations for more than 399 passengers, to 
     require that such a vessel be equipped with a voyage data 
     recorder, and to ensure reliable medical testing of vessel 
     pilots, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 2343. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for disabled 
     individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Foley,

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             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Reyes, and Mrs. McCarthy):
       H.R. 2344. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who 
     died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same 
     eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners 
     of war who die after that date; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 2345. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to increase criminal penalties for the sale or 
     trade of prescription drugs knowingly caused to be 
     adulterated or misbranded, to modify requirements for 
     maintaining records of the chain-of-custody of prescription 
     drugs, to establish recall authority regarding drugs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JINDAL:
       H.R. 2346. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 105 NW Railroad Avenue in 
     Hammond, Louisiana, as the ``John J. Hainkel Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mrs. 
             McCarthy):
       H.R. 2347. A bill to revitalize suburban communities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 
     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. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Case, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, and Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas):
       H.R. 2348. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide civil liability for illegal manufacturers and 
     distributors of controlled substances for the harm caused by 
     the use of those controlled substances; 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 Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2349. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make grants to improve access to 
     dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Ross, Mr. Kind, Mr. Otter, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Paul, Mr. Osborne, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 2350. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for improvements in access to 
     services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals; 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. OBERSTAR (for himself, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Rahall, and Ms. Carson):
       H.R. 2351. A bill to provide for the safety and security of 
     United States railroads, passengers, workers, and 
     communities, and to establish an assistance program for 
     families of passengers involved in rail accidents; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 2352. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to ensure that health claims for foods and 
     dietary supplements include accurate statements of the 
     curative, mitigation, treatment, and prevention effects of 
     nutrients on disease or health-related conditions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Boustany, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Dent, Mr. Herger, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
             Pitts):
       H.R. 2353. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2354. A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications 
     Commission from requiring digital television tuners in 
     television receivers; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Carter, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Cox, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Linder, Mr. McHenry, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Otter, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pence, Mr. Price of Georgia, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Ryan 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Souder, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             and Mr. Green of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 2355. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for cooperative governing of individual health 
     insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 2356. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reform the Medicare physician payment update 
     system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) 
     payment update system; 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hart, and 
             Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 2357. A bill to protect American workers and 
     responders by ensuring the continued commercial availability 
     of respirators and to establish rules governing product 
     liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of 
     respirators; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mrs. Jo Ann 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 2358. A bill to enable the United States to maintain 
     its leadership in aeronautics and aviation, improve its 
     quality of life, protect the environment, support economic 
     growth, and promote the security of the Nation by instituting 
     an initiative to develop technologies that will enable future 
     aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel 
     consumption, to reinvigorate basic and applied research in 
     aeronautics and aviation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Ms. WATSON (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, 
             and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 2359. A bill to establish minimum public interest 
     requirements for multi-cast digital television channels; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:
       H.J. Res. 49. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the 
     appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House 
     of Representatives when, in a national emergency, a 
     significant number of Members are unable to serve due to 
     death, resignation, or incapacity; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Stark, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.J. Res. 50. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to abolish the 
     Electoral College and to provide for the direct election of 
     the President and Vice President of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H. Con. Res. 151. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     Commandant of the Coast Guard to name an appropriate Coast 
     Guard vessel after Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class 
     Nathan Bruckenthal; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H. Res. 275. A resolution recognizing and honoring the work 
     of Southwest Washington Independent Forward Thrust and its 
     members; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PLATTS:
       H. Res. 276. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Linder, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Carter, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Akin, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Pence, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. 
             Drake, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, Mr. Ney, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr.

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             Aderholt, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Renzi, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
             and Mr. Buyer):
       H. Res. 277. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud, 
     mismanagement, and abuse within the United Nations oil-for-
     food program, the growing record of human rights abuses by 
     United Nations personnel in the Democratic Republic of the 
     Congo, and the lack of action by the United Nations in 
     response to the genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan, 
     Kofi Annan should resign from the position of Secretary 
     General of the United Nations to help restore confidence in 
     the organization; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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