[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 17, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H3433-H3435]
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. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Dent):

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       H.R. 2385. A bill to make permanent the authority of the 
     Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial 
     report program; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. HART (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Hooley, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Chocola, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Ryan 
             of Wisconsin, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2386. A bill to make permanent the enhanced 
     educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs 
     enacted as part of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
     Reconciliation Act of 2001; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 2387. A bill to provide an exemption from certain 
     requirements under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2388. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide assured punishment for violent crimes against 
     children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. AKIN (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Bono, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Bradley of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Crenshaw, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Hall, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. Issa, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Keller, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. Kline, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Marshall, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McHenry, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, Mr. Gary G. Miller 
             of California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Otter, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. 
             Renzi, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simpson, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Sodrel, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. 
             Tiberi):
       H.R. 2389. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over 
     certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of 
     Allegiance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 2390. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking 
     and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a 
     common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Stark, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Owens, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 2391. A bill to provide for the reduction of mercury 
     in the environment; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BONILLA:
       H.R. 2392. A bill to provide for a continuation of the 
     mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
     in Kerrville, Texas, including the maintenance of acute care 
     beds at that medical center; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CHOCOLA (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Kline, Mr. Mack, 
             Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Souder, Mr. Turner, and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 2393. A bill to amend chapter 85 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to provide for greater fairness in legal fees 
     payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of 
     settlement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 2394. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Spirodiclofen; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 2395. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Propamocarb HCL (Previcur); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 2396. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Imidacloprid pesticides; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 2397. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Trifloxystrobin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 2398. A bill to provide fairness in voter 
     participation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Crowley, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2399. A bill to establish an Office of Health Care 
     Competition within the Department of Health and Human 
     Services to administer the National Practitioner Data Base 
     and to collect and make available to the public more 
     information on medical malpractice insurance under that Data 
     Base; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. Hooley):
       H.R. 2400. A bill to establish an Emergency Malpractice 
     Liability Insurance Commission; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Taylor 
             of Mississippi):
       H.R. 2401. A bill to modify the antitrust exemption 
     applicable to the business of insurance; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2402. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Desmodur IL; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 2403. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Chloroacetone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 2404. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on IPN 
     (Isophthalonitrile); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 2405. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on NOA 
     466510 Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 2406. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Hexythiazox Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 2407. A bill to modify the boundary of the San Juan 
     Island National Historical Park; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Doolittle):
       H.R. 2408. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain 
     after 50 years; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California):
       H.R. 2409. A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to modify the calculation of the child support 
     automation penalty and provide for the reinvestment of any 
     such penalty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Farr, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Filner, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 2410. A bill to require certain studies regarding the 
     health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions, to 
     require the cleanup and mitigation of depleted uranium 
     contamination at sites of depleted uranium munition use and 
     production in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed Services,

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     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. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 2411. A bill to provide improved benefits and 
     procedures for the transition of members of the Armed Forces 
     from combat zones to noncombat zones and for the transition 
     of veterans from service in the Armed Forces to civilian 
     life; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Financial Services, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Baird, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Case, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moore of Kansas, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Ross, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
             Ms. Watson, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 2412. A bill to provide more rigorous requirements 
     with respect to ethics and lobbying; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Standards of 
     Official Conduct, and 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 Mr. POE:
       H.R. 2413. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1202 1st Street in Humble, 
     Texas, as the ``Lillian McKay Post Office Building''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself and Mr. 
             McCotter):
       H.R. 2414. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the 
     People's Republic of China, and to require that measures 
     consistent with the obligations of the United States under 
     the World Trade Organization be taken to offset any 
     disadvantage to United States producers resulting from 
     China's exchange rate policies; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SNYDER (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 2415. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     increase the penalty provided for the sexual abuse of a minor 
     or ward; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SNYDER (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       H.R. 2416. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic 
     educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI 
     Bill; 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 Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself and Mr. Udall 
             of New Mexico):
       H.R. 2417. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     establish a program to provide assistance to small 
     communities for use in carrying out projects and activities 
     necessary to achieve or maintain compliance with drinking 
     water standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H. Con. Res. 154. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Taiwan should be accorded full and 
     equal membership in the World Health Organization (WHO) and 
     other international organizations; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Engel):
       H. Con. Res. 155. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     Government of the Republic of Albania to ensure that the 
     parliamentary elections to be held on July 3, 2005, are 
     conducted in accordance with international standards for free 
     and fair elections; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gary 
             G. Miller of California, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Mario Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rothman, 
             Mr. Case, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Duncan, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H. Res. 280. A resolution celebrating Asian Pacific 
     American Heritage Month; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT:
       H. Res. 281. A resolution electing a certain Member to a 
     certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Pence, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Souder, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Engel, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Garrett of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Shimkus, and Ms. Berkley):
       H. Res. 282. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding manifestations of anti-Semitism 
     by United Nations member states and urging action against 
     anti-Semitism by United Nations officials, United Nations 
     member states, and the Government of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H. Res. 284. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to repeal the provisional quorum 
     provision; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H. Res. 285. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the ongoing need to provide 
     every qualified American with equal access to opportunity in 
     education, business, and employment and the indispensability 
     of Affirmative action programs in securing such equal access; 
     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.

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