[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 24, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H3892-H3893]
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. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 2560. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require, as a condition of participation in 
     the Medicare Program, that hospitals make reasonable efforts 
     to contact a family member, specified healthcare agent, or 
     surrogate decisionmaker of a patient who arrives at a 
     hospital emergency department unconscious or otherwise 
     physically incapable of communicating with the attending 
     health care practitioners of the hospital, 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. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 2561. A bill to amend the Federal Employees' 
     Compensation Act to cover services provided to injured 
     Federal workers by physician assistants and nurse 
     practitioners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H.R. 2562. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically 
     important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and 
     animal diseases; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. OTTER:
       H.R. 2563. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain 
     water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River 
     systems in Idaho, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Ford):
       H.R. 2564. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the qualified tuition deduction at the 
     2005 levels; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Shays, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Platts, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Clay, Mr. Issa, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. Dent, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Foxx, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2565. A bill to reauthorize the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy Act and to establish minimum drug testing 
     standards for major professional sports leagues; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Petri, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 2566. A bill to provide an extension of highway, 
     highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other 
     programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending 
     enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means, Science, and 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. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. 
             Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. 
             Tanner):
       H.R. 2567. A bill to amend the Federal Hazardous Substances 
     Act to require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a 
     bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2568. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the award of a military service medal to members 
     of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War 
     era; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2569. A bill to amend the accountability provisions of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2570. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 to provide for the 
     collection of data on the availability of credit for women-
     owned business; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2571. A bill to require the establishment of programs 
     by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     the Director of the National Institute for Occupational 
     Safety and Health, and the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to improve indoor air quality in schools and other 
     buildings; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2572. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require that employers of members of the National Guard and 
     Reserve who are called to active duty continue to offer 
     health care coverage for dependents of such members, and for 
     other purposes; 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. BARRETT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 2573. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     cuprammonium rayon yarn; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Culberson, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 2574. A bill to amend the Public Health Health Service 
     Act to provide for a program at the National Institutes of 
     Health to conduct and support research on animals to develop 
     techniques for the derivation of stem cells from embryos that 
     do not harm the embryos, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BONNER:
       H.R. 2575. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     Methyl thioglycolate (MTG); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BONNER:
       H.R. 2576. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on Ethyl 
     pyruvate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONNER:
       H.R. 2577. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Indoxacarb; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONNER:
       H.R. 2578. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Dimethyl carbonate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONNER:
       H.R. 2579. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 5-
     Chloro-1-indanone (EK179); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BONNER:
       H.R. 2580. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     Methyl-4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) carbamate 
     (DPX-KL540); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONNER:
       H.R. 2581. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     formulated product containing mixtures of the active 
     ingredients 5-methyl-5-(4-phenoxyphenyl)093-
     (phenylamino)092,4-oxazolidi edione@ (famoxadone) and 2-
     cyano-N-[(ethylamino)carbonyl]-2-(methoxyimino)acetamide 
     (cymoxanil) and application adjuvants; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONNER:
       H.R. 2582. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ortho 
     nitro aniline; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONNER:
       H.R. 2583. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Decanedioic acid, Bis(2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONNER:
       H.R. 2584. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Benzoxazole, 2,2'-(2,5-thiophenediyl)bis(5-(1,1-
     dimethylethyl)-; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONNER:
       H.R. 2585. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     2methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONNER:
       H.R. 2586. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 4-
     [[4,6-bis(octylthio)091,3,5-traizine-2-yl]amino]-2,6-bis(1 1-
     dimethylethyl)phenol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM:
       H.R. 2587. A bill to make amendments to the Reclamation 
     Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Holden, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 2588. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to carry out a study of the feasibility of designating the 
     Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail as

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     a national historic trail; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2589. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain filament yarns; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2590. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain filament yarns; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2591. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple 
     fibers, not put up for retail sale; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Lynch, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Delahunt, and Ms. Moore 
             of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 2592. A bill to designate Haiti under section 244 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to render 
     nationals of Haiti eligible for temporary protected status 
     under such section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 2593. A bill to encourage more vigorous investigation 
     and prosecution, under section 2339B of title 18, United 
     States Code, of drug crimes committed to provide material 
     support to terrorist organizations; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Ford, Mr. Foley, Mr. Doggett, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hall, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Engel, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Chandler, and 
             Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 2594. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-
     created musical works; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2595. A bill to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services and the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
     Federal property to the District of Columbia to increase the 
     District's taxable property base as compensation for a 
     structural fiscal imbalance caused by Federal mandates; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform, 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. REICHERT:
       H.R. 2596. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     modified steel leaf spring leaves; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 2597. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     suspension system stabilizer bars; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 2598. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on steel 
     leaf spring leaves; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 2599. A bill to improve the quality, availability, 
     diversity, personal privacy, and innovation of health care in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. SHAW:
       H.R. 2600. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the sale or trade of 
     prescription drugs that were knowingly caused to be 
     adulterated or misbranded, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 2601. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2602. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     Formulations of Azoxystrobin; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2603. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     Cypermethrin Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2604. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     Formulations of Pinoxaden/Cloquintocet-Mexyl; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2605. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Formulations of Difenoconazole/Mefenoxam; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2606. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Fludioxonil Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2607. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Formulations of Clodinafop-propargyl; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2608. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Emamectin Benzoate Technical; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2609. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Cloquintocet Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2610. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Mefenoxam Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2611. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Cyproconazole Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2612. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pinoxaden Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2613. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Formulations of Tralkoxydim; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2614. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Propiconazole Technical - Bulk; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2615. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Permethrin Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Ms. Lee, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Watson, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Case, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 2616. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to authorize grants for institutions of higher education 
     serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H. Con. Res. 165. Concurrent resolution calling for the 
     immediate release of all political prisoners in Cuba, 
     including Mr. Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H. Con. Res. 166. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should not 
     infringe on State or private programs that fund embryonic 
     stem cell research; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H. Res. 294. A resolution supporting the goals of ``A Day 
     of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval``, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 295. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives supporting the establishment of September 
     as Campus Fire Safety Month, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. LINDDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself and 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin):
       H. Res. 296. A resolution recognizing the achievements and 
     contributions of ``Teenangels'' and WiredSafety/WiredKids 
     Executive Director Parry Aftab, in addressing the growing 
     problem of cyberbullying in the United States; 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. SALAZAR (for himself and Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan):
       H. Res. 297. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of a National Medal of Honor Day to celebrate and honor the 
     recipients of the Medal of Honor on the anniversary of the 
     inception of that medal in 1863; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

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