[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 25, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H4072-H4073]
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. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Shays, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mrs. Bono, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Towns, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Spratt, Mr. Otter, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Ms. Lee, Mr. Berry, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Berman, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. DeLauro, and 
             Mr. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 2617. A bill to bar certain additional restrictions on 
     travel and remittances to Cuba; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. RENZI (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona):
       H.R. 2618. A bill to authorize and direct the exchange and 
     conveyance of certain National Forest land and other land in 
     southeast Arizona; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2619. A bill to waive copayments and deductibles for 
     military personnel who qualify for TRICARE and use other 
     health insurance as their primary form of coverage; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Rush, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 2620. A bill to increase the evidentiary standard 
     required to convict a person for a drug offense, to require 
     screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under 
     color of law participating in drug task forces, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2621. A bill to clarify that bail bond sureties and 
     bounty hunters are subject to both civil and criminal 
     liability for violations of Federal rights under existing 
     Federal civil rights law, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2622. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide monthly benefits for certain uninsured 
     children living without parents; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2623. A bill to require States to conduct DNA tests to 
     ascertain the degree of genetic relatedness between two or 
     more persons in accordance with a national standard; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H.R. 2624. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain items and to reduce temporarily the duty on certain 
     items; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Allen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Case, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sabo, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Strickland, Ms. Solis, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H.R. 2625. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to curb tax abuses by disallowing tax benefits claimed 
     to arise from transactions without substantial economic 
     substance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Bonilla):
       H.R. 2626. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to prohibit coverage under the Medicare 
     and Medicaid Programs of sex-enhancing drugs for individuals 
     convicted of a sex offense; 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 2627. A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission 
     to monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain 
     circumstances; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H.R. 2628. A bill to modify certain deadlines pertaining to 
     machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Stark, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 2629. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to provide for mental health screening and treatment 
     services, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide 
     for integration of mental health services and mental health 
     treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Weller, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Kirk, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Evans, Ms. Bean, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 2630. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1927 Sangamon Avenue in 
     Springfield, Illinois, as the ``J.M. Dietrich Northeast 
     Annex''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Leach, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Watson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rush, Mr. Farr, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Watt, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 2631. A bill to affirm the religious freedom of 
     taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in 
     war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments 
     of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create 
     the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax 
     payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2632. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3,3'-
     Dichlorobenzidine Dihydrochloride; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. MATHESON:
       H.R. 2633. A bill to provide for preservation by the 
     Department of Defense of historical radiation records; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.

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           By Mr. MELANCON (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Jindal, and Mr. Bonner):
       H.R. 2634. A bill to amend the Submerged Lands Act to make 
     the seaward boundaries of the States of Louisiana, Alabama, 
     and Mississippi equivalent to the seaward boundaries of the 
     State of Texas and the Gulf Coast of Florida; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 2635. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require emergency contraception to be available at all 
     military health care treatment facilities; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 2636. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants to States to supplement 
     State assistance for the preservation of affordable housing 
     for low-income families; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Foley, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Brown 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Mr. Grijalva, and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 2637. A bill to provide for disclosure of fire safety 
     standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RENZI:
       H.R. 2638. A bill to allow the waiver of certain terms 
     contained in a deed of conveyance to the City of Williams, 
     Arizona; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 2639. A bill to establish a pilot program to provide 
     low interest loans to nonprofit, community-based lending 
     intermediaries, to provide midsize loans to small business 
     concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 2640. A bill to make improvements to the 
     microenterprise programs administered by the Small Business 
     Administration; to the Committee on Small Business, 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Ms. Herseth, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 2641. A bill to require the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Commission to take into consideration the 
     homeland security contributions and value of military 
     installations when the Commission conducts its review and 
     analysis of the list of military installations recommended 
     for closure or realignment by the Secretary of Defense; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Chandler, 
             Mr. Costa, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Case, Mr. Moore 
             of Kansas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 2642. A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more 
     than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census 
     and apportionment, to require States to conduct such 
     redistricting through independent commissions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Stark, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2643. A bill to protect innocent parties from certain 
     fees imposed by depository institutions for dishonored 
     checks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 2644. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to extend from 90 days to one year the period after 
     release of a member of the Armed Forces from active duty 
     during which the member is protected from mortgage 
     foreclosure under that Act; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.

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