[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 14, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H4485-H4486]
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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. FORD (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Barrow, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Berry, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, and Mr. Higgins):
       H.R. 2874. A bill to provide for a program under which 
     postal benefits shall be made available for purposes of 
     certain personal correspondence and other mail matter sent 
     from within the United States to members of the Armed Forces 
     serving on active duty in military operations abroad, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico):
       H.R. 2875. A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 
     1993 to provide for the conduct of projects that protect 
     forests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 
     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. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, 
             Ms. Solis, Mr. Reichert, Ms. Hart, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Foley, Mr. Poe, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. 
             Capito, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Capps, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 2876. A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women 
     Act of 1994; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 2877. A bill to provide for the expansion and 
     intensification of efforts for prevention, education, and 
     research activities with respect to Lyme and other tick-borne 
     diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne 
     Diseases Advisory Committee; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CANTOR:
       H.R. 2878. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to redesign $1 Federal reserve notes so as to incorporate the 
     preamble to the Constitution of the United States, a list 
     describing the Articles of the Constitution, and a list 
     describing the Amendments to the Constitution, on the reverse 
     side of such notes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2879. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on P 
     Tolulene Sulfonyl Chloride; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2880. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3,3 
     Dichlorobenzidine Dihydrochloride; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2881. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on p-
     Amino Benzamide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2882. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on p-
     Cloro Aniline; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2883. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on p-
     Chloro-o-Nitro Aniline; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2884. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3 
     Chloro-4-Methylanine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2885. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Acetoacet-o-Chloro Anilide; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2886. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Acetoacet-p-Anisidine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2887. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Alpha 
     Oxy Naphthoic Acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2888. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pigment Green 7 Crude, not ready for use as a pigment; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2889. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,3 
     Diamino Isoindoline; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 2890. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,8 
     Naphthalamide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 2891. A bill to establish a servitude and emancipation 
     archival research clearinghouse in the National Archives; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Gary G. Miller of California, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite 
             of Florida, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             and Ms. Harris):
       H.R. 2892. A bill to amend section 255 of the National 
     Housing Act to remove the limitation on the number of reverse 
     mortgages that may be insured under the FHA mortgage 
     insurance program for such mortgages; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Mr. Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 2893. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a nonrefundable credit against income tax 
     liability for gasoline and diesel fuel used in highway 
     vehicles for nonbusiness purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. Northup, 
             and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky):
       H.R. 2894. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 102 South Walters Avenue in 
     Hodgenville, Kentucky, as the ``Abraham Lincoln Birthplace 
     Post Office Building``; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Holt, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 2895. A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise 
     Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. McCRERY:
       H.R. 2896. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to remove the 100 percent tariff imposed 
     on roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 2897. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     provide for the proper display of the flag over a one-way 
     street; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 2898. A bill to authorize the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to issue a consumer product safety rule to prevent 
     injuries to users of vending machines; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Matheson, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 2899. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and modify the credit for producing fuel from 
     a nonconventional source; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H.R. 2900. A bill to enable the residents of the Bayshore 
     Manor assisted living facility in Key West, Florida, to 
     continue to receive supplemental security income benefits 
     under title XVI of the Social Security Act; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Israel, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Reyes, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Crowley, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Snyder,

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             Ms. Lee, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Meehan):
       H.R. 2901. A bill to provide for the transmission to 
     congressional committees of certain reports pertaining to 
     international human rights law or related laws in connection 
     with military detainees; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Emanuel, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Foley, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Leach, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Higgins, Mr. McNulty, and Mrs. 
             McCarthy):
       H.J. Res. 54. A joint resolution proclaiming Casimir 
     Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United States 
     posthumously; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H. Con. Res. 177. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the crisis regarding the Iranian 
     nuclear program should be primarily resolved through 
     diplomatic means; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Hall, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Upton, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Linder, and Mr. Pickering):
       H. Con. Res. 178. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an 
     eventual cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, supporting 
     the goals and ideals of National Idiopathic Pulmonary 
     Fibrosis Awareness Week, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Levin, Mr. Souder, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Israel, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
             Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Bass, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Nunes, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Issa, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Foley, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Royce):
       H. Res. 316. A resolution calling upon the President to 
     ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects 
     appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues 
     related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide 
     documented in the United States record relating to the 
     Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, and Mr. Green of Wisconsin):
       H. Res. 317. A resolution honoring Lao and Hmong veterans 
     and their refugee families and the 30th year of the end of 
     the Indochina conflict in Laos; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Istook, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Akin, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Edwards, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Turner, 
             and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H. Res. 318. A resolution supporting responsible 
     fatherhood, promoting marriage, and encouraging greater 
     involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, 
     especially on Father's Day; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.

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