[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 81 (Friday, June 17, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H4721-H4722]
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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Pitts, and Mr. Pence):
       H.R. 2957. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide for the establishment of centers for the 
     treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2958. A bill to require notification of appropriate 
     emergency response authorities when damage to underground 
     pipeline facilities occurs or is discovered; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Pickering, Ms. 
             Hooley, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 2959. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of Parkinson's Disease Research 
     Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health 
     Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Wu, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Holt, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Solis, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 2960. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 
     1965; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 2961. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend and improve protections for sole 
     community hospitals under the Medicare Program; 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. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Matheson, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
             Wexler):
       H.R. 2962. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise the eligibility criteria for presumption of service-
     connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans 
     exposed to ionizing radiation during military service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas):
       H.R. 2963. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases 
     of impairment of vision involving both eyes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COLE of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Lucas, and 
             Mr. Boren):
       H.R. 2964. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail 
     historic cattle-drive trails for study and for potential 
     addition to the National Trails System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Coble, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Everett, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Kingston, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Upton, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Olver, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Camp, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Carter, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McKeon, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Latham, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Culberson, 
             Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Terry, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Osborne, Mr. Tiberi, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. King of Iowa, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Platts, and Mr. 
             Cantor):
       H.R. 2965. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require Federal Prison Industries to compete for its 
     contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private 
     sector firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering 
     Federal agencies to get the best value for taxpayers' 
     dollars, to provide a five-year period during which Federal 
     Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining inmate work 
     opportunities through other than its mandatory source status, 
     to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational 
     opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to 
     better prepare inmates for a successful return to society, to 
     authorize alternative inmate work opportunities in support of 
     non-profit organizations and other public service programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 2966. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the availability of emergency medical care for 
     veterans in non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
     facilities; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan (for herself, Mr. Watt, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Upton, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Levin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Holt, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Schwarz of Michigan, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Ehlers, and Mr. Knollenberg):
       H.R. 2967. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 333 Mt. Elliott Street in Detroit, Michigan, as the ``Rosa 
     Parks Federal Building``; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 2968. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual 
     retirement plans for adoption expenses; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Markey, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 2969. A bill to amend title 9 of the United States 
     Code to exclude all employment contracts from the arbitration 
     provisions of chapter 1 of such title; and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. KUHL of New York:
       H.R. 2970. A bill to provide public safety officer 
     disability benefits to officers disabled before the enactment 
     of the Federal public safety officer disability benefits law; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MUSGRAVE:
       H.R. 2971. A bill to provide for parental notification and 
     intervention in the case of a minor seeking an abortion; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 2972. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-[(2,4-diaminophenyl)azo]-3-[[4-
     [[4-[[7-[(2,4-diaminophenyl azo]-1-hydroxy-3-sulfo-2-
     naphthalenyl]azo]phenyl]amino]-3- sulfophenyl]azo]-4-hydroxy-
     , trisodium salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 2973. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 2974. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Bis-
     Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenol Triazine; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

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           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 2975. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Benzenesulfonic acid, 2,2'-[(1-methyl-1,2-
     ethanediyl)bis[imino(6-fluoro-1,3,5-tria ine-4,2-
     diyl)imino[2-[(aminocarbonyl)amino]-4,1-phenylene]az ]]bis[5-
     [(4-sulfophenyl)azo]-, sodium salt; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 2976. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Chromate(2-), [3-(hydroxy-.kappa.O)-4-[[2-(hydroxy-.kappa.O)-
     1-naphthale yl]azo-.kappa.N2]-1-naphthalenesulfonato(3-)][1-
     [[2-(hydroxy kappa.O)-5-[4-
     methoxyphenyl)azo]phenyl]azo-.kappa.N2]-2-nap hthalenolato(2-
     )-.kappa.O]-, disodium; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 2977. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 306 2nd Avenue in Brockway, 
     Montana, as the ``Paul Kasten Post Office Building''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 2978. A bill to allow the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes 
     of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation to enter into a lease or 
     other temporary conveyance of water rights recognized under 
     the Fort Peck-Montana Compact for the purpose of meeting the 
     water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, 
     Incorporated, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 2979. A bill to amend the Crow Boundary Settlement Act 
     of 1994 regarding the distribution of capital gains from the 
     Crow Tribal Trust Fund; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TANCREDO:
       H.R. 2980. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the nonrecognition of gain on real 
     property which is involuntarily converted as the result of 
     the exercise of eminent domain, without regard to whether 
     such property is replaced; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Case, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Towns, Mr. Matheson, Ms. Herseth, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 2981. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to expand 
     and improve the assistance provided by Small Business 
     Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Native Alaskans, 
     and Native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 2982. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to reorganize the bureaus of the Commission in 
     order to better carry out their regulatory functions; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Leach, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Putnam, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Lewis of California):
       H. Con. Res. 181. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Royce, Mr. Engel, 
             and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H. Res. 328. A resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary 
     of the workers' strikes in Poland in 1980 that led to the 
     establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Israel, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Van Hollen, and 
             Ms. Watson):
       H. Res. 329. A resolution honoring former President William 
     Jefferson Clinton on the occasion of his 59th birthday; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.

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