[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 95 (Thursday, July 14, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H5912-H5914]
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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. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Brady of Texas):
       H.R. 3276. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     Results Commissions to improve the results of executive 
     branch agencies on behalf of the American people; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 3277. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Sunset Commission to review and maximize the performance of 
     all Federal agencies and programs; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Simmons, and Mr. 
             Delahunt):
       H.R. 3278. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to establish requirements for 
     fishing quota systems, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Ms. Herseth, Ms. Ginny 
             Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. Bradley of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Filner, Mr. Baker, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 3279. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program for 
     fiscal years 2007 through 2009; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BOYD:
       H.R. 3280. A bill to exempt certain coastal barrier areas 
     in Florida from Limitations on Federal expenditures and 
     financial assistance under the Coastal Barriers Resources 
     Act, and limitations on flood insurance coverage under the 
     National Flood Insurance Act of 1968; to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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 Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Dent, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Platts, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Murtha, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3281. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge in 
     Northeastern Pennsylvania, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Herger, Mr. Otter, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Porter, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Carter, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Ms. Foxx, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Flake, Mr. Bass, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Istook, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Pence, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Feeney, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite 
             of Florida, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Marshall):
       H.R. 3282. A bill to provide for the periodic review of the 
     efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish 
     a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and 
     public need of such agencies, and to provide for the 
     abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not 
     exist; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3283. A bill to enhance resources to enforce United 
     States trade rights; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Wu, and Mr. 
             Ehlers):
       H.R. 3284. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     provide grants to establish sustainability programs, charged 
     with developing and implementing integrated environmental, 
     economic, and social sustainability initiatives through 
     administrative and operational practices as well as 
     multidisciplinary

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     research, education, and outreach at institutions of higher 
     education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3285. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on charge 
     control agent 7; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3286. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on pro-
     jet black 820 liquid feed; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3287. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on pro-
     jet cyan 1 RO feed and pro-jet cyan OF 1 RO feed; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3288. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on pro-
     jet magenta M700; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3289. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on pro-
     jet jellow 1G Stage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3290. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on pro-
     jet fast black 287 NA liquid feed; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3291. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on pro-
     jet fast black 286 stage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3292. A bill to extend the duty suspension on pro-jet 
     black 263 stage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3293. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on pro-
     jet cyan 485 stage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3294. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on pro-
     jet black 661 liquid feed; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3295. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on pro-
     jet cyan 854 liquid feed; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORD:
       H.R. 3296. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to States and local educational agencies for 
     hiring and training prekindergarten teachers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FORD:
       H.R. 3297. A bill to extend Federal funding for operation 
     of State high risk health insurance pools, 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. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Jenkins, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Terry, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Gibbons, and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 3298. A bill to provide for the efficacy of television 
     ratings services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 3299. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against income tax to physicians who 
     serve a substantial number of medicare beneficiaries in rural 
     areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRAVES (for himself, Mr. Terry, and Mr. McCaul 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 3300. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to authorize species recovery agreements under which the 
     Federal Government is obligated to make annual payments or 
     provide other compensation for activities that improve the 
     recovery of one or more species listed under that Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 3301. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of 
     trucks with new diesel engine technologies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Ms. Watson, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Waters, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Solis, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 3302. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the 
     nation's media outlets, to restore fairness in broadcasting, 
     and to foster and promote localism, diversity, and 
     competition in the media; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KIRK:
       H.R. 3303. A bill to suspend temporarily the deposit 
     requirements and assessments of countervailing duties and 
     antidumping duties on imports of CHQ wire rod covered by 
     certain countervailing and antidumping duty orders; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Cantor, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Akin, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Feeney, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kuhl of New 
             York, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mrs. Northup, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       H.R. 3304. A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to stop the Congress from 
     spending Social Security's tax revenue surpluses on other 
     Government programs by dedicating those surpluses to personal 
     accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 3305. A bill to amend the National Security Act of 
     1947 to prohibit persons who disclose classified information 
     from holding a security clearance for access to such 
     information; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 3306. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 and the 
     Trade Act of 1974 to provide relief from certain practices by 
     other countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     International Relations, 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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Lee, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Engel, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Kildee, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 3307. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     enhance public and health professional awareness and 
     understanding of lupus and to strengthen the Nation's 
     research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 3308. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     erasers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 3309. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on nail 
     clippers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 3310. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     artificial flowers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 3311. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     electrically operated pencil sharpeners; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of 
             New York, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Evans, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Holt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mrs. McCarthy, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wu, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Berry, 
             Mr. Higgins, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. 
             Lowey, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3312. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     terminate the administrative freeze on the enrollment into 
     the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment 
     (referred to as ``Priority 8''); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 3313. A bill to authorize the National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences to develop multidisciplinary 
     research centers regarding women's health and disease 
     prevention and to conduct and coordinate a research program 
     on hormone disruption, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Resources, and Science, 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 3314. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     transfer certain land within the Ottawa National Forest to 
     the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.

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           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 3315. A bill to amend title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 to withhold community 
     development block grant funds from States and communities 
     that do not prohibit the use of the power of eminent domain 
     that involves the taking of the property from private persons 
     for commercial or economic development purposes and transfer 
     of the property to other private persons; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, and Mr. Putnam):
       H.R. 3316. A bill to require the National Park Service to 
     make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty 
     and to fully reopen the Statue to the public; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 3317. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the child tax credit and to allow for 
     adjustments for inflation with respect to the child tax 
     credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Solis, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Harman, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
             Watson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Hooley, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Ms. Herseth, Ms. Waters, Ms. Bean, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Lee, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Norton, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Israel, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.J. Res. 59. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress with respect to the establishment of an appropriate 
     day for the commemoration of the women suffragists who fought 
     for and won the right of women to vote in the United States; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT:
       H.J. Res. 60. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to the 
     permissible uses for which private property may be taken; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. Al GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Fitzpatrick of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Poe, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Solis, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Holt, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Cramer, and Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 209. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and 
     expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should raise 
     awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its 
     devastating effects on families; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Watt, and Mr. Wicker):
       H. Res. 362. A resolution commending the Philadelphia 
     Coalition for its principled, open, and integrated approach 
     to eradicating racism and intolerance, and for its 
     determination to confront the past and work toward the 
     future; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Waters, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Stark, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Wu, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Clay, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Payne, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Res. 363. A resolution requesting the President and 
     directing the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, 
     the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and the 
     Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives 
     not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this 
     resolution documents in the possession of the President and 
     those officials relating to the disclosure of the identity 
     and employment of Ms. Valerie Plame; to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, International Relations, 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.

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