[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 109 (Tuesday, September 6, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H7672-H7673]
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. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 3647. A bill to render nationals of Denmark eligible 
     to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and 
     investors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 3648. A bill to impose additional fees with respect to 
     immigration services for intracompany transferees; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 3649. A bill to ensure funding for sportfishing and 
     boating safety programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund 
     through the end of fiscal year 2005, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Gohmert):
       H.R. 3650. A bill to allow United States courts to conduct 
     business during emergency conditions, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3651. A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to 
     allow employees the right to accept or reject the use of 
     arbitration to resolve an employment controversy; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3652. A bill to provide workers with certain 
     impairments employment protection; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3653. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax to C corporations 
     which have substantial employee ownership and to encourage 
     stock ownership by employees by excluding from gross income 
     stock paid as compensation for services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3654. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide certain Medicare beneficiaries living 
     abroad a special Medicare part B enrollment period during 
     which the late enrollment penalty is waived and a special 
     Medigap open enrollment period during which no underwriting 
     is permitted; 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. BACA:
       H.R. 3655. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     review and revise the guidelines relating to the ``Principles 
     of Effectiveness'' criteria developed pursuant to the Safe 
     and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to improve State 
     and local prevention programs and activities carried out 
     under such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Boren, Ms. Lee, Mr. Moore of Kansas, 
             Mr. Sherman, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ross, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Levin, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Baca, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Wu, Mr. Berman, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 3656. A bill to reestablish the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency as an independent establishment in the 
     executive branch, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, 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. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 3657. A bill to regulate international marriage broker 
     activity in the United States, to provide for certain 
     protections for individuals who utilize the services of 
     international marriage brokers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 3658. A bill to amend the Haitian Refugee Immigration 
     Fairness Act of 1998; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 3659. A bill to reestablish the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency as an independent establishment in the 
     executive branch that is responsible for the Nation's 
     preparedness and response to disasters, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 3660. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to require, as a condition on the 
     receipt of direct payments or counter-cyclical payments under 
     such Act for rice produced by tenants and sharecroppers in 
     Texas, that the producers on the farm agree to retain the 
     rice cropland in production for the next crop year; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.

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           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3661. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to replace the 60-month period of employment requirement 
     for application of the Government pension offset exemption 
     with the rule that last applied before section 418 of the 
     Social Security Protection Act of 2004 was enacted; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 3662. A bill to delay for 2 years the general 
     effective date of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and 
     Consumer Protection Act of 2005; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. WU:
       H.R. 3663. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide a State option to extend current 
     waivers and create additional waiver authority under the 
     temporary assistance for needy families program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H. Con. Res. 233. Concurrent resolution affirming the 
     obligation and leadership of the United States to improve the 
     lives of the 35,900,000 Americans living in poverty and an 
     additional 15,300,000 Americans living in extreme poverty; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H. Res. 422. A resolution expressing the profound sorrow of 
     the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable 
     William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Pence, Mr. King 
             of Iowa, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren 
             of California, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Issa, and 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H. Res. 423. A resolution honoring and recognizing the 
     distinguished service, career, and achievements of Chief 
     Justice William Hubbs Rehnquist upon his death, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H. Res. 424. A resolution to congratulate the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Discovery crew 
     of Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly, Mission 
     Specialist Charlie Camarda, Mission Specialist Wendy 
     Lawrence, Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Mission 
     Specialist Steve Robinson, and Mission Specialist Andy Thomas 
     on the successful completion of their 14 day test flight to 
     the International Space Station for the first step of the 
     Vision for Space Exploration, begun from the Kennedy Space 
     Center, Florida, on July 26, 2005, and completed at Edwards 
     Air Force Base, California, on August 9, 2005. This 
     historical mission represented a great step forward into the 
     new beginning of the Second Space Age; to the Committee on 
     Science.

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