[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 110 (Wednesday, September 7, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H7741-H7742]
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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. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 3664. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas 
     (and products thereof) and to appropriate the proceeds for 
     the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Appropriations, 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. BOOZMAN (for himself, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Filner, 
             and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 3665. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
     adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing 
     temporarily in housing owned by a family member and to make 
     direct housing loans to Native American veterans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Michaud, Ms. 
             Herseth, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
             Berkley, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 3666. A bill to provide that, for the period ending 
     August 31, 2007, veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina shall 
     have access to health care from the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 3667. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 200 South Barrington Street 
     in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Karl Malden Station''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. JINDAL (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Boustany, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Wu, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Baker, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Bachus, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 3668. A bill to provide the Secretary of Education 
     with waiver authority for students who are eligible for 
     Federal student grant assistance who are adversely affected 
     by a major disaster; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Baker, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, and Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama):
       H.R. 3669. A bill to temporarily increase the borrowing 
     authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 
     carrying out the national flood insurance program; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Michaud, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Hooley, Mr. 
             Reyes, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mrs. 
             Davis of California):
       H.R. 3670. A bill to extend for persons affected by 
     Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the United States 
     Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of 
     the Board of Veterans Appeals that are rendered during the 
     period from June 1, 2005, through November 30, 2005; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 3671. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     to provide 100 percent as the Federal medical assistance 
     percentage for displaced Medicaid recipients receiving 
     medical assistance outside their State of residence due to a 
     declared public health emergency; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Jindal, and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 3672. A bill to provide assistance to families 
     affected by Hurricane Katrina, through the program of block 
     grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Budget, 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. LEWIS of California:
       H.R. 3673. A bill making further emergency supplemental 
     appropriations to meet immediate needs arising from the 
     consequences of Hurricane Katrina, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3674. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to make grants for projects to construct 
     fences or other barriers to prevent public access to tracks 
     and other hazards of fixed guideway systems in residential 
     areas; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BASS:
       H.R. 3675. A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     to increase civil penalties for violations involving unfair 
     or deceptive acts or practices that exploit popular reaction 
     to an emergency or major disaster, and to authorize the 
     Federal Trade Commission to seek civil penalties for such 
     violations in actions brought under section 13 of that Act; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 3676. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on clock 
     radio combos; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 3677. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dog 
     accessories; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 3678. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on floor 
     coverings and mats of vulcanized rubber; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 3679. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     manicure and pedicure sets; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 3680. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase and extend temporary expensing for equipment 
     used in refining of liquid fuels; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Case, Ms. Watson, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Boren, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Weiner, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Ms. Lee, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 3681. A bill to amend the Clayton Act to make unlawful 
     price gouging for necessary goods and services during 
     Presidentially declared times of national disaster; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Wolf):
       H.R. 3682. A bill to redesignate the Mason Neck National 
     Wildlife Refuge in Virginia as the Elizabeth Hartwell Mason 
     Neck National Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Paul, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Goode, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Renzi, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Gingrey, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 3683. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to suspend for 30 days the Federal excise taxes on 
     highway motor fuels; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Kline, Mr. McHenry, 
             Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Goode, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Brown of South

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             Carolina, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Pence, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey):
       H.R. 3684. A bill to suspend the Davis-Bacon wage rate 
     requirements for Federal contracts in areas declared national 
     disasters; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 3685. A bill to reestablish the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency as an independent establishment in the 
     executive branch; 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. GERLACH:
       H.R. 3686. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, to promote the integration of local land use planning 
     and transportation planning; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. 
             Poe):
       H.R. 3687. A bill to authorize appropriations for grants 
     for specialized technical assistance and training to improve 
     the quality of criminal investigation and prosecution of 
     child abuse cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3688. A bill to require the Comptroller General to 
     conduct a study of the consolidation of the refiners, 
     importers, producers, and wholesalers of gasoline with the 
     sellers of such gasoline at retail; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 3689. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to reduce the size of core curriculum classes 
     in public elementary and secondary schools, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Holt, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 3690. A bill to provide relief to students, schools, 
     and student borrowers affected by natural disaster; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 3691. A bill to amend the Central Valley Project 
     Improvement Act to provide for improved water management and 
     conservation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Case, 
             Mr. Farr, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 3692. A bill to establish a program within the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the 
     United States Coast Guard to help identify, determine sources 
     of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse 
     impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety, in 
     coordination with non-Federal entities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 3693. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to prevent all unlawful entries into the United 
     States by January 1, 2007, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. WU:
       H.R. 3694. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide grants 
     to rural counties to ensure they are able to offer a 
     sufficient level of advice and casework services to help 
     veterans learn about and obtain the benefits they have 
     earned, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Ms. McKinney, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Mr. Clay, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Watson, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. Waters, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Towns, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H. Con. Res. 234. Concurrent resolution affirming the 
     obligation and leadership of the United States to improve the 
     lives of the 37,162,000 Americans living in poverty and the 
     15,600,000 of those who live in extreme poverty; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. EVANS:
       H. Con. Res. 235. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that States should require candidates 
     for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise 
     greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a 
     potentially visually impaired individual; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
       H. Con. Res. 236. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that all Americans should program their 
     cell phones and other portable electronic devices to show 
     personal emergency contacts under the acronym ICE (In Case of 
     Emergency) to enable emergency personnel to contact family 
     and friends in the event of an emergency; 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. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Jindal, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Everett, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and 
             Mr. Shuster):
       H. Res. 425. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     Nation to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, commending the 
     resiliency of the people of the States of Louisiana, 
     Mississippi, and Alabama, and committing to stand by them in 
     the relief and recovery effort; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
             Doolittle):
       H. Res. 427. A resolution relating to the terrorist attacks 
     against the United States on September 11, 2001; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and 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. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Res. 428. A resolution expressing the sincere gratitude 
     of the House of Representatives to the foreign individuals, 
     organizations, and governments that have offered material 
     assistance and other forms of support to those who have been 
     affected by Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Case):
       H. Res. 429. A resolution congratulating the West Oahu 
     Little League Baseball team for winning the 2005 Little 
     League Baseball World Series; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. COLE of Oklahoma:
       H. Res. 430. A resolution commending the University of 
     Oklahoma's gymnastics team for winning the 2005 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Gymnastics 
     Championship; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H. Res. 431. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that there should be established a 
     Lifelong Learning Week; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.

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