[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 115 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H7947-H7949]
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. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Moore 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Watson, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 3760. A bill to establish a Department of Peace and 
     Nonviolence; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committees on International Relations, the 
     Judiciary, 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. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Marchant, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Baker, and Mr. 
             Alexander):
       H.R. 3761. A bill to provide special rules for disaster 
     relief employment under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
     for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Platts, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Leach, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Gerlach, Ms. Solis, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Capps, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Pallone, and 
             Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 3762. A bill to require higher standards of automobile 
     fuel efficiency in order to reduce the amount of oil used for 
     fuel by automobiles in the United States by 10 percent 
     beginning in 2016, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Markey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Wu, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Honda, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Obey, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Ms. Herseth, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Lynch, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Allen, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Snyder, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Costa, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Israel, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Doyle, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Wynn, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Chandler, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Becerra, 
             Ms. Watson, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Strickland, Ms. 
             Roybal-

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             Allard, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Baird, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island):
       H.R. 3763. A bill to reinstate the application of the wage 
     requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to Federal contracts in 
     areas affected by Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Menendez, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Case, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Zoe Lofgren 
             of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum 
             of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Snyder, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Clay, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Chandler, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Tierney, and Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 3764. A bill to establish a congressional commission 
     to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the 
     devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region 
     of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, 
     Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the 
     aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve 
     such responses in the future; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Reichert, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             and Miss McMorris):
       H.R. 3765. A bill to extend through December 31, 2007, the 
     authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend 
     funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite 
     the processing of permits; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MARCHANT (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 3766. A bill to simplify Federal procurement 
     procedures for emergency and disaster relief, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 
     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. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Ms. Bean, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 3767. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2600 Oak Street in St. 
     Charles, Illinois, as the ``Jacob L. Frazier Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. 
             Melancon):
       H.R. 3768. A bill to provide emergency tax relief for 
     persons affected by Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3769. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHOCOLA (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Carson, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Sodrel, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 3770. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 205 West Washington Street 
     in Knox, Indiana, as the ``Grant W. Green Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Jindal):
       H.R. 3771. A bill to allow certain coal exporters to 
     directly claim a refund of the excise tax unconstitutionally 
     imposed on coal exported by such exporters; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 3772. A bill to ensure that States do not issue 
     driver's licenses or identification cards to sex offenders 
     unless the offenders are in compliance with all applicable 
     registration requirements; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 3773. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reward those Americans who provide volunteer services 
     in times of national need; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
             Stark):
       H.R. 3774. A bill to provide for unemployment benefits for 
     victims of Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Langevin, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3775. A bill to provide for the update of the Cultural 
     Heritage and Land Management Plan for the John H. Chafee 
     Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, to extend 
     the authority of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley 
     National Heritage Corridor Commission, to authorize a special 
     resources study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility 
     of a national park unit within the Corridor, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself and Mr. McIntyre):
       H.R. 3776. A bill to improve sharing of immigration 
     information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
     officials, to improve State and local enforcement of 
     immigration laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, 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. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 3777. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize additional compensation to be paid to certain 
     veterans in receipt of compensation for a service-connected 
     disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member 
     dependent on the veteran for support provides care; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
             Pallone):
       H.R. 3778. A bill to establish ocean bottom trawl areas in 
     which trawling is permitted, to protect deep sea corals and 
     sponges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Case, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Solis, and Ms. Woolsey):

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       H.R. 3779. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to establish a commemorative trail route in 
     connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park 
     to link properties that are historically and thematically 
     associated with the struggle for women's suffrage, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mrs. Capps, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Honda, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Case, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, and Mr. 
             Stark):
       H.R. 3780. A bill to prohibit certain discriminatory 
     pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 3781. A bill to accelerate efforts to develop vaccines 
     for diseases primarily affecting developing countries, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on International Relations, 
     Energy and Commerce, Small Business, 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 Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. Rogers 
             of Michigan, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Bradley of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. Bean, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Fitzpatrick of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3782. A bill to prohibit price gouging of gasoline and 
     diesel fuel in areas declared major disasters; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, and Mr. Pearce):
       H. Con. Res. 242. Concurrent resolution providing for 
     acceptance of a statue of Po'Pay, presented by the State of 
     New Mexico, for placement in National Statuary Hall, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H. Con. Res. 243. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Billerica, Massachusetts, should be 
     recognized as ``America's Yankee Doodle Town``; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 437. A resolution to establish the Select 
     Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and 
     Response to Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on Rules, and 
     in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. ROTHMAN (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
       H. Res. 438. A resolution urging member states of the 
     United Nations to stop supporting resolutions that unfairly 
     castigate Israel and to promote within the United Nations 
     General Assembly more balanced and constructive approaches to 
     resolving conflict in the Middle East; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             Mr. Feeney, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Hall, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bonner, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Costa, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. Carter, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Sodrel, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Reichert, and Mr. 
             Doyle):
       H. Res. 441. 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.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H. Res. 442. A resolution honoring the Fordham University 
     School of Law upon the occasion of its 100th Anniversary; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H. Res. 443. A resolution congratulating the United States 
     Men's National Soccer Team on qualifying for the 2006 FIFA 
     World Cup; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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