[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 116 (Thursday, September 15, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H8087-H8088]
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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. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 3784. A bill to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 3785. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt from personal use rules the use of vacation 
     property as a residence for persons displaced by Hurricane 
     Katrina; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Melancon, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 3786. A bill to modify requirements under the 
     emergency relief program under title 23, United States Code, 
     with respect to projects for repair or reconstruction in 
     response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. NADLER (for himself, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Rush, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 3787. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     provide grants to States to establish and carry out or 
     continue to carry out antiharassment programs; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. COLE of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Jindal, Mr. Baker, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 3788. A bill to permit the Secretary of Education to 
     waive the consecutive service requirements of the loan 
     forgiveness program for teachers whose employment is 
     interrupted by the major disaster caused by Hurricane 
     Katrina; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3789. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the 
     case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits 
     in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption 
     under such title for State tort actions to recover damages 
     arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such 
     benefits; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H.R. 3790. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to designate income tax 
     overpayments to support relief efforts in response to 
     Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Capps, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H.R. 3791. A bill to provide for the deferment of 
     acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     under certain circumstances; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 3792. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Gasoline Availability Stabilization Reserve, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 3793. A bill to ensure that predisaster hazard 
     mitigation continues beyond 2005; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 3794. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make single family properties held by 
     the Department pursuant to foreclosure under the FHA mortgage 
     insurance program available for occupancy by families 
     displaced by Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. FERGUSON (for himself, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Chocola, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 3795. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modify the definition of outpatient speech-
     language pathology services in order to recognize speech-
     language pathologists as suppliers under the Medicare 
     Program; 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. FORD:
       H.R. 3796. A bill to establish the AmeriCorps Disaster 
     Relief Corps to carry out national service projects that 
     address the needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane 
     Katrina, and other major disasters and emergencies; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bishop 
             of Utah, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Garrett 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Goode, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Marchant, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 3797. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of funds for 
     the construction or lease of buildings or space for the 
     United States Government until January 1, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. GRANGER:
       H.R. 3798. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     provide the Secretary of Defense with the authority to make 
     temporary, emergency adjustments in the monthly rates of the 
     basic allowance for housing and the cost-of-living allowance 
     for members of the uniformed services in response to sudden 
     increases in energy and gasoline prices; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 3799. A bill to provide for the establishment of an 
     independent, Presidentially-appointed Commission to assess 
     the circumstances related to the damage caused by Hurricane 
     Katrina on or between Friday, August 26, 2005, and Tuesday, 
     August 30, 2005; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 3800. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend for 1 year the qualified individual (QI) 
     program of Medicare cost-sharing assistance to low-income 
     Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 3801. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     sulfentrazone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Israel, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina, Ms. Schwartz of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watt, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 3802. A bill to provide student loan forgiveness to 
     the surviving spouses and parents of the victims of Hurricane 
     Katrina; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY:
       H.R. 3803. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain surviving spouses to exclude up to 
     $500,000 of gain from the sale of a principal residence; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY:
       H.R. 3804. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 100 percent deduction for expenses related 
     to identity theft; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             and Mrs. McCarthy):
       H.R. 3805. A bill to establish within the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security the 
     Special Office of the Inspector General for Natural Disaster 
     Response and Reconstruction; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees

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     on Government Reform, 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 Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 3806. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to increase penalties for employing illegal aliens; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H.R. 3807. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to create a 
     uniform national standard for gasoline, to eliminate 
     ``boutique'' fuels, to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     construct, and sell to private businesses, 15 new gasoline 
     refineries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H.R. 3808. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide criminal penalties for price gouging during times of 
     disaster; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. 
             Melancon, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Baca, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Case, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Davis of Tennessee, Ms. Herseth, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Costa, Mr. Salazar, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Barrow, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Reyes, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 3809. A bill to respond to Hurricane Katrina and other 
     natural disasters in 2005 that adversely affect food 
     assistance, agricultural producers and households, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. PLATTS (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 3810. A bill to establish a Special Inspectors General 
     Council for Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, 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. POE:
       H.R. 3811. A bill to terminate the effect of laws 
     prohibiting the spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil 
     and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any 
     area of the Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 3812. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to prepare a feasibility study with respect to the 
     Mokelumne River, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 3813. A bill to establish an Office of the Hurricane 
     Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, 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. SWEENEY (for himself and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 3814. A bill to ensure that highway safety signs 
     within 5 miles of a border checkpoint in the United States 
     are bilingual; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. 
             Pascrell, and Mr. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 3815. A bill to ensure that communities are prepared 
     for evacuation in case of a major disaster; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 3816. A bill to reestablish the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency as an independent agency and to require 
     that its Director be adequately qualified; 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. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3817. A bill to withdraw the Valle Vidal Unit of the 
     Carson National Forest in New Mexico from location, entry, 
     and patent under the mining laws, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico):
       H.R. 3818. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to enter into partnership agreements with entities and local 
     communities to encourage greater cooperation in the 
     administration of Forest Service activities on and near 
     National Forest System lands, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Putnam, and 
             Mr. Cole of Oklahoma):
       H. Con. Res. 244. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should expand 
     trade opportunities with Mongolia by initiating negotiations 
     to enter into a free trade agreement with Mongolia; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H. Con. Res. 245. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States Supreme Court should 
     speedily find the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools 
     to be consistent with the Constitution of the United States; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HALL (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Issa, Mr. Levin, Ms. Granger, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
             Dingell):
       H. Res. 444. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H. Res. 445. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H. Res. 446. A resolution recognizing Space Shuttle 
     Commander Eileen Collins, Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence, 
     and the contributions of all other women who have worked with 
     NASA in preparing for the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery 
     on STS-114; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H. Res. 447. A resolution permitting the use of the frank 
     for mailings which include solicitations for charities 
     responding to a major disaster which is the subject of a 
     Presidential declaration under the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, 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. CAPUANO:
       H. Res. 448. A resolution recognizing the suffering of both 
     Israelis and Palestinians and acknowledging the sacrifices 
     made in the interest of peace by the Israeli settlers who 
     left the Gaza Strip voluntarily, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself and Mr. Leach):
       H. Res. 449. A resolution to create a select committee to 
     monitor and investigate the awarding and carrying out of 
     contracts related to the relief and reconstruction efforts in 
     response to Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on Rules.

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