[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 120 (Thursday, September 22, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H8340-H8341]
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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. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Ms. Foxx, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Conaway, Mr. Upton, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, and 
             Mr. Alexander):
       H.R. 3857. A bill to simplify the process for admitting 
     temporary alien agricultural workers under section 
     101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     to increase access to such workers, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3858. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that State and 
     local emergency preparedness operational plans address the 
     needs of individuals with household pets and service animals 
     following a major disaster or emergency; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GERLACH (for himself and Ms. Bean):
       H.R. 3859. A bill to establish the Interagency Council on 
     Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and 
     in addition to the Committee on 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. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Westmoreland, 
             Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Pence, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 3860. A bill to make improvements to the national sex 
     offender registration program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. STARK (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 3861. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide extended and additional protection to 
     Medicare beneficiaries who enroll for the Medicare 
     prescription drug benefit during 2006; 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. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Kline, Mr. Jindal, and 
             Mr. Boustany):
       H.R. 3862. A bill to provide for appropriate waivers, 
     suspensions, or exemptions from provisions of title I of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect 
     to individual account plans affected by Hurricane Katrina; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. JINDAL (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Boustany, Mr. Paul, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Marchant, 
             and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 3863. A bill to provide the Secretary of Education 
     with waiver authority for the reallocation rules in the 
     Campus-Based Aid programs, and to extend the deadline by 
     which funds have to be reallocated to institutions of higher 
     education due to a natural disaster; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Jindal, 
             and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 3864. A bill to provide vocational rehabilitation 
     services to individuals with disabilities affected by 
     Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3865. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     medical malpractice insurance corporations which may operate 
     and function without hindrance or impedance in any or all of 
     the States, to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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 Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3866. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a special resources study to evaluate 
     resources along the coastal region of the State of Delaware 
     and to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing a unit of the National Park System in Delaware; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Holt, and 
             Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 3867. A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award 
     Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 3868. A bill to increase and expand expensing under 
     section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for property 
     in hurricane disaster areas declared in 2005; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Hensarling, Ms. Harris, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 3869. A bill to amend Public Law 109-59 to allow the 
     States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to designate 
     the projects for which certain highway and transit funds 
     allocated to such States may be obligated; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Pence, and Mr. 
             Hensarling):
       H.R. 3870. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to delay for 2 years implementation of 
     the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who 
     are not lowest-income subsidy eligible individuals; 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. FORTENBERRY (for himself, Mr. Terry, and Mr. 
             Osborne):

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       H.R. 3871. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Interior to 
     convey to The Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark 
     Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. 
     certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark 
     National Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an 
     historical interpretive site along the trail; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 3872. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow loans from individual retirement plans for 
     qualified small business capital assets; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 3873. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit rollovers from retirement plans to health 
     savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. 
             Terry):
       H.R. 3874. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for tax exempt qualified small issue bonds to 
     finance agricultural processing property; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GORDON (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 3875. A bill to improve access to emergency medical 
     services through medical liability reform and additional 
     Medicare payments; 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. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. Ross):
       H.R. 3876. A bill to provide that private land use rules be 
     treated as State or local regulation for purposes of certain 
     Federal Communications Commission regulations; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 3877. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain parts of machinery for molding and forming certain 
     articles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 3878. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain parts of machinery for molding and forming certain 
     articles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 3879. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain parts of machinery for molding and forming certain 
     articles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 3880. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain parts of machinery for molding and forming certain 
     articles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 3881. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     machinery for molding and forming certain articles; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 3882. A bill to preserve competitive equity in 
     financial services; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Cantor, 
             Mr. Baird, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Ross, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Boustany, and 
             Mr. Hall):
       H.R. 3883. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 3884. A bill to provide incentives for highly 
     qualified teachers and administrators to remain in and 
     relocate to areas affected by major disasters; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Fortuno):
       H.R. 3885. A bill to provide for a circulating quarter 
     dollar coin program to honor the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United 
     States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself and Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 3886. A bill to require the Secretary of the Navy to 
     comply with certain reversionary requirements related to 
     property donated to the Navy for use as a Navy homeport 
     whenever the property ceases to be used for that purpose; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 3887. A bill to provide for the designation of 3 
     closed military installations as appropriate sites for 
     construction of an oil refinery; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. SHAYS (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Watt, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Holt, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Owens, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Moore of Kansas, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Berman, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 3888. A bill to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for 
     revitalization of public housing projects; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Coble, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Cannon, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Baird, Mr. Osborne, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Case, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Boren, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Reichert, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Graves, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Terry, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Miss 
             McMorris, and Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 3889. A bill to further regulate and punish illicit 
     conduct relating to methamphetamine, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary, International Relations, 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. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 3890. A bill to provide for the participation in Head 
     Start programs and Early Head Start programs, by children 
     affected by Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, and Ms. Carson):
       H.R. 3891. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects 
     for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-
     effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified 
     administration; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       H.R. 3892. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     authorize the issuance of Hurricane Katrina Relief EE savings 
     bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H. Con. Res. 249. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction 
     Recovery Month; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Berman, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Crowley, 
             Ms. Watson, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Obey):
       H. Res. 458. A resolution remembering and commemorating the 
     lives and work of Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita 
     Ford, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, and Cleveland Lay 
     Mission Team Member Jean Donovan, who were executed by 
     members of the armed forces of El Salvador on December 2, 
     1980; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 459. A resolution recognizing the achievements and 
     contributions of the Waterfowl Population Survey Program of 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; to the Committee 
     on Resources.

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