[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 124 (Thursday, September 29, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H8642-H8643]
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. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Sessions, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Poe, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Gary G. Miller 
             of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Carter, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. McCotter):
       H.R. 3938. A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
     reform; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Armed Services, Ways and Means, Financial 
     Services, Homeland Security, and 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. AKIN (for himself and Mr. Case):
       H.R. 3939. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to establish Veterans Business 
     Outreach Centers and Technical Mentoring Assistance 
     Committees; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Kline):
       H.R. 3940. A bill to extend implementation of the Medicare 
     prescription drug program, and for other purposes; 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. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 3941. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     working group to identify and advance the development and use 
     of alternative sources for motor vehicle fuels; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 3942. A bill to establish a Federal Office of Steroids 
     Testing Enforcement and Prevention to establish and enforce 
     standards for the testing for the illegal use in professional 
     sports of performance enhancing substances and other 
     controlled substances; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Matheson, 
             Mr. Buyer, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Sodrel, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Marchant, and Mr. Bishop of Utah):
       H.R. 3943. A bill to postpone the enforcement of new rules 
     governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths 
     until January 1, 2006; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Ms. Solis, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H.R. 3944. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a temporary credit against income tax to offset 
     the high fuel costs of small businesses, farmers, and 
     fishermen; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Boustany, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. 
             Melancon):
       H.R. 3945. A bill to facilitate recovery from the effects 
     of Hurricane Katrina by providing greater flexibility for, 
     and temporary waivers of certain requirements and fees 
     imposed on, depository institutions and Federal regulatory 
     agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. 
             Melancon):
       H.R. 3946. A bill to provide a temporary waiver from 
     certain transportation conformity requirements and 
     metropolitan transportation planning requirements under the 
     Clean Air Act and under other laws for certain areas in 
     Louisiana affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other 
     purposes; 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 Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Garrett 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Gary 
             G. Miller of California, and Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland):
       H.R. 3947. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to authorize the Federal Government to guarantee tax 
     exempt bonds for the purpose of rebuilding the Gulf Coast 
     from the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 3948. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining 
     the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel 
     program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 3949. A bill to protect volunteer firefighters and 
     emergency medical services personnel responding to national 
     emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of 
     employment; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DELAURO (for herself and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 3950. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to drug advertising, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3951. A bill to require compensation for jury service 
     to be excluded in determining income for purposes of the 
     supplemental security income program under title XVI of the 
     Social Security Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GINGREY:
       H.R. 3952. A bill to provide emergency health care relief 
     for survivors of Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Government 
     Reform, 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 Ms. HARRIS (for herself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 3953. A bill to authorize 4 permanent and 1 temporary 
     additional judgeships for the middle district of Florida, and 
     3 additional permanent judgeships for the southern district 
     of Florida; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HERSETH (for herself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Bishop of Utah, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Olver, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Solis, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Berry, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Ross):
       H.R. 3954. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     protect Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA); 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. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 3955. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide for the transfer of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and 
     phenylpropanolamine to schedule V of the schedules of 
     controlled substances, 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.

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           By Mr. KUHL of New York:
       H.R. 3956. A bill to provide for a drug discount program 
     for individuals without prescription drug coverage; 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. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jefferson, and Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3957. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the new markets tax credit; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MELANCON:
       H.R. 3958. A bill to provide disaster relief and incentives 
     for economic recovery for Louisiana residents and businesses 
     affected by Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, 
     Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Budget, 
     Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Armed 
     Services, Education and the Workforce, Resources, and Small 
     Business, 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. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 3959. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent corporate expatriation to avoid United States 
     income taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 3960. A bill to amend chapters 95 and 96 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate taxpayer financing 
     of presidential election campaigns; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, 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. RENZI (for himself, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. 
             Hayworth):
       H.R. 3961. A bill to authorize the National Park Service to 
     pay for services rendered by subcontractors under a General 
     Services Administration Indefinite Deliver/Indefinite 
     Quantity Contract issued for work to be completed at the 
     Grand Canyon National Park; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCHWARZ of Michigan:
       H.R. 3962. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide liability protections for employees and contractors 
     of health centers under section 330 of such Act who provide 
     health services in emergency areas; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Israel, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. King of New York, 
             and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 3963. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for 
     Long Island Sound; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 3964. A bill to prohibit anticompetitive provisions in 
     gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the 
     wholesale source of gasoline; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 3965. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the interment or memorialized in national cemeteries 
     of persons convicted of committing State capital crimes 
     regardless of whether their sentences included parole; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Flake, and Mrs. Musgrave):
       H.R. 3966. A bill to facilitate Presidential leadership and 
     Congressional accountability regarding reduction of other 
     spending to offset costs of responding to recent natural 
     disasters; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Rules, 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. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Royce):
       H. Con. Res. 256. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     people of Mongolia for building strong, democratic 
     institutions, and expressing the support of the Congress for 
     efforts by the United States to continue to strengthen its 
     partnership with that country; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. RENZI (for himself and Mr. Matheson):
       H. Con. Res. 257. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with regard to a moratorium on the 
     payment of principal or interest on certain mortgage loans, 
     small business loans, and consumer loans for residents of a 
     Federal disaster area; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Honda, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Rothman, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Holt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Filner, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lee, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Hinchey, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Res. 472. A resolution recognizing the commencement of 
     Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual 
     renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States and 
     throughout the world for their faith; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H. Res. 473. A resolution condemning the racist remarks of 
     William Bennett; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself and Mr. Doggett):
       H. Res. 475. A resolution expressing disapproval of further 
     payments by the Government of the United States to the 
     Government of Uzbekistan relating to facilities at the 
     Karshi-Khanabad airbase and urging the United Nations 
     Security Council to refer the situation of Uzbek President 
     Islam Karimov and the massacre at Andijan of May 13, 2005, to 
     the International Criminal Court; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. Towns):
       H. Res. 476. A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary 
     of the Brooklyn Dodgers victory over the New York Yankees in 
     the World Series; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Honda, Mr. Allen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Linda T. Snchez of California, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. 
             Christensen, and Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan):
       H. Res. 477. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the crisis of Hurricane Katrina 
     should not be used to weaken, waive, or roll back Federal 
     public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws 
     and regulations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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.

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