[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 130 (Friday, October 7, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H8807-H8809]
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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Melancon, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 4012. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the terms of 
     the community disaster loan program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 4013. A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to provide for 
     conjunctive use of surface and groundwater in Juab County, 
     Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 4014. A bill to reauthorize the Millennium Challenge 
     Act of 2003, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Porter, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Herger, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Baca, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Costa, Mr. Daniel 
             E. Lungren of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Farr, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Harman, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Pastor, and Ms. Matsui):
       H.R. 4015. A bill to ensure regulatory equity between and 
     among all dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged 
     fluid milk in federally regulated milk marketing areas and 
     into certain non-federally regulated milk marketing areas 
     from federally regulated areas, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Holt, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Ms. Watson, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Napolitano, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 4016. A bill to provide assistance to revitalize 
     institutions of higher education affected by the Gulf 
     hurricane disasters; 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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Marchant):
       H.R. 4017. A bill to provide assistance for the education 
     of elementary and secondary students; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kline, Mr. Marchant, Ms. 
             Foxx, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 4018. A bill to repeal certain education provisions; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 4019. A bill to amend title 4 of the United States 
     Code to clarify the treatment of self-employment for purposes 
     of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Melancon):
       H.R. 4020. A bill to authorize the Community Development 
     Financial Institutions Fund to conduct a special round of 
     funding in fiscal year 2006 for assistance in areas affected 
     by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4021. A bill to permit statues honoring citizens of 
     the District of Columbia to be placed in Statuary Hall in the 
     same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are 
     placed in Statuary Hall, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 4022. A bill to require health insurance coverage for 
     certain reconstructive surgery; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, 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. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Melancon, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Meehan, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Markey, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Holt, Ms. Carson, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Solis, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Schwartz of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Matheson, 
             Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Wu, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Holden, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Honda, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 4023. A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to issue regulations mandating child-resistant 
     closures on all portable gasoline containers; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 4024. A bill to make funds available for community 
     disaster loans to assist local governments in providing 
     essential services following Hurricane Katrina, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARROW (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Evans, Ms. Herseth, 
             and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 4025. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining 
     the mileage reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel 
     program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 4026. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow nonrefundable credits against income tax for 
     certain gasoline, diesel fuel, and home energy consumption 
     expenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 4027. A bill to establish a short-term moratorium on 
     the payment of principal or interest on certain mortgage 
     loans secured by residential or commercial real estate 
     located in any area declared to be a Federal disaster area 
     due to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4028. A bill to require employers of temporary H-2A 
     workers to pay such workers at least the greater of the 
     Federal or State minimum wage rate; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 4029. A bill to ensure fairness in gasoline, diesel 
     fuel, and home heating oil prices; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 4030. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the inflation adjustment of the earned income 
     threshold used in determining the refundable portion of the 
     child tax credit and to restore the threshold to its original 
     amount; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Mr. 
             Putnam, Ms. Harris, Mr. Foley, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
             Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Meek of Florida, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 4031. A bill to provide assistance to nursery crop and 
     tropical fruit producers whose agricultural operations were 
     severely damaged by Hurricane Dennis, Hurricane Katrina, or 
     Hurricane Rita in 2005; to the Committee on Agriculture, and 
     in addition

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      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. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 4032. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to remove the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security with respect to expedited removal under section 
     235(b)(1)(A)(iii)(I) of such Act and to amend the Truth in 
     Lending Act to prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to 
     illegal aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Foley, Mr. McNulty, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. McDermott, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Calvert, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Carson, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. 
             Owens):
       H.R. 4033. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral 
     Sclerosis Registry; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4034. A bill to allow a deduction for 100 percent of 
     medical expenses, not compensated for by insurance or 
     otherwise, for taxpayers residing in the Hurricane Katrina 
     disaster area; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4035. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate capital gains taxes on investments in the 
     Hurricane Katrina disaster area to reduce the estate tax for 
     victims of Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 4036. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     allow qualifying children's hospitals to participate in the 
     340B drug discount program; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 4037. A bill to prohibit offering homebuilding 
     purchase contracts that contain in a single document both a 
     mandatory arbitration agreement and other contract 
     provisions, and to prohibit requiring purchasers to consent 
     to a mandatory arbitration agreement as a condition precedent 
     to entering into a homebuilding purchase contract; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself and Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 4038. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to improve enforcement of restrictions on employment in 
     the United States of unauthorized aliens; 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. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 4039. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for an exception to the reduction in 
     unused medical residency positions for small family practice 
     residency programs under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 4040. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the deduction for certain attorney fees 
     shall be fully allowable in computing both taxable income and 
     alternative minimum taxable income; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 4041. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the deduction for certain flood-related 
     attorney fees shall be fully allowable in computing both 
     taxable income and alternative minimum taxable income; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 4042. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical 
     centers 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. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mrs. Bono, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 4043. A bill to provide for a report from the National 
     Academy of Sciences on the feasibility and design of a 
     national strategic gasoline reserve; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 4044. A bill to provide for more efficient and 
     effective protection of the borders of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Government Reform, and 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. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
             Bilirakis):
       H.R. 4045. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Rabbi Arthur Schneier in recognition of his pioneering role 
     in promoting religious freedom and human rights throughout 
     the world, for close to half a century; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 4046. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide authority, in certain cases, for the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to provide care for the newborn children of 
     veterans who have been provided maternity care by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Kind, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Coble, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. Flake, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4047. A bill to amend the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act of 1946 to reduce the rate of pay, and to eliminate 
     automatic pay adjustments, for Members of Congress; 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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Owens, and Mrs. Davis 
             of California):
       H.R. 4048. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to local educational agencies to restart 
     school operations interrupted by Hurricane Katrina or 
     Hurricane Rita, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Case, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Baca, Mr. Herger, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Boyd, and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California):
       H.R. 4049. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to enter into cooperative agreements with State and local 
     governments to augment their efforts to conduct early 
     detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or 
     spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, the 
     environment, and the economy of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Beauprez, 
             Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. 
             Tancredo):
       H.R. 4050. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under 
     Medicare; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. REHBERG (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Bishop 
             of Utah):
       H.R. 4051. A bill to establish the policy of the United 
     States on the size of the land-based intercontinental 
     ballistic missile force; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Lee, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Holt, Mr. Berry, Mr. Markey, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Payne, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Engel, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Allen, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Strickland, Mr. Ross, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mrs. Capps, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.

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             Case, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 4052. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     protect pension benefits of employees in defined benefit 
     plans and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to enforce 
     the age discrimination requirements of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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 Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Berman, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Harman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Honda, Mr. Issa, 
             Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. McKeon, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Royce, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Nunes, Mr. 
             Gallegly, and Mr. Thomas):
       H.R. 4053. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 545 North Rimsdale Avenue in 
     Covina, California, as the ``Lillian Kinkella Keil Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       H.R. 4054. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 6110 East 51st Place in 
     Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 4055. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and title 11, United State Code, to 
     provide necessary reforms for employee pension benefit plans; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. BAKER:
       H. Con. Res. 263. A concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate; considered 
     and agreed to.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. Regula, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Dingell):
       H. Con. Res. 264. Concurrent resolution recognizing 
     veterans who served in the Armed Forces during World War II 
     and supporting the goals and ideals of National World War II 
     Veterans Recognition Week; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Leach, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, and Mr. Dicks):
       H. Con. Res. 265. Concurrent resolution expressing 
     appreciation for the contribution of Chinese art and culture 
     and recognizing the Festival of China at the Kennedy Center; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Con. Res. 266. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Cote d'Ivoire be encouraged and 
     supported by the United States in its efforts to hold 
     democratic elections in the very near future; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia:
       H. Res. 486. A resolution commending the Coast Guard for 
     its extraordinary efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina 
     and Hurricane Rita; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Royce):
       H. Res. 487. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Korean American Day; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
             McCotter):
       H. Res. 488. A resolution requesting that the President 
     transmit to the House of Representatives information in his 
     possession relating to contracts for services or construction 
     related to Hurricane Katrina recovery; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Mr. Becerra):
       H. Res. 489. A resolution commemorating the 100th 
     Anniversary of the National Audubon Society; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H. Res. 490. A resolution urging the United Nations to 
     establish a commission on the prevention of slavery, human 
     trafficking, and exploitation; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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