[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 133 (Wednesday, October 19, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H8985-H8986]
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:
       H.R. 4077. A bill to provide additional funding to prevent 
     sexual assaults in the military; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 4078. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to establish a floor for Medicare 
     physician payment rates for 2006 at the level for 2005; 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. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Goode, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 4079. A bill to reduce the number of visa overstays 
     and to ensure that illegal aliens are apprehended, detained, 
     and removed as rapidly as possible; 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 Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Osborne, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 4080. A bill to extend the contract for the Glendo 
     Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project in the State of 
     Wyoming; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4081. A bill to ensure that emergency appropriation 
     funds for hurricane assistance relief are used only for 
     individuals in affected areas; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. HART (for herself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Reynolds, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Gerlach):
       H.R. 4082. A bill to permit biomedical research 
     corporations to engage in certain financings and other 
     transactions without incurring limitations on net operating 
     loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Poe, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Sessions, and Mr. King of Iowa):
       H.R. 4083. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to construct a fence along the southern border of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 4084. A bill to amend the Forest Service use and 
     occupancy permit program to restore the authority of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to utilize the special use permit 
     fees collected by the Secretary in connection with the 
     establishment and operation of marinas in units of the 
     National Forest System derived from the public domain, 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 Ms. HOOLEY:
       H.R. 4085. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve certain accountability and 
     assessment provisions; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. JINDAL:
       H.R. 4086. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for health insurance costs of 
     eligible disaster relief recipients; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 4087. A bill to permit nonjudicial employees of the 
     District of Columbia courts, employees transferred to the 
     Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult Probation, and Offender 
     Supervision Trustee, and employees of the District of 
     Columbia Public Defender Service to have periods of service 
     performed prior to the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act 
     of 1997 included as part of the years of service used to 
     determine the time at which such employees are eligible to 
     retire under chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 4088. A bill to impose limitations on the use of 
     eminent domain for purposes of economic development; 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. POE (for himself, Mr. Simmons, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Terry, Mr. Petri, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Neugebauer, 
             Mr. Sodrel, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Fortuno, Mr. Flake, Mr. Pence, Mr. Hensarling, and 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 4089. A bill to require Government credit card bills 
     to be made available to the public, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H. Res. 501. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with amendments in the amendment of the Senate to 
     H.R. 3971; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Ohio):
       H. Res. 502. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the senseless and 
     unwarranted criminal prosecution of 2nd Lt. Erick J. 
     Anderson, United States Army; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. McCOTTER:
       H. Res. 503. A resolution condemning the actions taken by 
     the Government of Cameroon against Henry Fossung and others, 
     and

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     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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