[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 134 (Thursday, October 20, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H9042-H9043]
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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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Melancon, and Mr. 
             Jefferson):
       H.R. 4090. 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. POMBO (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 4091. A bill to permit certain projects and activities 
     to resume on National Forest System lands by ratifying part 
     215 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to 
     notice, comment, and appeal procedures for such projects and 
     activities; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. BEAN (for herself and Ms. Hart):
       H.R. 4092. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an additional credit against income tax for the 
     adoption of an older child; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 4093. A bill to provide for the appointment of 
     additional Federal circuit and district judges, to improve 
     the administration of justice, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:
       H.R. 4094. A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more 
     than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census 
     and apportionment, to require States to conduct such 
     redistricting through independent commissions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 4095. A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for equitable treatment of disability 
     beneficiaries with waxing and waning medical conditions; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Shaw, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McHugh, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Fortuno, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Gary 
             G. Miller of California, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Linder):
       H.R. 4096. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend to 2006 the alternative minimum tax relief 
     available in 2005 and to index such relief for inflation; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Jindal, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Kline, Mrs. Musgrave, Miss McMorris, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Boustany, Ms. Foxx, Mrs. 
             Drake, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Poe, and Mr. DeLay):
       H.R. 4097. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     establish a Family Education Reimbursement Account Program to 
     assist hurricane displaced students during the 2005-2006 
     school year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 4098. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to preserve access to community cancer care by 
     Medicare beneficiaries; 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. McCAUL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Boren, Mrs. 
             Drake, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Culberson):
       H.R. 4099. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to authorize the Citizen Corps and establish the Border 
     Corps, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 4100. A bill to establish the Louisiana Recovery 
     Corporation for purposes of economic stabilization and 
     redevelopment of devastated areas in Louisiana, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Israel, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Owens, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 4101. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 170 East Main Street in 
     Patchogue, New York, as the ``Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H.R. 4102. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented 
     inventions relating to health care emergencies; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 4103. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for improved accountability in the 
     Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs; 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.

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           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
       H.R. 4104. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for qualified long-term care 
     services in computing adjusted gross income; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 4105. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate the Perquimans River and its tributaries in 
     Perquimans County, North Carolina, for study for potential 
     addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Platts, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Fitzpatrick 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4106. A bill to provide for the security and safety of 
     rail transportation systems in the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Ruppersberger):
       H.R. 4107. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1826 Pennsylvania Avenue in 
     Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``Maryland State Delegate Lena K. 
     Lee Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, and Mr. Ruppersberger):
       H.R. 4108. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in 
     Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``State Senator Verda Welcome and 
     Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Ruppersberger):
       H.R. 4109. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 6101 Liberty Road in 
     Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``United States Representative 
     Parren J. Mitchell Post Office''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Allen, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Costello, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 4110. A bill to require grants to State and local 
     governments for infrastructure and social services needs in 
     the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction 
     funds provided to Iraq; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. FORTUNO:
       H.R. 4111. A bill to redesignate the Caribbean National 
     Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as the El Yunque 
     National Forest; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Owens, and 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 4112. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to establish national emergency centers on military 
     installations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     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. HAYES:
       H.R. 4113. A bill to provide for a reduction in pay 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. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 4114. A bill to prohibit the sale of crude oil, 
     gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas, or petroleum distillates 
     at an unjust or unreasonable price; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MARSHALL:
       H.R. 4115. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 118 East Hancock Street in 
     Milledgeville, Georgia, as the ``Boddie Davis Simmons Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY:
       H.R. 4116. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of 
     Transportation from requiring the sounding of a locomotive 
     horn in suburban areas in nonpeak traffic hours; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MELANCON (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Jindal, Mr. Baker, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Alexander, and 
             Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 4117. A bill to permit the cancellation of certain 
     loans under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4118. A bill to prohibit Federal payments to any 
     individual, business, institution, or organization that 
     engages in human cloning; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4119. A bill to strengthen Federal leadership, provide 
     grants, enhance outreach and guidance, and provide other 
     support to State and local officials to achieve 
     communications interoperability, to foster improved regional 
     collaboration and coordination, to promote more efficient 
     utilization of funding devoted to public safety 
     communications, to promote research and development for first 
     responder communications, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. POE:
       H.R. 4120. A bill to eliminate the Western Hemisphere 
     travel exception by requiring a passport for all travel into 
     and out of the United States and to require the Secretary of 
     State to endeavor to persuade all countries to issue machine-
     readable passports that comply with a uniform document 
     identifying standard; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 
     International Relations, 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. SODREL:
       H.R. 4121. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to 
     veterans with a compensable service-connected disability and 
     to their dependents; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TANNER:
       H.R. 4122. A bill to establish the Comprehensive 
     Entitlement Reform Commission; 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. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, and Mr. Brown of South Carolina):
       H.R. 4123. A bill to amend section 44706 of title 49, 
     United States Code, to require operating certificates for 
     airports at which large cargo operations are conducted; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.J. Res. 69. A joint resolution relating to a national 
     emergency declared by the President on September 8, 2005; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Carter, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Boustany, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Otter, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. Hall, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sullivan, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Fitzpatrick 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cantor, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Terry):
       H. Con. Res. 269. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     40th anniversary of the White House Fellows Program; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself and Mr. Meeks 
             of New York):
       H. Con. Res. 270. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress to honor those in Pakistan who lost 
     their lives as a result of the earthquake that affected South 
     Asia on October 8, 2005; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Ms. Norton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Watt, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Filner, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H. Con. Res. 271. Concurrent resolution honoring the life 
     and accomplishments of Judge Constance Baker Motley and 
     recognizing her as a symbol of hope and inspiration for all 
     men and women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself and Ms. Harris):
       H. Con. Res. 272. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for the current standards of the Federal mortgage interest 
     tax deduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
       H. Res. 504. A resolution commending the people of the 
     Republic of Iraq for holding a successful referendum on a new 
     constitution for Iraq; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H. Res. 505. A resolution requesting the President of the 
     United States and directing the Secretary of State to provide 
     to the House of Representatives certain documents in their 
     possession relating to the White House Iraq Group; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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