[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 138 (Wednesday, October 26, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H9275-H9276]
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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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Holden, Ms. Hart, and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 4144. A bill to eliminate the requirement that States 
     collect Social Security numbers from applicants for 
     recreational licenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Watt, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Lee, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ford, Mr. Al Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Ms. Corrine Brown 
             of Florida, Ms. Watson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Evans, Mr. Israel, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ross, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 4145. A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to 
     obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the 
     United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 4146. A bill to facilitate recovery from the effects 
     of Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Wilma by providing greater 
     flexibility for, and temporary waivers of certain 
     requirements and fees imposed on, depository institutions, 
     credit unions, and Federal regulatory agencies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 4147. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to increase the period of authorized stay under the Guam 
     visa waiver program to be the same as the period of 
     authorized stay under the United States visa waiver program; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney, 
             and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 4148. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to relief or 
     reconstruction efforts provided in response to a 
     presidentially declared major disaster or emergency, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself and Ms. Herseth):
       H.R. 4149. A bill to require the prompt issuance by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture of regulations to restore integrity 
     to the payment limitation requirements applicable to 
     commodity payments and benefits, to reduce waste, fraud, and 
     abuse related to the receipt of commodity payments and 
     benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Miss McMorris, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 4150. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to permit qualifying States to use a portion of their 
     allotments under the State children's health insurance 
     program for any fiscal year for certain Medicaid 
     expenditures; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Davis 
             of Kentucky):
       H.R. 4151. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the tax treatment of horses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Tierney, and Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 4152. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 320 High Street in Clinton, 
     Massachusetts, as the ``Raymond J. Salmon Post Office''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 4153. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit Medicaid beneficiaries the choice of self-
     directed personal assistance services through a cash and 
     counseling program under the Medicaid Program; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 4154. A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to issue safety standards for lead-containing 
     dishware; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. King of New 
             York, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             Watson, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Israel, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Cramer, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Markey, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. McNulty):
       H. Con. Res. 275. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the education curriculum in the 
     Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. KUHL of New York:
       H. Con. Res. 276. Concurrent resolution requesting the 
     President to return to the House of Representatives the 
     enrollment of H.R. 3765 so that the Clerk of the House may 
     reenroll the bill in accordance with the action of the two 
     Houses; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CLEAVER:
       H. Con. Res. 277. Concurrent resolution designating the 
     Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as 
     America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Baird, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Honda, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Ms. Lee, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Costa, and Mrs. Davis of California):
       H. Con. Res. 278. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Congress should raise awareness about 
     the importance of social worker and case worker safety; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H. Con. Res. 279. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to the 2005 presidential and 
     parliamentary elections in Egypt; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H. Res. 511. A resolution honoring and thanking United 
     States Capitol Police Assistant Chief of Police James Patrick 
     Rohan on the occasion of his retirement; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan (for herself, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cooper,

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             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Ms. Harman, Ms. Watson, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Honda, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Berkley, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Case, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Farr, and Ms. Carson):
       H. Res. 512. A resolution honoring the life and 
     accomplishments of Rosa Parks and expressing condolences on 
     her passing; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. OXLEY:
       H. Res. 513. A resolution electing a certain Member to a 
     certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota (for herself, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. 
             Schwarz of Michigan):
       H. Res. 514. A resolution supporting the observance of a 
     Month of Global Health; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Emanuel, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Holt, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop of 
             New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardoza, 
             Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H. Res. 515. A resolution of inquiry requesting the 
     President of the United States to provide to the House of 
     Representatives certain documents in his possession relating 
     to the anticipated effects of climate change on the coastal 
     regions of the United States; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. MELANCON:
       H. Res. 516. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R.3763) to reinstate the application of the wage 
     requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to Federal contracts in 
     areas affected by Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
             Ferguson):
       H. Res. 517. A resolution recognizing the life of 
     Wellington Timothy Mara and his outstanding contributions to 
     the New York Giants Football Club, the National Football 
     League, and the United States; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. PUTNAM (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H. Res. 518. A resolution honoring professional surveyors 
     and recognizing their contributions to society; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

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