[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 139 (Thursday, October 27, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H9361-H9362]
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. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Brady 
             of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Baker, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Jindal, Mr. 
             Melancon, and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 4155. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone 
     and certain areas affected by Hurricane Rita, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Stark, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Kind, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Bean, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Boren, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. 
             Case, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crowley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Engel, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Harman, 
             Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, 
             Ms. Hooley, Mr. Holt, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Matheson, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Snyder, 
             Ms. Solis, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Ross):
       H.R. 4156. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend 
     the trade adjustment assistance program to the service 
     sector, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, Energy and Commerce, 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cantor, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Upton, Mrs. 
             Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Bass, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Castle, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Hobson, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. 
             Shays, and Mr. Simmons):
       H.R. 4157. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     encourage the dissemination, security, confidentiality, and 
     usefulness of health information technology; 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. BACA (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Salazar, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Israel, Mr. Ford, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Reyes, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Owens, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Higgins, 
             and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 4158. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a program of energy assistance grants to local 
     educational agencies; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 4159. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish licensure requirements for employees and contractor 
     personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs performing 
     orthotics services, pedorthics services, or prosthetics 
     services in any State in which there is a State licensure 
     requirement for persons performing those services in private 
     practice; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 4160. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     evaluate, construct, operate, and maintain capital 
     improvements to the Intracoastal Waterway, Delaware River to 
     Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Maryland (Chesapeake and 
     Delaware Canal) for public recreation; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 4161. A bill to reiterate the responsibilities of FEMA 
     with regard to the creation of an appeals process and the 
     establishment of minimum training and education requirements 
     under the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform 
     Act of 2004; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 4162. A bill to provide for an exchange of lands 
     between the Secretary of Agriculture and the United Water 
     Conservation District of California to eliminate certain 
     private inholdings in the Los Padres National Forest, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JINDAL (for himself, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. 
             Melancon):
       H.R. 4163. A bill to expedite payments of certain Federal 
     emergency assistance authorized pursuant to the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and to 
     direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to exercise certain 
     authority provided under that Act; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 4164. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to require coverage 
     of hearing aids under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     Program and private group and individual insurance; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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. MACK:
       H.R. 4165. A bill to clarify the boundaries of Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System Clam Pass Unit FL-64P; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY (for herself and Mr. Schwarz of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 4166. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bonner, Mr. 
             Boren, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Carter, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Chocola, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis 
             of Kentucky, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Davis 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Lincoln 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mrs. Drake, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gerlach, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Gordon, Ms. Granger, Mr. Graves, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Hall, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Hulshof, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kline, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kuhl of New York, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. McIntyre, Miss McMorris, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Nunes, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Otter, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pence, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Price of Georgia, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Ross, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr.

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             Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Sodrel, Mr. Souder, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Wilson of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 4167. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for uniform food safety warning 
     notification requirements, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Daniel E. 
             Lungren of California, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 4168. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of 
     renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a 
     citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the 
     efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to 
     become citizens, and for other purposes; 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. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Paul, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 4169. A bill to suspend temporarily the application of 
     laws which would deny certain federal benefits, entitlements, 
     grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricane Katrina or 
     Hurricane Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, 
     and 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. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Kuhl of 
             New York, and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California):
       H.R. 4170. A bill to provide administrative subpoena 
     authority to apprehend fugitives; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Jones 
             of North Carolina, Mr. McHenry, Ms. Foxx, and Mrs. 
             Myrick):
       H.R. 4171. A bill to provide for the consideration of a 
     petition for Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Indians of 
     Robeson and adjoining counties, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Mack, Ms. 
             Harris, and Mr. Fortuno):
       H. Con. Res. 280. Concurrent resolution mourning the 
     horrific loss of life caused by the floods and mudslides that 
     occurred in October 2005 in Central America and Mexico and 
     expressing the sense of Congress that the United States 
     should do everything possible to assist the affected people 
     and communities; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Costello, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Bean, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Hyde):
       H. Con. Res. 281. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     Chicago White Sox on winning the 2005 World Series; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H. Con. Res. 282. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the tax give away since 2001 to 
     the wealthiest 5 percent of Americans should be repealed and 
     those monies instead invested in vital programs to relieve 
     the growing burden on the working poor and to alleviate 
     poverty in America; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY (for herself and Mr. Turner):
       H. Con. Res. 283. Concurrent resolution honoring the heroic 
     service and sacrifice of the 6,500 glider pilots of the 
     United States Army Air Forces during World War II; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Con. Res. 284. 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 Mrs. SCHMIDT:
       H. Con. Res. 285. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the States of Louisiana, 
     Mississippi, and Alabama should adopt comprehensive, modern, 
     and uniform statewide building codes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H. Res. 519. A resolution recognizing and saluting the 
     Carolinas Independent Automobile Dealers Association; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H. Res. 521. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
     Macedonia (FYROM) should cease its distribution of negative 
     and nationalist propaganda and should work with the United 
     Nations and Greece to find a mutually acceptable official 
     name for the FYROM; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Res. 522. A resolution honoring the 600th anniversary of 
     the birth of Gjergj Castrioti (Scanderbeg), statesman, 
     diplomat, and military genius, for his role in saving Western 
     Europe from Ottoman occupation; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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