[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 142 (Tuesday, November 1, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H9472]
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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. FILNER:
       H.R. 4183. A bill to improve the availability of benefits 
     for veterans and the surviving spouses of veterans who were 
     exposed while in military service to ionizing radiation, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 4184. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that veterans of service in the 1991 Persian Gulf War 
     and subsequent conflicts shall be considered to be radiation-
     exposed veterans for purposes of the service-connection of 
     certain diseases and disabilities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4185. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to strengthen regulations concerning the 
     flammability of children's clothing; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 4186. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create 
     a Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade 
     agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CANTOR:
       H.R. 4187. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to limit the recognition of gain under section 355(e) of 
     such Code to certain leveraged spin-merger transactions; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota (for herself, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 4188. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to improve voluntary family planning programs in 
     developing countries, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 4189. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
     feasibility of designating the Virgin Islands Military and 
     Veterans Memorial, to be located in Fredericksted, St. Croix, 
     U.S. Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Evans, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Owens, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Allen, 
             and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 4190. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to prohibit agreements to provide notice of 
     investigations or inspections; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 4191. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a deduction for charitable contributions of 
     services by individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Snyder, and Mr. Cardoza):
       H.R. 4192. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to designate the President William Jefferson Clinton 
     Birthplace Home in Hope, Arkansas, as a National Historic 
     Site and unit of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 4193. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to waive the 10-percent additional tax on early 
     distributions from section 401(k) plans in the case of 
     hardship of certain employees due to facility closures, 
     employers in bankruptcy, or plan termination proceedings; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 4194. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from 
     treatment as public communications for purposes of such Act; 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon:
       H.R. 4195. A bill to authorize early repayment of 
     obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within Rogue River 
     Valley Irrigation District or within Medford Irrigation 
     District; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Case, and Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota):
       H. Res. 526. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of observing the Year of Polio Awareness; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.

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