[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 153 (Thursday, November 17, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H10908-H10909]
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. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 4356. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to fraud in connection with major disaster or 
     emergency funds; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Kline, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. 
             Herseth, Mr. Goode, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Terry, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Gerlach, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 4357. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require all 
     gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain 10 percent 
     renewable fuel in the year 2010 and thereafter, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Allen, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Crowley, Ms. Lee, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       H.R. 4358. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WAMP:
       H.R. 4359. A bill to amend section 1111 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding challenging 
     academic content standards for physical education; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CULBERSON (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Carter, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goode, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
             Poe, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. 
             Thornberry):
       H.R. 4360. A bill to enforce law and order by establishing 
     a program to authorize, fund, and otherwise assist local 
     Sheriffs' offices in designated counties to provide a second 
     line of defense alongside and in close cooperation with the 
     United States Customs Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration 
     and Customs Enforcement, to conduct law enforcement 
     operations in their counties along the southern international 
     border of the United States, and to prevent lawlessness in 
     border areas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 4361. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and 
     dependents of veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4362. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require the prorating of Medicaid beneficiary 
     contributions in the case of partial coverage of nursing 
     facility services during a month; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4363. A bill to provide grants to enable States to 
     include iris scan information from certain convicted 
     criminals in State criminal records systems, to provide for 
     the use of the information by the National Instant Criminal 
     Background Check System, and to require Federal firearms 
     dealers to obtain iris scan information from prospective 
     firearms purchasers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Brown of South Carolina):
       H.R. 4364. A bill to protect the right of elected and 
     appointed officials to express their religious beliefs 
     through public prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself, Ms. Hooley, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. 
             Herseth, Mr. Rehberg, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 4365. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act 
     of 1946 to implement mandatory country of origin labeling 
     requirements for meat and produce on September 30, 2006; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself and 
             Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 4366. A bill to establish a program to provide 
     reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs 
     to help the United States better prepare for and protect its 
     citizens against the ravages of natural catastrophes, to 
     encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and 
     recovery and rebuilding from such catastrophes, and to better 
     assist in the financial recovery from such catastrophes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Waxman, 
             and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 4367. A bill to improve the health care system's 
     response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking through the training and education of 
     health care providers, developing comprehensive public health 
     responses to violence; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FORTUNO:
       H.R. 4368. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 60 Calle McKinley, West in 
     Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the ``Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 4369. A bill to withhold amounts available for 
     contributions to the regular assessed budget of the United 
     Nations unless certain requirements relating to the transfer 
     and public availability of the complete archive of files of 
     the Independent Inquiry Committee into the Oil-for-Food 
     Program are met; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. INSLEE:
       H.R. 4370. A bill to provide incentives to the auto 
     industry to accelerate efforts to develop more energy-
     efficient vehicles to lessen dependence on oil; 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. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 4371. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for 
     direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare 
     Program; 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.

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           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 4372. A bill to provide for a rail worker emergency 
     training program; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 4373. A bill to ensure the safety of passengers aboard 
     aircraft that also carries cargo; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 4374. A bill to provide for verification of security 
     measures under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against 
     Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and the Free and Secure Trade 
     (FAST) program; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 4375. A bill to provide certain requirements for 
     hydroelectric projects on the Mohawk River in the State of 
     New York; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4376. A bill to to authorize the National Park Service 
     to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Commonwealth 
     of Massachusetts on behalf of Springfield Technical Community 
     College, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. OTTER (for himself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 4377. A bill to extend the time required for 
     construction of a hydroelectric project, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Owens, Ms. Waters, 
             and Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan):
       H.R. 4378. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide greater protections to domestic and foreign 
     workers under the H-1B nonimmigrant worker program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4379. A bill to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal 
     courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. POE:
       H.R. 4380. A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court 
     proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POE (for himself, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 4381. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     permit access to databases maintained by the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency for purposes of complying with 
     sex offender registry and notification laws, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, and Ms. 
             Berkley):
       H.R. 4382. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land in Clark County, Nevada, for use by the Nevada National 
     Guard; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       H.R. 4383. A bill to establish the Sangre de Cristo 
     National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 4384. A bill to improve the energy efficiency of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Resources, 
     and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 4385. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that employees of certain companies seeking 
     bankruptcy protection are eligible for the health coverage 
     tax credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. McCotter, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Levin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Upton, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Miller 
             of Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. 
             Ehlers):
       H.R. 4386. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the 
     ``Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Facility''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.J. Res. 73. A joint resolution to redeploy U. S. Forces 
     from Iraq; to the Committee on International Relations, 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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Baird, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Payne, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H. Con. Res. 303. Concurrent resolution urging the United 
     States Trade Representative to take action to ensure that the 
     People's Republic of China complies with its obligations to 
     protect intellectual property rights, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Gerlach, and 
             Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania):
       H. Con. Res. 304. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for tax incentives for charitable gifts of conservation 
     easements; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin):
       H. Con. Res. 305. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     vital importance of hunting as a legitimate tool of wildlife 
     resource management; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, and Mrs. Maloney):
       H. Con. Res. 306. Concurrent resolution encouraging The 
     Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and Greece to 
     continue negotiations to determine a mutually acceptable 
     official name for the FYROM, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Poe, Mr. McCaul of Texas, and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 561. A resolution commending the outstanding 
     efforts by members of the United States Armed Forces and 
     civilian employees of the Department of State and the United 
     States Agency for International Development in response to 
     the earthquake in South Asia that occurred on October 8, 
     2005; to the Committee on International Relations, 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. BRADLEY of New Hampshire:
       H. Res. 562. A resolution reaffirming the position of the 
     Government of the United States that the sanitary and 
     phytosanitary guidelines for vitamin and mineral food 
     supplements adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission at 
     its Twenty-eighth Session from July 4-9, 2005, are not 
     binding on the United States; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CARDOZA (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Berry, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, and Mr. Gibbons):
       H. Res. 566. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should seek to convene 
     an international conference in 2006 to develop more effective 
     means to deal with the serious and growing threat of 
     methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. HARRIS:
       H. Res. 567. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     Nation to the victims of the 2005 hurricane season, 
     commending the resiliency of the people of the States of 
     Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and 
     Texas and committing to stand by them in the relief and 
     recovery effort; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 
     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. HERSETH:
       H. Res. 568. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3936) to protect consumers from price-gouging 
     of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Hunter):
       H. Res. 569. A resolution honoring and praising the work of 
     the United States-China Economic and Security Review 
     Commission and restating Congress' commitment to the 
     Commission; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H. Res. 570. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (HR 3925) to provide that a Federal public safety 
     position may not be held by any political appointee who does 
     not meet certain minimum requirements; to the Committee on 
     Rules.

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