[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 154 (Friday, November 18, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H11033-H11035]
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. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 4387. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit to individuals for charitable 
     contributions of services; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 4388. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H.R. 4389. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to exempt news stories, commentaries, and 
     editorials distributed through the Internet from treatment as 
     expenditures or electioneering communications under such Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. McCarthy, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 4390. A bill to ensure greater accountability by 
     licensed firearms dealers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Melancon, and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 4391. A bill to authorize the President to provide 
     disaster assistance for the repair, restoration, 
     reconstruction, or replacement of a privately-owned power 
     transmission facility damaged or destroyed by Hurricane 
     Katrina or Hurricane Rita; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       H.R. 4392. A bill to provide for the importation of 
     pharmaceutical products under a compulsory license as 
     provided for under the World Trade Organization; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 4393. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the application of section 584(h) of such 
     Code; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 4394. A bill to alter the composition and terms of the 
     Board of Directors of Amtrak, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 4395. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for an improved voluntary 
     Medicare prescription drug benefit, to provide greater access 
     to affordable pharmaceuticals, and for other purposes; 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. CROWLEY (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 4396. A bill to establish the National Vaccine 
     Authority within the Department of Health and Human Services; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Baca, and 
             Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 4397. A bill to ensure that the two top officials of 
     the Federal Emergency Management Agency have extensive 
     background in emergency or disaster relief; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, 
             and Mr. Bishop of Georgia):
       H.R. 4398. A bill to provide relief for African-American 
     farmers filing claims in the cases of Pigford v. Veneman and 
     Brewington v. Veneman; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4399. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend the annual enrollment periods of the 
     Medicare prescription drug benefit program and under the 
     Medicare Advantage program, and to suspend Medicare 
     prescription drug late enrollment penalties for two years 
     after the initial enrollment period; 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. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Akin, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cantor, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mrs. Jo 
             Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Ferguson, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Goode, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Jindal, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kline, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Putnam, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Renzi, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 4400. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a credit which is dependent on enactment 
     of State qualified scholarship tax credits and which is 
     allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable 
     contributions to education investment organizations that 
     provide assistance for elementary and secondary education; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 4401. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     public lands in and around historic mining townsites in 
     Nevada, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 4402. A bill to establish the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 
     400th Commemoration Commission, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 4403. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the 
     counting of residents in a nonhospital setting 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.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 4404. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against tax for qualified equity 
     investments in companies affected by Hurricane Katrina; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Costello, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Everett, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. 
             Fattah):
       H.R. 4405. A bill to require that, in cases in which the 
     annual trade deficit between the United States and another 
     country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, 
     the President take the necessary steps to create a more 
     balanced trading relationship with that country; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota:
       H.R. 4406. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish a criminal penalty for defrauding 
     individuals in connection with enrollment under a 
     prescription drug plan or under the Medicare Advantage 
     Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 
     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. KILDEE:
       H.R. 4407. A bill to prohibit the entry into any bilateral 
     or regional trade agreement, and to prohibit negotiations to 
     enter into any such agreement, for a period of 2 years; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. LaHood, 
             and Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida):
       H.R. 4408. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     declare English as the official language of the Government of 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Barrow, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Linder, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Conaway, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Renzi, and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 4409. A bill to promote the national security and 
     stability of the United States economy by reducing the 
     dependence of the United States on foreign oil through the 
     use of alternative fuels and new vehicle technologies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Science, Ways and Means, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Ryan of Ohio):
       H.R. 4410. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to extend the initial enrollment period 
     for Medicare prescription drug benefits through May 15, 2008, 
     to waive penalties for late enrollment before June 1, 2008, 
     and to provide other additional beneficiary protections; 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. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Osborne, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Latham, and 
             Mr. Akin):
       H.R. 4411. A bill to prevent the use of certain payment 
     instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful 
     Internet gambling, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McHENRY (for himself, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Kline, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gingrey, and Mr. 
             Gutknecht):
       H.R. 4412. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to consolidate existing U.S. Citizenship and 
     Immigration Services databases into a comprehensive database 
     that allows real-time access to data, in order to improve 
     customer service and enhance national security and public 
     safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself and Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 4413. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit 
     plan; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself and Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 4414. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to require notice to the consumer before any fee may be 
     imposed by a financial institution in connection with any 
     transaction for any overdraft protection service provided 
     with respect to such transaction, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself and Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 4415. A bill to establish a fair order of posting 
     checks and deposits to prevent unjust enrichment of financial 
     institutions from fees that accrue only by virtue of the 
     order used by the institution for posting checks and 
     deposits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 4416. A bill to reauthorize permanently the use of 
     penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location 
     and recovery of missing children; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. MOLLOHAN:
       H.R. 4417. A bill to provide for the reinstatement of a 
     license for a certain Federal Energy Regulatory project; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 4418. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish a rural water supply program in the Reclamation 
     States to provide a clean, safe, affordable, and reliable 
     water supply to rural residents; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Renzi, Mr. Flake, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Gibbons, and 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona):
       H.R. 4419. A bill to repeal the perimeter rule for Ronald 
     Reagan Washington National Airport, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 4420. A bill to repeal tax subsidies enacted by the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 for oil and gas, to repeal certain 
     other oil and gas subsidies in the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, and to use the proceeds to carry out the Low-Income 
     Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 and to provide 
     weatherization assistance; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, 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. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 4421. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Lantos, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 4422. A bill to enhance homeland security by 
     preventing unauthorized access to explosive materials stored 
     by State or local agencies; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4423. A bill to encourage and facilitate the 
     consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and 
     economic freedom in Ethiopia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. McCarthy, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 4424. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make family members of public safety officers killed in the 
     line of duty eligible for coverage under the Federal 
     employees health benefits program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 4425. A bill to amend the Telemarketing and Consumer 
     Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to apply to charities only if 
     the solicitation of such charities involves fraud or 
     deception; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 4426. A bill to designate the United States Courthouse 
     to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess 
     Brown United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Poe, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 4427. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to establish a database of small businesses for 
     purposes of consultation by Federal agencies prior to 
     awarding contracts relating to declared emergencies; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. TIBERI:
       H.R. 4428. A bill to clarify the status of retirement 
     benefits provided by the Young Women's Christian Association 
     Retirement Fund under the benefit accrual standards of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, 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. TIERNEY (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 4429. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to drug safety, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 4430. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that qualified homeowner downpayment 
     assistance is a charitable purpose; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 4431. A bill to authorize financial assistance under 
     the community development block grant program for disaster 
     relief and recovery for communities affected by Hurricane 
     Katrina or Hurricane Rita; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.

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           By Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H. Con. Res. 308. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to make a technical 
     correction in the enrollment of H.R. 3058; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. BEAN (for herself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Snyder, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Scott of Georgia, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. Miller of 
             North Carolina, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Israel, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Holden, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Higgins, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Herseth, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Schiff, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Costello, Mr. Markey, Mr. Cleaver, and 
             Mr. Barrow):
       H. Con. Res. 309. Concurrent resolution commending Armed 
     Forces medical personnel for their outstanding care of combat 
     casualties; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FORD:
       H. Con. Res. 310. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to unilateral altering, by 
     the European Union, of the standards for imports of certain 
     wood products; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H. Res. 571. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the deployment of United States 
     forces in Iraq be terminated immediately; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Spratt):
       H. Res. 573. A resolution congratulating Mohamed ElBaradei 
     and the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency on 
     winning the Nobel Peace Prize; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself and Ms. Millender-
             McDonald):
       H. Res. 574. A resolution congratulating the Los Angeles 
     Galaxy on their victory in the 2005 Major League Soccer 
     championship; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CANTOR (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. McCaul of Texas, and Mr. 
             Wexler):
       H. Res. 575. A resolution providing that Hamas and other 
     terrorist organizations should not participate in elections 
     held by the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Honda, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Castle, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
             Ruppersberger):
       H. Res. 576. A resolution celebrating Advancement Via 
     Individual Determination's 25 years of success; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Reynolds, and Ms. Hart):
       H. Res. 577. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the conditions for the United 
     States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on 
     trade resulting from the World Trade Organization's Doha 
     Development Agenda Round; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mrs. Northup, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pence, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, and Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts):
       H. Res. 578. A resolution concerning the Government of 
     Romania's ban on intercountry adoptions and the welfare of 
     orphaned or abandoned children in Romania; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.

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