[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 157 (Thursday, December 8, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H11326-H11327]
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. CLAY:
       H.R. 4471. A bill to amend the Home Ownership and Equity 
     Protection Act of 1994 and other sections of the Truth in 
     Lending Act, so as to enact the ``Fair and Responsible 
     Lending Act;'' to provide for definitions; to provide for 
     prohibited practices and limitations relating to high-cost 
     home loans; to provide for prohibited practices and 
     limitations relating to home loans; to provide for penalties 
     and remedies and enforcement; to provide for corrections of 
     certain unintentional violations; to provide for coordination 
     with state laws; to provide for related matters; to provide 
     for consumer counseling requirements; to expand housing 
     counseling opportunities; and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 4472. A bill to protect children, to secure the safety 
     of judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their 
     family members, to reduce and prevent gang violence, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 4473. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Commodity 
     Exchange Act to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, 
     and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-
     counter derivatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, 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. BARROW (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Mr. Clay, Mr. Scott of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Case, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Ford, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Bean, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. McKinney, and 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 4474. A bill to enhance the section 8(a) program of 
     the Small Business Act; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Rush, Ms. Lee, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 4475. A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to 
     enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating 
     women's suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States 
     Capitol to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Case):
       H.R. 4476. A bill to establish a global network for avian 
     influenza surveillance among wild birds nationally and 
     internationally to combat the growing threat of bird flu, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Resources, 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4477. A bill to authorize Federal judges to carry 
     firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself and 
             Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 4478. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     extend the program of grants for rape prevention education, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bishop of 
             New York, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 4479. A bill to repeal provisions of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 2005, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, 
     Science, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, 
     and Small Business, 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. TURNER (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Ney, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Regula, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Kline, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Oxley, and Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 4480. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the remediation of 
     contaminated sites; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Holt, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Evans, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Towns, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Owens, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Carson, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             McNulty):
       H.R. 4481. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the financing for Superfund for purposes of 
     cleanup activities with respect to Hurricanes Katrina and 
     Rita, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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.

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           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4482. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4483. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4484. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4485. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4486. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain integrated machines for manufacturing pneumatic 
     tires; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4487. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4488. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain rolled glass in sheets; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4489. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JINDAL:
       H.R. 4490. A bill to provide higher education relief to 
     individuals and institutions affected by Hurricanes Katrina 
     and Rita, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 4491. A bill to provide loans and grants for fire 
     sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
             Melancon):
       H.R. 4492. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the 
     temporary mortgage and rental payments program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Costello, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Baird, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Honda, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Holden, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Matheson, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Chandler, 
             Mr. Michaud, and Mr. Davis of Tennessee):
       H.R. 4493. A bill to reestablish the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent 
     establishment in the executive branch that is responsible for 
     the Nation's preparedness and response to disasters, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, 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. PLATTS (for himself and Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 4494. A bill to repeal the provision of law that 
     provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; 
     to the Committee on House Administration, 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. RENZI (for himself, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Otter):
       H.R. 4495. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to extend by two years the 
     date by which small public water systems must comply with the 
     maximum contaminant level for arsenic in drinking water; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 4496. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for certain transportation and subsistence in cases 
     where district courts are holding special sessions as a 
     result of emergency conditions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Poe, Mr. Sullivan, 
             Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 4497. A bill to establish terms and conditions for 
     delivery bonds in immigration cases, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND:
       H.R. 4498. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize a case-by-case waiver of certain 
     naturalization requirements for children of members of the 
     Armed Forces who are adopted outside the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 312. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     Government of the Russian Federation to withdraw or modify 
     proposed legislation that would have the effect of severely 
     restricting the establishment, operations, and activities of 
     domestic and foreign nongovernmental organizations in the 
     Russian Federation; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Watson, Mr. Tancredo, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Con. Res. 313. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     people of the Republic of Liberia for holding peaceful 
     national elections in 2005 and congratulating President Ellen 
     Johnson-Sirleaf on her victory and becoming the first female 
     president of any African country; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SHAYS:
       H. Con. Res. 314. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     artistic excellence and community value of a national service 
     organization for the performing arts and how this community 
     improves diplomacy through global cultural exchange by the 
     celebration of humanity's transcendent power to imagine and 
     create across geographic, political and cultural borders; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. PELOSI:
       H. Res. 591. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Res. 592. A resolution commemorating the life, 
     achievements, and contributions of Alan Reich; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H. Res. 593. A resolution directing the Secretary of State, 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
     and the Attorney General, and requesting the President, to 
     provide certain information to the House of Representatives 
     relating to extraordinary rendition of certain foreign 
     persons; to the Committee on International Relations.

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