[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 13, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H11502-H11504]
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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 Mrs. NORTHUP (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 4500. A bill to designate certain buildings of the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 4501. A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 
     1920, to authorize the Secretary of State to establish and 
     collect a surcharge to cover the costs of meeting the 
     increased demand for passports as a result of actions

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     taken to comply with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence 
     Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, 
             and Mr. Graves):
       H.R. 4502. A bill to amend the Migrant and Seasonal 
     Agricultural Worker Protection Act to provide an exemption 
     for workers who work year-round and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, 
             and Mr. Graves):
       H.R. 4503. A bill to amend the Migrant and Seasonal 
     Agricultural Worker Protection Act to provide for mandatory 
     mediation; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, 
             and Mr. Graves):
       H.R. 4504. A bill to amend the Migrant and Seasonal 
     Agricultural Worker Protection Act to provide for recovery of 
     attorneys fees and a statute of limitations, 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. ISSA:
       H.R. 4505. A bill to provide for a credit for certain 
     health care benefits in determining the minimum wage for 
     employers required to pay a minimum wage at a rate higher 
     than the current Federal rate; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Ms. 
             Harman):
       H.R. 4506. A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT Act to extend 
     the sunset of certain provisions of that Act and the lone 
     wolf provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004 to March 31, 2006; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 
     International Relations, 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. MALONEY:
       H.R. 4507. A bill to establish a Federal program to provide 
     reinsurance for State natural disaster insurance programs; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Filner, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Baker, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Melancon, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Mack, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, 
             and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 4508. A bill to commend the outstanding efforts in 
     response to Hurricane Katrina by members and employees of the 
     Coast Guard, to provide temporary relief to certain persons 
     affected by such hurricane with respect to certain laws 
     administered by the Coast Guard, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Case):
       H.R. 4509. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1271 North King Street in 
     Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, as the ``Hiram L. Fong Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           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, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Chabot, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Capps, and Ms. Matsui):
       H.R. 4510. A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the 
     Library to accept the donation of a bust depicting Sojourner 
     Truth and to display the bust in a suitable location in the 
     rotunda of the Capitol; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. CANTOR (for himself and Mr. Burgess):
       H.R. 4511. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the use of flexible spending and health 
     reimbursement arrangements in combination with health savings 
     accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren 
             of California):
       H.R. 4512. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to conduct a pilot program to evaluate the use of 
     automated systems for the immediate prescreening of 
     passengers on flights in foreign air transportation; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4513. A bill to temporarily extend the applicability 
     of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. JINDAL (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Wicker, 
             and Mr. Bonner):
       H.R. 4514. A bill to assist low-income families, displaced 
     from their residences in the States of Alabama, Louisiana, 
     and Mississippi as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane 
     Rita, by establishing within the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development a homesteading initiative that offers 
     displaced low-income families the opportunity to purchase a 
     home owned by the Federal Government, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Resources, 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. KUHL of New York (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Fossella, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 4515. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4422 West Sciota Street in 
     Scio, New York, as the ``Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. McHUGH (for himself, Mr. Sweeney, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Fossella, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 4516. A bill to establish the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 
     Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself, Mr. Mario Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Jindal, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Payne, and Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H.R. 4517. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to restore Federal aid 
     for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private 
     nonprofit educational facilities that are damaged or 
     destroyed by a major disaster; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 4518. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     deny Federal retirement benefits to Government officials 
     convicted of certain crimes; to amend title 18, United States 
     Code, to increase the penalties for certain corruption-
     related offenses; and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Government Reform, and 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. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 4519. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     extend funding for the operation of State high risk health 
     insurance pools; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Emanuel, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Farr, Ms. Harman, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 4520. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to assure equitable payment for 
     physicians services under the Medicare Program; 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 4521. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from 
     purchasing certain steel or equipment, products, or systems 
     made with steel that is not melted and poured in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 4522. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for student loan forgiveness to encourage 
     individuals to become and remain school administrators in low 
     income areas; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Sherman,

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             Mr. Holt, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Peterson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Hooley, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
             Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Serrano, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Boyd, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Barrow, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Rush, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H. Res. 597. A resolution recognizing and congratulating 
     Don Ho on his career in music; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.

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