[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 161 (Thursday, December 15, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H11878-H11879]
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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. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Keller, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Beauprez):
       H.R. 4549. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the disclosure of certain prisoner return 
     information to prison officials; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DENT (for himself and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 4550. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, 
     education, research, and medical management program that will 
     lead to a marked reduction in liver cirrhosis and a reduction 
     in the cases of, and improved survival of, liver cancer 
     caused by chronic hepatitis B infection; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H.R. 4551. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     improve choices available to Medicare eligible seniors by 
     permitting them to elect (instead of regular Medicare 
     benefits) to receive a voucher for a health savings account, 
     for premiums for a high deductible health insurance plan, or 
     both and by suspending Medicare late enrollment penalties 
     between ages 65 and 70; 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. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Costello):
       H.R. 4552. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on N-
     Cyclohexylthiophthalimide; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr.

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             LaTourette, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Murtha, 
             and Mr. Costello):
       H.R. 4553. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4,4'-
     Dithiodimorpholine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Costello):
       H.R. 4554. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Costello):
       H.R. 4555. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Tetramethylthiuram Disulfide; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 4556. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to make 
     a grant to a public university to establish the Center for 
     the Study of Women and Workplace Policy; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 4557. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to remove the Medicare prescription drug 
     benefit late enrollment penalty and to extend the initial 
     enrollment period for 2006 through July 15, 2006; 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. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mrs. Drake, Mr. Otter, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Marchant, and Ms. Foxx):
       H.R. 4558. A bill to prohibit United States assistance to 
     foreign countries that oppose the position of the United 
     States in the United Nations; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 4559. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     National Forest System land to the towns of Laona and Wabeno, 
     Wisconsin, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey certain isolated parcels of National Forest System 
     land in Florence and Langlade Counties, Wisconsin, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 4560. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water 
     pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Resources, 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 Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 4561. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 8624 Ferguson Road in 
     Dallas, Texas, as the ``Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hyde, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Walsh, and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 4562. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in recognition of 
     his many enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, 
     nonviolence, human rights and religious understanding; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas:
       H.R. 4563. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to provide improved interest rate relief for 
     servicemembers during periods of military service; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 4564. A bill to make improvements in the 
     administration of charitable donations made in the aftermath 
     of disasters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Barrow, Ms. Bean, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Case, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Michaud, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 4565. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to establish the Angel Investment Program; to the 
     Committee on Small Business, 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Owens, Ms. Solis, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Honda, and Mr. Cleaver):
       H. Con. Res. 317. Concurrent resolution requesting the 
     President to issue a proclamation annually calling upon the 
     people of the United States to observe Global Family Day, One 
     Day of Peace and Sharing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Upton):
       H. Con. Res. 318. Concurrent resolution expressing concern 
     regarding nuclear proliferation with respect to proposed full 
     civilian nuclear cooperation with India, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DENT:
       H. Res. 611. A resolution condemning, in the strongest 
     possible terms, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 
     outrageous and despicable statements directed toward Israel; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H. Res. 612. A resolution expressing the commitment of the 
     House of Representatives to achieving victory in 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. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, and 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H. Res. 613. A resolution congratulating the people of Iraq 
     on the three national elections conducted in Iraq in 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. BARROW:
       H. Res. 614. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2429) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage; 
     to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. Weiner):
       H. Res. 615. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of 
     Hanukkah, Ramadan, and Kwanzaa should be protected; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Higgins, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
       H. Res. 616. A resolution directing the Committee on 
     Government Reform to hold hearings on intelligence relating 
     to the rationale for the commencement of Operation Iraqi 
     Freedom; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself and Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut):
       H. Res. 617. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention 
     Week; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 618. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning Syria and Lebanon; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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