[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 163 (Saturday, December 17, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H12167-H12168]
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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. FOSSELLA (for himself and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 4618. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to establish rules and procedures for the delegation of 
     compliance and inspections authority to the operating 
     divisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. King of New 
             York):
       H.R. 4619. A bill to amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act 
     of 2002 to establish a Commission on Terrorism Risk 
     Insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 4620. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a double deduction for a portion of an 
     individual's State and local property taxes that are in 
     excess of the national average; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. 
             Chandler):
       H.R. 4621. A bill to ensure that a sex offender or a 
     sexually violent predator is not eligible for parole; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 4622. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the deduction for qualified tuition and 
     related expenses and to expand such deduction for certain 
     science, technology, engineering, and math professionals who 
     become certified teachers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado):
       H.R. 4623. A bill to repeal tax subsidies for oil and gas 
     enacted by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and to use the 
     proceeds to double certain alternative energy incentives 
     provided for in such Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 4624. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require States to provide oral health services to 
     children and aged, blind, or disabled individuals under the 
     Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CHOCOLA (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Foley, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Beauprez, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Akin, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell of 
             California, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Graves, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Kline, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Osborne, Mr. Otter, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Sodrel, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 4625. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to improve health care choice by providing for the tax 
     deductibility of medical expenses by individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FERGUSON:
       H.R. 4626. A bill to rechannelize spectrum in the 700 
     megahertz band to promote the deployment of commercial 
     broadband technologies to facilitate interoperable 
     communications for public safety; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 4627. A bill to validate certain conveyances made by 
     the Union Pacific Railroad Company of lands located in Reno, 
     Nevada, that were originally conveyed by the United States to 
     facilitate construction of transcontinental railroads, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 4628. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to impose a fee on holdings of student loans; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. 
             Bordallo):
       H.R. 4629. A bill to amend the David L. Boren National 
     Security Education Act of 1991 to create a critical foreign 
     language program; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), and 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. HOLT (for himself and Mr. Boren):
       H.R. 4630. A bill to amend the David L. Boren National 
     Security Education Act of 1991 to allow scholarship and 
     fellowship recipients to work in a field of education if no 
     position in the Federal Government relating to national 
     security is available; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), and 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. JINDAL (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. McHenry, 
             Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Feeney, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Westmoreland, 
             Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Kline, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Marchant, and Mr. 
             Aderholt):
       H.R. 4631. A bill to establish the Gulf Deregulation 
     Commission; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Rules, 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. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Etheridge, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 4632. A bill to provide for a Chief Medical Officer in 
     the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 4633. A bill to establish within the Department of 
     Health and Human Services the position of HIV/AIDS Emergency 
     Response Coordinator in order to coordinate the provision of 
     certain services to individuals with HIV disease who have 
     been displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Rita, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McHUGH (for himself and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 4634. A bill to require that the Secretary of the 
     Interior hold at least one public hearing in the surrounding 
     community where land requested to be taken into trust for an 
     Indian tribe is located in order to ascertain the needs and 
     interests of that surrounding community; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H.J. Res. 75. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2006, and for other 
     purposes; to the

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     Committee on Appropriations. considered and passed.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H. Con. Res. 325. Concurrent resolution congratulating 
     Oprah Winfrey for her 20 years of exemplary work and service 
     to the people of the United States and the world; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania:
       H. Res. 633. A resolution honoring Helen Sewell on the 
     occasion of her retirement from the House of Representatives 
     and expressing the gratitude of the House for her many years 
     of service; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Pence, and 
             Mr. Schiff):
       H. Res. 634. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on reaching an agreement on the future 
     status of Kosovo; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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