[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 31, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H23-H25]
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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. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 4654. A bill to provide a national innovation 
     initiative; referred to the Committee on Science, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and 
     Means, Armed Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and 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. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. 
             Bordallo, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 4655. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require political committees which are 
     associated but not affiliated with a Federal candidate or 
     officeholder to include in the statements of organization and 
     the reports such committees file with the Federal Election 
     Commission the identification of each candidate or 
     officeholder with which the committee is associated, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. JINDAL:
       H.R. 4656. A bill to increase the borrowing authority of 
     the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the 
     national flood insurance program; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Case):
       H.R. 4657. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent the selling of telephone customer proprietary network 
     information; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota:
       H.R. 4658. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in certain 
     lobbying activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 4659. A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend 
     the sunset of certain provisions of such Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Ross, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 4660. A bill to provide for necessary beneficiary 
     protections in order to ensure access to coverage under the 
     Medicare part D prescription drug 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4661. A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal 
     funds to any entity for the construction of a Federal 
     facility unless the entity has in effect a policy of 
     conducting a criminal background check on an employee before 
     allowing the employee to participate in the construction of a 
     public elementary school or secondary school, and for other 
     purposes; 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 Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Higgins, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Reichert, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Ms. Harris, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Pombo, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Kline, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H.R. 4662. A bill to prohibit the obtaining of customer 
     information from telecommunications carriers by false 
     pretenses, and the sale or disclosure of such records 
     obtained by false pretenses; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire:
       H.R. 4663. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to reimburse States for expenditures 
     associated with the implementation of the Medicare 
     prescription drug benefit for dual eligible individuals; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 4664. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reduce certain contribution limits under such 
     Act; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Hooley, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lee, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Doyle, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Payne, Mr. Filner, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Ford, Mr.

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             Cummings, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Honda, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina):
       H.R. 4665. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an offset from the Medicaid clawback for 
     State emergency prescription drug expenditures for Medicare 
     dual-eligible individuals; 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. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Platts, and Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4666. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to extend until November 2006 the deadline by which 
     States which received payments under such Act for the 
     replacement of punch card or lever voting systems must ensure 
     that all such systems are replaced; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4667. A bill to provide greater transparency with 
     respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Standards of Official Conduct, Rules, 
     Resources, 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. FOSSELLA (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Cantor, 
             Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Brown of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. JoAnn Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Engel, Mr. Otter, Mr. Kline, and Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina):
       H.R. 4668. A bill to limit assistance to the Palestinian 
     Authority unless the President certifies to Congress that the 
     Palestinian Authority is not controlled by a foreign 
     terrorist organization, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4669. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to require Members and staff of the House of 
     Representatives to verify their compliance with the gift 
     rule; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4670. A bill to impose additional restrictions on 
     lobbying activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4671. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
     1995 to require reporting of the congressional offices to 
     which gifts are provided; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. GRANGER:
       H.R. 4672. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit for the purchase of idling reduction 
     systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Inslee, and Ms. 
             Kaptur):
       H.R. 4673. A bill to require that an increasing percentage 
     of new automobiles be dual fueled automobiles, to revise the 
     method for calculating corporate average fuel economy for 
     such vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Ryun of Kansas, and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 4674. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 110 North Chestnut Street in 
     Olathe, Kansas, as the ``Governor John Anderson, Jr. Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Holt, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Boren, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Michaud, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Costa, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 4675. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an offset from the Medicaid clawback for 
     State emergency prescription drug expenditures for covered 
     part D drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; 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. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 4676. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study to determine the feasibility and 
     suitability of designating the 9-11 Memorial in West Orange, 
     New Jersey, as unit of the National Park System, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, and 
             Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 4677. A bill to impose a two year moratorium on the 
     approval by the Secretary of the Interior of new Tribal-State 
     compacts for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 4678. A bill to prohibit fraudulent access to 
     telephone records; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. SCHMIDT:
       H.R. 4679. A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration 
     Act of 1938, as amended, to require the Attorney General to 
     make available on the Internet website of the Department of 
     Justice all registration statements and other documents filed 
     with the Attorney General under such Act; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Mollohan, 
             Mr. Boehner, and Mr. George Miller of California):
       H. Con. Res. 331. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     sacrifice and courage of the 12 coal miners killed and the 
     stamina and courage of the one who survived the mine disaster 
     in Sago, West Virginia, and the sacrifice and courage of the 
     two coal miners killed in the Aracoma Alma mine disaster, and 
     recognizing the rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in 
     the aftermath of the tragedies; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Jindal, and Mr. Flake):
       H. Res. 646. A resolution denying the entitlement to the 
     privilege of admission to the Hall of the House to any former 
     Member of the House who is a registered lobbyist; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Flake):
       H. Res. 647. A resolution requiring the Clerk of the House 
     of Representatives to post on the Internet for public review 
     all travel disclosure reports submitted by Members, officers, 
     and employees of the House; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 648. A resolution to eliminate floor privileges and 
     access to Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists 
     who are former Members or officers of the House; to the 
     Committee on Rules, 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. DREIER:
       H. Res. 649. A resolution providing for a committee to 
     notify the President of the assembly of the Congress; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 650. A resolution to inform the Senate that a 
     quorum of the House has assembled; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 651. A resolution providing for the hour of meeting 
     of the House; considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia:
       H. Res. 652. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that there should be established a 
     National Inflammatory Skin Disease Awareness Month; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. HERSETH (for herself and Mr. Rahall):
       H. Res. 656. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
     through the Director of Indian Health Service, should 
     maintain the current operating hours of the Wagner Service 
     Unit until the Secretary submits to Congress a new report 
     that accurately describes the current conditions at the 
     Wagner Service Unit; to the Committee on Resources, 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. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Fossella, Mr. Baker, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Hart, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Case, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Holt, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Rothman, 
             Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kline, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H. Res. 657. A resolution honoring the contributions of 
     Catholic schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and 
             Mr. Blumenauer):
       H. Res. 658. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of World Water Day; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boren, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Ms. Carson, Mr. Case, Mr. Chandler, Mr.

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             Cleaver, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Herseth, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Michaud, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Snyder, Ms. Solis, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Watt, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wu):
       H. Res. 659. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to protect the integrity of the 
     institution; to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 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. OSBORNE (for himself, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, and Mrs. Biggert):
       H. Res. 660. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Mentoring Month; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Harris, Mrs. McCarthy, and Mrs. 
             Christensen):
       H. Res. 661. A resolution encouraging States to establish 
     programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left 
     high school before receiving diplomas in order to serve in 
     the Armed Forces during a time of war; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Cantor, Mr. Carter, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Culberson, 
             Mr. Fortuno, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Sodrel, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, and Mr. Kline):
       H. Res. 662. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require that general appropriation 
     bills contain a separate list of all earmarks in the 
     accompanying report and the name of the sponsoring Member of 
     each such earmark; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. SNYDER:
       H. Res. 663. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to prohibit former Members and former 
     officers of the House who are registered lobbyists from 
     admission to the Hall of the House, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Rules, 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.

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