[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 14 (Wednesday, February 8, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H223-H225]
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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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4707. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the 
     United States to meet national priorities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Emanuel, and Mr. Melancon):
       H.R. 4708. A bill to increase the refundable amount of the 
     child credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary 
     residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area on August 
     28, 2005; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cannon, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Ms. Herseth, and Mr. Reichert):
       H.R. 4709. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     strengthen protections for law enforcement officers and the 
     public by providing criminal penalties for the fraudulent 
     acquisition or unauthorized disclosure of phone records; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Smith of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 4710. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     improve the delivery of Federal judicial services by 
     requiring the equitable and rational calculation of rent to 
     be paid to the General Services Administration; 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 Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 4711. A bill to establish a Federal District Court of 
     American Samoa; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.R. 4712. A bill to amend the Surface Transportation 
     Assistance Act of 1982 to clarify that the Buy America 
     provision applies to an entire bridge project, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 4713. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
     control livestock intended for slaughter; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 4714. A bill to make the sale or fraudulent transfer 
     of telephone records a criminal offense; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 4715. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend the 2006 annual coordinated election 
     period for Medicare prescription drug plans through August 
     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. COLE of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Case, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Lucas):
       H.R. 4716. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide credits for individuals and businesses for 
     the installation of certain wind energy property; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 4717. A bill to designate the National Museum of 
     Wildlife Art, located at 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, Wyoming, 
     as the National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 4718. A bill to require prescription drug 
     manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain 
     gifts provided in connection with detailing, promotional, or 
     other marketing activities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Stark, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 4719. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to make improvements to payments to 
     Medicare Advantage plans and to reinstate protections in the 
     Medicaid program for working families, their children, and 
     the disabled against excessive out-of-pocket costs, 
     inadequate benefits, and health care coverage loss; 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. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 4720. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 200 Gateway Drive in 
     Lincoln, California, as the ``Beverly J. Wilson Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 4721. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to provide Federal Medicaid funding for State 
     costs associated with ensuring access to prescription

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     drug benefits to part D eligible individuals; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Strickland, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Allen, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Emanuel, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island):
       H.R. 4722. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing under part D of such 
     title for certain full-benefit 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. FORD:
       H.R. 4723. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend the 2006 open enrollment period for 
     Medicare prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans through 
     September 30, 2006; 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. INSLEE (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 4724. A bill to establish requirements with respect to 
     the transfer of oil to or from an onshore or offshore 
     facility, or a vessel with a capacity of over 250 barrels in 
     United States waters, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Neugebauer, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Goode, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Bonner, and Mr. 
             Hostettler):
       H.R. 4725. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 4726. A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide 
     interoperable health information technology system and to 
     improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Matsui, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ney, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Skelton, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island):
       H.R. 4727. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for an extension of the period of limitation 
     to file claims for refunds on account of disability 
     determinations by the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and 
             Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 4728. A bill to authorize the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to provide caseworker assistance 
     to persons evacuated from their homes as a result of 
     Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Rush, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 4729. A bill to provide a refundable tax credit for 
     certain home energy costs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 4730. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     require the phased recovery of overpayments of pay and 
     allowances made to members of the uniformed services, to 
     delay the start of overpayment recovery from members who are 
     wounded or injured, or who incur an illness, in a combat 
     operation or combat zone, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 4731. A bill to require owners of Internet websites to 
     destroy obsolete data containing personal information; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 4732. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide Federal penalties for killing federally funded public 
     safety officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama):
       H.R. 4733. A bill to establish the Office of the 
     Congressional Trade Enforcer, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Rules, 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. REYES:
       H.R. 4734. A bill to establish a comprehensive education 
     program to bolster the economic competitiveness and national 
     security of the United States by promoting science, 
     technology, engineering, and math education, careers, and 
     capacity, as well as foreign language acquisition; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Science, 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. ROYCE:
       H.R. 4735. A bill to create a national commission, modeled 
     after the successful Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Commission, to establish a timely, independent, and fair 
     process for realigning or closing outdated, ineffective, or 
     inefficient executive agencies; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Michaud, and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 4736. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to authorize assistance to provide contraceptives in 
     developing countries in order to prevent unintended 
     pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually 
     transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Tanner, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Boswell, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Herseth, 
             Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Berry, and Mr. Salazar):
       H.R. 4737. A bill to provide additional funding for State 
     health insurance counseling programs for Medicare part D 
     enrollment; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 4738. A bill to establish a commission to strengthen 
     confidence in Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 4739. A bill to provide compensation to individuals 
     who, during the Vietnam conflict, were employees of the 
     Federal Government or contractor employees of the Department 
     of Defense and suffered disability or death from exposure to 
     Agent Orange; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.J. Res. 77. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to authorize the 
     President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation or 
     authorization of new direct spending in any bill presented by 
     Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Dingell):
       H.J. Res. 78. A joint resolution approving the location of 
     the commemorative work in the District of Columbia honoring 
     former President Dwight D. Eisenhower; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H. Con. Res. 334. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     persons who were inducted for service in the United States 
     Armed Forces during World War II; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Clay, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Holt, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Honda, Mr. Doggett, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Israel, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Watt, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Melancon, Ms. Solis, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Capuano, and Ms. Watson):
       H. Con. Res. 335. Concurrent resolution honoring and 
     praising the National Association for the Advancement of 
     Colored People

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     on the occasion of its 97th anniversary; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H. Con. Res. 336. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the 60th anniversary of 
     publication; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Conaway, Mr. Costa, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Dent, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Everett, Ms. 
             Foxx, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Latham, Mr. Gary 
             G. Miller of California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
       H. Con. Res. 337. Concurrent resolution encouraging all 
     Americans to increase their charitable giving, with the goal 
     of increasing the annual amount of charitable giving in the 
     United States by one percent; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Chabot):
       H. Con. Res. 338. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the activities of Islamist 
     terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GINGREY:
       H. Res. 671. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Res. 672. A resolution urging the Government of Sri 
     Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to engage 
     positively in the forthcoming peace talks and prevent a 
     return to armed conflict in Sri Lanka; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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