[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 14, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H272-H273]
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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. BASS (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Flake, Ms. Herseth, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Simmons, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Boustany, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Melancon, Mr.

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             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kind, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Baker, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Sweeney, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, and Mr. Michaud):
       H.R. 4740. A bill to extend the termination date for the 
     exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations 
     for temporary workers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Weller, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Issa, Mr. McCotter, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, and Mr. Simmons):
       H.R. 4741. A bill to develop and deploy technologies to 
     defeat Internet jamming; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
             Goodlatte):
       H.R. 4742. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     allow the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to 
     waive statutory provisions governing patents and trademarks 
     in certain emergencies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FORD:
       H.R. 4743. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to require prescription drug plans to 
     provide enrollee notice of less expensive part D covered 
     drugs that may be substituted for dispensed drugs; 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. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Boren, and Mr. Istook):
       H.R. 4744. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the Ernest 
     Childers Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H.R. 4745. A bill making supplemental appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2006 for the Small Business Administration's 
     disaster loans program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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 Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Simmons, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Kuhl of New York, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 4746. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a financial assistance program to facilitate the 
     provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran 
     families in permanent housing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 4747. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
     disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women; 
     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. JINDAL:
       H.R. 4748. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     submit to Congress a report identifying activities for 
     hurricane and flood protection in Lake Pontchartrain, 
     Louisiana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 4749. A bill to suspend the application of any 
     provision of Federal law under which persons are relieved 
     from the requirement to pay royalties for production of oil 
     or natural gas from Federal lands in periods of high oil and 
     natural gas prices, to require the Secretary to seek to 
     renegotiate existing oil and natural gas leases to similarly 
     limit suspension of royalty obligations under such leases, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. OSBORNE (for himself and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 4750. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
     implementing a water supply and conservation project to 
     improve water supply reliability, increase the capacity of 
     water storage, and improve water management efficiency in the 
     Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska 
     and Milford Lake in Kansas; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Hart, and 
             Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 4751. A bill to establish and provide for the 
     treatment of Individual Development Accounts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 4752. A bill to provide for the common defense by 
     requiring all persons in the United States, including women, 
     between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform a period of military 
     service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the 
     national defense and homeland security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4753. A bill to establish a congressional 
     commemorative medal for organ donors and their families; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services, 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. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Brown of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Herger, Mr. Gerlach, 
             Mr. Akin, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Sweeney, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, and Mr. Forbes):
       H. Con. Res. 339. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress in support of military recruiting; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, 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. GERLACH:
       H. Con. Res. 340. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to the effective treatment 
     of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and 
     psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Mr. Gallegly):
       H. Res. 673. A resolution expressing support for the 
     efforts of the people of the Republic of Belarus to establish 
     a full democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human 
     rights and urging the Government of Belarus to conduct a free 
     and fair presidential election on March 19, 2006; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H. Res. 674. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require parity and transparency in the 
     earmark process; to the Committee on Rules, 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 Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             McCotter, Ms. Watson, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Engel, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Israel, Mr. Honda, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Evans, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Doggett, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
       H. Res. 675. A resolution expressing disapproval of the 
     Arab League's decision to hold its 2006 summit in Khartoum, 
     Sudan and calling on the Arab League, the Government of 
     Sudan, the Sudanese rebels, and the world community to do all 
     they can to end acts of genocide in the Darfur region of 
     Sudan; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. POE:
       H. Res. 676. A resolution amending rule XXV of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives to prohibit Members, officers, 
     and employees of the House from accepting gifts from 
     registered lobbyists; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Carson, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Ms. Lee, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Wynn, Mr. McHenry, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Coble, Ms. Foxx, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 677. A resolution recognizing the creation of the 
     NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
     Consortium; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.




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