[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 24 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H508-H509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 4824. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation 
     and pulmonary rehabilitation services; 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. WELLER:
       H.R. 4825. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
     require a licensee to notify the State, county, and public in 
     which a facility is located whenever there is an unplanned 
     release of fission products in excess of allowable limits; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Miss McMorris, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Herger, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Simpson, Ms. 
             Hooley, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Otter, Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 4826. A bill to extend through December 31, 2006, the 
     authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend 
     funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite 
     the processing of permits; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 4827. A bill to authorize a land exchange involving 
     the acquisition of private land adjacent to the Cibola 
     National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the 
     refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land Management 
     lands in Riverside County, California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 4828. A bill to provide grants to units of local 
     government and States to hire personnel to monitor the 
     activities of sex offenders; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. Herseth, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
             Souder):
       H.R. 4829. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to require the incorporation of counterfeit-
     resistant technologies into the packaging of prescription 
     drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mrs. Davis of California, and Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 4830. A bill to amend chapter 27 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized construction, 
     financing, or reckless permitting (on one's land) the 
     construction or use of a tunnel or subterranean passageway 
     between the United States and another country; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 4831. A bill to confirm as authorized, valid, and 
     enforceable certain contractual rights of water users and 
     water users organizations under the Strawberry Valley 
     Project, Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 4832. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish an Office of Health Information Technology for the 
     purpose of creating a national interoperable health 
     information infrastructure, to provide loans to health care 
     entities seeking to implement such infrastructure, and to 
     provide exceptions to certain health anti-kickback laws to 
     encourage the dissemination of health information technology; 
     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. 4833. A bill to require that only United States 
     persons may control security operations at seaports in the 
     United States or enter into agreements to conduct such 
     security operations; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Pickering):
       H.R. 4834. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a business tax credit for contributions to 
     education scholarship organizations; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4835. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief to promote investments in mine 
     safety; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FEENEY (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mr. Mario Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Keller, Mr. Mack, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Foley, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis of Florida, and Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 4836. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to create Catastrophe Savings Accounts; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:
       H.R. 4837. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the tax incentives for higher education; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 4838. A bill to improve patient access to health care 
     services and provide improved medical care by reducing the 
     excessive burden the liability system places on the health 
     care delivery system; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 4839. A bill to prohibit entities owned or controlled 
     by foreign governments from conducting certain operations at 
     seaports in the United States, and from entering into 
     agreements to conduct such operations; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on International Relations, 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. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 4840. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish requirements for appointment of the 
     Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, 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 New Mexico:
       H.R. 4841. A bill to amend the Ojito Wilderness Act to make 
     a technical correction; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mr. Poe, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 4842. A bill to ensure the security of United States 
     ports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, and International Relations, 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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           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H. Con. Res. 349. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
     Derby; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Barrett of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Flake, Mr. Fortuno, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Issa, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kline, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Kuhl 
             of New York, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pence, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Sullivan, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H. Res. 701. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of 
     conference reports on omnibus appropriation bills; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Lantos, and 
             Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 703. A resolution recognizing the 20th anniversary 
     of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and supporting continued 
     efforts to control radiation and mitigate the adverse health 
     consequences related to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H. Res. 704. A resolution congratulating the University of 
     Maryland on the occasion of its 150th anniversary; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H. Res. 705. A resolution recognizing and congratulating 
     Apolo Anton Ohno for his historic performances in short track 
     speedskating at the 2006 and 2002 Olympic Winter Games; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.

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