[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 7, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H644-H645]
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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. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Poe, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Ney, Mr. Turner, and Mr. 
             Duncan):
       H.R. 4881. A bill to promote the national defense by 
     establishing requirements for the ownership, management, and 
     operation of critical infrastructure in the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, Energy and Commerce, International Relations, and 
     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. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pearce, and 
             Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 4882. A bill to ensure the proper remembrance of 
     Vietnam veterans and the Vietnam War by providing a deadline 
     for the designation of a visitor center for the Vietnam 
     Veterans Memorial; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Schiff):
       H.R. 4883. A bill to provide justice for crime victims' 
     families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota:
       H.R. 4884. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to include in gross income the value of assets set aside 
     under an employer nonqualified deferred compensation plan 
     when the employer defined benefit plan has a funding target 
     attainment percentage of less than 80 percent; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BERKLEY:
       H.R. 4885. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 
     1950 to prohibit acquisitions, mergers, or takeovers of 
     persons engaged in interstate commerce in the United States 
     by entities controlled by or acting on behalf of foreign 
     governments that do not recognize countries that are member 
     states of the United Nations, participate in boycotts against 
     countries that are friendly to the United States, or provide 
     support for international terrorism; 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.
           By Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Kucinich, and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 4886. A bill to designate Colombia under section 244 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to make 
     nationals of Colombia eligible for temporary protected status 
     under such section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BERKLEY:
       H.R. 4887. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts awarded to qui tam 
     plaintiffs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Melancon, and Mr. Jindal):
       H.R. 4888. A bill to amend the provision regarding the 
     emergency watershed protection program in the Department of 
     Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address 
     Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 
     2006, to restore the discretion of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to waive or reduce the non-Federal cost share 
     requirements of the program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GINGREY:
       H.R. 4889. A bill to grant the power to the President to 
     reduce budget authority; to the Committee on the Budget, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Shays, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Moran 
             of Kansas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Royce, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Beauprez, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Mack, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
             Kline, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 4890. A bill to amend the Congressional and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
     consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget 
     authority; to the Committee on the Budget, 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Engel, and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 4891. A bill to require the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission to conduct an Independent Safety Assessment of the 
     Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 4892. A bill to require the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System to continue to make available to the 
     public on a weekly basis information on the measure of the M3 
     monetary aggregate, and its components, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 4893. A bill to amend section 20 of the Indian Gaming 
     Regulatory Act to restrict off-reservation gaming; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 4894. A bill to provide for certain access to national 
     crime information databases

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     by schools and educational agencies for employment purposes, 
     with respect to individuals who work with children; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 4895. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to limit the provision of United States military 
     assistance and the sale, transfer, or licensing of United 
     States military equipment or technology to Ethiopia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Norton, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 4896. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard 
     for each durable infant or toddler product, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 4897. A bill to reauthorize the Renewable Energy 
     Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program of the 
     Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2011 and to 
     increase the annual level of Commodity Credit Corporation 
     funding for the program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             and Mr. Becerra):
       H.J. Res. 81. A joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Phillip Frost as a citizen regent of the Board 
     of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             and Mr. Becerra):
       H.J. Res. 82. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Alan G. Spoon as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 352. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg 
     Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people 
     of the United States about the African-American migration 
     experience, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Hobson, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H. Res. 711. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 
     150th anniversary of the founding of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon 
     Fraternity; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H. Res. 712. A resolution commending the United States 
     men's and women's curling teams on their accomplishments at 
     the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

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