[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 8, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H790]
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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 Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Ms. Lee, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Owens, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. McKinney):
       H.R. 4898. A bill to reallocate funds toward sensible 
     priorities such as improved children's education, increased 
     children's access to health care, expanded job training, and 
     increased energy efficiency and conservation through a 
     reduction of wasteful defense spending, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the 
     Workforce, Homeland Security, 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. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             DeFazio, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 4899. A bill to prohibit the entry of ocean shipping 
     containers into the United States unless such containers have 
     been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for 
     shipment to the United States, either directly or via a 
     foreign port; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Bass):
       H.R. 4900. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to exclude certain communications made over the 
     Internet from certain requirements of such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 4901. A bill to establish a fact-finding Commission to 
     extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and 
     determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, 
     internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin 
     Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through 
     February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United 
     States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 4902. A bill to award a Congressional gold medal to 
     Byron Nelson in recognition of his significant contributions 
     to the game of golf as a player, a teacher, and a 
     commentator; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 4903. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish an Office of the National Nurse; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FERGUSON (for himself, Mr. Platts, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Simmons):
       H.R. 4904. A bill to amend the Fur Product Labeling Act to 
     require labeling of all fur products, regardless of value; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 4905. A bill to provide for the registration of sex 
     offenders and for appropriate notification of their 
     whereabouts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FORD:
       H.R. 4906. A bill to improve science, technology, 
     engineering, and mathematics education, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Beauprez, 
             and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 4907. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
     Pikes Peak region of Colorado; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. POE:
       H.R. 4908. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas 
     leasing; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4909. A bill to repeal the transition and grandfather 
     provisions relating to foreign sales corporations and 
     extraterritorial income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 4910. A bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, 
     marketing, or distribution of products or substances designed 
     or intended to defraud a drug test; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Engel, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Foley, and 
             Ms. Lee):
       H. Con. Res. 353. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     people of the Republic of Haiti for holding democratic 
     elections on February 7, 2006, and congratulating President-
     elect Rene Garcia Preval on his victory in these elections; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Jo 
             Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Issa, Mr. Poe, and Mr. Sullivan):
       H. Con. Res. 354. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     continued support of Congress for requiring an institution of 
     higher education to provide military recruiters with access 
     to the institution's campus and students at least equal in 
     quality and scope to that which is provided to any other 
     employer in order to be eligible for the receipt of certain 
     Federal funds; 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 Ms. HARRIS:
       H. Res. 714. A resolution urging the replacement of the 
     United Nations Human Rights Commission with a new Human 
     Rights Council; to the Committee on International Relations.

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