[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 30 (Thursday, March 9, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H866-H868]
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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. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 4911. A bill to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Neugebauer, and 
             Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 4912. A bill to amend section 242 of the National 
     Housing Act to extend the exemption for critical access 
     hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for 
     hospitals; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas):
       H.R. 4913. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the use of corrosion prevention and 
     mitigation measures in the construction and maintenance of 
     business property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 4914. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     remove certain limitations on attorney representation of 
     claimants for veterans benefits in administrative proceedings 
     before the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 4915. A bill to amend section 721 of the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950 to implement certain recommendations 
     relating to the review of certain mergers, acquisitions, or 
     takeovers by or with any foreign person, 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.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney, and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 4916. A bill to authorize United States participation 
     in, and appropriations for, the United States contribution to 
     the first replenishment of the resources of the Enterprise 
     for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BARROW (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, and Mr. Skelton):
       H.R. 4917. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 
     1950 to require notification to Congress after receipt of 
     written notification of proposed or pending mergers, 
     acquisitions, or takeovers subject to investigation under 
     such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
     International Relations, Energy and Commerce, 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. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 4918. A bill to permit the issuance of tax-exempt 
     bonds for air and water pollution control facilities; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mrs. Musgrave, and Mr. 
             Platts):
       H.R. 4919. A bill to extend the educational flexibility 
     program under section 4 of the Education Flexibility 
     Partnership Act of 1999; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4920. A bill to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to reform the ethics process, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on House Administration, and 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. DOGGETT (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 4921. A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the 
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     Act to limit application of that Act to maritime accidents, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 4922. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     add National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day to the list of 
     days on which the flag should especially be displayed; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Honda, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Sabo, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 4923. A bill to abolish the death penalty under 
     Federal law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kline, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 4924. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Dr. Norman E. Borlaug; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 4925. A bill to improve whistleblower protections; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Armed Services, Government Reform, 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4926. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed 
     District laws; to the Committee on Government Reform, 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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 4927. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     advance medical research and treatments into pediatric 
     cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the 
     current treatments and information regarding pediatric 
     cancers, establish a population-based national childhood 
     cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric 
     cancers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Doyle, and Mr. Berry):
       H.R. 4928. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for counting expenses for 
     nonformulary drugs against the Medicare annual out-of-pocket 
     threshold for costs for covered part D 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. SABO:
       H.R. 4929. A bill to amend section 721 of the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950 to enhance the effectiveness of the 
     investigations of certain mergers, acquisitions, and 
     takeovers for national security implications, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 
     International Relations, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
     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. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 4930. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     clarify that State and local permitting requirements relating 
     to the processing, sorting, or transporting of solid waste 
     apply to rail carriers; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky):
       H.R. 4931. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to 
     prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone 
     calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND:
       H.R. 4932. A bill to require businesses operating a call 
     center to either initiate or receive telephone calls to 
     disclose the location of such call center, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 4933. A bill to prevent acid mine drainage from 
     sulfide mining into the Great Lakes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 4934. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Technical Education Act of 1998 to modify the definition 
     of ``Indian student count``; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 4935. A bill to designate as wilderness certain lands 
     within the Rocky Mountain National Park and to adjust the 
     boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho 
     National Recreation Area on the Arapaho National Forest in 
     the State of Colorado; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 4936. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act to modify provisions relating to 
     the National Fund for Excellence in American Indian 
     Education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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 Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 4937. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for continuity of coverage of 
     prescription drugs under Medicare prescription drug plans for 
     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. WU:
       H.R. 4938. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend the 2006 open enrollment period for 
     Medicare prescription drug plans and to eliminate any late 
     enrollment penalty for enrollments in such plans at any time 
     during 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. COOPER (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H. Con. Res. 355. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     benefits and importance of school-based music education, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 715. A resolution electing a certain Member to a 
     certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself and Mr. Duncan):
       H. Res. 716. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the establishment of a National 
     Blood Reserve, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Costello, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Hooley, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wu, Mr. Honda, Mr. Miller 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Costa, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Moore of Kansas, and Mr. 
             Carnahan):
       H. Res. 717. A resolution directing the Secretary of 
     Commerce to transmit to the House of Representatives a copy 
     of a workforce globalization final draft report produced by 
     the Technology Administration; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 718. A resolution requesting the President and 
     directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide to 
     the House of Representatives certain documents in their 
     possession relating to the Dubai Ports World acquisition of 6 
     United States commercial ports leases; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Engel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Shays, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Holt, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H. Res. 719. A resolution honoring the life and legacy of 
     Wendy Wasserstein; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Moran 
             of Kansas, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Ford, and Ms. 
             Watson):
       H. Res. 720. A resolution honoring the life of Gordon Roger 
     Alexander Buchanan Parks; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Honda, Mr. Towns, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Baca, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Costa, 
             Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Kaptur, 
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             Salazar, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Berkley, Ms. Lee, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Wexler, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H. Res. 721. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of a Salvadoran-American Day (El Dia del Salvadoreno) in 
     recognition of all Salvadoran-Americans for their hard work, 
     dedication, and contribution to the stability and well-being 
     of the United States; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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