[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 48 (Thursday, April 27, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H1915-H1917]
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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Owens, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Snyder, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Boyd, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Towns, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Foley, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Clay, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H.R. 5216. A bill to require the establishment of a 
     national database in the National Archives to preserve 
     records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War 
     reconstruction and to provide grants to State and local 
     entities to establish similar local databases; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY (for herself, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Maloney, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 5217. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to award competitive grants to units of local 
     government for innovative programs that address expenses 
     incurred in responding to the needs of undocumented 
     immigrants; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 
     Financial Services, 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. McDERMOTT (for himself and Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 5218. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that oil and gas companies will not be 
     eligible for the effective rate reductions enacted in 2004 
     for domestic manufacturers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Smith of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 5219. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for the detection and prevention of inappropriate 
     conduct in the Federal judiciary; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
       H.R. 5220. A bill to establish the Veterans Advisory 
     Committee on Certification, Credentialing, and Licensure; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire (for himself and Mr. 
             Bass):
       H.R. 5221. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance services provided by Vet Centers operated by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to clarify and improve the 
     provision of bereavement counseling by the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CASE:
       H.R. 5222. A bill to amend the Native American Languages 
     Act to provide for the support of Native American language 
     survival schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Capuano, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Honda, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Farr, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 5223. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     Surveillance Activities and the Rights of Americans; to the 
     Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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 Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 5224. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 350 Uinta Drive in Green 
     River, Wyoming, as the ``Curt Gowdy Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Owens, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Solis, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 5225. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care 
     of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health 
     disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, 
     including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian 
     American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and 
     Alaskan Native communities; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 5226. A bill to repeal certain tax provisions of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 5227. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public 
     Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of 
     the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with any of 
     the management partners of the Boston Harbor Islands National 
     Recreation Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida:
       H.R. 5228. A bill to require representatives of governments 
     designated as State Sponsors of Terrorism to disclose to the 
     Attorney General lobbying contacts with legislative branch 
     officials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fitzpatrick of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Platts, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Shays, Mr. Simmons, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Israel, 
             Mr. Sabo, and Ms. Hart):
       H.R. 5229. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure 
     that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are 
     obtained legally; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, and Mr. 
             Shadegg):
       H.R. 5230. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary 
     and secondary education tuition; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Souder, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Bono, and 
             Mr. Keller):
       H.R. 5231. A bill to limit Federal court jurisdiction over 
     certain suits pertaining to the application of a price 
     threshold in determining the volume for which suspension of 
     royalties applies to certain offshore oil and gas leases; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 5232. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to initiate and complete an evaluation of lands and waters 
     located in Northeastern Pennsylvania for their potential 
     acquisition and inclusion in a future Cherry Valley National 
     Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan:
       H.R. 5233. A bill to make funding for the housing choice 
     voucher program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development more reliable and predictable at the local level, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Allen, Ms. Hooley, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Honda, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. 
             Lee):
       H.R. 5234. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal certain tax incentives for oil companies; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 5235. A bill to direct the President to enter into an 
     arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate 
     certain Federal rules and regulations for potentially harmful 
     impacts on public health, air quality, water quality, plant 
     and animal wildlife, global climate, or the environment; and 
     to direct Federal departments and agencies to create plans to 
     reverse those impacts that are determined to be harmful by 
     the National Academy of Sciences; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, and 
     Agriculture, 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Towns, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Clay, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 5236. A bill to establish an Unsolved Crimes Section 
     in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, 
     and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in 
     the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 5237. A bill to seek the inclusion of certain 
     requirements of the International Health Regulations of the 
     World Health Organization as obligations under the World 
     Trade Organization; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and 
     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 Mrs. McCARTHY:
       H.R. 5238. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate adjustments in Medicare payments 
     for imaging services made by section 5102 of the Deficit 
     Reduction Act of 2005; 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. McHUGH:
       H.R. 5239. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the credit for certain alternative motor 
     vehicles assembled in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 5240. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to suspend the excise tax on highway motor fuels when 
     average United States retail gasoline prices exceed $2.75 per 
     gallon; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINTYRE:
       H.R. 5241. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1976 to allow the Secretary of the Army to extend the 
     period during which the Secretary may provide beach 
     nourishment for a water resources development project; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 5242. A bill to amend title 44 of the United States 
     Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain 
     circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small 
     business concerns; to the Committee on Government Reform, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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. 5243. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish a dental education loan repayment 
     program to encourage dentists to serve at facilities with a 
     critical shortage of dentists in areas with a high incidence 
     of HIV/AIDS; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. Watson, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Solis, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 5244. A bill to revitalize the Los Angeles River, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Sherman):
       H.R. 5245. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1 Marble Street in Fair 
     Haven, Vermont, as the ``Matthew Lyon Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 5246. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to restore financial stability to Medicare 
     anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians; 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H.R. 5247. A bill to provide assistance for the Museum of 
     the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Baird, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Chandler, Ms. 
             Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Inslee, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Allen, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, and Mr. Bishop of New York):
       H.R. 5248. A bill to regulate over-the-counter trading of 
     energy derivatives; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Holt, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Green 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Pence, Mr. McCotter, and 
             Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 5249. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to require recipients of United States foreign 
     assistance to certify that the assistance will not be used to 
     intentionally traffic in goods or services that contain 
     counterfeit marks, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Foley, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Farr, Mr. Bachus, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Kuhl of New York, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas):
       H.R. 5250. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of 
     hearing loss; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 5251. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. AKIN (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Duncan, and 
             Mr. Feeney):
       H.J. Res. 84. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit the power of 
     Federal courts to force a State or local government to levy 
     or increase taxes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY (for herself, Mr. Platts, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Farr, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Con. Res. 395. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideas of a National Child Care Worthy Wage Day; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Tancredo, and Mr. Pastor):
       H. Con. Res. 396. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should address 
     the ongoing problem of untouchability in India; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Financial Services, Government Reform, and 
     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 Mrs. McCARTHY (for herself, Mr. Osborne, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Ms. Granger, Ms. Solis, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Res. 784. A resolution commending and supporting Radio 
     Al Mahaba, Iraq's first and only radio station for women; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mr. Barton of Texas):
       H. Res. 785. A resolution honoring the lives and 
     achievements of Christopher and Dana Reeve; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Schwarz of 
             Michigan, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Foley):
       H. Res. 786. A resolution condemning the recent election of 
     the Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations to the position 
     of Vice-chair of the United Nations Disarmament Commission; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. SOLIS:
       H. Res. 787. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that all workers deserve fair treatment 
     and safe working conditions, and honoring Dolores Huerta for 
     her commitment to the improvement of working conditions for 
     farm worker families and the rights of women and children; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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