[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 50 (Tuesday, May 2, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H1979-H1980]
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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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Watt, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Towns, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Owens, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 9. A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. Bass, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Hall, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, 
             Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 5253. A bill to prohibit price gouging in the sale of 
     gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Hall, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Chocola, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Upton, Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Gerlach, and Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 5254. A bill to set schedules for the consideration of 
     permits for refineries; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 5255. A bill to prohibit a school from receiving 
     Federal funds if the school prevents a student from 
     displaying or wearing in a respectful manner a representation 
     of the flag of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 5256. A bill to establish a statute of repose for 
     civil actions filed against recreational vessel 
     manufacturers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 5257. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a basic income guarantee in the form of a 
     refundable tax credit for taxpayers who do not itemize 
     deductions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 5258. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain plasma flat panel displays; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 5259. A bill to require the Biomass Research and 
     Development Board to prepare a biobased fuel action plan to 
     increase the use in the United States of biobased fuel as a 
     ground transportation fuel; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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. BRADLEY of New Hampshire (for himself and Mr. 
             Bass):
       H.R. 5260. A bill to provide that any reduction in the 
     hours of operation of Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center emergency rooms may be implemented only after notice 
     is provided to Congress and a period of 180 days has elapsed; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire:
       H.R. 5261. A bill to remove the permanent tariff and the 
     temporary duty on ethanol; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CANTOR (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Herger, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, and Mr. Camp of Michigan):
       H.R. 5262. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums 
     for high deductible health plans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. Watt, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Norton, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Payne, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Al Green 
             of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Watson, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Scott of Georgia, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 5263. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to extend the 2006 and 2007 initial 
     enrollment periods for the Medicare prescription drug benefit 
     and suspend the late enrollment penalty through December 31, 
     2007, to permit Medicare beneficiaries to change enrollment 
     in a prescription drug plan during the first 12 months of 
     enrollment, and to prevent changes in formularies other than 
     at the time of open enrollment periods and only with advance 
     notice; 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. ENGEL:
       H.R. 5264. A bill to provide American consumers information 
     about the broadcast television transition from an analog to a 
     digital format; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. HOOLEY:
       H.R. 5265. A bill to provide grants to certain areas to 
     prepare for a tsunami; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Olver):
       H.R. 5266. A bill to provide additional protections for 
     farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by 
     genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to ensure 
     fairness for farmers and ranchers in their dealings with 
     biotech companies that sell genetically engineered seeds, 
     plants, or animals, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Sanders, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 5267. A bill to prohibit the open-air cultivation of 
     genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops, 
     to prohibit the use of common human food or animal feed as 
     the host plant for a genetically engineered pharmaceutical or 
     industrial chemical, to establish a tracking system to 
     regulate the growing, handling, transportation, and disposal 
     of pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts 
     to prevent human, animal, and general environmental exposure 
     to genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops 
     and their byproducts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Waters, Mr. Olver, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
             George Miller of California):
       H.R. 5268. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of genetically 
     engineered foods, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Waters, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 5269. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the 
     Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that food that 
     contains a genetically engineered material, or that is 
     produced with a genetically engineered material, be labeled 
     accordingly; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Olver):
       H.R. 5270. A bill to ensure that efforts to address world 
     hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and 
     crops actually help developing countries and peoples while 
     protecting human health and the environment, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial 
     Services, 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. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Olver):
       H.R. 5271. A bill to assign liability for injury caused by 
     genetically engineered organisms; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy

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     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. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5272. A bill to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and 
     Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the 
     United States Fire Administration to provide assistance to 
     firefighting task forces, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Boucher, and 
             Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 5273. A bill to promote open broadband networks and 
     innovation, foster electronic commerce, and safeguard 
     consumer access to online content and services; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 5274. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a deduction for the provision of boating 
     safety equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Farr, and Mr. Osborne):
       H.R. 5275. A bill to establish the Silver Scholarship 
     program to provide transferable educational awards to older 
     individuals who have performed certain volunteer services; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 5276. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to include a grant program to support life-long learning 
     programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 5277. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to require the Assistant Secretary, when making grants for 
     multidisciplinary centers of gerontology and gerontology 
     centers of special emphasis, to give preference with respect 
     to such centers that are located at institutions of higher 
     education in urban areas; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Coble, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             McCotter, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Con. Res. 397. Concurrent resolution honoring 2006 
     Olympic team member Joey Cheek and recognizing the need to 
     work with international partners to help bring an end to the 
     ongoing genocide in Darfur region of Sudan and the suffering 
     of children in Chad; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Otter, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Ms. Norton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Holt, Mr. Reichert, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Poe, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Porter, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Calvert, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Berman, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Farr, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Platts, 
             Mr. Gordon, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. 
             Conaway):
       H. Res. 788. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Peace Officers Memorial Day; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Honda, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             Sanders, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Res. 790. A resolution recognizing the African American 
     Spiritual as a national treasure; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GINGREY (for himself and Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland):
       H. Res. 791. A resolution recognizing the establishment of 
     Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and 
     the contributions of those programs efforts to decrease 
     hunger and help feed those in need; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Owens):
       H. Res. 792. A resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary 
     of the independence of Guyana and extending best wishes to 
     Guyana for peace and further progress, development, and 
     prosperity; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Ford, and Mr. Tanner):
       H. Res. 793. A resolution affirming that statements of 
     national unity, including the National Anthem, should be 
     recited or sung in English; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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