[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 62 (Thursday, May 18, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H2889-H2890]
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:


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           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 5416. A bill to provide for grants to conduct research 
     toward the development of a vaccine against Valley Fever; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Boucher, and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California):
       H.R. 5417. A bill to amend the Clayton Act with respect to 
     competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 5418. A bill to establish a pilot program in certain 
     United States district courts to encourage enhancement of 
     expertise in patent cases among district judges; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. Daniel E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 5419. A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to 
     fly the flag of a State over the Capitol each year on the 
     anniversary of the date of the State's admission to the 
     Union; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. CARNAHAN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Souder, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Harris, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Skelton):
       H.R. 5420. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older 
     buildings, including owner-occupied residences; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Latham, 
             and Mr. Marshall):
       H.R. 5421. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis 
     rule, to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to 
     an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, and to reduce the rate 
     of the estate and gifts taxes to the generally applicable 
     capital gains income tax rate; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
             Goodlatte):
       H.R. 5422. A bill to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to 
     make permanent the moratorium on taxes on internet access and 
     on multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Israel, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 5423. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
     designating Oak Point and North Brother Island in the Bronx 
     in the State of New York as a unit of the National Park 
     System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself and Mr. Pitts):
       H.R. 5424. A bill to allow certain existing retirement 
     plans maintained by churches to continue to provide annuities 
     directly to participants rather than through an insurance 
     company; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Fortenberry, and Mr. 
             Osborne):
       H.R. 5425. A bill to amend the International Air 
     Transportation Competition Act of 1979 relating to air 
     transportation to and from Love Field, Texas; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHERMAN:
       H. Res. 820. A resolution expressing support for the 
     celebration of ``Human Rights Day'' and ``Human Rights 
     Week''; to the Committee on International Relations, 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 Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota (for herself, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Sabo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Ms. Lee, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Res. 822. A resolution promoting local peace building 
     efforts in Colombia and recognizing the courageous efforts of 
     Colombian civil society and churches to establish peace 
     communities, advance non-violent conflict resolution, and 
     advocate for human dignity; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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