[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 93 (Monday, July 17, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H5280]
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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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Petri, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 5808. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to make grants to public transportation 
     agencies and over-the-road bus operators to improve security, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. HART (for herself and Mr. Baird):
       H.R. 5809. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase and extend the energy efficient commercial 
     buildings deduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Duncan, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 5810. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to 
     authorize funding for brownfields revitalization activities 
     and State response programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 5811. A bill to implement the Protocol of 1997 to the 
     International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from 
     Ships, 1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Shuster, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kuhl of New York, and Mr. 
             Rahall):
       H.R. 5812. A bill to reauthorize and improve the program 
     authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
     1965; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself and Mr. Meek of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 5813. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to provide for improvements in the management and 
     operations of the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, and Mr. Meek of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 5814. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Michaud):
       H.R. 5815. A bill to authorize major medical facility 
     projects and major medical facility leases for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FORD:
       H.R. 5816. A bill to require budgeting for ongoing military 
     operations; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 5817. A bill to adjust the boundary of the Minidoka 
     Internment National Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni 
     Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 5818. A bill to modernize the legal tender of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, 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:
       H.R. 5819. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an 
     understanding of the English language and the history, 
     principles, and form of government of the United States as a 
     requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other 
     elderly persons to take the history and government 
     examination in a language of their choice; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 5820. A bill to increase the security of sensitive 
     data maintained by the Federal Government; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Ms. WATSON:
       H.R. 5821. A bill to increase community service by students 
     at risk of education failure and thereby reduce youth and 
     gang violence; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Royce, Ms. Watson, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Saxton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Matheson, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Smith 
             of Washington, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio):
       H. Res. 915. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House of Representatives to the families and friends of the 
     victims of the July 11, 2006, terrorist bombings in Mumbai, 
     India, and sympathy to the people of India; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H. Res. 916. A resolution impeaching Manuel L. Real, judge 
     of the United States District Court for the Central District 
     of California, for high crimes and misdemeanors; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H. Res. 917. A resolution providing for the consideration 
     of the bill (H.R. 23) to amend title 46, United States Code, 
     and title II of the Social Security Act to provide benefits 
     to certain individuals who served in the United States 
     merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the 
     Naval Transport Service) during World War II; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H. Res. 919. A resolution honoring Retired Lieutenant 
     Commander Wesley Anthony Brown for his historic achievement 
     as the first African American graduate of the United States 
     Naval Academy and paying tribute on the occasion of July 4 to 
     Wesley Anthony Brown and other residents of the Nation's 
     capital who have served in the armed forces and have 
     continued to pay taxes, both without representation in 
     Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Government Reform, 
     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.

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