[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 101 (Thursday, July 27, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H6017-H6018]
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. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. Case):
       H.R. 5915. A bill to require that the Teacher Incentive 
     Fund of the Department of Education and other programs to 
     support merit-based teacher compensation systems award its 
     grant funds to support compensation systems that are based 
     primarily or exclusively on student learning gains or 
     maintenance of high student learning gains, or both; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Strickland, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. 
             Ross):
       H.R. 5916. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for an increase in payment for 
     physicians' services under the Medicare Program for 2007 and 
     2008; 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. SODREL (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McHenry, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Pence, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Paul, and Ms. Harris):
       H.R. 5917. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that tips received for certain services shall 
     not be subject to income or employment taxes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Souder, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Wamp, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Payne, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 5918. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to protect vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Osborne):
       H.R. 5919. A bill to empower parents to protect children 
     from increasing depictions of indecent material on 
     television; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             McCotter, and Mr. Simmons):
       H.R. 5920. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income certain combat zone 
     compensation of civilian employees of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
             Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 5921. A bill to amend titles 17 and 18, United States 
     Code, to strengthen the protection of intellectual property, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 5922. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish additional authorities to ensure 
     the safe and effective use of drugs, to establish 
     whistleblower protections for certain individuals, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Engel, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Slaughter, and 
             Mr. Kuhl of New York):
       H.R. 5923. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 29-50 Union Street in 
     Flushing, New York, as the ``Dr. Leonard Price Stavisky Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 5924. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     provide for loan guarantees for certain private disaster 
     loans; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 5925. A bill to provide for Federal research, 
     development, demonstration, and commercial application 
     activities to enable the development of farms that are net 
     producers of both food and energy, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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 Ms. BERKLEY:
       H.R. 5926. A bill to provide for the energy independence of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Resources, Energy and Commerce, 
     and 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. CARDIN:
       H.R. 5927. A bill to provide energy independence to 
     Americans, to increase the efficiency and decrease the 
     environmental impact of America's energy policy, to increase 
     America's research and development in energy, and to 
     encourage the development and use of renewable forms of 
     energy; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, Government Reform, and 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. CHANDLER (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Holt, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Case, Mr. Owens, Mr. Holden, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Costa, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 5928. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     make grants and low-interest loans to local educational 
     agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of 
     public kindergarten, elementary, and secondary educational 
     facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 5929. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 950 Missouri Avenue in East 
     St. Louis, Illinois, as the ``Katherine Dunham Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 5930. A bill to establish the Muscle Shoals National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Alabama, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Wynn, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 5931. A bill to improve efficiency in the Federal 
     Government through the use of high-performance green 
     buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Government 
     Reform, Science, and 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. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Bonner, and Mr. Rogers 
             of Alabama):
       H.R. 5932. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to authorize agricultural producers to establish and 
     contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts in 
     lieu of obtaining federally subsidized crop insurance or 
     noninsured crop assistance, to provide for contributions to 
     such accounts by the Secretary of Agriculture, to specify the 
     situations in which amounts may be paid to producers from 
     such accounts, and to limit the total amount of such 
     distributions to a producer during a taxable year, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. FEENEY (for himself and Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H.R. 5933. A bill to provide for the admission to the 
     United States of nonimmigrant business facilitation visitors; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODE:
       H.R. 5934. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to revise 
     the definition of a HUBZone with respect to counties that are 
     highly rural but adjacent to urban areas; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 5935. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for an adjustment to the reduction of 
     Medicare resident positions based on settled cost reports; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5936. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers 
     of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years 
     of such service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5937. A bill to assure equitable treatment in health 
     care coverage of prescription drugs under group health plans, 
     health insurance coverage, Medicare and Medicaid managed care 
     arrangements, Medigap insurance coverage, and health plans 
     under the Federal employees' health benefits program (FEHBP); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the 
     Workforce, 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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           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5938. A bill to reduce childhood obesity, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. Daniel E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 5939. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     improve the criminal law relating to terrorism, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. 
             Hinchey):
       H.R. 5940. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to conduct or support a comprehensive study 
     comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in 
     vaccinated populations in the United States with such 
     outcomes in unvaccinated populations in the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Becerra, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 5941. A bill to establish certain requirements 
     relating to the continuation of the Survey of Income and 
     Program Participation; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. MARSHALL:
       H.R. 5942. A bill to require Congressional approval for 
     implementation of a severity-adjusted inpatient prospective 
     payment system for rural hospitals under the Medicare 
     Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCAUL of Texas (for himself, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Poe, 
             and Mr. Jindal):
       H.R. 5943. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in emergency 
     assistance programs administered by the Department of 
     Homeland Security; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. NADLER:
       H.R. 5944. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     protect our children from child pornographers; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 5945. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to protect the privacy of drug prescriber information; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 5946. A bill to amend Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to authorize activities to 
     promote improved monitoring and compliance for high seas 
     fisheries, or fisheries governed by international fishery 
     management agreements, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Lynch, Mr. Payne, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, and Mr. 
             Cleaver):
       H.R. 5947. A bill to correct an inequity in eligibility for 
     military retired pay based on nonregular service in the case 
     of certain members of the reserve components completing their 
     reserve service before 1966, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             and Mr. McCotter):
       H.R. 5948. A bill to reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act 
     of 2004; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. SMITH of Washington (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 5949. A bill to authorize a major medical facility 
     project for the Department of Veterans Affairs at the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, American Lake, 
     Washington; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 5950. A bill to repeal certain tax subsidies enacted 
     by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 for oil and gas, to allow a 
     credit against income tax for farm diesel expenses, and to 
     allow a credit to farmers who produce biodiesel and agri-
     biodiesel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Ms. Woolsey, 
             and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 5951. A bill to improve the health of Americans and 
     reduce health care costs by reorienting the Nation's health 
     care system toward prevention, wellness, and self care; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, 
     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.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 5952. A bill to increase access to and consumption of 
     fresh fruits, vegetables, and healthy alternatives in low-
     income communities with high incidences of obesity and 
     obesity-related disease; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Small 
     Business, and 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. WYNN (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ross, and Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 5953. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Commission for the Deployment of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, 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 Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia:
       H. Con. Res. 455. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     role of the National Guard and State volunteers in protecting 
     our Nation's borders.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H. Con. Res. 457. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Celiac Awareness Month, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN:
       H. Con. Res. 458. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     National Library of Medicine on the occasion of its 50th 
     anniversary; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 957. A resolution directing the Sergeant at Arms of 
     the House of Representatives to deliver the mace of the House 
     of Representatives to the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
     Institution for necessary repairs; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CAMP of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Carnahan, 
             Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 959. A resolution recognizing and supporting the 
     success of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 in 
     increasing adoption and the efforts the Act has spurred 
     including National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month, 
     and encouraging adoption throughout the year; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mrs. Myrick, and 
             Mr. Case):
       H. Res. 960. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to limit gifts to Members, officers, and 
     employees of the House from State and local governments; to 
     the Committee on Rules.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Mack, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Doggett, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bonner, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Ramstad, and Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H. Res. 961. A resolution encouraging the establishment of 
     programs to increase public awareness of vision disorders in 
     children; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H. Res. 962. A resolution recognizing the 200th anniversary 
     of the sovereignty of the Principality of Liechtenstein, and 
     expressing the support for efforts by the United States to 
     continue to strengthen its relationship with that country; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

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