[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 109 (Thursday, September 7, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H6363-H6364]
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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 Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
       H.R. 6039. A bill to expand retroactive eligibility of the 
     Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who 
     participated in combat during which they personally engaged, 
     or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or 
     after December 7, 1941; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CRENSHAW:
       H.R. 6040. A bill to establish the Accountable Budgeting 
     Commission; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 6041. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to make 
     service-disabled veterans eligible under the 8(a) business 
     development program; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 6042. A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act 
     to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or 
     carrying out a National Animal Identification System or 
     similar requirement and to require the Secretary to protect 
     information obtained as part of any voluntary animal 
     identification system; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 6043. A bill to amend the Native American Graves 
     Protection and Repatriation Act so that it will be 
     interpreted in accordance with the original intent of 
     Congress to require a significant relationship be found 
     between remains discovered on federal lands and presently 
     existing Native American tribes for those remains to be 
     applicable under the Native American Graves Protection and 
     Repatriation Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA:
       H.R. 6044. A bill to authorize appropriations for the rural 
     housing and economic development program of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Fossella, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Serrano, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 6045. A bill to extend the time for filing certain 
     claims under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 
     2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Engel, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 6046. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for comprehensive health benefits for 
     the relief of individuals whose health was adversely affected 
     by the 9/11 disaster; 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. ORTIZ:
       H.R. 6047. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to waive inadmissibility based on a misrepresentation in 
     the case of an immediate relative of an active duty or 
     reserve member of the Armed Forces and to extent the V 
     nonimmigrant visa program for spouses and children of such a 
     member; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 6048. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide incentives to Medicare participating 
     suppliers and providers of services that are outpatient 
     physical therapy services (including outpatient speech-
     language pathology services) and occupational therapy 
     services to report quality and efficiency measures and to 
     provide for a value-based purchasing program for payments for 
     such services under the Medicare Program, and for other 
     purposes; 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 Ms. FOXX:
       H.J. Res. 94. A joint resolution recognizing the 
     contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United 
     States economy and

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     urging the Secretary of Agriculture to establish programs to 
     raise awareness of the importance of the Christmas tree 
     industry; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself and Mr. Delahunt):
       H. Res. 985. A resolution directing the Secretary of State 
     to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents 
     in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the 
     report submitted to the Committee on International Relations 
     of the House of Representatives on July 28, 2006, pursuant to 
     the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Walsh):
       H. Res. 986. A resolution recognizing youth court programs 
     for the efforts of such programs in enhancing the quality of 
     the juvenile justice system in the United States and 
     encouraging the recognition of a National Youth Court Month; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H. Res. 987. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 147) to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall 
     elimination provisions; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. POE:
       H. Res. 988. A resolution honoring the life and 
     accomplishments of Joe Rosenthal; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. POE:
       H. Res. 989. A resolution commending the United Kingdom for 
     its efforts in the War on Terror, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H. Res. 990. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the original authorization for use of 
     force against Iraq contained in Public Law 107-243 is 
     outdated and Congress should vote on a new use of force 
     resolution that reflects the current situation in Iraq; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WESTMORELAND (for himself, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Marshall, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Price of Georgia, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Barrow, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Sherwood):
       H. Res. 991. A resolution congratulating the Columbus 
     Northern Little League Baseball Team from Columbus, Georgia, 
     on its victory in the 2006 Little League World Series 
     Championship games; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H. Res. 992. A resolution urging the President to appoint a 
     Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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