[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 113 (Wednesday, September 13, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H6534-H6535]
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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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 6060. A bill to authorize certain activities by the 
     Department of State, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Ms. Harris, Mr. Putnam, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Kline, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Chocola, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Linder, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, and Mr. 
             Souder):
       H.R. 6061. A bill to establish operational control over the 
     international land and maritime borders of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Oxley):
       H.R. 6062. A bill to enhance community development 
     investments by financial institutions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hayworth, 
             and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 6063. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of remote patient 
     management services under part B of the Medicare Program; 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. KIND (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Andrews, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. 
             Case, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Holt, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. 
             Walsh):
       H.R. 6064. A bill to reauthorize Department of Agriculture 
     conservation and energy programs and certain other programs 
     of the Department, to modify the operation and administration 
     of these programs, and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. CANTOR:
       H.R. 6065. 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 Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 6066. A bill to establish a grant program to provide 
     vision care to children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Langevin, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Obey, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 6067. A bill to provide for programs that reduce the 
     number of unplanned pregnancies, reduce the need for 
     abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new 
     parents; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 6068. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to create a Bureau of Reclamation partnership with 
     the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional 
     partners to achieve objectives relating to water supply, 
     water quality, and environmental restoration; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Obey, Ms. 
             Norton, and Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 6069. A bill to reform acquisition practices of the 
     Federal Government; to the Committee on Government Reform, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Rules, 
     and Small Business, 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. MURTHA:
       H. Con. Res. 470. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the President should immediately 
     replace the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Snyder, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, and 
             Mr. Buyer):
       H. Con. Res. 471. Concurrent resolution congratulating The 
     Professional Golfers' Association of America on its 90th 
     anniversary and commending the members of The Professional 
     Golfers' Association of America and The PGA Foundation for 
     the charitable contributions they provide to the United 
     States; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H. Con. Res. 472. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     independence of the courts of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Campbell of 
             California, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mrs. Drake, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Ms. Hart, Mr. Kline, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Kuhl of New York, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Pence, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Jo 
             Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Terry, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Brady 
             of Texas, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H. Res. 1000. A resolution providing for earmarking reform 
     in the House of Representatives; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H. Res. 1001. A resolution providing for earmarking reform 
     in the House of Representatives; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. FERGUSON (for himself, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Payne, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. 
             Saxton):
       H. Res. 1004. A resolution recognizing the historical 
     significance of the Washington-Rochambeau march through New 
     Jersey in 1781 as part of the march of American and French 
     forces from Rhode Island to Virginia that culminated in the 
     American victory at Yorktown, Virginia, in October 1781; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. HERSETH (for herself, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Higgins, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Berry, Mr. Ross, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Res. 1005. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that September should be established 
     a National ``Rural America Month``; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Rothman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Holt, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Conyers):
       H. Res. 1006. A resolution recognizing the commencement of 
     Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual 
     renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States and 
     throughout the world for their faith; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H. Res. 1007. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 5147) to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to repeal the income-related increase in 
     part B premiums that was enacted as part of the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 
     (Public Law 108-173); to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. Hooley, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Israel, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H. Res. 1008. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to provide for transparency of earmarks 
     requests; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself and Mr. Tiberi):
       H. Res. 1009. A resolution supporting efforts to promote 
     greater public awareness of effective runaway youth 
     prevention programs and the need for safe and productive 
     alternatives, resources, and supports for homeless youth and 
     youth in other high-risk situations; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.

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