[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 114 (Thursday, September 14, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H6654-H6655]
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 Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 6070. A bill to enhance Federal efforts focused on 
     increasing public awareness of the risks and dangers 
     associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 6071. A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT Act to improve 
     administration and effectiveness of homeland security grant 
     funding, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
           By Mr. ROSS (for himself and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 6072. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to provide further regulatory relief for depository 
     institutions and clarify certain provisions of law applicable 
     to such institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 6073. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases 
     of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 6074. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to consider variations in the national average 
     market price for different classes of wheat when determining 
     the eligibility of wheat producers for counter-cyclical 
     payments for the 2005, 2006, and 2007 crop years; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Gerlach, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Dent, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Platts, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Sherwood, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Murtha, Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schwartz of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Shuster):
       H.R. 6075. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 101 East Gay Street in West 
     Chester, Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert J. Thompson Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Levin, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 6076. A bill to extend the generalized system of 
     preferences program under the Trade Act of 1974, to extend 
     the Andean Trade Preference Act, to extend certain trade 
     preferences under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. DEAL of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 6077. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for funding of the shortfalls in State 
     allotments for fiscal year 2007 under the State Children's 
     Health Insurance Program (SCHIP); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 6078. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 307 West Wheat Street in 
     Woodville, Texas, as the ``Chuck Fortenberry Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Leach):
       H.R. 6079. A bill to require the President's Working Group 
     on Financial Markets to conduct a study on the hedge fund 
     industry; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. DRAKE (for herself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brown of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Sherwood, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 6080. A bill to establish the Mineral Commodity 
     Information Administration in the Department of the Interior, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 6081. A bill to provide an option to proceed with an 
     action in any Federal court to recover actual damages for 
     physical or property damage in a major disaster that 
     proximately results from the failure or negligence of the 
     Army Corps of Engineers in the design, construction, or 
     maintenance of a project for which the Corps is legally 
     responsible; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Farr, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 6082. A bill to designate Lebanon under section 244(b) 
     of the Immigration and Naturalization Act to permit nationals 
     of Lebanon to be granted temporary protected status in the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 6083. A bill to reduce the spread of sexually 
     transmitted infections in correctional facilities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 6084. A bill to allow for the consolidation of Federal 
     student loans into a single direct income-contingent loan 
     repayment program; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 6085. A bill to provide for the return of the Fresnel 
     Lens to the lantern room atop Presque Isle Light Station 
     Lighthouse, Michigan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 6086. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act to 
     provide for the health of Americans by implementing a system 
     that detects and identifies in a timely manner diseases, 
     conditions, and events that represent a threat to humans, 
     animals, food production and the water supply; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 6087. A bill to ensure the safety of residents and 
     visitors to Lake Barkley, Kentucky, and to improve 
     recreation, navigation, and the economic vitality of the 
     lake's region, the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of 
     Engineers shall establish a pilot program to maintain the 
     pool elevation of such lake at 359 feet until after the first 
     Monday in September; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 6088. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of water resources in the State of New 
     Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Granger, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Mario 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Mack, Mr. Porter, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Oxley, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Coble, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Hunter):
       H. Con. Res. 473. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H. Con. Res. 474. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     invaluable service of our Nation's public hospitals and 
     health systems; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 475. Concurrent resolution to congratulate the 
     National Organization of Women on its 40th anniversary; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HAYES (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Coble, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Watt, and Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina):
       H. Res. 1010. A resolution recognizing the North Carolina 
     Farm Bureau Federation on the occasion of its 70th 
     anniversary, and saluting the outstanding service of its 
     members and staff on behalf of agriculture and the people of 
     North Carolina; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 1011. A resolution requesting return of official 
     papers on H.R. 503; considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mrs. McCarthy, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Watt, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wu, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Matsui, 
             Ms. Watson, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. McCaul 
             of Texas, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Reichert, Ms. Solis, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Loretta Sanchez 
             of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Obey, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Ford, Ms. Carson, and Mr. 
             Spratt):
       H. Res. 1012. A resolution celebrating the first Milwaukee 
     Mujeres Against Domestic Violence Brides Walk and recognizing 
     all brides walks in protest of domestic violence; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOTTER:
       H. Res. 1013. A resolution encouraging municipalities to 
     adopt and enforce effective protections against dog bites, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.

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