[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 19, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H6732-H6733]
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. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Pence):
       H.R. 6092. A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be 
     used for the design, renovation, construction, or rental of 
     any headquarters for the United Nations in any location in 
     the United States unless the President transmits to Congress 
     a certification that the United Nations has adopted 
     internationally-recognized best practices in contracting and 
     procurement; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Bass, Mr. Campbell of 
             California, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 6093. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to 
     require the disclosure of information relating to the fair 
     market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 6094. A bill to restore the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security's authority to detain dangerous aliens, to ensure 
     the removal of deportable criminal aliens, and combat alien 
     gang crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 6095. A bill to affirm the inherent authority of State 
     and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of 
     immigration laws, to provide for effective prosecution of 
     alien smugglers, and to reform immigration litigation 
     procedures; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Boozman, and 
             Ms. Herseth):
       H.R. 6096. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand eligibility for the Survivors' and Dependents' 
     Educational Assistance program of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Otter, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gerlach, 
             Mr. Platts, Mr. Costa, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 6097. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with 
     certain mass transportation projects; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARROW (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Melancon, and Ms. Schwartz of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 6098. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate funding shortfalls for the State Children's 
     Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for fiscal year

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     2007; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Akin, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Carter, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. 
             Drake, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. King 
             of Iowa, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Latham, Mr. Terry, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. 
             Gary G. Miller of California):
       H.R. 6099. A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion 
     are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their 
     unborn child; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 6100. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for 
     educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed 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. CANNON:
       H.R. 6101. A bill to amend the Legal Services Corporation 
     Act to provide appropriate removal procedures for the 
     Inspector General, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. Drake, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia):
       H.R. 6102. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 200 Lawyers Road, NW in 
     Vienna, Virginia, as the ``Captain Christopher Petty Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. Hart, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Holden, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Schwartz of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Platts, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Dent, Mr. Sherwood, and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 6103. A bill to amend the Act establishing the Rivers 
     of Steel National Heritage Area in order to include Butler 
     County, Pennsylvania, within the boundaries of that heritage 
     area; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 6104. A bill to build operational readiness in 
     civilian agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Ms. HERSETH:
       H.R. 6105. A bill to amend the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act to help ensure that no Service hospital or 
     outpatient health facility is closed unless Congressional 
     reporting requirements regarding the hospital or facility are 
     current; to the Committee on Resources, 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 Mr. JINDAL (for himself, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Schiff, 
             and Mr. Alexander):
       H.R. 6106. A bill to extend the waiver authority for the 
     Secretary of Education under title IV, section 105, of Public 
     Law 109-148; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Nadler):
       H.R. 6107. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     purpose of establishing an office within the Internal Revenue 
     Service to focus on violations of the internal revenue laws 
     by persons who are under investigation for conduct relating 
     to commercial sex acts, to establish a Whistleblower Office 
     within the Internal Revenue Service, and to increase the 
     criminal monetary penalty limitations for the underpayment or 
     overpayment of tax due to fraud; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 6108. A bill to authorize the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to make grants to communities to 
     be used for outreach efforts to encourage participation in 
     the national flood insurance program; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Platts, 
             Mr. Salazar, Ms. Hart, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bradley of 
             New Hampshire, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. 
             LaHood):
       H.R. 6109. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for enhanced protection of sensitive personal 
     information processed or maintained by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 6110. A bill to require persons seeking Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission approval for a liquefied natural gas 
     facility to identify employees and agents engaged in 
     activities to persuade communities of the benefits of such 
     approval; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 6111. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for 
     equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running 
     on the period of limitations while such claims are pending; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 6112. A bill to authorize the exchange of certain 
     lands in Denali National Park in the State of Alaska; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.J. Res. 95. A joint resolution recognizing the 66th 
     anniversary of the Battle of Attu and the end of Imperial 
     Japanese control of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska during 
     World War II and urging the Secretary of the Interior to work 
     to protect the historic sites associated with the battle and 
     the Aleutian World War II National Historic Area, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H.J. Res. 96. A joint resolution recognizing the 
     contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United 
     States economy and 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 Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Berman, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
             Mrs. Drake, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hall, Ms. Hart, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Owens, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Smith 
             of Washington, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Con. Res. 476. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BARROW:
       H. Res. 1014. A resolution recognizing the life of Erskine 
     ``Erk'' Russell and his outstanding contributions to the 
     University of Georgia, Georgia Southern University, the State 
     of Georgia, and the United States; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H. Res. 1016. A resolution encouraging all offices of the 
     House of Representatives to hire disabled veterans; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.

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