[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 119 (Thursday, September 21, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H6931-H6933]
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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. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Conaway, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. Herseth, 
             Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Obey, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 6130. A bill to enhance the State inspection of meat 
     and poultry in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CHOCOLA (for himself and Mr. Gillmor):
       H.R. 6131. A bill to permit certain expenditures from the 
     Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 6132. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend the exceptions process with respect to 
     caps on payments for therapy services under 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. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Shimkus, and Mr. Shuster):
       H.R. 6133. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening 
     and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CANTOR (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 6134. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand health coverage through the use of high 
     deductible health

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     plans and to encourage the use of health savings accounts; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Engel, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Higgins, and Mr. 
             Kuhl of New York):
       H.R. 6135. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
     screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the 
     same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Baker, Mr. Kline, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mrs. Jo 
             Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Blunt, Ms. Hart, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 6136. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Margaret Thatcher, in recognition of her dedication to the 
     values of free markets and free minds; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Foley, and Mr. Chocola):
       H.R. 6137. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to double the damages, fines, and penalties for the 
     unauthorized inspection or disclosure of returns and return 
     information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. 
             Tiberi):
       H.R. 6138. A bill to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 6139. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to impose requirements for the improvement of 
     security camera and video surveillance systems at certain 
     airports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Honda, Mr. Olver, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Watt, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Al Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Carson, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Solis, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Engel, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Capuano, and Ms. Watson):
       H.R. 6140. A bill to require the identification of 
     companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, to 
     prohibit United States Government contracts with such 
     companies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 6141. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to require certain manufacturers to provide 
     consumer product registration forms to facilitate recalls of 
     durable infant and toddler products; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 6142. A bill to amend the African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act relating to preferential treatment to apparel 
     articles of lesser developed countries, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. Buyer, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Gillmor, and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 6143. A bill to amend title XXVI of the Public Health 
     Service Act to revise and extend the program for providing 
     life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 6144. A bill to reduce vulnerability to natural 
     disasters in foreign countries through the use of disaster 
     mitigation techniques; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Melancon, Mr. Ford, Mr. Costello, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Fitzpatrick of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Bordallo, 
             and Mr. Barrow):
       H.R. 6145. A bill to provide for programs that 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, Ways and Means, and 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:
       H.R. 6146. A bill to revise the boundaries of John H. 
     Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Ponce Inlet Unit P08; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 6147. A bill to establish an Advisory Committee on 
     Gestational Diabetes, to provide grants to better understand 
     and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GOODE:
       H.R. 6148. A bill to designate Campbell County, Virginia, 
     as a qualified nonmetropolitan county for purposes of the 
     HUBZone programs of the Small Business Administration; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 6149. A bill to enhance housing and emergency 
     assistance to victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma 
     of 2005, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 6150. A bill to establish the National Minority 
     Business Enterprise Incubator Program; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Sabo, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
             Oberstar):
       H.R. 6151. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 216 Oak Street in 
     Farmington, Minnesota, as the ``Hamilton H. Judson Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Emanuel, 
             and Ms. Watson):
       H.R. 6152. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide assistance for developing countries to 
     promote quality basic education and to establish the 
     achievement of universal basic education in all developing 
     countries as an objective of United States foreign assistance 
     policy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 6153. A bill to improve the delivery of 
     counterterrorism financing training and technical assistance 
     by providing for greater interagency coordination and 
     cooperation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 6154. A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to clarify that facilities designated as 
     critical access hospitals may use beds certified for such 
     hospitals for assisted living; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 6155. A bill to establish guidelines and incentives 
     for States to establish criminal drug dealer registries and 
     to require the Attorney General to establish a national 
     criminal drug dealer registry and notification program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 6156. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain 
     land in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, with the 
     owners of Ranchman's Camp and the C Bar X Ranch, to adjust 
     the proclamation boundary of that national forest, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and 
             Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 6157. A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States to provide for legal protection against 
     frivolous lawsuits directed at statutes prohibiting picketing 
     at military and other funerals, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 6158. A bill to amend the Interstate Horseracing Act 
     of 1978 to require, as a condition to the consent for off-
     track wagering, that horsemen's groups and host racing 
     commissions offer insurance coverage for professional jockeys 
     and other horseracing personnel, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H. Con. Res. 477. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the States should enact joint 
     custody laws for fit parents, so that more children are 
     raised with the benefits of having a father and a mother in 
     their lives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Rush, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Holt, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Filner, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Payne, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Watt, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, and Mrs. Capito):
       H. Con. Res. 478. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of ``Lights On Afterschool!'', a national 
     celebration of after-school programs; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H. Res. 1029. A resolution honoring the 125th anniversary 
     of the founding of the town of Norwood, North Carolina; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H. Res. 1030. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the United States Border Patrol 
     is performing an invaluable service to the United States, and 
     that the House of Representatives fully supports the more 
     than 12,000 Border Patrol agents; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bass, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Kuhl 
             of New York, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Sweeney, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Mack, Mr. Shays, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Porter, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Castle, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Renzi, Mr. Terry, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Bishop of New York, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H. Res. 1031. A resolution requesting the Department of 
     Health and Human Services to develop a plan for a 
     comprehensive and permanent program to medically monitor 
     individuals who were exposed to the toxins of 9/11 Ground 
     Zero in New York City and to provide medical treatment for 
     all such individuals who are sick as a result of exposure to 
     the toxins; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. McCotter):
       H. Res. 1032. A resolution honoring New York State Senator 
     John Marchi; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H. Res. 1033. A resolution condemning Venezuelan President 
     Hugo Chavez for his anti-American remarks at the September 
     20, 2006, United Nations General Assembly meeting; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. JINDAL:
       H. Res. 1034. A resolution honoring the life of Sister 
     Leonella Sgorbati; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York:
       H. Res. 1035. A resolution congratulating Commissioner Paul 
     Tagliabue on his retirement from the National Football 
     League; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       H. Res. 1036. A resolution demanding the return of the 
     U.S.S. Pueblo to the United States Navy from North Korea; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

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