[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 27, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H7673-H7675]
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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. VISCLOSKY (for himself and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 6196. A bill to prohibit business enterprises that 
     lay-off a greater percentage of their United States workers 
     than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal 
     assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Osborne, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, 
             Mr. Boustany, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Wu, Mr. Holt, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 6197. A bill to amend the Older American Act of 1965 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2007 through 
     2011, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hyde, 
             and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 6198. A bill to hold the current regime in Iran 
     accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a 
     transition to democracy in Iran; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Financial 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 Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself and 
             Mr. Camp of Michigan):
       H.R. 6199. A bill to improve the quality of, and access to, 
     long-term care; 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. KUCINICH (for himself, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Ms. Solis, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 6200. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to require States to conduct Presidential elections 
     using paper ballots and to count those ballots by hand, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 
     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 Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 6201. A bill to provide a biennial budget for the 
     United States Government and to reform earmarking in the 
     Congress; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Rules, and 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 Mr. CASE:
       H.R. 6202. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
     Ka'u Coast on the island of Hawaii as a unit of the National 
     Park System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             Reichert, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Johnson of Illinois, and Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 6203. A bill to provide for Federal energy research, 
     development, demonstration, and commercial application 
     activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. AKIN:
       H.R. 6204. A bill to establish the Small Business 
     Information Security Task Force; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 6205. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an ex-offender low-income housing credit to 
     encourage the provision of housing, job training, and other 
     essential services to ex-offenders through a structured 
     living environment designed to assist the ex-offenders in 
     becoming self-sufficient; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Akin, 
             Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 6206. A bill to revise the calculation of interest on 
     investments of the Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Fund; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 6207. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-
     traded funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying 
     income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 6208. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to make 
     certain modifications to the trade adjustment assistance 
     program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Green 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Musgrave, and Mr. Fortuno):
       H.R. 6209. A bill to protect the religious freedom of 
     providers of adoption or foster care services; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 6210. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employees not covered by qualified retirement 
     plans to save for retirement through automatic payroll 
     deposit IRAs, to facilitate similar saving by the self-
     employed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each

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     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. HERSETH:
       H.R. 6211. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term 
     care insurance premiums, a credit for individuals who care 
     for those with long-term care needs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, and Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 6212. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax incentive to produce ethanol in high-
     consumption, low-production States, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 6213. A bill to authorize the conveyance of a portion 
     of the campus of the Illiana Health Care System of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to Danville Area Community 
     College of Vermilion County, Illinois; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 6214. A bill to increase awareness of and research on 
     autoimmune diseases, which are a major women's health 
     problem, affect as many as 22 million Americans, and 
     encompass more than 100 interrelated diseases, such as lupus, 
     mulitple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, 
     polymyositis, pemphigus, myasthenia gravis, Wegener's 
     granulomatosis, psoriasis, celiac disease, autoimmune 
     platelet disorders, scleroderma, alopecia areata, vitiligo, 
     autoimmunethyroid disease, sarcoidosis, and fibromyalgia, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Watson, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Baca, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. Owens, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 6215. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to 
     prevent or alleviate the effects of youth violence in 
     eligible urban communities by providing violence-prevention 
     education, mentoring, counseling, and mental health services 
     to children and adolescents in such communities; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself and 
             Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California):
       H.R. 6216. A bill to establish the Daniel Webster 
     Congressional Fellowship Program for qualified graduates of 
     law schools to serve in temporary positions in offices of the 
     House of Representatives and Senate, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 6217. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for 
     infants and children participating in the special 
     supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
     children under that Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 6218. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bay 
     Area Regional Water Recycling Program projects, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. Solis, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H.R. 6219. A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and 
     Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision 
     relating to modifications in reporting frequency; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 6220. A bill to require payment of three times the 
     amount of just compensation whenever private property is 
     taken for private economic development use; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and 
             Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 6221. A bill to establish the United States Public 
     Service Academy; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 6222. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to assess and reduce the levels of lead found in child-
     occupied facilities in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 6223. A bill to promote the national security and 
     stability of the economy of the United States by reducing the 
     dependence of the United States on oil through the use of 
     alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Armed Services, and 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 Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Gordon, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 6224. A bill to establish a Federal incentive grant 
     program for States that implement effective measures to 
     prevent and reduce underage consumption of beverage alcohol, 
     to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of anti-underage 
     drinking programs funded with Federal dollars, and to provide 
     appropriate reporting of Federal underage drinking data; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Con. Res. 483. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Israel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
             McCarthy, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H. Con. Res. 484. Concurrent resolution commending The New 
     York Institute for Special Education for providing excellent 
     education for students with blindness and visual disabilities 
     for 175 years, and for broadening its mission to provide the 
     same quality education to students with emotional and 
     learning disabilities; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut):
       H. Con. Res. 485. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that there should be established a 
     Let's All Play Day; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pitts, and 
             Mr. McIntyre):
       H. Con. Res. 486. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Government of Turkmenistan should 
     take immediate steps to improve its respect for human rights 
     and democratic practices, in keeping with its international 
     commitments and obligations; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Waters, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Corrine Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Markey, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 1043. A resolution directing the Director of 
     National Intelligence to submit to the House of 
     Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the 
     adoption of this resolution, in unclassified form, all 
     documents in the possession of the Director concerning the 
     impact of the war in Iraq on terrorism and terrorist threats, 
     including a National Intelligence Estimated entitled

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     ``Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United 
     States`` dated on or about April, 2006, and any other actual 
     or pending National Intelligence Estimates concerning Iraq; 
     to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida):
       H. Res. 1044. A resolution calling for the immediate and 
     unconditional release of Israeli soldiers held captive by 
     Hamas and Hezbollah, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Hyde, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Schiff, and Ms. Matsui):
       H. Res. 1048. A resolution honoring the courageous actions 
     of Minnie Vautrin during the Rape of Nanking during World War 
     II; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Hall, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Edwards, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H. Res. 1049. A resolution recognizing Ann Richards' 
     extraordinary contributions to Texas and American public life 
     and offering condolences on her passing; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. McCollum 
             of Minnesota, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H. Res. 1050. A resolution honoring the life and 
     accomplishments of the late Ann Richards, former Governor of 
     Texas; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. 
             Baird):
       H. Res. 1051. A resolution expressing support for democracy 
     in Nepal that will require the full participation of the 
     people of Nepal in the political process to hold elections 
     for a constituent assembly and draft a new constitution and 
     calling upon the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist to adhere to 
     commitments it has made and to respect human rights; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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