[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 12964-12965]
[From the U.S. 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 4603. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the nonrecognition of gain on real 
     property held by individuals or small businesses which is 
     involuntarily converted as the result of the exercise of 
     eminent domain, without regard to whether such property is 
     replaced; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
             Porter):
       H.R. 4604. A bill to improve railroad security and to 
     authorize railroad security funding, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Wu, Mr. Holt, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Majette, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, and Mr. Bishop of New York):
       H.R. 4605. A bill to provide for review of determinations 
     on whether schools and local educational agencies made 
     adequate yearly progress for the 2002-2003 school year taking 
     into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance 
     applicable to those determinations, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Calvert, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, and Mr. Gary G. Miller of California):
       H.R. 4606. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and in 
     coordination with other Federal, State, and local government 
     agencies, to participate in the funding and implementation of 
     a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in 
     California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 4607. A bill to establish the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to amend the organization 
     and functions of the NOAA Advisory Committee on Oceans and 
     Atmosphere, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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. Hastert, Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hyde, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Costello, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Upton, Mr. Frost, Mr. Petri, and Mr. 
             Bilirakis):
       H.R. 4608. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic located in Peoria, Illinois, as the 
     ``Bob Michel Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
     Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 4609. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     modify the definition of the United States for the purposes 
     of the prohibition against torture; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 4610. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for arthritis research and public health, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       H.R. 4611. A bill to enable increased gasoline supplies and 
     otherwise ensure lower gasoline prices in the United States; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H. Con. Res. 453. Concurrent resolution celebrating the 
     establishment of democracy in Iraq and urging the people of 
     the United States and of other countries in all communities 
     and congregations to ring bells on June 30, 2004, to 
     commemorate the restoration of freedom to the people of Iraq; 
     to the Committee on International Relations, 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. McINNIS:
       H. Con. Res. 454. Concurrent resolution commemorating over 
     half a century of adjudication under the McCarran Amendment 
     of rights to the use of water; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Con. Res. 455. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a

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     commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote 
     public awareness of, and increased research relating to, 
     Chrohn's Disease; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Olver, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Stenholm, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and 
             Mr. Gordon):
       H. Con. Res. 456. Concurrent resolution recognizing that 
     prevention of suicide is a compelling national priority; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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