[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13370-13371]
[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. RANGEL:
       H.R. 4633. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Ray Charles in recognition of his many contributions to the 
     Nation; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Cantor, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
       H.R. 4634. A bill to extend the terrorism insurance program 
     of the Department of the Treasury; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Petri, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 4635. A bill to provide an extension of highway, 
     highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other 
     programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending 
     enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means, Resources, and 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. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
             Baird):
       H.R. 4636. A bill to provide for research on and standards 
     for remediation of closed methamphetamine production 
     laboratories, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, 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. WELLER:
       H.R. 4637. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the payment of Combat-Related Special 
     Compensation under that title to members of the Armed Forces 
     retired for disability with less than 20 years of active 
     military service who were awarded the Purple Heart; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 4638. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to impose limitations on wetlands mitigation 
     activities carried out through the condemnation of private 
     property; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Stark, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. Conyers, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 4639. A bill to ensure that advertising campaigns paid 
     for by the Federal Government are unbiased, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 4640. A bill to establish the District of Columbia as 
     a Congressional district for purposes of representation in 
     the House of Representatives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H.R. 4641. A bill to authorize the President to take 
     certain actions to protect archaeological or ethnological 
     materials of Afghanistan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FERGUSON:
       H.R. 4642. A bill to provide for the extension of the New 
     Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail into the Township of 
     Woodbridge, New Jersey; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FERGUSON:
       H.R. 4643. A bill to authorize the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to make grants to fire 
     departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, and Mr. Cardoza):
       H.R. 4644. A bill to make aliens ineligible to receive 
     visas and exclude aliens from admission into the United 
     States for nonpayment of child support; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, for a period

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     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. LUCAS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 4645. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     provide Federal assistance for environmental infrastructure 
     projects in northern and northeastern Kentucky; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 4646. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for the holding of Federal district court in 
     Plattsburgh, New York, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 4647. A bill to provide for certain lands to be held 
     in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 4648. A bill to amend part C of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish a pay-
     as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 4649. A bill to amend part C of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the 
     discretionary spending limits; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 4650. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita 
     Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes'' 
     to authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 460. Concurrent resolution regarding the 
     security of Israel and the principles of peace in the Middle 
     East; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Crane, Mr. English, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Harris, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Keller, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Ose, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Putnam, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Souder, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Clay, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. John, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Miller of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Mr. Petri, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Garrett of New Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 461. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the importance of life insurance, 
     and recognizing and supporting National Life Insurance 
     Awareness Month; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H. Res. 685. A resolution revising the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2005 as it applies 
     in the House of Representatives; to the Committee on Rules, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. McCOLLUM:
       H. Res. 687. A resolution recognizing United Nations 
     International Day in Support of Victims of Torture and 
     reaffirming the commitment of the United States to eliminate 
     torture in all countries, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Cardoza):
       H. Res. 688. A resolution commending the Government of 
     Portugal and the Portuguese people for their long-standing 
     friendship, stalwart leadership, and unwavering support of 
     the United States in the effort to combat international 
     terrorism; to the Committee on International Relations.

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