[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15638]
[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. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Turner of Texas, Mr. Bell, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Frost, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Carter, Mr. Hall, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 4829. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 103 East Kleberg in 
     Kingsville, Texas, as the ``Irma Rangel Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TURNER of Texas (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 4830. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop 
     and implement a program to enhance private sector 
     preparedness for emergencies and disasters; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and 
             Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 4831. A bill to establish a Federal Interagency 
     Committee on Emergency Medical Services and a Federal 
     Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services Advisory 
     Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4832. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit representatives of the foreign press to enter 
     the United States under the visa waiver program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHN:
       H.R. 4833. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     extend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural 
     local educational agencies under part A of title I of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
             Emanuel):
       H.R. 4834. A bill to waive visa processing fees for 
     nonimmigrant visitors who are nationals of countries 
     providing combat troops in Afghanistan and Iraq; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Wilson of 
             New Mexico, and Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 4835. A bill to establish a water supply enhancement 
     demonstration program, including the demonstration of 
     desalination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H. Con. Res. 472. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the apprehension, detention, and 
     interrogation of terrorists are fundamental elements in the 
     successful prosecution of the Global War on Terrorism and the 
     protection of the lives of United States citizens at home and 
     abroad; 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. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Castle, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Boehlert, and 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H. Con. Res. 473. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the President should designate 
     September 11 as a national day of voluntary service, charity, 
     and compassion; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H. Res. 716. A resolution encouraging the people of the 
     Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to participate in a 
     constitutional, peaceful, democratic, and electoral solution 
     to the political crisis in Venezuela relating to the 
     referendum to recall President Hugo Chavez; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Moore, Mr. Cummings, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Conyers, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Bell, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Israel, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Dingell, and Ms. Watson):
       H. Res. 717. A resolution honoring former President William 
     Jefferson Clinton on the occasion of his 58th birthday; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. JOHN:
       H. Res. 718. A resolution providing that the trade 
     authorities procedures under the Bipartisan Trade Promotion 
     Authority Act of 2002 shall not apply to any implementing 
     bill submitted with respect to the Central American Free 
     Trade Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.

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