[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 19745-19746]
[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. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, and Ms. 
             Berkley):
       H.R. 5151. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain land in Clark County, Nevada, from the Secretary 
     of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 5152. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     take such actions as are necessary to change the 
     reimbursement rates and cost sharing requirements under the 
     TRICARE program to be the same as, or as similar as possible 
     to, the reimbursement rates and cost sharing requirements 
     under the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Standard Plan provided under 
     the Federal Employee Health Benefit program under chapter 89 
     of title 5, United States Code; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. HERSETH (for herself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H.R. 5153. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the Native American veteran housing loan pilot 
     program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TURNER of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Kline):
       H.R. 5154. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the proper treatment of differential wage 
     payments made to employees called to active duty in the 
     uniformed services, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
       H.R. 5155. A bill to establish the National Institute for 
     Biomedical Research and Development; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 5156. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled 
     individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to 
     eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-
     threatening conditions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 5157. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     expand the risk pools that qualify for high risk pool grants; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 5158. A bill to clarify the authorities for the use of 
     certain National Park Service properties within Golden Gate 
     National Recreation Area and San Francisco Maritime National 
     Historical Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 5159. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to award research and equipment grants, to provide a 
     tax credit for employers who hire temporary workers to 
     replace employees receiving first responder training, to 
     provide school-based mental health training, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Science, 
     and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 5160. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare part B 
     premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. 
             Meehan):
       H.R. 5161. A bill to provide for counterproliferation 
     measures; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 107. A joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year

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     2005, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, 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 Mr. COOPER (for himself, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee):
       H.J. Res. 108. A joint resolution congratulating and 
     commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H. Con. Res. 500. Concurrent resolution honoring the goals 
     and ideals of National Nurse Practitioners Week; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Tom 
             Davis of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 501. Concurrent resolution honoring the life 
     and work of Duke Ellington, recognizing the 30th anniversary 
     of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and supporting the 
     annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Owens, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. 
             Burns):
       H. Res. 804. A resolution congratulating Andrew Wojtanik 
     for winning the 16th Annual National Geographic Bee, 
     acknowledging the commitment of the National Geographic 
     Society to geography education, and recognizing the need to 
     improve geography education in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. 
             Israel):
       H. Res. 805. A resolution supporting efforts to promote 
     greater public awareness of effective runaway youth 
     prevention programs and the need for safe and productive 
     alternatives, resources, and supports for youth in high-risk 
     situations; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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