[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3424-3425]
[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 Ms. HART (for herself, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. English):
       H.R. 3890. A bill to reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum 
     Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 
     1988; to the Committee on Science.
           By Ms. HART:
       H.R. 3891. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the use of redevelopment bonds for 
     environmental remediation; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. HART:
       H.R. 3892. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage businesses to establish hazardous waste 
     remediation reserves, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 3893. A bill to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal 
     courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Keller, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Carter, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, and Mrs. Northup):
       H.R. 3894. A bill to provide enhanced Pell Grants for State 
     Scholars; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Filner, and Mrs. Davis 
             of California):
       H.R. 3895. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit local public agencies to act as Medicaid 
     enrollment brokers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Van 
             Hollen):
       H.R. 3896. A bill to establish an Office of Intercountry 
     Adoptions within the Department of State, and to reform 
     United States laws governing intercountry adoptions; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. HERGER:
       H.R. 3897. A bill to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance 
     for Needy Families block grant program through June 30, 2004, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee

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     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. ACEVEDO-VILA (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 3898. A bill to authorize construction of a new 
     (replacement) medical center for the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at a site to be 
     selected pursuant to a study by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs and Secretary of Defense as suitable for a new 
     Federal medical center in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
     that would best serve the needs of both veterans and 
     Department of Defense medical beneficiaries in Puerto Rico; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 3899. A bill to require agencies to submit to Congress 
     any contracts in amounts greater than $1,000,000 that are 
     proposed to be awarded using noncompetitive procedures; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, and 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.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 3900. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the 
     GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters 
     water in the area of Oxnard, California; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Cantor, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. English, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Black-
             burn, Mr. Cannon, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Kline, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Goode, and 
             Mr. Feeney):
       H.R. 3901. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible 
     health plans required with respect to health savings 
     accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Ferguson):
       H.R. 3902. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate portions of the Musconetcong River in the State 
     of New Jersey as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Ross, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. Latham, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Goode, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Towns, Mr. Israel, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Wolf, and Mr. Jenkins):
       H.R. 3903. A bill to establish a program to award grants to 
     improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Schiff, and 
             Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 3904. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to establish pilot projects to support and 
     evaluate the provision of before-school activities that 
     advance student academic achievement and encourage the 
     establishment of, and increase participation in, school 
     breakfast programs; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Ms. 
             DeLauro):
       H.R. 3905. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to prohibit the operation of the Medicare 
     comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Connecticut; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself and Mr. 
             Knollenberg):
       H.R. 3906. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of Ukraine; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 3907. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to transfer to the Administrator of the 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration a certain 
     percentage of apportionments of funds made available from the 
     Highway Trust Fund from States that do not enact laws to 
     prohibit driving under the influence of an illegal drug, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 3908. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the real 
     property located at 1081 West Main Street in Ravenna, Ohio; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Moore):
       H.R. 3909. A bill to establish the Bleeding Kansas and the 
     Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 3910. A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century to modify a high priority project in the 
     State of Michigan; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 3911. A bill to make certain companies that have 
     outsourced jobs during the previous five years ineligible for 
     the receipt of Federal grants, Federal contracts, Federal 
     loan guarantees, and other Federal funding, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Akin, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Berman, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and 
             Mr. Wexler):
       H. Con. Res. 378. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to 
     immediately and unconditionally release Father Thaddeus 
     Nguyen Van Ly, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kind, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H. Con. Res. 379. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     150th anniversary of the first meeting of the Republican 
     Party in Ripon, Wisconsin; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.

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