[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4664-4665]
[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 Mrs. BONO (for herself and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 3993. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act 
     of 1946, as recently amended by the Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004, to expedite the 
     implementation of the country of origin labeling requirements 
     of such Act, to impose certain recordkeeping requirements on 
     retailers subject to such Act, to clarify the authority to 
     impose civil penalties under such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Petri, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 3994. A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
     highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. John, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Cooper, Ms. Harman, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Holden, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Turner of 
             Texas, and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 3995. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps 
     and the pay-as-you-go requirement, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, 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.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Case, and 
             Ms. McCarthy of Missouri):
       H.R. 3996. A bill to build operational readiness in 
     civilian agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN:
       H.R. 3997. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey to the New Hope Cemetery Association a small parcel of 
     National Forest System land in the State of Arkansas for use 
     as a cemetery; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. COOPER (for himself and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 3998. A bill to expand au pair exchange visitor 
     programs to include the provision of in-home independent 
     living services for adults with disabilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 3999. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to trauma care, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOBSON (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 4000. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish a program of financial assistance to enable more 
     members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to 
     attend institutions of higher education; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Leach):
       H.R. 4001. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to use the Agricultural Research Service to conduct research 
     regarding the likelihood and risks of the transfer between 
     animal species of the proteinaceous

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     infectious particles, known as prions, that cause 
     transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MATHESON:
       H.R. 4002. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 with respect to teacher qualifications, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Stark, 
             and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 4003. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and 
     succeed in higher education; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4004. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish a system independent of the Food 
     and Drug Administration for the review of health claims, to 
     define health claims, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Rehberg, 
             Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 4005. A bill to exempt certain animal identification 
     information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information 
     Act; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. POMEROY (for himself and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 4006. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward 
     contracts; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Paul, and 
             Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 4007. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow amounts in a health flexible spending 
     arrangement that are unused during a plan year to be carried 
     over to subsequent plan years or deposited into certain 
     health or retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Ruppersberger):
       H.R. 4008. A bill to increase the penalties for terrorism 
     against mass transportation and railroads and provide law 
     enforcement with the tools to combat and prevent attacks on 
     mass transportation and railroads; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Matsui, and Ms. Berkley):
       H. Con. Res. 390. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     adoption of United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/
     14 (December 8, 2003) which requests the International Court 
     of Justice (ICJ) to render an advisory opinion concerning the 
     international legal consequences arising from Israel's 
     construction of a security fence in parts of the West Bank, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Simmons, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Turner of 
             Texas, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Alexander):
       H. Con. Res. 391. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress concerning the well-being of members of the 
     Armed Forces and calling on the Department of Defense to do 
     its utmost to see that deployed military personnel have the 
     best force protection equipment the Nation can make 
     available, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Emanuel, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Owens, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Solis, Mr. Payne, Mr. Olver, Ms. Carson 
             of Indiana, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Ms. 
             McCollum):
       H. Con. Res. 392. Concurrent resolution calling for the 
     adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response to 
     Terrorism (``SMART'') Security Platform for the 21st Century; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 571. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that an Aviation Maintenance Technician 
     Day should be established and expressing appreciation for 
     Charles Edward Taylor's invaluable contributions to aviation; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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