[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9750-9751]
[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. PETRI (for himself and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 4370. A bill to ensure that the Direct Loan Program is 
     a competitive alternative to the Federal Family Education 
     Loan Program for schools and students; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 4371. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to 
     make noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments 
     solely for the purpose of funding capital projects, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CANTOR (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 4372. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the carryforward of $500 of unused 
     benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending 
     arrangements for dependent care assistance; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 4373. A bill to preserve the preeminence of the United 
     States in scientific research by improving the Visas Mantis 
     security check program through a reduction of processing 
     times and improvement in efficiency under such program; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 4374. A bill to require Medicare providers to disclose 
     publicly staffing and performance in order to promote 
     improved consumer information and choice; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. HOLT (for himself and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 4375. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the 
     Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Majette, 
             and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 4376. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     establish funding priorities for women's business centers for 
     fiscal year 2004; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Lee, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 4377. A bill to provide for the review by the 
     Commissioner of Food and Drugs of the process by which the 
     Food and Drug Administration made the decision not to approve 
     the commercial distribution of the emergency-contraceptive 
     drug Plan B as an over-the-counter drug, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Berman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Watt, and Mr. Sanders):
       H. Con. Res. 427. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued in honor of Charles Hamilton Houston; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. HARMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 428. Concurrent resolution recommending that 
     Congress not provide funds for fiscal year 2005 for the 
     deployment of

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     ground-based, strategic, mid-course, ballistic missile 
     defense system components that have not met operational 
     testing requirements and, instead, provide needed funding for 
     programs designed to keep America's ports secure from 
     terrorist attacks; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Flake, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr. 
             McKeon):
       H. Res. 643. A resolution congratulating the Brigham Young 
     University men's volleyball team for winning the 2004 
     National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-II men's 
     volleyball championship; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
       H. Res. 644. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4359) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the child tax credit.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Res. 645. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2728) to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to provide for the adjudicative 
     flexibility with regard to an employer filing of a notice of 
     contest following the issuance of a citation by the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration; for 
     consideration of the bill (H.R. 2729) to amend the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for 
     greater efficiency at the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Review Commission; for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2730) 
     to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
     provide for an independent review of citations issued by the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration; for 
     consideration of the bill (H.R. 2731) to amend the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for the 
     award of attorney's fees and costs to very small employers 
     when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of 
     citations by the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration; and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2432) 
     to amend the Paperwork Reduction Act and titles 5 and 31, 
     United States Code, to reform Federal paperwork and 
     regulatory processes.

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