[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11449-11450]
[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. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina):
       H.R. 4496. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Technical Education Act of 1998 to strengthen and improve 
     programs under that Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Owens, and Mr. Simmons):
       H.R. 4497. A bill to establish or expand prekindergarten 
     early learning programs; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. John, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 4498. A bill to establish a national health program 
     administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer 
     health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, 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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Carter):
       H.R. 4499. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to ensure that certain prevailing parties receive attorneys' 
     fees; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 4500. A bill to provide for energy research and 
     development; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Resources, and 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. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 4501. A bill to extend the statutory license for 
     secondary transmissions under section 119 of title 17, United 
     States Code, and to amend the Communications Act of 1934 with 
     respect to such transmissions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, 
             Mr. McHugh, and Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida):
       H.R. 4502. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that distributions from an individual 
     retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, or a section 403(b) 
     contract shall not be includible in gross income to the 
     extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 4503. A bill to enhance energy conservation and 
     research and development, to provide for security and 
     diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Science, Ways and Means, 
     Resources, Education and the Workforce, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Financial Services, Agriculture, and 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. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Cramer, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Murphy, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 4504. A bill to improve protections for children and 
     to hold States accountable for the orderly and timely 
     placement of children across State lines, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 4505. A bill to improve the governance and regulation 
     of mutual funds under the securities laws, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 4506. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for 
     areas that experience a disaster that results in major damage 
     to or destruction of 100 homes or fewer; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself and Mr. Lampson):
       H.R. 4507. A bill to ensure the continuation and 
     improvement of coastal restoration; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 4508. A bill to amend the National Parks and 
     Recreation Act of 1978 to require the Secretary to permit 
     continued use and occupancy of certain privately owned cabins 
     in the Mineral King Valley in the Sequoia National Park; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 4509. A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the 
     Smithsonian Institution to carry out activities in support of 
     the collaborative Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope 
     Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak near Tucson, 
     Arizona; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 4510. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide to Congress copies and descriptions of contracts and 
     task orders in excess of $1,000,000 for work to be performed 
     in Iraq and Afghanistan; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Bachus, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 4511. A bill to provide for the cancellation of debts 
     owed to the International Monetary Fund by poor countries, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 4512. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare 
     prescription drugs and to eliminate the gap in coverage of 
     Medicare prescription drug benefits, to authorize the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate 
     regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, and 
     for other purposes; 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 Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Evans, Ms. McCollum, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Pence, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Engel, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Andrews, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Ms. Watson, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Ford, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.J. Res. 97. A joint resolution approving the renewal of 
     import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and 
     Democracy Act of 2003; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself and Mr. Spratt):
       H. Con. Res. 441. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     essential role of nuclear power in the national energy policy 
     of the United States and supporting the increased use of 
     nuclear power and the construction and development of new and 
     improved nuclear power generating plants; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM:
       H. Con. Res. 442. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     75th anniversary of Amtrak's Empire Builder rail line; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. King of Iowa):
       H. Con. Res. 443. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should formally 
     withdraw its membership from the United Nations Educational, 
     Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H. Res. 661. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H. Res. 662. A resolution recognizing that Flag Day 
     originated in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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