[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11543]
[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. POMBO:
       H.R. 4513. A bill to provide that in preparing an 
     environmental assessment or environmental impact statement 
     required under section 102 of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 with respect to any action authorizing a 
     renewable energy project, no Federal agency is required to 
     identify alternative project locations or actions other than 
     the proposed action and the no action alternative, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 4514. A bill to provide for exploration, development, 
     and production of oil and gas resources on the Arctic Coastal 
     Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 4515. A bill to promote natural gas production from 
     the abundant natural gas hydrate resources on the outer 
     Continental Shelf and Federal lands in Alaska by providing 
     royalty incentives, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee):
       H.R. 4516. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     carry out a program of research and development to advance 
     high-end computing; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 4517. A bill to provide incentives to increase 
     refinery capacity in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 4518. A bill to extend the statutory license for 
     secondary transmissions under section 119 of title 17, United 
     States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 4519. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to promote better nutrition among school children 
     participating in the school breakfast and lunch programs; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Foley, Mr. Brady of Texas, and 
             Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 4520. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our 
     manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and 
     workers more competitive and productive both at home and 
     abroad; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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