[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13275]
[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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2986. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     allow a participant in the military Survivor Benefit Plan who 
     has designated an insurable interest beneficiary under that 
     plan to designate a new beneficiary upon the death of the 
     previously designated beneficiary; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2987. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the deduction for State and local income and 
     property taxes under the alternative minimum tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. 
             Everett):
       H.R. 2988. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct a demonstration project for the 
     improvement of business practices of the Veterans Health 
     Administration; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Kuhl of New York, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ruppersberger, and 
             Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 2989. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-
     line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
     secondary school teachers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2990. A bill to improve ratings quality by fostering 
     competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit 
     rating agency industry; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. McHENRY (for himself and Mr. Beauprez):
       H.R. 2991. A bill to prohibit United States foreign 
     assistance from being provided to any country that refuses to 
     extradite to the United States individuals accused of killing 
     law enforcement officers; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. 
             Schwartz of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2992. A bill to provide for the continued operation of 
     Amtrak, to establish a program for support of certain rail 
     infrastructure projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. PORTER (for himself, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. 
             Gibbons):
       H.R. 2993. A bill to provide for the sale of excess wild 
     free-roaming horses and burros; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H.R. 2994. A bill to make qualified tuition programs 
     permanent and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     allow a deduction for amounts contributed to qualified 
     tuition programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 2995. A bill to establish the Weather Modification 
     Operations and Research Board, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 3000. A bill to establish a United States Health 
     Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for 
     all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present 
     system of health care delivery; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
     and the Workforce, and 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. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H. Con. Res. 182. Concurrent resolution calling upon all 
     United States citizens to support the efforts and activities 
     of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign to prevent unintentional 
     childhood injuries; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H. Con. Res. 183. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of College Savings Month; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Shaw):
       H. Res. 332. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Clean Beaches Week and recognizing the 
     considerable value of American beaches and the need to keep 
     them clean and safe for the public; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Conyers, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Res. 333. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of a National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, 
     Sudan; to the Committee on International Relations.

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