[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20888]
[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. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Poe, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             McCotter, and Mr. King of Iowa):
       H.R. 3841. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KUHL of New York:
       H.R. 3842. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the Federal excise tax on highway motor fuels 
     when the weekly United States retail gasoline price, regular 
     grade, is greater than $3.00 per gallon; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 3843. A bill to amend the South Carolina National 
     Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 to expand the boundaries of the 
     heritage corridor to include Georgetown, Berkeley, and Saluda 
     Counties, South Carolina; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Melancon, and Mr. 
             Jefferson):
       H.R. 3844. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for advance payment of the earned income tax 
     credit and the child tax credit for 2005 in order to provide 
     needed funds to victims of Hurricane Katrina and to stimulate 
     local economies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GINGREY (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Boustany, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 3845. A bill to set at 90 percent the Federal medical 
     assistance percentage (FMAP) and the enhanced FMAP for 
     medical and child health assistance provided in States highly 
     impacted by Hurricane Katrina and to Katrina Hurricane 
     evacuees in other States during fiscal year 2006 under the 
     Medicaid Program and SCHIP; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3846. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to extend the Milk Income Loss 
     Contract Program through the end of calendar year 2005; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3847. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to extend the Milk Income Loss 
     Contract Program through the end of fiscal year 2007; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3848. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to extend the Milk Income Loss 
     Contract Program for an additional month; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 3849. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to implement pesticide-related 
     obligations of the United States under the international 
     conventions or protocols known as the PIC Convention, the 
     POPs Convention, and the LRTAP POPs Protocol; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Bishop 
             of New York):
       H.R. 3850. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the 
     President to carry out a program for the protection of the 
     health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and 
     others in a disaster area; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. MICA (for himself and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H.R. 3851. A bill to provide for the competitive operation 
     of the Northeast rail corridor using State and private sector 
     initiatives; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 3852. A bill to require enhanced disclosure to 
     consumers regarding the consequences of making only minimum 
     required payments in the repayment of credit card debt, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Boozman, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 3853. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 208 South Main Street in 
     Parkdale, Arkansas, as the Willie Vaughn Post Office; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Leach, Ms. Lee, Mr. Evans, Ms. Schwartz of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Berman, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Bean, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Owens, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. McDer-
             mott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Stark, and 
             Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 3854. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to facilitating the development of microbicides 
     for preventing transmission of HIV and other diseases, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 
     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. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Poe, Mr. Bishop of Utah, 
             and Mr. Otter):
       H.R. 3855. A bill to raise funds necessary to respond to 
     Hurricane Katrina and future disasters by selling a portion 
     of the lands administered by the Forest Service and the 
     Department of the Interior, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, and 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Higgins, and Mr. Holt):
       H.J. Res. 66. A joint resolution supporting the goals and 
     ideals of ``Lights On Afterschool!'', a national celebration 
     of after-school programs; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. PLATTS (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.J. Res. 67. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line 
     item veto; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H. Res. 454. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with an amendment in the amendment of the Senate to 
     H.R. 3768; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H. Res. 456. A resolution expressing support for the 
     memorandum of understanding signed by the Government of the 
     Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement on August 
     15, 2005, to end the conflict in Aceh, a province in Sumatra, 
     Indonesia; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Olver, Mrs. 
             Biggert, and Mr. Gingrey):
       H. Res. 457. A resolution recognizing the importance and 
     positive contributions of chemistry to our everyday lives and 
     supporting the goals and ideals of National Chemistry Week; 
     to the Committee on Science.

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