[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Pages 23661-23662]
[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. SHUSTER (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             Boustany):
       H.R. 4125. A bill to permit the Administrator of General 
     Services to make repairs and lease space without approval of 
     a prospectus if the repair or lease is required as a result 
     of damages to buildings or property attributable to Hurricane 
     Katrina or Hurricane Rita; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Platts, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 4126. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to improve and reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay 
     program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Ferguson, and Mrs. Blackburn):
       H.R. 4127. A bill to protect consumers by requiring 
     reasonable security policies and procedures to protect 
     computerized data containing personal information, and to 
     provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security 
     breach; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Waters, Mr. Bonilla, Ms. Herseth, Mr. 
             DeLay, and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 4128. A bill to protect private property rights; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Terry, 
             Mr. Flake, and Mr. Sweeney):
       H.R. 4129. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal certain limitations on the expensing of 
     section 179 property, to allow taxpayers to elect shorter 
     recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction 
     for depreciation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4130. A bill to require information on the contents of 
     sludge to be provided to purchasers of the sludge and the 
     public; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Berry, Mr. Stark, Mr. Allen, and Mr. 
             Kucinich):
       H.R. 4131. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented 
     inventions relating to health care emergencies, and to 
     provide that applications under section 505 of

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     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that are submitted 
     pursuant to such licenses may be approved with immediate 
     effective dates; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. DELAHUNT (for himself and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren 
             of California):
       H.R. 4132. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for officers and employees of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation who obtain knowledge of criminal 
     conduct within the jurisdiction of State and local 
     prosecutors and fail to so inform those prosecutors; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Ney, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Boustany, Mr. Jindal, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Dent, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 4133. A bill to temporarily increase the borrowing 
     authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 
     carrying out the national flood insurance program; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H.R. 4134. A bill to provide that rates of pay for Members 
     of Congress shall not be increased as a result of any 
     adjustment otherwise scheduled to take effect in fiscal year 
     2006; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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. HERGER:
       H.R. 4135. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     certain steam generators and certain parts used in nuclear 
     facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HOOLEY:
       H.R. 4136. A bill to ensure that exports of Alaskan North 
     Slope crude oil are prohibited; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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:
       H.R. 4137. A bill to authorize additional appropriations to 
     the National Institutes of Health for research on the early 
     detection of and the reduction of mortality rates attributed 
     to breast cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 4138. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     program of assistance to States for consultations with 
     respect to weatherization and energy efficiency; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H.R. 4139. A bill to minimize harm to populations impacted 
     by the release of environmental contaminants, hazardous 
     materials or infectious materials in the aftermath of 
     Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by providing for a Comprehensive 
     Environmental Sampling and Toxicity Assessment Plan (CESTAP) 
     to assess and monitor air, water, soil and human populations, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, the Budget, and 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 Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 4140. A bill to direct the Election Assistance 
     Commission to make grants to States to restore and replace 
     election administration supplies, materials, and equipment 
     which were damaged as a result of Hurricane Katrina or 
     Hurricane Rita; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 4141. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to permit individuals to use a national write-in 
     absentee ballot to cast votes in elections for Federal 
     office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 4142. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide health information technology grants to States 
     and transform the Medicaid Program by reducing the number of 
     medical and medication errors, unnecessary hospitalizations, 
     infections and inappropriate care that exists within the 
     current system and save thousands of lives and tens of 
     billions of dollars a year; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4143. A bill to provide for relief payments to private 
     and public hospitals that temporarily ceased to operate 
     because of a mandatory evacuation order issued in 
     anticipation of Hurricane Rita, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina):
       H.J. Res. 70. A joint resolution requiring the President to 
     submit to Congress a plan for the withdrawal of United States 
     Armed Forces from Iraq, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Solis, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             McNulty, Ms. Watson, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Porter, Mr. Holt, Mr. Snyder, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Schwarz 
             of Michigan, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ross, 
             Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Boustany, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Honda, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 273. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     50th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H. Con. Res. 274. Concurrent resolution reaffirming the 
     continued importance and applicability of the Posse Comitatus 
     Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Issa, and Mr. McCotter):
       H. Res. 510. A resolution supporting the findings of the 
     United Nations International Independent Investigation 
     Commission that is investigating the assassination of former 
     Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, condemning the 
     Government of Syria for its apparent involvement in this 
     terrorist attack, and demanding compliance by Syria with 
     United Nations Security Council Resolution 1595; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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