[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[House]
[Pages 24510-24512]
[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. BAIRD:
       H.R. 4196. A bill to establish a National Foreign Language 
     Coordination Council; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. WATT (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Norton, Ms. Waters, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Cum-
             mings, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Christen
             sen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick 
             of Michigan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Clay, Ms. Watson, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Scott of Georgia, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 4197. A bill to provide for the recovery, reclamation, 
     restoration and reconstruction of lives and communities and 
     for

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     the reunion of families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and 
     to address the issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane 
     Katrina; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, 
     Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Education and the Workforce, Small Business, Government 
     Reform, 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4198. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with 
     respect to developing additional methods for assessing the 
     health effects of drinking water contaminants on infants, 
     children, women, and pregnant women, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT:
       H.R. 4199. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the environmental tax on corporate income; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Flake, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Berry, 
             Mr. Wicker, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Terry, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Jindal, Mrs. 
             Drake, Mr. Otter, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Miss 
             McMorris, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bonner, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bishop 
             of Utah, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Issa, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Burgess, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Nunes, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Barton of Texas, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Beau-
             prez, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Everett, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Souder, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Putnam, Mr. Linder, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Bass, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Barrett of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California):
       H.R. 4200. A bill to improve the ability of the Secretary 
     of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to promptly 
     implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic 
     events affecting Federal lands under their jurisdiction, 
     including the removal of dead and damaged trees and the 
     implementation of reforestation treatments, to support the 
     recovery of non-Federal lands damaged by catastrophic events, 
     to revitalize Forest Service experimental forests, 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 Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Farr, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
             Towns):
       H.R. 4201. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of additional compensation payable to an 
     employee who is disabled and requires the services of an 
     attendant, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Rangel, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 4202. A bill to encourage successful re-entry of 
     incarcerated persons into the community after release, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, and 
     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.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 4203. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil 
     and to rebate the tax collected back to the American 
     consumer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 4204. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to transfer ownership of the American River Pump Station 
     Project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FORD:
       H.R. 4205. A bill to provide incentives to encourage 
     private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses, to 
     establish a national disaster mitigation program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Science, and Financial Services, 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. FORTUNO:
       H.R. 4206. A bill to amend section 1011 of the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 
     to permit Puerto Rico to qualify for Federal reimbursement of 
     emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FORTUNO (for himself and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 4207. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for equity in the calculation of 
     Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments for 
     hospitals in Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 4208. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     promote research among universities, the public sector, and 
     private enterprise in the informatics realm; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H.R. 4209. A bill to temporarily deny Federal assistance to 
     the City of Gretna Police Department, the Jefferson Parish 
     Sheriff's Office, and the Crescent City Connection Division 
     Police Department in the State of Louisiana for their 
     maltreatment of individuals seeking aid during the Hurricane 
     Katrina crisis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H.R. 4210. A bill to provide for the expeditious disclosure 
     of records relevant to the life and death of Tupac Amaru 
     Shakur; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 4211. A bill to expand certain preferential trade 
     treatment for Haiti; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 4212. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention 
     and services program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Paul, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 4213. A bill to suspend temporarily the application of 
     laws which would deny certain federal benefits, entitlements, 
     and grants to victims of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita 
     due to convictions for certain drug crimes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and 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.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, and Mrs. Blackburn):
       H.R. 4214. A bill to provide for certain cost cutting 
     measures for Amtrak; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Ford, 
             and Mr. Davis of Tennessee):
       H.R. 4215. A bill to amend the matching grant program for 
     bulletproof armor vests to eliminate the matching requirement 
     for certain officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 4216. A bill to improve the accountability provisions 
     of the part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. McCarthy,

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             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Bass, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Eng-
             lish of Pennsylvania, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Sessions, Ms. Millen-
             der-McDonald, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Filner, Mr. Reynolds, 
             and Ms. Slaughter):
       H. Con. Res. 288. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     30th anniversary of the enactment of the Education for All 
     Handicapped Children Act of 1975 and reaffirming support for 
     the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act so that all 
     children with disabilities have access to a free appropriate 
     public education in the least restrictive environment; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H. Con. Res. 289. Concurrent resolution supporting the goal 
     and mission of America Recycles Day; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr. 
             Matheson):
       H. Res. 528. A resolution requesting the President to 
     designate the Thursday before Thanksgiving Day as ``Feed 
     America Thursday''; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. 
             Visclosky):
       H. Res. 529. A resolution recommending the integration of 
     the Republic of Croatia into the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H. Res. 530. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives condemning the actions of the Gretna 
     Police Department, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department 
     and all officers under their command who closed to foot 
     traffic the Greater New Orleans Bridge in the aftermath of 
     Hurricane Katrina and prevented hundreds of citizens from 
     evacuating the City of New Orleans, and recognizing that at 
     all times and especially during a time of national crisis, 
     that all citizens should be treated in a lawful manner and 
     with dignity and respect; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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