[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[House]
[Pages 24920-24921]
[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. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself and Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota):
       H.R. 4231. A bill to ensure that any affordable housing 
     assistance program of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac allows 
     participation by nonprofit organizations that engage in voter 
     registration activities required under State law; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Payne, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 4232. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to deploy 
     United States Armed Forces to Iraq; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, 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. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself and Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 4233. A bill to allow a custodial parent a refundable 
     credit for unpaid child support payments and to require a 
     parent who is chronically delinquent in child support to 
     include the amount of the unpaid obligation in gross income; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 4234. A bill to provide for the relief, recovery, and 
     expansion of small business concerns affected by Hurricane 
     Katrina through technical assistance, access to capital, and 
     expanded Federal contracting opportunities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Beauprez):
       H.R. 4235. A bill to designate certain National Forest 
     System lands in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and 
     certain lands in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the Bureau 
     of Land Management in the State of Colorado as wilderness, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CHOCOLA (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Nussle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Beauprez, and Mr. Lucas):
       H.R. 4236. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat certain farming business machinery and 
     equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 4237. A bill to ensure that local governments can 
     function in the case of a declared emergency or major 
     disaster; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McCAUL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Ms. 
             Granger, and Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 4238. A bill to provide for enhanced border security 
     enforcement and detention facilities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, 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. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Issa, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Otter, Mr. Boren, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Doolittle, and 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 4239. A bill to provide the Department of Justice the 
     necessary authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict 
     individuals committing animal enterprise terror; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota:
       H.J. Res. 71. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to authorize the 
     President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation in any 
     bill presented by Congress; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H. Con. Res. 290. Concurrent resolution honoring the goals 
     and ideals of National Nurse Practitioners Week; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RENZI (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and 
             Mr. Cole of Oklahoma):

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       H. Con. Res. 291. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     service of American Indians in the Armed Forces; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Carter, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Culber-
             son, Mr. Issa, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Daniel E. 
             Lungren of California, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina):
       H. Res. 534. A resolution recognizing the importance and 
     credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the 
     formation of a new and democratic Iraq; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Waxman, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H. Res. 535. A resolution honoring the life, legacy, and 
     example of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the tenth 
     anniversary of his death; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Carson, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Towns, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Butter-
             field, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Owens, and Ms. Waters):
       H. Res. 536. A resolution expressing condolences to the 
     people and Government of Nigeria for the loss of life 
     suffered in the crash of a Nigerian passenger jet on October 
     22 and the tragic death of Stella Obasanjo, wife of Nigerian 
     President Olusegun Obasanjo, at a hospital in Spain on 
     October 23, 2005; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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