[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1768-1771]
[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. BOEHNER (for himself and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 609. A bill to amend and extend the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 610. A bill to provide for Federal energy research, 
     development, demonstration, and commercial application 
     activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, and 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 Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 611. A bill to authorize the establishment of a 
     program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction 
     assistance to the Republic of Haiti, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 612. A bill to provide for Federal energy research, 
     development, demonstration, and commercial application 
     activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. BEAUPREZ:
       H.R. 613. A bill to prohibit the sale of any alcohol 
     without liquid machine without premarket approval, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McINTYRE:
       H.R. 614. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax incentives and job training grants for 
     communities affected by the migration of businesses and jobs 
     to Canada or Mexico as a result of the North American Free 
     Trade Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. HALL (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             McCotter, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 615. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 
     1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years 
     totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula 
     under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the 
     changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social 
     Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas):
       H.R. 616. A bill to provide for reduction in the backlog of 
     claims for benefits pending with the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 617. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on p-
     nitrobenzoic acid (PNBA); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BEAUPREZ:
       H.R. 618. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     ensure that the National Driver Registry includes certain 
     information; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BEAUPREZ:
       H.R. 619. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Administrator of General Services to lease and 
     redevelop certain Federal property on the Denver Federal 
     Center in Lakewood, Colorado; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 620. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to conduct a study on the development and 
     implementation by States of security measures for driver's 
     licenses and identification cards and a study on the 
     consequences of denying driver's licenses to aliens 
     unlawfully present in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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.

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           By Mr. BEAUPREZ (for himself and Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 621. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans 
     during the period that a military reservist or national 
     guardsman is called to active duty for an extended period, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 622. A bill to reauthorize and revise the Renewable 
     Energy Production Incentive program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Pearce, 
             Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Otter, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Paul, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 623. A bill to allow an operator of a commercial motor 
     vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Terry, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Skelton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. 
             Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
             Shimkus):
       H.R. 624. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize appropriations for sewer overflow 
     control grants; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Holden, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Filner, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Owens, 
             Ms. Watson, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Johnson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Terry, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 625. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to cover fees, books, 
     supplies, and equipment and to exempt Federal Pell Grants and 
     Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants from 
     reducing expenses taken into account for the Hope Scholarship 
     Credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 626. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax incentives for the production of alternative 
     fuel vehicles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 627. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 40 Putnam Avenue in Hamden, 
     Connecticut, as the ``Linda White-Epps Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Payne, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Engel, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 628. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for an influenza vaccine awareness campaign, ensure a 
     sufficient influenza vaccine supply, and prepare for an 
     influenza pandemic or epidemic, to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to encourage vaccine production capacity, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     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. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 629. A bill to extend the possession tax credit with 
     respect to American Samoa an additional 10 years; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 630. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain Federal lands to the City of Yuma, Arizona, 
     in exchange for certain lands owned by the City of Yuma, 
     Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 631. A bill to provide for acquisition of subsurface 
     mineral rights to land owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and 
     land held in trust for the Tribe, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Salazar, and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 632. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out a pilot project on compatible use buffers on real 
     property bordering Fort Carson, Colorado, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Ford, Mr. Holden, Mr. Serrano, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Waters, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
             Allen, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Simmons, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 633. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     increase the level of Government contributions under the 
     Federal employees health benefits program; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 634. A bill to designate Poland as a program country 
     under the visa waiver program established under section 217 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act, subject to special 
     conditions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 635. A bill to designate Poland as a program country 
     under the visa waiver program established under section 217 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 636. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Allyl 
     Pentaerythritol (APE); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 637. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Butyl 
     Ethyl Propanediol (BEPD); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 638. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     BEPD70L; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 639. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Boltorn-1 (Bolt-1); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 640. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Boltorn-2 (Bolt-2); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 641. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Cyclic 
     TMP Formal (CTF); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 642. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on DiTMP; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 643. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Polyol 
     DPP (DPP); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 644. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Hydroxypivalic Acid (HPA); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 645. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on TMPDE; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 646. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on TMPME; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 647. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on TMP 
     Oxetane (TMPO); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 648. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on TMPO 
     Ethoxylate (TMPOE); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KELLER:
       H.R. 649. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a criminal penalty for journalists, who, without 
     disclosure, accept Government payments to promote Government 
     policies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KELLER:
       H.R. 650. A bill to establish reasonable legal reforms that 
     will facilitate the manufacture of vital, life-saving 
     vaccines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Nussle):

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       H.R. 651. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make improvements to assist young farmers and ranchers; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Beauprez, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Holden, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Petri, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Terry, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 652. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for taxpayers owning 
     certain commercial power takeoff vehicles; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Case, Mr. Baird, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ford, 
             Mr. Berry, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Cuellar, and 
             Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 653. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure that the receipts and disbursements of the 
     Social Security trust funds are not included in a unified 
     Federal budget; to the Committee on the Budget, 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. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Evans, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, and Ms. 
             Carson):
       H.R. 654. A bill to ban the transfer of 50 caliber sniper 
     weapons, and otherwise regulate the weapons in the same 
     manner as machine guns are regulated; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. NADLER (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Kildee, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 655. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to condition the payment of employer 
     prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current 
     prescription drug benefits; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 656. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     enhance the safety of the commercial human space flight 
     industry; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 657. A bill to award posthumously a congressional gold 
     medal to Thurgood Marshall; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself and Mr. Gerlach):
       H.R. 658. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of 
     farmland development rights; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Turner, and Mr. Miller of North Carolina):
       H.R. 659. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income 
     housing credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 660. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Ossie Davis in recognition of his many contributions to the 
     Nation; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 661. A bill to provide for naturalization through 
     service in a combat zone designated in connection with 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 662. A bill to permit expungement of records of 
     certain nonviolent criminal offenses; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 663. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of 
     certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their 
     sentences; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Evans, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 664. A bill to amend the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law 
     into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mr. Chandler, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Edwards, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Holt, Mr. Israel, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sherman, and Ms. Watson):
       H.R. 665. A bill to prevent access by terrorists to nuclear 
     material, technology, and expertise, to establish an Office 
     of Nonproliferation Programs in the Executive Office of the 
     President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SPRATT (for himself and Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 666. A bill to establish a new allowance for members 
     of the Armed Forces serving in Iraq or Afghanistan to cover 
     the premiums for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
     coverage obtained by the members; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 667. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out the dredging project, Menominee Harbor, Menominee 
     River, Michigan and Wisconsin; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 668. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to classify certain children's products containing 
     lead to be banned hazardous substances; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Owens, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Case, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Kind, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Simmons, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Pastor, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Rahall, and Ms. Hooley):
       H.R. 669. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to 
     increase the maximum Federal share of the costs of State 
     programs under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 670. A bill to make permanent the teacher loan 
     forgiveness provisions of the Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act 
     of 2004, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 676. A bill to provide for comprehensive health 
     insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Resources, 
     and Veterans' Affairs, 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. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Akin, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado):
       H. Con. Res. 46. Concurrent resolution congratulating ASME 
     on their 125th anniversary, celebrating the achievements of 
     ASME members, and expressing the gratitude of the American 
     people for ASME's contributions; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Owens, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Con. Res. 47. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     establishment in College Point, New York, of the first 
     kindergarten in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution calling for the 
     removal of all restrictions from the public, the press, and 
     military families in mourning that would prohibit their 
     presence at the arrival at military installations in the 
     United States or overseas of the remains of the Nation's 
     fallen heroes, the members of the Armed Forces who have died 
     in Iraq or Afghanistan, with the assurance that family 
     requests for privacy will be respected; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr.

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             Pence, and Mr. Jones of North Carolina):
       H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of Western civilization; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H. Res. 68. A resolution electing a certain Member to a 
     certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Lee, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Watt, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Waxman, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Ross, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Honda, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Moore of Kansas, 
             Mr. Barrow, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Clay, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Clyburn, 
             and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H. Res. 69. A resolution honoring the life and 
     accomplishments of the late Ossie Davis; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Edwards, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H. Res. 70. A resolution to honor and recognize the 
     achievements of Emmitt Smith; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Cox, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. McGovern):
       H. Res. 72. A resolution urging the interim Government of 
     Iraq ensure that the charges brought against Saddam Hussein 
     include charges for the crimes his government committed 
     against the people of Iran during the Iran-Iraq war from 1980 
     to 1988; to the Committee on International Relations.

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