[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 7407-7410]
[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. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Akin, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 1748. A bill to require labor organizations to 
     guarantee members the opportunity to vote on contracts prior 
     to work stoppage; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. OTTER (for himself, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Kuhl of New 
             York, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cannon, Miss 
             McMorris, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Holden, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Taylor 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, and Mr. Salazar):
       H.R. 1749. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to affirm that a permit is not required in 
     certain circumstances, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT:
       H.R. 1750. A bill to establish a Grand Canyon hydrogen-
     powered transportation research, development, and 
     demonstration program; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 1751. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their 
     family members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 1752. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Polyethylene HE2591; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1753. A bill to provide financial assistance to law 
     school graduates who choose to accept employment in a public 
     interest position; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1754. A bill to ensure that interest accrues on 
     overdue child support payments, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1755. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     require that anticipated child support be held in trust on 
     the sale or refinancing of certain real property of an 
     obligated parent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1756. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits 
     refundable, and to allow taxpayers to obtain short-term 
     student loans by using the future refund of such credits as 
     collateral for the loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1757. A bill to provide that a person who brings a 
     product liability action in a Federal or State court for 
     injuries sustained from a product that is not in compliance 
     with a voluntary or mandatory standard issued by the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission may recover treble damages, and for 
     other purposes; 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1758. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide penalties for open air drug markets, and for other 
     purposes; 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1759. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the use of educational assistance under the 
     Montgomery GI Bill to pay Federal student loans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed 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 Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Petri, Mr. Kind, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1760. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. 
     Boulevard in Madison, Wisconsin, as the ``Robert M. La 
     Follette, Sr. Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Ms. Solis):
       H.R. 1761. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to coordinate the 
     threshold requirement for coverage of domestic employees 
     under Social Security with the amount required for a quarter 
     of coverage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CANTOR (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Jindal, and Mr. Feeney):
       H.R. 1762. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow look-through treatment of payments between 
     related foreign corporations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CARTER (for himself, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, and 
             Mr. Gohmert):
       H.R. 1763. A bill to increase criminal penalties relating 
     to terrorist murders, deny Federal benefits to terrorists, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Conyers, and Mrs. McCarthy):
       H.R. 1764. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to States to establish statewide screening 
     programs for children who are 5 to 7 years of age to prevent 
     reading failure; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr.

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             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mrs. Jo Ann 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Payne, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Allen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Watson, Mr. McDermott, and 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 1765. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of 
     Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1766. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the determination and deduction of interest 
     on qualified education loans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             and Mr. English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1767. A bill to encourage savings, promote financial 
     literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by 
     establishing KIDS Accounts; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 1768. A bill to amend the provision of law 
     establishing the Presidential 9/11 Heroes Medals of Valor to 
     make certain technical corrections to carry out the intent of 
     the provision; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 1769. A bill to authorize a national memorial to 
     commemorate the final resting place of those lost at the 
     World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 1770. A bill to require employers at critical 
     infrastructure sites to participate in the pilot program for 
     employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Doggett):
       H.R. 1771. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that a NADBank guarantee is not considered a 
     Federal guarantee for purposes of determining the tax-exempt 
     status of bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Otter):
       H.R. 1772. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in 
     either coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and 
     mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate 
     for individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HERSETH (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Udall 
             of New Mexico, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Mr. Case, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
             Boozman):
       H.R. 1773. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Berman, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Leach, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Matsui, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Michaud, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1774. A bill to designate certain Federal land in the 
     State of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 1775. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Thiacloprid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mrs. Northup):
       H.R. 1776. A bill to reform Social Security by establishing 
     a Personal Social Security Savings Program and to provide new 
     limitations on the Federal Budget; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 
     and 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. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 1777. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pyrimethanil; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 1778. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Foramsulfuron; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 1779. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Fenamidone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 1780. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Cyclanilide Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 1781. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on para-
     Benzoquinone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 1782. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     palmitic acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 1783. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Anisidine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 1784. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Tetrakis; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 1785. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,4-
     Xylidine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 1786. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Crotonaldehyde; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 1787. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on t-
     Butyl acrylate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 1788. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on propyl 
     gallate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             Ramstad):
       H.R. 1789. A bill to educate health professionals 
     concerning substance use disorders and addiction; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Souder,

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             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. 
             Boehner):
       H.R. 1790. A bill to protect children and their parents 
     from being coerced into administering a controlled substance 
     or a psychotropic drug in order to attend school, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Chandler, 
             Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Jenkins, 
             Mr. Simmons, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ney, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Foley, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, and Mr. 
             Culberson):
       H.R. 1791. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its 
     pre-1985 level; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island):
       H.R. 1792. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 through 
     2010 for nutrition services for older individuals; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 1793. A bill to promote fusion energy development in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Owens, and Mrs. McCarthy):
       H.R. 1794. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to procure the development and provision of improved 
     and up-to-date communications equipment for the New York City 
     Fire Department, including radios; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Israel, 
             and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 1795. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the terms of 
     the community disaster loan program, to authorize assistance 
     under that program for losses related to the terrorist 
     attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota (for herself, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Sabo):
       H.R. 1796. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate the route of the Mississippi River from its 
     headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico 
     for study for potential addition to the National Trails 
     System as a national scenic trail, national historic trail, 
     or both, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Miss McMORRIS (for herself, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. 
             Kildee):
       H.R. 1797. A bill to provide for equitable compensation to 
     the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for 
     the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by 
     the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1798. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore 
     drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic 
     and North Atlantic planning areas; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1799. A bill to extend the duty suspension on ORGASOL 
     polyamide powders; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 1800. A bill to provide for the establishment and 
     maintenance of personal Social Security investment accounts 
     under the Social Security system; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Watt, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 1801. A bill to establish a national teaching 
     fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter and 
     remain in the field of teaching at public schools; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 1802. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with 
     respect to the marking of imported live bovine animals; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 1803. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow amounts in a health flexible spending 
     arrangement that are unused during a plan year to be carried 
     over to subsequent plan years or deposited into certain 
     health or retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Graves, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, and Mr. Everett):
       H.R. 1804. A bill to prescribe the oath of renunciation and 
     allegiance for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 1805. A bill to establish the position of Northern 
     Border Coordinator in the Department of Homeland Security; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Holden, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island):
       H.R. 1806. A bill to require prisons and other correctional 
     facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with 
     the Federal Government to make the same information available 
     to the public that Federal prisons and correctional 
     facilities are required to do by law; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Owens, and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 1807. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prohibit discrimination regarding exposure to hazardous 
     substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Davis of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1808. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to create a uniform certification standard for 
     Internet pharmacies and to prohibit Internet pharmacies from 
     engaging in certain advertising activities, to prohibit the 
     use of certain bank instruments for purchases associated with 
     illegal Internet pharmacies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 1809. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social 
     Security benefits to increase the age at which distributions 
     must commence from certain retirement plans from 70 1/2 to 
     80; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1810. A bill to expand Alaska Native contracting of 
     Federal land management functions and activities and to 
     promote hiring of Alaska Natives by the Federal Government 
     within the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1811. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide for equitable allotment of lands to 
     Alaska Native veterans; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             and Mr. Jones of North Carolina):
       H.J. Res. 43. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to establish English as 
     the official language of the United States; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Watson):
       H. Con. Res. 137. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claims of 
     sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H. Con. Res. 138. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service 
     should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring famous 
     Staten Island-born 19th Century Hudson River Painter Jasper 
     Francis Cropsey, and the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee 
     should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp 
     be issued; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H. Res. 224. A resolution providing for the expenses of 
     certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One 
     Hundred Ninth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida):
       H. Res. 225. A resolution recognizing the historic steps 
     India and Pakistan have taken toward achieving bilateral 
     peace; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Petri, Mr. Kind, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin):

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       H. Res. 226. A resolution honoring the life and legacy of 
     Robert ``Fighting Bob'' La Follette, Sr.; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             McNulty, Ms. Watson, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Chocola, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Souder, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Holt, Mr. Shays, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Chandler, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Ney, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Murphy, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Weller, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Walden 
             of Oregon, Mr. Foley, Mr. Platts, and Mr. Issa):
       H. Res. 227. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 
     contributions of Indian Americans to economic innovation and 
     society generally; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Becerra, Ms. 
             Solis, Ms. Watson, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Napoli-
             tano, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Akin, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Lincoln 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 228. A resolution observing the 30th anniversary of 
     the fall of the Republic of Vietnam to the Communist forces 
     of North Vietnam; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota (for herself and Ms. 
             Watson):
       H. Res. 229. A resolution supporting the people of the 
     Togolese Republic in their desire for free, fair, and open 
     elections and the establishment of a democratic, 
     representative government; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ROSS:
       H. Res. 230. A resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission 
     should reconsider and revise rules governing broadband over 
     power line systems based on a comprehensive evaluation of the 
     interference potential of those systems to public safety 
     services and other licensed radio services; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Whitfield):
       H. Res. 231. A resolution recognizing and celebrating the 
     life and accomplishments of the great African American jockey 
     Jimmy ``Wink'' Winkfield and the significant contributions 
     and excellence of other African American jockeys and trainers 
     in the sport of horse racing and the history of the Kentucky 
     Derby; to the Committee on Government Reform.

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