[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8650-8653]
[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. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Hunter):
       H.R. 2066. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     establish a Federal Acquisition Service, to replace the 
     General Supply Fund and the Information Technology Fund with 
     an Acquisition Services Fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Hunter):
       H.R. 2067. A bill to provide for an improved acquisition 
     system; to the Committee on Government Reform, 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 Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Hayes, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Cantor, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ross, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Snyder, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Latham, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Graves, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. Weller, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Westmoreland, 
             Ms. Foxx, and Mr. Kline):
       H.R. 2068. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act 
     of 1946 to establish a voluntary program for country of 
     origin labeling of meat, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr. 
             Matheson):
       H.R. 2069. A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land 
     in Grand and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. McDermott, Ms. Solis, Mr. Filner, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             McKinney, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 2070. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas 
     (and products thereof) and to allow an income tax credit for 
     purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and to allow 
     grants for mass transit; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     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. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Holt, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
             Tierney, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Baca, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Herseth, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Andrews, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Stupak, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Honda, Mr. Strickland, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Ross, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Hooley, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. Carson, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Stark, and Mr. Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 2071. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for FamilyCare coverage for parents 
     of enrolled children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baca, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Berry, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mr. Carnahan, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California,

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             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kildee, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Ross, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersber-
             ger, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Schwartz 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Solis, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 2072. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 to provide access to Medicare benefits for 
     individuals ages 55 to 65, to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to allow a refundable and advanceable credit against 
     income tax for payment of such premiums, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. BARROW (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baca, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Norton, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Melancon, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Ross, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Weiner, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2073. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax subsidies to encourage small employers to 
     offer affordable health coverage to their employees through 
     qualified health pooling arrangements, to encourage the 
     establishment and operation of these arrangements, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2074. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve transition assistance provided to members of the 
     Armed Forces being discharged, released from active duty, or 
     retired, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. BERKLEY (for herself and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 2075. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require a member of the Armed Forces to designate a person to 
     be authorized to direct the disposition of the member's 
     remains if the member should die in service; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Bradley of New 
             Hampshire, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 2076. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who 
     have a service-connected disability to receive both 
     disability compensation from the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason 
     of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special 
     Compensation; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 2077. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Garenoxacin mesylate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 2078. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     butylated hydroxyethylbenzene; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 2079. A bill to extend the temporary duty suspension 
     on Ezetimibe; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2080. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 
     Methidathion Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2081. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 
     difenoconazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2082. A bill to extend the duty suspension on Lambda-
     Cyhalothrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2083. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 
     cyprodinil; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2084. A bill to extend the duty suspension on Wakil 
     XL; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2085. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 
     Azoxystrobin Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2086. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 
     mucochloric acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Farr, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Lee, Mr. Case, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Stark, Mr. Capuano, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 2087. A bill to provide for the medical use of 
     marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Otter, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Goode, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bradley of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Terry, Mr. Baker, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Issa, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Akin, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cunning-
             ham, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ross, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Herger, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 2088. A bill to provide an amnesty period during which 
     veterans and their family members can register certain 
     firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer 
     Record, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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 Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Fitzpatrick

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             of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 2089. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income 
     tax for the purchase of private health insurance; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
             Stupak):
       H.R. 2090. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for the deposit in the general fund 
     of the Treasury of fees that are collected from manufacturers 
     of drugs and devices under chapter VII of such Act, to 
     terminate the authority of the Food and Drug Administration 
     to negotiate with the manufacturers on particular uses of the 
     fees, to establish a Center for Postmarket Drug Safety and 
     Effectiveness, to establish additional authorities to ensure 
     the safe and effective use of drugs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 2091. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-
     Methoxy-2-methyldiphenylamine; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 2092. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to comprehensively reform immigration law and to better 
     protect immigrant victims of violence, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, 
     Agriculture, Homeland Security, 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. JENKINS:
       H.R. 2093. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Methylhydroquinone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 2094. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     thionyl chloride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 2095. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1-
     fluoro-2-nitro benzene; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LINDER:
       H.R. 2096. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain high tenacity rayon filament yarn; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2097. A bill to establish a program to provide child 
     care through public-private partnerships; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2098. A bill to provide the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased 
     authority with respect to asthma programs, and to provide for 
     increased funding for such programs; 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 Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Scott of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Marshall):
       H.R. 2099. A bill to establish the Arabia Mountain National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Miss McMORRIS:
       H.R. 2100. A bill to amend Public Law 97-435 to extend the 
     authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to release 
     certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain 
     land conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington 
     University until December 31, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Ford, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Towns, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 2101. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop 
     and implement the READICall emergency alert system; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. MELANCON (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Jindal, and Mr. 
             Boustany):
       H.R. 2102. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against the income tax for expenses 
     incurred in restoring and protecting coastal lands; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Green 
             of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 2103. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to 
     provide grants for organizations to find missing adults; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2104. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to permit local jurisdictions within a State to conduct 
     early voting in elections for Federal office held in such 
     jurisdictions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2105. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to the use of safety belts and child restraint 
     systems by children, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 2106. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide transition funding rules for certain plans 
     electing to cease future benefit accruals, and for other 
     purposes; 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. King of New York, and 
             Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 2107. A bill to amend Public Law 104-329 to modify 
     authorities for the use of the National Law Enforcement 
     Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Solis, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Conyers, and Mrs. McCarthy):
       H.R. 2108. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to prevent the disruption of the education of children 
     who change residence based on the military service of a 
     reserve component parent who is deployed overseas; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 2109. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain 
     authorities under an agreement with Canada respecting the 
     importation of municipal solid waste, to amend the Solid 
     Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to restrict receipt of 
     foreign municipal solid waste, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 2110. A bill to provide for a study of options for 
     protecting the open space characteristics of certain lands in 
     and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in 
     Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. 
             Beauprez):
       H.R. 2111. A bill to facilitate acquisition by the 
     Secretary of the Interior of certain mineral rights, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Tom 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. 
             Pombo):
       H.R. 2112. A bill to designate the exclusive economic zone 
     of the United States as the ``Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive 
     Economic Zone of the United States''; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Akin, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cantor, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Harris, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kline, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Otter, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Wasser-
             man Schultz, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Cleaver):
       H. Con. Res. 144. Concurrent resolution condemning attacks 
     on United States citizens by Palestinian terrorists, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Cummings, and Mr. Watt):
       H. Res. 257. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
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     Pasqualine J. Lawson of Denver, Colorado, an African American 
     woman who valiantly served her country in the Army Air Corps 
     during World War II and serving as a hospital 
     neuropsychiatric team member, was unfairly passed over for 
     promotion and should have held the grade of technical 
     sergeant, rather than private first class, upon her discharge 
     from the service on January 2, 1946; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Gary G. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Crowley, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, and Mr. Capuano):
       H. Res. 259. A resolution condemning the existence of 
     racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and 
     urging States to adopt legislation similar to that which was 
     enacted in California to address the issue; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Akin, 
             Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boustany, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite 
             of Florida, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Carter, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Chocola, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Feeney, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kline, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Renzi, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina):
       H. Res. 260. A resolution thanking John R. Bolton, 
     President George W. Bush's nominee to serve as United States 
     Ambassador to the United Nations, for his long-standing 
     history of confronting corruption at the United Nations and 
     urging him to continue his hard work and dedication to the 
     implementation of measures that will restore credibility of 
     this international organization; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. HALL (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas):
       H. Res. 261. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
     Services should be commended for implementing the Medicare 
     demonstration project to assess the quality of care of cancer 
     patients undergoing chemotherapy, and should extend the 
     project, at least through 2006, subject to any appropriate 
     modifications; 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. SCHWARZ of Michigan:
       H. Res. 262. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Secretary of Agriculture should 
     investigate and find alternative actions with regard to the 
     unilateral temporary termination of the participation of 
     retail food stores in the electronic benefits transfer system 
     (EBT) under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.

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