[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10252-10254]
[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. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, and Ms. 
             Eshoo):
       H.R. 2418. A bill to promote and enhance public safety and 
     to encourage the rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice 
     services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOBSON:
       H.R. 2419. A bill making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2006, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Fattah, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Lee, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Owens, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Filner, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 2420. A bill to preserve the cooperative, peaceful 
     uses of space for the benefit of all humankind by prohibiting 
     the basing of weapons in space and the use of weapons to 
     destroy or damage objects in space that are in orbit, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Armed Services, and International 
     Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 2421. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     combat autism through research, screening, intervention and 
     education; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 2422. A bill to allow media coverage of court 
     proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite 
             of Florida, Mr. Poe, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Ms. Harris, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Ford, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Cardoza, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Everett, Mr. Dent, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Case, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Bachus, and 
             Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 2423. A bill to improve the national program to 
     register and monitor individuals who commit crimes against 
     children or sex offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 2424. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 11-Aminoundecanoic acid; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Porter, and Ms. 
             Berkley):
       H.R. 2425. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey to the City of Henderson, Nevada, certain Federal 
     land located in the City, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Petri, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Feeney, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 2426. A bill to establish the Supportive Communities 
     Helping Offer Opportunities for Learning Program and to allow 
     an income tax credit for contributions to qualified 
     scholarship granting organizations; 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 Ms. HERSETH:
       H.R. 2427. A bill to postpone the 2005 round of defense 
     base closure and realignment; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself and Mr. Bass):
       H.R. 2428. A bill to provide for the protection of the last 
     remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Owens, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Holt, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Payne, Ms. Corrine Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Capuano, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Waters, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Watson, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Solis, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Weiner, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Lange-
             vin, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Michaud, Mr. Baca, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Evans, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sabo, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Wu, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Watt, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Cum-
             mings, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Obey, Mr. Levin, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Doggett, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Engel, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Gutierrez,

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             Mr. Lantos, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Schwartz 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2429. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MOLLOHAN:
       H.R. 2430. A bill to extend the duty reduction on ethylene/
     tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MOLLOHAN:
       H.R. 2431. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,10 
     Diaminodecane; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2432. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on Crelan 
     (self-blocked cycloaliphatic polyuretdione); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2433. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Aspirin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2434. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     Baytron C-R; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2435. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     Baytron M; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2436. A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on 
     Baytron and Baytron P; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2437. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Desmodur BL XP 2468; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2438. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Hydrazine Hydrate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2439. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain flame retardant plasticizers; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2440. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Baypure DS; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2441. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on BOPA; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2442. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Thionyl Chloride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2443. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Ammonium Bifluoride; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2444. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bayowet C4; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2445. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on PHBA; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2446. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Mondur P; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2447. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on P-Phenylphenol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2448. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on DEMT; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2449. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Bayowet FT-248; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2450. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on PNTOSA; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2451. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Baysilone Fluid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2452. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     Desmodur; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2453. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Desmodur HL; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       H.R. 2454. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on D-
     Mannose; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2455. A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service 
     Act; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 2456. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to 
     eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to 
     crack cocaine offenses; 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. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 2457. A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act 
     of 1977 to allow community reinvestment credit for 
     investments and other financial support to enable employees 
     to establish certain employee stock ownership plans or 
     eligible worker owned cooperatives; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Otter, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Souder, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Cox, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 2458. A bill to require Congress to specify the source 
     of authority under the United States Constitution for the 
     enactment of laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 2459. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on yarn of combed Kashmir (cashmere) and yarn of camel 
     hair; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 2460. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain yarn of carded Kashmir (cashmere); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 2461. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain Kashmir (cashmere) hair; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 2462. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain camel hair; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 2463. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on waste 
     of camel hair; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 2464. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain camel hair; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 2465. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on woven 
     fabric containing vicuna hair; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 2466. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain camel hair; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 2467. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on fine animal hair of Kashmir (cashmere) goats; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SIMMONS:
       H.R. 2468. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on noils 
     of camel hair; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 2469. A bill to extend temporarily the duty suspension 
     on certain semi-manufactured forms of gold; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 2470. A bill to establish a commission to conduct a 
     comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to 
     recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, 
     wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Ney, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Boyd, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Case, Ms. 
             Herseth, Mr. Holden, Mr. Melancon, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Harman, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. 
             Duncan):
       H.R. 2471. A bill to authorize the States (and subdivisions 
     thereof), the District of Columbia, territories, and 
     possessions of the United States to provide certain tax 
     incentives to any person for economic development purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEXLER:
       H.R. 2472. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a tax on the amount of wages in excess of the 
     contribution and benefit base, to extend the pay-as-you-go 
     requirement of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.

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           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H. Con. Res. 156. Concurrent resolution condemning 
     irresponsible and inaccurate journalism, expressing 
     condolences to the victims and families of the victims of the 
     riots in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and in the Islamic 
     Republic of Afghanistan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Ms. Slaughter):
       H. Con. Res. 157. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     artistic excellence and community value of America's 1800 
     orchestras; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Honda, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr, Ms. 
             Solis, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Holt, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Waters, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Markey, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Sanders, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Carson, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney, and Ms. Norton):
       H. Con. Res. 158. Concurrent resolution calling for the 
     adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response to 
     Terrorism (SMART) security platform for the 21st century; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. King of New York, 
             and Ms. Lee):
       H. Res. 286. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on promoting initiatives to develop an HIV 
     vaccine; to the Committee on International Relations.

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