[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10795-10796]
[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. FILNER (for himself and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 2518. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to prohibit disclosure of social security 
     numbers on Medicare-related mailings; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. 2519. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     revise regulations for student loan deferments with respect 
     to borrowers who are medical or dental residents; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Towns, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, 
             Ms. Foxx, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Renzi, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Everett, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ader-
             holt, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Pence, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mrs. Drake, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Fitzpatrick of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Akin, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Kline, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Daniel E. 
             Lungren of California, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Sodrel, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Clay, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             McHenry, and Mr. Franks of Arizona):
       H.R. 2520. A bill to provide for the collection and 
     maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment 
     of patients and research, and to amend the Public Health 
     Service Act to authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell 
     Transplantation Program; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FERGUSON (for himself and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 2521. A bill to establish a program to transfer 
     surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and 
     nonprofit community-based educational organizations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FERGUSON:
       H.R. 2522. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     filter blue green photo dye; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FERGUSON:
       H.R. 2523. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     ammonium bifluoride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FERGUSON:
       H.R. 2524. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     Bis(4-fluorophenyl) methanone; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Gillmor):
       H.R. 2525. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to make improvements to payments to ambulance 
     providers in rural areas, 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 Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sweeney, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2526. A bill to establish a Tick-Borne Disorders 
     Advisory Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2527. A bill to expand the bases on which student loan 
     borrowers may obtain deferments of their repayment 
     obligations; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2529. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to exclude cooperative employing units 
     from multiple employer welfare arrangements; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2530. A bill to ensure that State and local law 
     enforcement agencies execute warrants for the arrest of 
     nonviolent offenders only when children are not present, 
     unless overriding circumstances exist; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 2531. A bill to amend titles 10 and 14, United States 
     Code, to provide for the use of gold in the metal content of 
     the Medal of Honor; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CANTOR:
       H.R. 2532. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on urea, 
     polymer with formaldehyde (Pergopak); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 2533. A bill to amend section 254 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as 
     universal service contributions and the universal service 
     support programs established pursuant to that section are not 
     subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States 
     Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia:
       H.R. 2534. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage private philanthropy; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 2535. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     polymethine photo-sensitizing dyes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 2536. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 4-
     Hexylresorcinol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 2537. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     certain organic pigments and dyes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 2538. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on a certain ultraviolet dye; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 2539. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain cathode-ray tubes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 2540. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain cathode ray tubes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Israel, and Mr. Bishop of 
             New York):
       H.R. 2541. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination 
     of the activities of the National Institutes of Health 
     regarding qualifying adult stem cell research, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KUHL of New York:
       H.R. 2542. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on low 
     expansion laboratory glass; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KUHL of New York:
       H.R. 2543. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     stoppers, lids, and other closures; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 2544. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on benzoic acid, 2-amino-4-[[(2,5-
     dichlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-, methyl ester; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 2545. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid 
     Blue 80; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 2546. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Pigment Red 185; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 2547. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Solvent blue 124; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 2548. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pigment Brown 25; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 2549. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pigment Red 188; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 2550. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Pigment Yellow 154; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 2551. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Pigment Yellow 175; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 2552. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pigment Yellow 213; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Farr, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Carnahan, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Dicks, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rush, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Simmons, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Wynn, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 2553. A bill to provide for the reduction of 
     adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually 
     transmitted diseases, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H.R. 2554. A bill to provide for the expeditious disclosure 
     of records relevant to the life and assassination of Reverend 
     Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MUSGRAVE:
       H.R. 2555. A bill to authorize the construction of the 
     Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2556. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on air 
     freshener electric devices with warmer units; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2557. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on air 
     freshener electric devices; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Tom 
             Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 2558. A bill to amend title 4 of the United States 
     Code to prohibit the double taxation of telecommuters and 
     others who work at home; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2559. A bill to provide for the recognition of certain 
     Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.J. Res. 51. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to allow debate to be 
     closed on any measure, motion, or other matter pending before 
     the Senate only by unanimous consent or the concurrence of 
     three-fifths of the Senators; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Schwarz of 
             Michigan, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. Skelton):
       H. Con. Res. 163. Concurrent resolution honoring the Sigma 
     Chi Fraternity on the occasion of its 150th Anniversary; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. Allen, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Blumen-
             auer, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kind, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. Norton, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Olver, Mr. Markey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts):
       H. Con. Res. 164. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the policy of the United 
     States at the 57th Annual Meeting of the International 
     Whaling Commission; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. CROWLEY:
       H. Res. 292. A resolution commending the State of Kuwait 
     for granting women certain important political rights; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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