[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11781-11782]
[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. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Pence):
       H.R. 2745. A bill to reform the United Nations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 2746. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure that benefits under part D of such 
     title have no impact on benefits under other Federal 
     programs; 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 2747. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance military and veterans' life insurance programs 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2748. A bill to condition the minimum-wage-exempt 
     status of organized camps under the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938 on compliance with certain safety standards, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2749. A bill to require cigarette products to be 
     placed under or behind the counter in retail sales; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2750. A bill to amend section 502(h) of the Housing 
     Act of 1949 to improve the rural housing loan guarantee 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2751. A bill to amend section 526 of the National 
     Housing Act to provide that any certification of a property 
     for meeting energy efficiency requirements for mortgage 
     insurance under such Act shall be conducted by an individual 
     certified by an accredited home energy rating system 
     provider; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2752. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to make available to Federal employees the 
     option of obtaining health benefits coverage for dependent 
     parents; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2753. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for public funding for House of 
     Representatives elections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2754. A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 
     1974 to eliminate a limitation on benefits; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2755. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the income tax treatment of legal fees 
     awarded or received in connection with nonphysical personal 
     injury cases; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2756. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     Commissioner of Social Security to disclose certain taxpayer 
     returns and return information upon written request by an 
     order from a State or local court in a family law proceeding; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2757. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an inflation adjustment of the dollar 
     limitation on the exclusion of gain on the sale of a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2758. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of infertility treatment services for individuals 
     entitled to health insurance benefits under that program by 
     reason of a disability; 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2759. A bill to assure equitable treatment of 
     fertility and impotence in health care coverage under group 
     health plans, health insurance coverage, and health plans 
     under the Federal employees' health benefits program; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2760. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require the preparation of audit reports 
     based upon the financial auditing of Medicare Advantage 
     organizations and to make such reports available to the 
     public; 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2761. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     require that group and individual health insurance coverage 
     and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening 
     mammography for any class of covered individuals if the 
     coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography 
     for such class and to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of annual screening mammography 
     under the Medicaid Program; 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 Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2762. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish a demonstration project for the 
     use of an Internet-based form for submission of certain 
     claims under the Medicare Program; 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 Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 2763. A bill to authorize the Director of the Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention to make grants to local 
     educational agencies to support the purchase or lease and use 
     of vending machines that offer for sale healthy foods and 
     beverages in schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. CLAY:
       H.R. 2764. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2 methyl 5 nitrobenzenesulfonic acid; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2765. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on p-cresidine sulfonic acid; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2766. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2,4 disulfo benzaldehyde; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2767. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on n ethyl N (3- sulfobenzyl) aniline; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2768. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on m-hydroxy benzaldehyde; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2769. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2 amino 5 sulfobenzoic acid; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2770. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2 amino 6 nitro phenol 4 sulfonic acid; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2771. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2,5 bis [(1,3 dioxobutyl) amino] benzene sulfonic 
     acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2772. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 4 [(4 amino phenyl) azo] benzene sulfonic acid, 
     monosodium salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2773. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     oleoresin turmeric; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2774. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on basic 
     yellow 40 chloride based; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2775. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on direct 
     yellow 119; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2776. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 4 [(4 amino phenyl) azo] benzene sulfonic acid; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 2777. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     oleoresin paprika; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 2778. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to permit a voting registrar to remove an 
     individual from the official list of registered voters for 
     elections for Federal office on the ground that the 
     individual no longer resides in the registrar's jurisdiction 
     if the individual fails to vote in any election held during 2 
     consecutive Federal election cycles, the registrar sends a 
     notice to the individual at the end of the second cycle, and 
     the individual fails to respond to the notice within 60 days; 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 2779. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to enable Federal agencies responsible for the 
     preservation of threatened species and endangered species to 
     rescue and relocate members of any of those species that 
     would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, 
     maintenance, or repair of Federal or non-Federal manmade 
     flood control levees; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Ms. Bean):
       H.R. 2780. A bill to direct the Assistant Secretary of 
     Homeland Security for the Transportation Security 
     Administration to issue regulations requiring turbojet 
     aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense 
     systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2781. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Naugard 412S; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2782. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Triacetonamine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2783. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Ipconazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2784. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Omite 
     Tech; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2785. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pantera Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 2786. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and 
     collectibles as for other investment property and to provide 
     that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed 
     for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, 
     or scholarly compositions created by the donor; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 2787. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     restore the mission of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
     promote civil aeronautics; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             and Ms. Hooley):
       H.R. 2788. A bill to establish the Mark O. Hatfield-
     Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal 
     Governance Foundation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H. Res. 305. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H. Res. 306. A resolution to recognize and honor the 
     world's nearly 20,000,000 refugees; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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