[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11977-11979]
[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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Berman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 2791. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, 
     with respect to patent fees, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 2792. A bill to permit an individual to be treated by 
     a health care practitioner with any method of medical 
     treatment such individual requests, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. 
             Blunt):
       H.R. 2793. A bill to promote health care coverage parity 
     for individuals engaged in legal use of certain modes of 
     transportation; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Beauprez, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 2794. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued 
     to finance certain energy projects, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Conyers, and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 2795. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, 
     relating to the procurement, enforcement, and validity of 
     patents; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2796. A bill to expand the use of DNA for the 
     identification and prosecution of sex offenders, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2797. A bill to amend the Jacob Wetterling Crimes 
     Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration 
     Act to extend registration requirements to juvenile sex 
     offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BONO:
       H.R. 2798. A bill to authorize the disinterment from the 
     American Ardennes Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium of 
     the remains of Sergeant Roaul R. Prieto, who died in combat 
     in April 1945, and to authorize the transfer of his remains 
     to his next of kin; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire (for himself and Mr. 
             Cantor):
       H.R. 2799. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social 
     Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to 
     benefits based on disability in cases in which the 
     Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause 
     undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 2800. A bill to designate the State Route 1 Bridge in 
     the State of Delaware as the ``Senator William V. Roth, Jr. 
     Bridge''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Hooley, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Paul, 
             and Mrs. McCarthy):
       H.R. 2801. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the 
     costs of providing technical training for employees; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2802. A bill to prohibit the manufacture, marketing, 
     sale, or shipment in interstate commerce of products designed 
     to assist in defrauding a drug test; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FEENEY (for himself and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2803. A bill to modernize the manufactured housing 
     loan insurance program under title I of the National Housing 
     Act; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Cox, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Mack, Mr. Keller, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Issa, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Terry, 
             Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hunter, and 
             Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 2804. A bill to amend title III of the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 to require, as a precondition to 
     commencing a civil action with respect to a place of public 
     accommodation or a commercial facility, that an opportunity 
     be provided to correct alleged violations; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 2805. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
     revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of 
     occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 2806. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     Paraquat Dichloride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 2807. A bill to improve the provision of telehealth 
     services under the Medicare Program, to provide grants for 
     the development of telehealth networks, 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 Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Bean, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Costello, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Hyde, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Johnson of Illinois, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2808. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the bicenntenial of the 
     birth of Abraham Lincoln; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 2809. A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on 
     Carfentrazone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 2810. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 3-(Ethylsulfonly)-2-pyridinesulfonamide; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Lantos, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Owens, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 2811. A bill to provide a United States voluntary 
     contribution to the United Nations Population Fund only for 
     the prevention and repair of obstetric fistula; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 2812. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and 
     colorectal cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, Ways and Means, 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. McHUGH (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 2813. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products 
     nonmailable; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mrs. McCarthy, 
             and Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H.R. 2814. A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be 
     expended for the payment or reimbursement of a drug that is 
     prescribed to a sex offender for the treatment of sexual or 
     erectile dysfunction; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Government Reform, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, 
     and Resources, 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. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 2815. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand and enhance the HOPE and Lifetime Learning 
     Credits, and to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     provide loan forgiveness opportunities for public service 
     employees; 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. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2816. A bill to provide duty-free treatment for 
     certain tuna; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2817. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain basketballs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2818. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain leather basketballs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2819. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain rubber basketballs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2820. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain volleyballs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2821. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic basketballs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2822. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for police officers and 
     professional firefighters, and to exclude from income certain 
     benefits received by public safety volunteers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2823. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit for law 
     enforcement officers who purchase armor vests, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 2824. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide TRICARE Standard coverage for members of reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces who serve at least one year on 
     active duty oversea; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SPRATT:
       H.R. 2825. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-
     Chloro-3-[[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxopropyl]-amino]-do 
     decyl ester; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Ms. Herseth, 
             Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 2826. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise the amount of minimum allotments under the Projects 
     for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Israel, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Marshall, and Ms. Baldwin):

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       H. Con. Res. 174. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding fertility issues facing 
     cancer survivors; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H. Con. Res. 175. Concurrent resolution acknowledging 
     African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all 
     of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin 
     America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices 
     suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that 
     the United States and the international community work to 
     improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin 
     America and the Caribbean; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H. Res. 307. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DICKS:
       H. Res. 308. A resolution supporting the goals of National 
     Marina Day and urging marinas continue providing 
     environmentally friendly gateways to boating; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H. Res. 309. A resolution expressing the importance of 
     immediately reopening the famous Beartooth All-American 
     Highway from Red Lodge, Montana, to Yellowstone National Park 
     in Wyoming; to the Committee on Resources, 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.

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