[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12240]
[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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Duncan, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 2864. A bill to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
     improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Serrano, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 2865. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition 
     of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before 
     the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Case):
       H.R. 2866. A bill to provide for the expansion of the James 
     Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, Hawaii; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DOYLE:
       H.R. 2867. A bill to establish the Steel Industry National 
     Historic Site in the State of Pennsylvania; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. GRAVES (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Akin, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Goode, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Terry, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Barrett of 
             South Carolina, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Boren, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Ford, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, and 
             Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 2868. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses 
     of elementary and secondary school teachers; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Farr, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Baca, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             Solis, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Doggett, 
             and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 2869. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled 
     individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to 
     eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-
     threatening conditions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Filner, Ms. Solis, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H.R. 2870. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to reform the provisions relating to child labor, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Ms. Harman, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Watson, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2871. A bill to designate the John L. Burton Trail in 
     the Headwaters Forest Reserve, California; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 2872. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of Louis Braille; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 2873. A bill to clear title to certain real property 
     in New Mexico associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H. Res. 313. A resolution urging the President to authorize 
     the transfer of ownership of one of the bells taken from the 
     town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines, which 
     are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, to the 
     people of the Philippines; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

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