[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 13721-13724]
[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. PORTER (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 5710. A bill to reauthorize the Office of Government 
     Ethics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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 Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 5711. A bill to permit the Joint Committee on Judicial 
     Administration in the District of Columbia to establish a 
     program of voluntary separation incentive payments for 
     nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 5712. A bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 
     1940 to authorize the Commission to require the registration 
     of hedge fund advisers under that Act; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 5713. A bill to pursue a policy of weighted voting 
     with respect to the budgets of the United Nations; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Langevin, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 5714. A bill to improve the security of rail and 
     public transportation systems in the United States, 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 Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 5715. A bill to make amendments to the Reclamation 
     Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 5716. A bill to establish the Commission on Iraqi 
     Transition; to the Committee on International Relations, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 5717. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to clarify Federal requirements under 
     that Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H.R. 5718. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 with 
     respect to the trade adjustment assistance program, and for 
     other purpose; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 5719. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from 
     fetuses gestated for research purposes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 5720. A bill to improve maritime and cargo security, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, 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 (for herself, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
             Cardoza):
       H.R. 5721. A bill to amend the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 to expand the county organized 
     health insuring organizations authorized to enroll Medicaid 
     beneficiaries; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CHANDLER (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 5722. A bill to prevent the abuse and exploitation of 
     older individuals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHANDLER:
       H.R. 5723. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
     site of Camp Nelson War Heritage Park in Jessamine County, 
     Kentucky, as a unit of the National Park System, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Weller, Ms. Bean, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Biggert, and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 5724. A bill to establish the Land Between the Rivers 
     National Heritage Area in the State of Illinois, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself and Mr. Boyd):
       H.R. 5725. A bill to amend the Florida National Forest Land 
     Management Act of 2003 to authorize the conveyance of an 
     additional tract of National Forest System land under that 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Pitts):
       H.R. 5726. A bill to reform Federal procedures relating to 
     intercountry adoption; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     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. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 5727. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to improve the safety 
     of meat and poultry products by enhancing the ability of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to retrieve the history, use, and 
     location of a meat or poultry product through a recordkeeping 
     and audit system or registered identification, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 5728. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide States with the option to expand or 
     add coverage of pregnant women under the Medicaid and State 
     children's health insurance programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 5729. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 
     the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health 
     and food safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Bordallo, and Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 5730. A bill to designate Poland, Hungary, the Czech 
     Republic, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as program countries 
     under the visa waiver program established under section 217 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. Al GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Honda, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Baca, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Clay, Mr. Towns, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Solis, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Watson, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
             Clyburn):
       H.R. 5731. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to 
     provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the 
     Federal poverty guidelines published by the Department of 
     Health and Human Services; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Larsen 
             of Washington, Mr. Dicks, and Miss McMorris):
       H.R. 5732. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North 
     Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, 
     and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. Solis, 
             Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 5733. A bill to ensure Pell Grant eligibility for any 
     student whose parent or guardian died as a result of 
     performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after 
     September 11, 2001; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 5734. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish a deadline for restricting sewage 
     dumping into the Great Lakes and to fund programs and 
     activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great 
     Lakes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 5735. A bill to require the implementation of the 
     Defense Incident-Based Reporting

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     System; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Ginny 
             Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Foley, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Mr. Keller, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Mack, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Putnam, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Boyd, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 5736. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 101 Palafox Place in 
     Pensacola, Florida, as the ``Vincent J. Whibbs, Sr. Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 5737. A bill to restore the authority of the Federal 
     Trade Commission to issue regulations on marketing and 
     advertising to children; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Platts, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Farr, Mr. Goode, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Hayes, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Markey, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Saxton, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 5738. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain 
     injury programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Sullivan, 
             and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 5739. A bill to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal 
     courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Cole 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Drake, and Mr. 
             Marchant):
       H.R. 5740. A bill to remove the 18 or 36 month limitation 
     on the period of COBRA continuation coverage; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. RANGEL:
       H.R. 5741. A bill to amend section 245(i) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the deadline for 
     classification petition and labor certification filings; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 5742. A bill to establish the Southwest Regional 
     Border Authority; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, 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. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Cantor, and 
             Ms. Hart):
       H.R. 5743. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to improve and expand the availability of health savings 
     accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Flake, Mr. Campbell of California, and 
             Mr. Conaway):
       H.R. 5744. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to increase competitiveness in the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Con. Res. 440. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. 
             Gilchrest):
       H. Con. Res. 441. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the regrettable votes cast by 
     certain Caribbean countries for a resumption of commercial 
     whaling at the 58th annual International Whaling Commission 
     meeting in St. Kitts in June 2006; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Reyes):
       H. Con. Res. 442. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not 
     grant blanket amnesty to persons known to have attacked, 
     killed, or wounded members of the United States Armed Forces 
     in Iraq; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Reyes):
       H. Con. Res. 443. Concurrent resolution honoring Private 
     First Class Kristian Menchaca, Private First Class Thomas L. 
     Tucker, and Specialist David J. Babineau, United States Army, 
     for their sacrifice in June 2006 while serving the United 
     States in Operation Iraqi Freedom; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mr. Evans, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Ruppersberger):
       H. Con. Res. 444. Concurrent resolution extending the 
     thanks of Congress and the Nation to the Defense POW/Missing 
     Personnel Office, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command of the 
     Department of Defense, the Armed Forces DNA Identification 
     Laboratory, the Air Force Life Sciences Equipment Laboratory, 
     and the military departments and to the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam for their efforts to achieve the fullest possible 
     accounting of all Americans unaccounted for as a result of 
     the Vietnam War; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Harman, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Clay, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Baca, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Crowley, Ms. Carson, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Kind, Mr. Evans, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. DeGette, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Watt, Mr. Ross, Mr. Higgins, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Honda, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Skelton, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Levin, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Meehan, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Melancon, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             McNulty, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Waters, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Solis, Mr. Berry, 
             Mr. Baird, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Ms. Watson, Mr. Farr, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Langevin, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Holt, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr.

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             Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Tanner, Ms. Woolsey, and 
             Mr. Chandler):
       H. Res. 900. A resolution supporting intelligence and law 
     enforcement programs to track terrorists and terrorist 
     finances conducted consistent with Federal law and with 
     appropriate congressional consultation; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H. Res. 901. A resolution honoring former President William 
     Jefferson Clinton on the occasion of his 60th birthday; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
       H. Res. 902. A resolution electing a certain Member to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CHOCOLA (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Carter, Mr. Case, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Davis of Tennessee, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. 
             Hart, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kline, Mr. 
             Kuhl of New York, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Pence, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
             Westmoreland):
       H. Res. 903. A resolution repealing rule XXVII of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives relating to the statutory 
     limit on the public debt; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H. Res. 904. A resolution commending the American press for 
     its long history of keeping the American public informed of 
     its government's actions both at home and abroad; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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 Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Berman, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Issa, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and 
             Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 905. A resolution congratulating Kazakhstan on the 
     15th anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest 
     nuclear test site in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan 
     and for its efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of 
     mass destruction; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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