[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 17218-17219]
[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. OWENS:
       H.R. 6028. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to improve the 
     infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, and 
             Mrs. McMorris Rodgers):
       H.R. 6029. A bill to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams 
     Act of 1978 to authorize improvements for the security of 
     dams and other facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Goode, Mr. Graves, Ms. Herseth, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. 
             Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Ross, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Ney, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Bass, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Otter, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Latham, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Melancon, and Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 6030. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare 
     beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under 
     the Medicare Program, 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. McCARTHY:
       H.R. 6031. A bill to provide student loan forgiveness to 
     the survivors of victims of the terrorist attack on September 
     11, 2001; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H.R. 6032. A bill to redesignate the Special Textile 
     Negotiator of the United States Trade Representative as the 
     Chief Textiles Negotiator and confer the rank of Ambassador 
     upon that position, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Engel, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Markey, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Skelton, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 6033. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 39-25 61st Street in 
     Woodside, New York, as the ``Thomas J. Manton Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 6034. A bill to provide demonstration grants to States 
     for the purpose of extending the length of the academic year 
     at elementary and secondary schools within the State; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 6035. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide enhanced 
     travel benefits for veterans traveling to facilities of

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     the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 6036. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into 
     contracts with community health care providers to improve 
     access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 6037. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey to the village of Santa Clara, the city of Bayard, or 
     the county of Grant, in the State of New Mexico, in tracts of 
     not less than 40 acres, at market price at its present state 
     of use as agricultural grazing lands as determined by the 
     Secretary, for business and community development, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 6038. A bill to provide for an effective HIV/AIDS 
     program in Federal prisons; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H. Con. Res. 468. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States should encourage and 
     support the Government of Iraq to pursue a policy that would 
     realign the provinces of Iraq to reflect ethnic boundaries 
     among Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds and provide opportunity for 
     those groups to exercise control over designated areas; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CHANDLER (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Sodrel):
       H. Res. 980. A resolution expressing condolences to the 
     families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash 
     of Comair Flight 5191, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. considered 
     and agreed to.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. Foley):
       H. Res. 982. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Week; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Gerlach, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Platts):
       H. Res. 983. A resolution honoring the life and 
     accomplishments of the late Robert E. O'Connor, Jr; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H. Res. 984. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Iraq is in the midst of a civil war 
     since the February 22, 2006, bombing of the Golden Mosque in 
     Samarra, Iraq, one of the holiest places for Shiite Muslims; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.

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