[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2259-2261]
[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. JOHNSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Bean, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 4805. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 105 North Quincy Street in 
     Clinton, Illinois, as the ``Gene Vance Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4806. A bill to prohibit defense contractors from 
     requiring licenses or fees for use of military likenesses and 
     designations; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Brown of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cole 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Harman, Ms. 
             Herseth, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Marshall, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pence, Mr. Platts, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Shays, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mr. 
             Wolf):
       H.R. 4807. A bill to require an investigation under the 
     Defense Production Act of 1950 of the acquisition by Dubai 
     Ports World of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation 
     Company, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, International Relations, and 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 Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Kildee):
       H.R. 4808. A bill to prohibit the importation of motor 
     vehicles of the People's Republic of China until the tariff 
     rates that China imposes on motor vehicles of the United 
     States are equal to the rates of duty applicable to motor 
     vehicles of the People's Republic of China under the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself and Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 4809. A bill to amend the provisions of chapter 35 of 
     title 44, United States Code, commonly referred to as the 
     Paperwork Reduction Act, to ensure usability and clarity of 
     information disseminated by Federal agencies, and to 
     facilitate compliance with Federal paperwork requirements; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 4810. A bill to amend the provisions of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 relating to Academic Competitiveness 
     Grants to preserve State authority over secondary school 
     curricula; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr.

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             Oberstar, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Baker, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Bradley 
             of New Hampshire, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Ms. Carson, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Evans, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Graves, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Herger, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hyde, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Mack, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ney, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Obey, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Osborne, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Petri, Mr. Porter, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Ross, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. 
             Schmidt, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simmons, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Sodrel, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Young of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 4811. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 215 West Industrial Park 
     Road in Harrison, Arkansas, as the ``John Paul Hammerschmidt 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Strickland, Ms. Lee, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 4812. A bill to provide greater accountability in 
     reviewing the national security considerations of free trade 
     agreements; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Bono, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Berry, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Wu, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Terry, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Ross, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Brown of South Carolina, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Harris, 
             and Mr. Davis of Kentucky):
       H.R. 4813. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 
     1950 to improve national security and clarify congressional 
     intent with respect to the review process for certain mergers 
     and acquisitions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, and 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. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4814. A bill to amend section 721 of the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950 to suspend all proposed mergers, 
     acquisitions, or takeovers by foreign persons until certain 
     determinations are made; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, and 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. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 4815. A bill to establish a National Sex Offender Risk 
     Classification Task Force to create guidelines for the 
     establishment of a risk-based sex offender classification 
     system for use in sex offender registries; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4816. A bill to amend chapter 27 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized construction of 
     tunnels between the United States and another country; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 4817. A bill to prohibit entities owned or controlled 
     by foreign governments from carrying out operations at 
     seaports in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 4818. A bill to establish the South Park National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 4819. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit nonparty multicandidate political 
     committees from making contributions in support of campaigns 
     for election for Federal office, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 4820. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 
     1950 to strengthen the requirements relating to 
     investigations under such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, International Relations, 
     and 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 Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 4821. A bill to amend section 10501 of title 49, 
     United States Code, to exclude solid waste disposal from the 
     jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 4822. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to permit development of necessary 
     technology to reduce energy demand through more efficient 
     torchiere lighting; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself and Mr. Emanuel):
       H.R. 4823. A bill to establish a United States-Poland 
     parliamentary youth exchange program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. HARMAN:
       H.J. Res. 79. A joint resolution disapproving the results 
     of the review conducted by the Committee on Foreign 
     Investment in the United States (CFIUS) into the purchase of 
     Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation (P&O) by Dubai Ports 
     World (DP World); to the Committee on Financial Services, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 
     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. THOMPSON of California:
       H. Con. Res. 348. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to accomplishing the mission 
     in Iraq; 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. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Res. 697. A resolution congratulating the people and 
     Government of Italy, the Torino Olympic Organizing Committee, 
     the International Olympic Committee, the United States 
     Olympic Committee, the 2006 United States Olympic Team, and 
     all international athletes upon the successful completion of 
     the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H. Res. 698. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that all Americans should participate in a 
     moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice 
     of members of the United States Armed Forces both at home and 
     abroad; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Mollohan, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Higgins, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Holt, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             Otter, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. McIntyre, and 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H. Res. 699. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Entrepreneurship Week and encouraging the 
     implementation of entrepreneurship education programs in 
     elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher 
     education through the United States; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 700. A resolution supporting an upgrade in Israel's 
     relationship with NATO to

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     that of a leading member of NATO's Individual Cooperation 
     Program, as a first step toward Israel's inclusion in NATO as 
     a full member with all corresponding rights, privileges, and 
     responsibilities; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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