[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10167-10168]
[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. LINDER (for himself and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 5523. A bill to align the immigration laws of the 
     United States with the Mexican General Population Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Mr. MICHAUD (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Herseth, 
             Mr. Strickland, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, and Mr. Salazar):
       H.R. 5524. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve health care for veterans in rural areas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Graves):
       H.R. 5525. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     ensure that a Federal employee who takes leave without pay in 
     order to perform service as a member of the uniformed 
     services or member of the National Guard continues to receive 
     pay in an amount which, when taken together with the pay and 
     allowances such individual is receiving for such service, 
     will be no less than the basic pay such individual would 
     receive as a Federal employee if no interruption in 
     employment had occurred; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself and Mr. 
             Gingrey):
       H.R. 5526. A bill to derive human pluripotent stem cell 
     lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Gerlach, and 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 5527. A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development to restructure mortgages and 
     rental assistance for certain assisted multifamily housing; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 5528. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting 
     pornography, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. 
             Hart):
       H.R. 5529. A bill to amend United States trade laws to 
     address more effectively import crises, and for other 
     purposes; 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. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5530. A bill to lengthen Daylight Savings Time; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 5531. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to 
     require the Federal Government to acquire not fewer than 
     50,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Akin):
       H.R. 5532. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for reassignment of certain Federal cases upon 
     request of a party; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 5533. A bill to prepare and strengthen the biodefenses 
     of the United States against deliberate, accidental, and 
     natural outbreaks of illness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself and Mr. 
             Fossella):
       H.R. 5534. A bill to establish a grant program whereby 
     moneys collected from violations of the corporate average 
     fuel economy program are used to expand infrastructure 
     necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 5535. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     exclude foreign governmental entities from suing under the 
     treble damages portion of its civil RICO provisions; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 5536. A bill to implement the Western Hemisphere 
     Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs of 
     the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on 
     International Relations, and 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 Mrs. MUSGRAVE (for herself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Akin, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Culber-
             son, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Everett, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Hall, Ms. Harris, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. McHenry, Mr. McKeon, Miss McMorris, 
             Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pence, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Sodrel, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.J. Res. 88. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Coble, 
             Mrs. Drake, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Ruppers-
             berger, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Carter, Ms. Watson, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Miller 
             of Michigan, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Sherwood, 
             Mr. Boozman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, and Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 422. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of the Vigil for Lost Promise day; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform. considered and agreed to.

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           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H. Con. Res. 423. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     printing as a House document of ``A History, Committee on the 
     Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, 1813-
     2006''; to the Committee on House Administration.

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