[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10262-10263]
[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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Honda, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Engel, and 
             Mr. McCaul of Texas):
       H.R. 5538. A bill to reduce the Nation's dependence on 
     foreign sources of oil by promoting plug-in hybrid electric 
     vehicles and related advanced vehicle technologies; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mrs. Drake, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Dingell, 
             and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5539. A bill to reauthorize the North American 
     Wetlands Conservation Reauthorization Act; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Poe, 
             Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hensarling, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Hall, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             DeLay, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Al Green of Texas, and 
             Mr. Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 5540. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 217 Southeast 2nd Street in 
     Dimmitt, Texas, as the ``Sergeant Jacob Dan Dones Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Carter, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Gohmert, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Marchant, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Poe, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hall, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Paul, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 5541. A bill to reform immigration litigation 
     procedures; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDOZA:
       H.R. 5542. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide an additional penalty for public officials who abuse 
     their office in furtherance of a felony; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 5543. A bill to ensure that the average fuel economy 
     achieved by automobiles manufactured after 2016 is no less 
     than 33 miles per gallon, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 5544. A bill to provide for the security of critical 
     energy infrastructure; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 5545. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure that projects funded through the National Institutes 
     of Health comply with wage rate requirements commonly 
     referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'', and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina):
       H.R. 5546. A bill to designate the Federal courthouse to be 
     constructed in Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Carroll 
     A. Campbell, Jr. Federal Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JINDAL:
       H.R. 5547. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to establish a Gulf Coast Long-Term Recovery Office 
     to administer amounts available to the Department for 
     providing assistance to the residents of the Gulf Coast 
     region for recovering from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 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. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mrs. 
             McCarthy):
       H.R. 5548. A bill to authorize assistance for women and 
     girls in Iraq, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 5549. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     remove certain limitations on attorney representation of 
     claimants for veterans benefits in administrative proceedings 
     before the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Spratt, Ms. Solis,

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             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lantos, and 
             Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 5550. A bill to provide certain requirements for 
     labeling textile fiber products and for duty-free and quota-
     free treatment of products of, and to implement minimum wage 
     and immigration requirements in, the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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 Mr. RENZI (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Poe, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Goode, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Alexander, and 
             Mr. Davis of Kentucky):
       H.R. 5551. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to amend the requirement that interstate 
     firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in 
     accordance with the State law of the purchaser; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 5552. A bill to establish a commission to develop 
     legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement 
     benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Budget, 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. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Herseth, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Terry, and Ms. 
             DeLauro):
       H. Con. Res. 424. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States 
     that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, 
     forestry, and working land of the United States should 
     provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of 
     the total energy consumed in the United States and continue 
     to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and 
     fiber; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Mr. 
             Leach, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Bass, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Simmons, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Fitz-
             patrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Dent, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. Shays, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Hayworth):
       H. Res. 852. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     that Members of Congress are not immune from having their 
     offices searched; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H. Res. 853. A resolution congratulating the Small Business 
     Development Centers of the Small Business Administration on 
     their commitment to service America's small business owners 
     and entrepreneurs; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Ms. 
             Harris, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, and 
             Mr. Oxley):
       H. Res. 854. A resolution recognizing National 
     Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H. Res. 855. A resolution commending the cooperation of 
     important allies in coun-
     terterrorist operations, condemning the criticism of such 
     cooperation by the European Parliament, and commending the 
     counterterrorism efforts of the Central Intelligence Agency; 
     to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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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