[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11292-11293]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 5603. A bill to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Simmons, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Pearce, Ms. Harris, and Mr. McCaul of Texas):
       H.R. 5604. A bill to require motor vehicle operators 
     transporting security sensitive material in commerce to 
     obtain a permit from the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. WU (for himself and Mr. Hall):
       H.R. 5605. A bill to authorize the National Science 
     Foundation to award grants to institutions of higher 
     education to develop and offer education and training 
     programs; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. HALL (for himself and Mr. Gohmert):
       H.R. 5606. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 221 and 211 West Ferguson 
     Street in Tyler, Texas, as the ``William M. Steger Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KUHL of New York:
       H.R. 5607. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a $2,000 refundable credit for individuals who 
     are active members of volunteer firefighting and emergency 
     medical service organizations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HALL (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 5608. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     intensify programs with respect to research and related 
     activities concerning falls among older adults; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 5609. A bill to require automobile dealers to disclose 
     to consumers the presence of event data recorders, or ``black 
     boxes'', on new automobiles, and to require manufacturers to 
     provide the consumer with the option to enable and disable 
     such devices on future automobiles; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Watson, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Scott of Georgia):
       H.R. 5610. A bill to prevent sex offenders from using 
     immigration laws to bring innocent, unsuspecting victims into 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Hall, Mr. 
             Towns, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas):
       H.R. 5611. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     partnership between the Secretary of Energy and appropriate 
     industry groups for the creation of a transportation fuel 
     conservation education campaign, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 5612. A bill to establish the Mountaintown National 
     Scenic Area in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, 
     and to designate additional National Forest System land in 
     the State of Georgia as components of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System; referred to the Committee on Resources, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. GERLACH:
       H.R. 5613. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a tax credit for charitable contributions to 
     private, nonprofit charities providing health insurance 
     premium assistance and drug co-payment assistance, thereby 
     transitioning uninsured Americans into private insurance and 
     transitioning Medicaid patients into private insurance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 5614. A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, to 
     vest in the Coast Guard primary responsibility in the Federal 
     Government for the naval defense of nuclear power facilities 
     located on navigable waters of the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 5615. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare 
     coverage of individuals disabled with distant stage cancer; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 5616. A bill to establish a National Commission on the 
     Infrastructure of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 5617. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide an equitable distribution of land 
     to the 13th Alaska Native Regional Corporation; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Green 
             of Wisconsin, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Miss McMorris, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Royce, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Weller):
       H. Con. Res. 430: Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     accomplishments of the American Council of Young Political 
     Leaders for providing 40 years of international exchange 
     programs, increasing international dialogue, and enhancing 
     global understanding, and commemorating its 40th anniversary; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick 
             of Michigan, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Melancon, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Obey, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Scha-
             kowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Scott of Georgia, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Snyder, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Butter-
             field, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Rush):
       H. Res. 867. Resolution honoring the life and 
     accomplishments of James Cameron; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. McCOTTER:
       H. Res. 869. Resolution informing the American people of 
     our Nation's progress in the world War on Terror, defining 
     the situation and the stakes in the battle against the

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      terrorist enemy in the sovereign, democratic, and united 
     nation of Iraq, and declaring the unwavering dedication of 
     the United States to defend humanity, expand liberty, defeat 
     the terrorist enemy, and win the world War on Terror; 
     referred 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. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H. Res. 870. Resolution congratulating and commending the 
     Port of Baltimore on the occasion of its 300th anniversary; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.

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