[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12091]
[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. HYDE:
       H.R. 5655. A bill to eliminate the annual numerical 
     limitation on the number of aliens who may be provided status 
     under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hall, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 5656. A bill to provide for Federal energy research, 
     development, demonstration, and commercial application 
     activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 5657. A bill to promote preventive health care for 
     Americans; 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 Mr. GORDON:
       H.R. 5658. A bill to facilitate the development of markets 
     for alternative fuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel 
     through research, development, and demonstration and data 
     collection; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. GORDON:
       H.R. 5659. A bill to provide for the demonstration and 
     commercial application of innovative energy technologies 
     derived from federally-sponsored research and development 
     programs, by incorporating those technologies into Federal 
     buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Melancon, 
             and Mr. Jindal):
       H.R. 5660. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and expand the benefits for businesses 
     operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or 
     renewal communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 5661. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the unauthorized removal or use of personal 
     information contained in a database owned, operated, or 
     maintained by the Federal Government; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H.R. 5662. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide individuals a deduction for certain mass 
     public transportation expenses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 5663. A bill to penalize States that prohibit oil and 
     gas exploration within their borders by denying them the use 
     of any oil or natural gas produced domestically elsewhere; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Kuhl of New 
             York, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Fos-
             sella, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. 
             Rangel):
       H.R. 5664. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 110 Cooper Street in 
     Babylon, New York, as the ``Jacob Fletcher Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 5665. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to convey certain land and improvements of the 
     Gooding Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 5666. A bill to authorize early repayment of 
     obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the A & B 
     Irrigation District in the State of Idaho; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. SPRATT:
       H.R. 5667. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
     consideration of certain proposed rescissions of 
     discretionary budget authority, promote fiscal 
     responsibility, reinstate Pay-As-You-Go rules, require 
     responsible use of reconciliation procedures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Rules, and Standards of Official Conduct, 
     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 and Mr. Rush):
       H. Con. Res. 431. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     President to proclaim 2007 as the ``National Year of the 
     Bible''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H. Res. 882. A resolution honoring Dr. Carolyn R. Wilder, 
     Professor of Child Development at West Los Angeles College in 
     Los Angeles, California, in recognition of her retirement 
     after 32 years of service to the College; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONAWAY:
       H. Res. 883. A resolution urging every Representative 
     Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives 
     to read, ponder, and reflect upon the principles of the 
     United States Constitution on Constitution Day; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Costa, Mr. Souder, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Osborne, Mrs. 
             Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, 
             Mr. Lucas, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Berry, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Terry, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 884. A resolution honoring the town of Nicodemus, 
     Kansas, for its contribution to American history; to the 
     Committee on Resources.

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