[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12359-12360]
[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. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Miller 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 5669. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase to $2,000 the amount of the Medal of Honor special 
     pension under that title and to provide for payment of that 
     pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor 
     recipient; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 5670. A bill to repeal the Cuban Adjustment Act, 
     Public Law 89-732; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Simmons, and Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 5671. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     ensure appropriate payment for the cost of long term care 
     provided to veterans in State veterans homes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Poe, Mr. Gohmert, and 
             Mr. Gingrey):
       H.R. 5673. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make restitution mandatory for Federal crimes, and to 
     simplify and streamline its procedures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Norton, Mr. Honda, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Waters, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pal-
             lone, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Carson, and Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 5674. A bill to require the President and the Office 
     of the Global AIDS Coordinator to establish a comprehensive 
     and integrated HIV prevention strategy to address the 
     vulnerabilities of women and girls in countries for which the 
     United States provides assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 5675. A bill to authorize appropriate action if 
     negotiations with Japan to allow the resumption of United 
     States beef exports are not successful, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 5676. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to replace the Federal Election Commission with 
     the Federal Election Administration, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 5677. A bill to provide for ethics and lobbying 
     reform; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to 
     the Committees on House Administration, and 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. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Tanner, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Stupak, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Berry, Mr. Cardoza, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Olver, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Towns, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Levin, and Mr. Cardin):
       H.J. Res. 90. A joint resolution disapproving the granting 
     of amnesty by the Government of Iraq to persons known to have 
     attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States or citizens of the United States 
     in Iraq; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself and Mr. McCotter):
       H. Con. Res. 432. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     Government of North Korea to cease all production of weapons 
     of mass destruction, to cease proliferation of ballistic 
     missiles, and to uphold its 1999 pledge to refrain from 
     intercontinental ballistic missile testing, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Honda, Mrs. Christensen, 
             and Ms. Solis):
       H. Con. Res. 433. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National HIV Testing Day, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 434. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued honoring Varian Fry, and that the Citizens' 
     Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster 
     General that such a stamp be issued; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mack, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart 
             of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Foley, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Shaw, and Ms. Harris):
       H. Res. 887. A resolution congratulating the Miami Heat for 
     winning the 2006 NBA Championship; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Foley, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Leach, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Bachus, Ms. Lee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Engel, Mr. Conyers, 
             and Mr. Rangel):

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       H. Res. 888. A resolution urging multilateral financial 
     institutions to cancel Haiti's debts to such institutions 
     under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative 
     and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative immediately, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Poe, Mr. Costa, and 
             Mr. Strickland):
       H. Res. 889. A resolution supporting the National Sexual 
     Assault Hotline (the ``Hotline'') and commending the Hotline 
     for counseling and supporting 1,000,000 callers; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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