[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 11] [House] [Pages 14601-14602] [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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. DeFazio): H.R. 5808. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to public transportation agencies and over-the-road bus operators to improve security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Ms. HART (for herself and Mr. Baird): H.R. 5809. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas): H.R. 5810. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to authorize funding for brownfields revitalization activities and State response programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Filner): H.R. 5811. A bill to implement the Protocol of 1997 to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Shuster, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kuhl of New York, and Mr. Rahall): H.R. 5812. A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself and Mr. Meek of Florida): H.R. 5813. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for improvements in the management and operations of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in [[Page 14602]] each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, and Mr. Meek of Florida): H.R. 5814. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security. By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Michaud): H.R. 5815. A bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. FORD: H.R. 5816. A bill to require budgeting for ongoing military operations; to the Committee on the Budget. By Mr. INSLEE (for himself and Mr. Simpson): H.R. 5817. A bill to adjust the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. KOLBE: H.R. 5818. A bill to modernize the legal tender of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. NADLER: H.R. 5819. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SWEENEY: H.R. 5820. A bill to increase the security of sensitive data maintained by the Federal Government; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Ms. WATSON: H.R. 5821. A bill to increase community service by students at risk of education failure and thereby reduce youth and gang violence; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. ACKERMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Royce, Ms. Watson, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Holt, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Matheson, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Engel, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Brown of Ohio): H. Res. 915. A resolution expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to the families and friends of the victims of the July 11, 2006, terrorist bombings in Mumbai, India, and sympathy to the people of India; to the Committee on International Relations. By Mr. SENSENBRENNER: H. Res. 916. A resolution impeaching Manuel L. Real, judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, for high crimes and misdemeanors; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. FILNER: H. Res. 917. A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 23) to amend title 46, United States Code, and title II of the Social Security Act to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II; to the Committee on Rules. By Ms. NORTON: H. Res. 919. A resolution honoring Retired Lieutenant Commander Wesley Anthony Brown for his historic achievement as the first African American graduate of the United States Naval Academy and paying tribute on the occasion of July 4 to Wesley Anthony Brown and other residents of the Nation's capital who have served in the armed forces and have continued to pay taxes, both without representation in Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Government Reform, 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. ____________________