[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13] [House] [Pages 17396-17397] [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 Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida: H.R. 6039. A bill to expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who participated in combat during which they personally engaged, or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or after December 7, 1941; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. CRENSHAW: H.R. 6040. A bill to establish the Accountable Budgeting Commission; to the Committee on the Budget. By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia: H.R. 6041. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to make service-disabled veterans eligible under the 8(a) business development program; to the Committee on Small Business. By Mrs. EMERSON: H.R. 6042. A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or carrying out a National Animal Identification System or similar requirement and to require the Secretary to protect information obtained as part of any voluntary animal identification system; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: H.R. 6043. A bill to amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act so that it will be interpreted in accordance with the original intent of Congress to require a significant relationship be found between remains discovered on federal lands and presently existing Native American tribes for those remains to be applicable under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. HINOJOSA: H.R. 6044. A bill to authorize appropriations for the rural housing and economic development program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Fossella, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Engel): H.R. 6045. A bill to extend the time for filing certain claims under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Israel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Engel, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Weiner): H.R. 6046. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for comprehensive health benefits for the relief of individuals whose health was adversely affected by the 9/11 disaster; 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. ORTIZ: H.R. 6047. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive inadmissibility based on a misrepresentation in the case of an immediate relative of an active duty or reserve member of the Armed Forces and to extent the V nonimmigrant visa program for spouses and children of such a member; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico: H.R. 6048. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives to Medicare participating suppliers and providers of services that are outpatient physical therapy services (including outpatient speech- language pathology services) and occupational therapy services to report quality and efficiency measures and to provide for a [[Page 17397]] value-based purchasing program for payments for such services under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. FOXX: H.J. Res. 94. A joint resolution recognizing the contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United States economy and urging the Secretary of Agriculture to establish programs to raise awareness of the importance of the Christmas tree industry; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. BERMAN (for himself and Mr. Delahunt): H. Res. 985. A resolution directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the report submitted to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives on July 28, 2006, pursuant to the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act; to the Committee on International Relations. By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Walsh): H. Res. 986. A resolution recognizing youth court programs for the efforts of such programs in enhancing the quality of the juvenile justice system in the United States and encouraging the recognition of a National Youth Court Month; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. DOGGETT: H. Res. 987. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 147) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions; to the Committee on Rules. By Mr. POE: H. Res. 988. A resolution honoring the life and accomplishments of Joe Rosenthal; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. POE: H. Res. 989. A resolution commending the United Kingdom for its efforts in the War on Terror, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations. By Ms. WATERS: H. Res. 990. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the original authorization for use of force against Iraq contained in Public Law 107-243 is outdated and Congress should vote on a new use of force resolution that reflects the current situation in Iraq; to the Committee on International Relations. By Mr. WESTMORELAND (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Marshall, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Sherwood): H. Res. 991. A resolution congratulating the Columbus Northern Little League Baseball Team from Columbus, Georgia, on its victory in the 2006 Little League World Series Championship games; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Tancredo): H. Res. 992. A resolution urging the President to appoint a Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan; to the Committee on International Relations. ____________________