[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2] [House] [Pages 1984-1987] [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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida): H.R. 4767. A bill to require the Food and Drug Administration to conduct consumer testing to determine the appropriateness of the current labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and determine whether such requirements provide sufficient information to consumers regarding the risks that the use of such devices pose for the development of irreversible damage to the skin, including skin cancer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Ms. HART (for herself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sherwood, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dent, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Holden, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Platts, and Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania): H.R. 4768. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 777 Corporation Street in Beaver, Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert Linn Memorial Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. Strickland): H.R. 4769. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, and the Public Health Service Act to impose requirements respecting Internet pharmacies, to require manufacturers to implement chain-of-custody procedures, to restrict an exemption respecting the importation of controlled substances for personal use, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia): H.R. 4770. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Case, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Kline, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, and Ms. Bean): H.R. 4771. A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to require application to all vessels equipped with ballast water tanks, including vessels that are not carrying ballast water, the requirement to carry out exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Flake, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Feeney, and Mr. Pombo): H.R. 4772. A bill to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges under the United States Constitution have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. EMANUEL: H.R. 4773. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to States and local educational agencies to establish teacher mentoring programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bass, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Coble, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Kildee): H.R. 4774. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require that, after the year 2012, all gasoline sold to consumers in the United States for motor vehicles contain not less than 10 percent renewable fuel and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. THORNBERRY: H.R. 4775. A bill to extend all of the authorizations of appropriations and direct spending programs of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 until after implementing legislation for the Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations is enacted into law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. [[Page 1985]] By Mr. SODREL (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pence, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Goode, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Issa, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Hensarling, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fortenberry, Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Paul): H.R. 4776. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wolf, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pence, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Akin, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Booz- man, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Culberson, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goode, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Jindal, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Keller, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Poe, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Sodrel, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. LaHood): H.R. 4777. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. ABERCROMBIE: H.R. 4778. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a survey and monitoring of off-shore sites in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands where chemical munitions were disposed of by the Armed Forces, to support research regarding the public and environmental health impacts of chemical munitions disposal in the ocean, and to require the preparation of a report on remediation plans for such disposal sites; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of Texas): H.R. 4779. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Byron Nelson in recognition of his significant contributions, to the game of golf as a player, a teacher, and a commentator; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Ryan of Ohio): H.R. 4780. A bill to promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to protect United States businesses from coercion to participate in repression by authoritarian foreign governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. Gillmor): H.R. 4781. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants for the establishment of information technology centers in rural areas; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Farr, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Solis, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Harman, Ms. Millender- McDonald, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Stark, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Honda, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Watson, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Baca): H.R. 4782. A bill to permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Boyd, and Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida): H.R. 4783. A bill to prohibit offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the State of Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. DeFAZIO: H.R. 4784. A bill to direct the Secretary of Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management Land to the City of Eugene, Oregon; to the Committee on Resources. By Ms. DeLAURO: H.R. 4785. A bill to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 program for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. DENT (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Hart, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Holden, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Platts): H.R. 4786. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 535 Wood Street in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as the ``H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. DOOLITTLE: H.R. 4787. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require reporting of Federal funds received by clients of lobbyists; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Case, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Fortuno): H.R. 4788. A bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: H.R. 4789. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, to the utility district; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mrs. Musgrave): H.R. 4790. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand expensing for small business; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Ms. HERSETH (for herself, Mr. Case, Mr. Evans, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Filner, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Carson, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Al Green of Texas, and Mr. Farr): H.R. 4791. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of assistance available to disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and to provide for annual increases in such amount; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Mr. McDermott): H.R. 4792. A bill to fix the Medicare Part D prescription drug program by requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prices for prescription drugs on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, to further reduce drug costs to consumers by allowing the importation of prescription drugs under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, to provide seniors with adequate time to consider their options under Medicare part D by extending the 2006 Medicare prescription drug enrollment period through December 31, 2006, without penalty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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. [[Page 1986]] By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself and Mr. Meehan): H.R. 4793. A bill to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 program for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Emanuel, and Mr. Levin): H.R. 4794. A bill to repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD: H.R. 4795. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require accrediting agencies and associations to comply with due process throughout the accreditation process, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and Mrs. Emerson): H.R. 4796. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. PAUL: H.R. 4797. A bill to protect America's citizen soldiers; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. POMBO: H.R. 4798. A bill to facilitate remediation of perchlorate contamination in water sources in the State of California, 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. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Meehan): H.R. 4799. A bill to establish the Office of Public Integrity as an independent office within the legislative branch of the Government, to reduce the duties of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Judiciary, 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. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Towns, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Allen, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Ms. DeGette): H.R. 4800. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, and the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. STUPAK: H.R. 4801. A bill to extend the deadlines for distributing certain funds secured by the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. STUPAK: H.R. 4802. A bill to reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of the Burt Lake Band as a distinct federally recognized Indian Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California): H.R. 4803. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for an additional place of holding court in the eastern district of California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. TIBERI (for himself and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts): H.R. 4804. A bill to modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program under title I of the National Housing Act; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mr. BOEHNER: H. Con. Res. 345. Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and agreed to. By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mr. Jefferson): H. Con. Res. 346. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts): H. Con. Res. 347. Concurrent resolution honoring the National Association of State Veterans Homes and the 119 State veterans homes providing long-term care to veterans that are represented by that association for their contributions to the health care of veterans and the health- care system of the Nation; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Ms. Matsui): H. Res. 686. A resolution amending the Rules of the House to restore transparency, accountability, and oversight, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. PELOSI: H. Res. 687. A resolution raising a question of the privileges of the House; which was laid on the table. By Mr. BAIRD: H. Res. 688. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet for 72 hours before consideration by the House, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules. By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. McCaul of Texas): H. Res. 689. A resolution expressing the sense of the House with respect to the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the National Domestic Violence Hotline; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Flake, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Issa, Mr. Jindal, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Poe, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Sodrel): H. Res. 690. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to curtail the growth of Government programs; to the Committee on Rules. By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lynch, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Schakow- sky, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Holt): H. Res. 691. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Anti-Slavery Day; to the Committee on International Relations. By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself and Mr. Flake): H. Res. 692. A resolution commending the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the contributions and sacrifices they made to the United States nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands, solemnly acknowledging the first detonation of a hydrogen bomb by the United States on March 1, 1954, on the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and remembering that 60 years ago the United States began its nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands; to the Committee on International Relations. By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Kildee): H. Res. 693. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to childhood stroke; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. MICHAUD: H. Res. 694. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, following a year of record setting profits, major petroleum products companies should incorporate the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program into their corporate citizenship and responsibility programs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. Waters, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Evans, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Farr, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Ms. Scha- kowsky): H. Res. 695. A resolution honoring the life and accomplishments of Betty Friedan; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Wamp): H. Res. 696. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Physical Education and Sports Week and a National Physical Education and Sports Month; to the Committee on Government Reform. [[Page 1987]] ____________________