Dec. 8, 2005 sees Congressional Record publish “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS”

Volume 151, No. 157 covering the 1st Session of the 109th Congress (2005 - 2006) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H11326-H11327 on Dec. 8, 2005.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

By Mr. CLAY:

H.R. 4471. A bill to amend the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 and other sections of the Truth in Lending Act, so as to enact the ``Fair and Responsible Lending Act;'' to provide for definitions; to provide for prohibited practices and limitations relating to high-cost home loans; to provide for prohibited practices and limitations relating to home loans; to provide for penalties and remedies and enforcement; to provide for corrections of certain unintentional violations; to provide for coordination with state laws; to provide for related matters; to provide for consumer counseling requirements; to expand housing counseling opportunities; and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:

H.R. 4472. A bill to protect children, to secure the safety of judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, to reduce and prevent gang violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. GOODLATTE:

H.R. 4473. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Commodity Exchange Act to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. BARROW (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Moore of

Wisconsin, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.

Davis of Alabama, Mr. Clay, Mr. Scott of Georgia,

Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Owens, Mr.

Grijalva, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wynn, Ms.

Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr.

Conyers, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Case, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms.

Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Ford, Mr. Cummings, Mr.

Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr.

Butterfield, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Lee, Ms.

Bean, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. McKinney, and

Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):

H.R. 4474. A bill to enhance the section 8(a) program of the Small Business Act; to the Committee on Small Business.

By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. Watson,

Mr. Rush, Ms. Lee, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr.

Hastings of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr.

McDermott, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Maloney,

Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of

Ohio, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Mr. Chabot):

H.R. 4475. A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth; to the Committee on House Administration.

By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Case):

H.R. 4476. A bill to establish a global network for avian influenza surveillance among wild birds nationally and internationally to combat the growing threat of bird flu, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and Agriculture, 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:

H.R. 4477. A bill to authorize Federal judges to carry firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself and

Mrs. Lowey):

H.R. 4478. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the program of grants for rape prevention education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bishop of

New York, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Israel):

H.R. 4479. A bill to repeal provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Science, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and Small Business, 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. TURNER (for himself, Mr. English of

Pennsylvania, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Tiberi,

Mr. Shays, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Ney, Ms.

Hart, Mr. Regula, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Gerlach, Mr.

Kline, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Oxley, and Mrs.

Johnson of Connecticut):

H.R. 4480. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the remediation of contaminated sites; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Engel, Mr.

Grijalva, Mr. Holt, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Thompson of

Mississippi, Mr. Evans, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, Mr.

Payne, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Levin, Mr.

McDermott, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Towns, Mr. Farr, Mr.

Rangel, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Owens, Mrs.

Maloney, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Carson, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr.

McNulty):

H.R. 4481. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing for Superfund for purposes of cleanup activities with respect to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. INGLIS of South Carolina:

H.R. 4482. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:

H.R. 4483. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:

H.R. 4484. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:

H.R. 4485. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:

H.R. 4486. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain integrated machines for manufacturing pneumatic tires; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:

H.R. 4487. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:

H.R. 4488. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain rolled glass in sheets; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:

H.R. 4489. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. JINDAL:

H.R. 4490. A bill to provide higher education relief to individuals and institutions affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. King of

New York, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Wexler,

Mr. Payne, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. Terry, Mr.

Cleaver, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.

English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Gordon):

H.R. 4491. A bill to provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Waters, and Mr.

Melancon):

H.R. 4492. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the temporary mortgage and rental payments program; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings,

Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Corrine

Brown of Florida, Mr. Costello, Ms. Berkley, Mr.

Rahall, Mr. Baird, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Carson, Mr.

Capuano, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Honda, Mr. Larsen of

Washington, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Holden,

Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Weiner, Mr.

Bishop of New York, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Filner, Mr.

Menendez, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Boswell, Mr.

Matheson, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Chandler,

Mr. Michaud, and Mr. Davis of Tennessee):

H.R. 4493. A bill to reestablish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent establishment in the executive branch that is responsible for the Nation's preparedness and response to disasters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. PLATTS (for himself and Mr. Matheson):

H.R. 4494. A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

By Mr. RENZI (for himself, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Otter):

H.R. 4495. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to extend by two years the date by which small public water systems must comply with the maximum contaminant level for arsenic in drinking water; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Conyers):

H.R. 4496. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for certain transportation and subsistence in cases where district courts are holding special sessions as a result of emergency conditions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Poe, Mr. Sullivan,

Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Hayworth):

H.R. 4497. A bill to establish terms and conditions for delivery bonds in immigration cases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. STRICKLAND:

H.R. 4498. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize a case-by-case waiver of certain naturalization requirements for children of members of the Armed Forces who are adopted outside the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Lantos):

H. Con. Res. 312. Concurrent resolution urging the Government of the Russian Federation to withdraw or modify proposed legislation that would have the effect of severely restricting the establishment, operations, and activities of domestic and foreign nongovernmental organizations in the Russian Federation; to the Committee on International Relations.

By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.

Conyers, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. McCollum of

Minnesota, Ms. Watson, Mr. Tancredo, and Ms. Lee):

H. Con. Res. 313. Concurrent resolution commending the people of the Republic of Liberia for holding peaceful national elections in 2005 and congratulating President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on her victory and becoming the first female president of any African country; to the Committee on International Relations.

By Mr. SHAYS:

H. Con. Res. 314. Concurrent resolution recognizing the artistic excellence and community value of a national service organization for the performing arts and how this community improves diplomacy through global cultural exchange by the celebration of humanity's transcendent power to imagine and create across geographic, political and cultural borders; to the Committee on International Relations.

By Ms. PELOSI:

H. Res. 591. A resolution raising a question of the privileges of the House.

By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Owens,

Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Lantos):

H. Res. 592. A resolution commemorating the life, achievements, and contributions of Alan Reich; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. MARKEY:

H. Res. 593. A resolution directing the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Attorney General, and requesting the President, to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to extraordinary rendition of certain foreign persons; to the Committee on International Relations.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 151, No. 157