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Congressional Record publishes “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” on May 4, 2005

Volume 151, No. 57 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 H2975-H2978 on May 4, 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. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr.

Hunter):

H.R. 2066. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to establish a Federal Acquisition Service, to replace the General Supply Fund and the Information Technology Fund with an Acquisition Services Fund, and for other purposes,; to the Committee on Government Reform.

By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr.

Hunter):

H.R. 2067. A bill to provide for an improved acquisition system; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Blunt,

Mr. Hayes, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Bonilla, Mr.

Butterfield, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Cantor,

Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ross, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Snyder,

Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Latham, Mr. Sessions,

Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Conaway, Mr.

Jefferson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota,

Mr. Pence, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Graves, Mr. Thornberry,

Mr. Oxley, Mr. Weller, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Westmoreland,

Ms. Foxx, and Mr. Kline):

H.R. 2068. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr.

Matheson):

H.R. 2069. A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in Grand and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr.

Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,

Mr. McDermott, Ms. Solis, Mr. Filner, Ms. Carson, Mr.

Grijalva, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. McGovern, Ms.

McKinney, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Strickland, Mr.

Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Sanders, Mr.

Farr, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Nadler, Mr.

Kanjorski, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.

Gutierrez, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Slaughter,

Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Stupak):

H.R. 2070. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas

(and products thereof) and to allow an income tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and to allow grants for mass transit; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of

Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. George Miller of California,

Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Holt, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gene

Green of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas,

Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.

Lantos, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Farr, Mr.

Berry, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr.

Tierney, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Schiff, Ms.

Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr.

Hastings of Florida, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Michaud, Mr.

Ruppersberger, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton,

Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Baca, Ms.

Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Serrano, Ms.

Herseth, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Andrews, Ms.

Baldwin, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.

Clay, Mr. Stupak, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Pascrell, Ms.

McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Honda, Mr. Strickland, Ms.

Berkley, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Jackson of

Illinois, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs.

Capps, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of

California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Solis, Mr.

Cuellar, Mr. Ross, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Al Green of Texas,

Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Hooley, Mr.

Israel, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.

Kind, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr.

Doggett, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. McGovern, Mr.

Kucinich, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Markey, Mr.

Hinojosa, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Larson of

Connecticut, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. Carson, Mr. McDermott,

Mr. Stark, and Mr. Moore of Kansas):

H.R. 2071. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for FamilyCare coverage for parents of enrolled children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.

Rangel, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.

George Miller of California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Allen,

Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baca, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Mr.

Berry, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield,

Mr. Carnahan, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson,

Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Crowley, Mr.

Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms.

DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Engel, Mr.

Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Al

Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr.

Grijalva, Mr.

Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Higgins, Mr.

Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Norton, Mr. Holt, Mr.

Honda, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of

Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Ms.

Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin,

Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr.

Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Maloney, Ms.

Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr.

McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr.

Menendez, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr.

Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr.

Ortiz, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr.

Reyes, Mr. Ross, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr.

Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, Ms.

Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.

Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr.

Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Solis, Mr.

Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Van Hollen,

Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Jefferson, and

Mr. Sanders):

H.R. 2072. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to Medicare benefits for individuals ages 55 to 65, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable and advanceable credit against income tax for payment of such premiums, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. BARROW (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Rangel,

Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Pelosi,

Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Pallone, Mr.

Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baca, Ms.

Baldwin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boucher, Ms.

Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr.

Carnahan, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Crowley, Mr.

Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms.

DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Engel, Ms.

Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.

Hastings of Florida, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr.

Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Norton, Mr. Holt, Mr.

Honda, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.

Jefferson, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan,

Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larsen of Washington,

Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.

Lynch, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms.

McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern,

Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Melancon, Mr.

Menendez, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr.

Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr.

Ortiz, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Reyes,

Mr. Ross, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr.

Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of

California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano,

Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr.

Tierney, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr.

Weiner, and Ms. Woolsey):

H.R. 2073. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements, to encourage the establishment and operation of these arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. ANDREWS:

H.R. 2074. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve transition assistance provided to members of the Armed Forces being discharged, released from active duty, or retired, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. BERKLEY (for herself and Mr. Farr):

H.R. 2075. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require a member of the Armed Forces to designate a person to be authorized to direct the disposition of the member's remains if the member should die in service; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Bradley of New

Hampshire, and Mr. Miller of Florida):

H.R. 2076. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. BRADY of Texas:

H.R. 2077. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Garenoxacin mesylate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BRADY of Texas:

H.R. 2078. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on butylated hydroxyethylbenzene; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BRADY of Texas:

H.R. 2079. A bill to extend the temporary duty suspension on Ezetimibe; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. COBLE:

H.R. 2080. A bill to extend the duty suspension on Methidathion Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. COBLE:

H.R. 2081. A bill to extend the duty suspension on difenoconazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. COBLE:

H.R. 2082. A bill to extend the duty suspension on Lambda-Cyhalothrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. COBLE:

H.R. 2083. A bill to extend the duty suspension on cyprodinil; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. COBLE:

H.R. 2084. A bill to extend the duty suspension on Wakil XL; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. COBLE:

H.R. 2085. A bill to extend the duty suspension on Azoxystrobin Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. COBLE:

H.R. 2086. A bill to extend the duty suspension on mucochloric acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Paul,

Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Farr, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kucinich,

Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hinchey,

Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. McDermott, Ms.

Schakowsky, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McGovern,

Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Lee, Mr. Case, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.

Udall of Colorado, Mr. Stark, Mr. Capuano, Ms.

Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Honda, Mr.

Olver, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Linda

T. Sanchez of California, and Ms. Baldwin):

H.R. 2087. A bill to provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Otter, Mr. Kennedy of

Minnesota, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Jones of North Carolina,

Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Burton of

Indiana, Mr. Goode, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bradley of New

Hampshire, Mr. Terry, Mr. Baker, Mr. Whitfield, Mr.

Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Boozman,

Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Wilson of South

Carolina, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Duncan, Mr.

Shuster, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Hefley,

Mr. Issa, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Shimkus, Mr.

Pearce, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Peterson of

Pennsylvania, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr.

Hall, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr.

Souder, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Akin, Mr. Burgess,

Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,

Mr. Ross, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Taylor of

Mississippi, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Herger, Mr.

Feeney, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Calvert):

H.R. 2088. A bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, 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 Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Burgess, Mr.

Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Johnson of

Connecticut, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Boozman,

Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr.

Cunningham, Mr. Goode, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Sanders):

H.R. 2089. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr.

Stupak):

H.R. 2090. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the deposit in the general fund of the Treasury of fees that are collected from manufacturers of drugs and devices under chapter VII of such Act, to terminate the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to negotiate with the manufacturers on particular uses of the fees, to establish a Center for Postmarket Drug Safety and Effectiveness, to establish additional authorities to ensure the safe and effective use of drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. HOEKSTRA:

H.R. 2091. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-Methoxy-2-methyldiphenylamine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:

H.R. 2092. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law and to better protect immigrant victims of violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Homeland Security, and 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. JENKINS:

H.R. 2093. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Methylhydroquinone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. JENKINS:

H.R. 2094. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on thionyl chloride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. JENKINS:

H.R. 2095. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1-fluoro-2-nitro benzene; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LINDER:

H.R. 2096. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain high tenacity rayon filament yarn; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mrs. LOWEY:

H.R. 2097. A bill to establish a program to provide child care through public-private partnerships; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mrs. LOWEY:

H.R. 2098. A bill to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased authority with respect to asthma programs, and to provide for increased funding for such 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. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Scott of Georgia, and

Mr. Marshall):

H.R. 2099. A bill to establish the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

By Miss McMORRIS:

H.R. 2100. A bill to amend Public Law 97-435 to extend the authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington University until December 31, 2009; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy, Ms.

Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Ford, Mr. DeFazio,

Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-

Lee of Texas, Mr. Towns, Ms. Corrine Brown of

Florida, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Thompson of

Mississippi):

H.R. 2101. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement the READICall emergency alert system; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. MELANCON (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. McCrery,

Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Jindal, and Mr.

Boustany):

H.R. 2102. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against the income tax for expenses incurred in restoring and protecting coastal lands; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Green of Wisconsin):

H.R. 2103. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for organizations to find missing adults; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. NORTON:

H.R. 2104. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit local jurisdictions within a State to conduct early voting in elections for Federal office held in such jurisdictions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.

By Mr. PALLONE:

H.R. 2105. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the use of safety belts and child restraint systems by children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Linder, Mr.

Baker, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Deal of

Georgia, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Norwood, Mr.

Westmoreland, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Scott of

Georgia):

H.R. 2106. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide transition funding rules for certain plans electing to cease future benefit accruals, and for other purposes; 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. King of New York, and

Mr. Duncan):

H.R. 2107. A bill to amend Public Law 104-329 to modify authorities for the use of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of

Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.

Lynch, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr.

Cardoza, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Solis, Mr. Rangel, Mr.

Wexler, Mr. Conyers, and Mrs. McCarthy):

H.R. 2108. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prevent the disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of a reserve component parent who is deployed overseas; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Kildee,

Mr. Conyers, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Gene

Green of Texas, and Ms. Baldwin):

H.R. 2109. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain authorities under an agreement with Canada respecting the importation of municipal solid waste, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:

H.R. 2110. A bill to provide for a study of options for protecting the open space characteristics of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr.

Beauprez):

H.R. 2111. A bill to facilitate acquisition by the Secretary of the Interior of certain mineral rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Tom

Davis of Virginia, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr.

Pombo):

H.R. 2112. A bill to designate the exclusive economic zone of the United States as the ``Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States``; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr.

Ackerman, Mr. Akin, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina,

Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Burgess, Mr.

Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cantor, Mr.

Chabot, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.

Flake, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Garrett of New

Jersey, Ms. Harris, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr.

Holden, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kline, Mr. Lantos,

Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney,

Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mr.

McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr.

Otter, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe, Ms. Ros-

Lehtinen, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sessions, Mr.

Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Souder, Mr.

Sullivan, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Wasserman

Schultz, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr.

Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Cleaver):

H. Con. Res. 144. Concurrent resolution condemning attacks on United States citizens by Palestinian terrorists, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.

By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr.

Cummings, and Mr. Watt):

H. Res. 257. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Pasqualine J. Lawson of Denver, Colorado, an African American woman who valiantly served her country in the Army Air Corps during World War II and serving as a hospital neuropsychiatric team member, was unfairly passed over for promotion and should have held the grade of technical sergeant, rather than private first class, upon her discharge from the service on January 2, 1946; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Gary G.

Miller of California, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Emerson, Mr.

Blunt, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Frank of

Massachusetts, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Crowley,

Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr.

Baker, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. King of New York, Mr.

Gutierrez, and Mr. Capuano):

H. Res. 259. A resolution condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Akin,

Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of

Maryland, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Blunt, Mr.

Boustany, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.

Cannon, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Carter, Mr. Chabot, Mr.

Chocola, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of

Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr.

Doolittle, Mr. Feeney, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of

Arizona, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goode, Mr.

Hayworth, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. Istook, Mr.

Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kline, Mr. King of Iowa,

Mr. McCotter, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Miller of Michigan,

Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pence, Mr.

Pitts, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Renzi, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen,

Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tancredo,

Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):

H. Res. 260. A resolution thanking John R. Bolton, President George W. Bush's nominee to serve as United States Ambassador to the United Nations, for his long-standing history of confronting corruption at the United Nations and urging him to continue his hard work and dedication to the implementation of measures that will restore credibility of this international organization; to the Committee on International Relations.

By Mr. HALL (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pickering, Mr.

Bilirakis, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas):

H. Res. 261. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should be commended for implementing the Medicare demonstration project to assess the quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, and should extend the project, at least through 2006, subject to any appropriate modifications; 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. SCHWARZ of Michigan:

H. Res. 262. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Agriculture should investigate and find alternative actions with regard to the unilateral temporary termination of the participation of retail food stores in the electronic benefits transfer system

(EBT) under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; to the Committee on Agriculture.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 151, No. 57