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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4170-H4171 on June 15, 2004.
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr.
Thomas, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr.
Norwood, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Majette, Mr.
Isakson, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Issa, Mr.
Nunes, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Farr, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gary
G. Miller of California, Mr. Ose, Mr. Thompson of
California, and Mrs. Capps):
H.R. 4569. A bill to provide for the development of a national plan for the control and management of Sudden Oak Death, a tree disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. PUTNAM (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of
Virginia):
H.R. 4570. A bill to amend provisions of law originally enacted in the Clinger-Cohen Act to enhance agency planning for information security needs; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner,
Mr. Forbes, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Gallegly, Mr.
Chabot, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. King of Iowa,
Mr. DeLay, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Culberson, Mr.
Keller, Mr. Carter, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Calvert, and Mr.
Goodlatte):
H.R. 4571. A bill to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi:
H.R. 4572. A bill to condition United States military cooperation with the government of Bulgaria within the territory of Bulgaria on the certification by the Secretary of Defense that United States citizens and corporations are afforded full due process of law in Bulgaria and that certain United States legal decisions against Bulgarian nationals have been satisfied; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. LaHood,
Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Holt):
H.R. 4573. A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide for enhanced language education and training for members of the intelligence community, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. LaHood,
Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Holt):
H.R. 4574. A bill to amend title VIII of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992, as amended, to revise the funding mechanism for scholarships, fellowships, and grants to institutions under the National Security Education Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, 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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs.
Christensen, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Solis, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Engel,
Mr. Owens, Ms. Norton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rangel, Ms.
Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Grijalva,
Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wynn, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Baca, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Jackson of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks of New
York, Ms. Waters, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee,
Mr. Evans, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms.
McCollum, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Millender-
McDonald, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Sandlin, Ms.
McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stark,
Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
H.R. 4575. A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and House Administration, 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. Stenholm, Mr.
Neugebauer, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Smith of
Michigan, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Dooley of
California, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr.
Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Farr, Mr. Chocola, Mr.
Berry, and Mr. Acevedo-Vila):
H.R. 4576. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a voluntary program for the provision of country of origin information with respect to certain agricultural products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. GRIJALVA:
H.R. 4577. A bill to allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts affecting the land within the Gila River Indian Community Reservation; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Greenwood, Mr.
Ramstad, Mr. Burr, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Bono, Mr. McInnis,
Mr. Shays, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Camp, Ms. Dunn, and Mr.
Waxman):
H.R. 4578. A bill to reauthorize the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri (for herself, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Blunt):
H.R. 4579. A bill to modify the boundary of the Harry S Truman National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. McKEON:
H.R. 4580. A bill to remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community Water District's ability to use certain property acquired by that District from the United States; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr.
Dooley of California):
H.R. 4581. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the former Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service laboratory in Fresno, California, to the City of Fresno; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. PLATTS:
H.R. 4582. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the running of periods of limitation for credit or refund of overpayment of Federal income tax by veterans while their service-connected compensation determinations are pending with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. REHBERG (for himself and Mr. Peterson of
Minnesota):
H.R. 4583. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to base the counter-cyclical payment rate for the 2003 crop year for producers whose farming operations are located in certain declared disaster areas on the total of the partial payments for that crop year; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mr. Scott of Georgia):
H. Con. Res. 449. Concurrent resolution honoring the life and accomplishments of Ray Charles, recognizing his contributions to the Nation, and extending condolences to his family on his death; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr.
Ackerman, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Berry, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York,
Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Cardoza, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn,
Mr. Capuano, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cooper,
Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Engel, Mr. Everett, Mr.
Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.
Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, Mrs.
Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Ms. Majette, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott,
Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr.
Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Scott of
Virginia, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Smith of Washington, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Taylor of
Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns,
Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr.
Watt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, and Mr.
Wynn):
H. Con. Res. 450. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of the day civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner gave their lives in the struggle to guarantee the right to vote for every citizen of the United States and encouraging all Americans to observe the anniversary of the deaths of the 3 men by committing themselves to ensuring equal rights, equal opportunities, and equal justice for all people; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms.
Majette, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York,
Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of
Virginia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Ms.
Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bishop of
Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson of
Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr.
Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Fattah,
Mr. Ford, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson,
Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Jones of
Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Ms. Lee):
H. Res. 676. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 40th anniversary of congressional passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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