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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H2482-H2483 on April 28, 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr.
Keller, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Hyde, Mr.
Feeney, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Foley, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr.
Deutsch, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Payne, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Bonilla, Ms. Hart,
Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Carter, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms.
Harris, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr.
Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Pence, Ms.
Berkley, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cannon, Mr.
Forbes, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Mr.
Hostettler):
H.R. 4225. A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
Mica, and Mr. DeFazio):
H.R. 4226. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to make certain conforming changes to provisions governing the registration of aircraft and the recordation of instruments in order to implement the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment, known as the ``Cape Town Treaty``; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Akin, Mr.
Hayworth, and Mr. Brown of South Carolina):
H.R. 4227. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend to 2005 the alternative minimum tax relief available in 2003 and 2004 and to index such relief for inflation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr.
Hunter):
H.R. 4228. 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. FILNER:
H.R. 4229. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make improvements to certain life insurance programs, administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
H.R. 4230. A bill to authorize the establishment within the Department of State of an Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, to require inclusion in annual Department of State reports of information concerning acts of anti-Semitism around the world, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SIMMONS:
H.R. 4231. A bill to provide for a pilot program in the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve recruitment and retention of nurses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
H.R. 4232. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4025 Feather Lakes Way in Kingwood, Texas, as the ``Congressman Jack Fields Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mrs. CAPITO:
H.R. 4233. A bill to provide for comprehensive fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr.
Matsui):
H.R. 4234. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,500 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such $2,500 amount; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FROST (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Waxman,
Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Lantos):
H.R. 4235. A bill to allow the export or other provision of oil to Israel; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sherman,
Mr. Otter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Baca, Ms. Lee, Mrs.
Maloney, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Carson of
Indiana, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Lipinski,
Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Ms. Waters, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Nadler,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Owens,
Mr. Rush, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Clay, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Moran of Virginia, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland):
H.R. 4236. A bill to provide for congressional disapproval of certain regulations issued by the Comptroller of the Currency, in accordance with section 802 of title 5, United States Code; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sherman,
Mr. Otter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Baca, Ms. Lee, Mrs.
Maloney, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Carson of
Indiana, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Lipinski,
Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Ms. Waters,
Mr. Rangel, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Clay, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Baldwin, and
Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
H.R. 4237. A bill to provide for congressional disapproval of certain regulations issued by the Comptroller of the Currency, in accordance with section 802 of title 5, United States Code; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. HINCHEY:
H.R. 4238. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a $1,000 refundable credit for individuals who are active members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HUNTER:
H.R. 4239. A bill to provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to an entertainment product containing material that is harmful to minors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Pastor, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr.
Shadegg, and Mr. Flake):
H.R. 4240. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Arizona Trail as a national scenic trail or a national historic trail; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. LYNCH:
H.R. 4241. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to require coverage of hearing aids under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and private group and individual insurance; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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. PEARCE (for himself and Mr. Lewis of
California):
H.R. 4242. A bill to transfer jurisdiction over certain public lands from the Bureau of Land Management to the Department of Defense; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
H.R. 4243. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for the costs of college textbooks; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. STUPAK:
H.R. 4244. A bill to designate the visitor center at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Hawaii as the ``Pearl Harbor Memorial Site Visitor Center``; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. WALSH:
H.R. 4245. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Irish American Cultural Institute; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
H.R. 4246. A bill to amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to specify the criteria to be used by the Secretary of Defense in making recommendations in 2005 for the closure or realignment of military installations inside the United States under such Act; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Ballenger, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Hall, Mr. Houghton, Mr.
Hyde, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Regula):
H. Con. Res. 409. Concurrent resolution recognizing with humble gratitude the more than 16,000,000 veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II and the Americans who supported the war effort on the home front and celebrating the completion of the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall in the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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. FORBES:
H. Res. 608. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Defense should rectify deficiencies in the military postal system to ensure that members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas are able to receive and send mail in a timely manner as well as receive and send election ballots in time to be counted in the 2004 elections; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. English, and Mr. Ballenger):
H. Res. 609. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the importation into the United States of products and services of foreign nationals who violate the intellectual property rights of persons under United States laws should be prohibited; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LYNCH (for himself and Mr. Tiahrt):
H. Res. 610. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the level of funding provided to the National Institutes of Health for carrying out the Autoimmune Diseases Research Plan; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
H. Res. 611. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should immediately communicate to the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel of crude oil producing countries the position of the United States that urgent action must be taken to increase world crude oil supplies so as to achieve stable crude oil prices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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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