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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4892-H4894 on June 23, 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 Michigan:
H.R. 4651. A bill to establish a Federal interagency task force to promote the benefits, safety, and potential uses of agricultural biotechnology outside the United States to improve human and animal nutrition, increase crop productivity, and improve agricultural sustainability while ensuring the safety of food and the environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. Latham):
H.R. 4652. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether as a fuel additive, to require Federal fleet vehicles to use ethanol fuel, and for other purposes; 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. TANCREDO:
H.R. 4653. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the medical expenses of a child with special needs shall be allowable as a medical expense deduction without regard to the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income threshold; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ballenger,
Mr. Royce, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gallegly,
Mr. Wexler, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sherman, Mr.
Chabot, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Weller, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mr. Pickering, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Camp, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Ford,
Mr. Ehlers, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr.
English, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Tiberi, and Mrs.
Tauscher):
H.R. 4654. A bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
H.R. 4655. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide to employers a tax credit for compensation paid during the period employees are performing service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HONDA:
H.R. 4656. A bill to provide for the establishment of the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr.
Hoyer):
H.R. 4657. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to improve the administration of Federal pension benefit payments for District of Columbia teachers, police officers, and fire fighters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans):
H.R. 4658. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to make certain improvements and technical corrections to that Act; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr.
Michaud, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
H.R. 4659. A bill to amend chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, to extend the period for which an individual may elect to continue employer-sponsored health care coverage under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Ballenger, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Ms. Lee, Mr. Weller, Mr. Crowley, Mr.
McCotter, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Schiff, and Ms. McCollum):
H.R. 4660. A bill to amend the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 to extend the authority to provide assistance to countries seeking to become eligible countries for purposes of that Act; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr.
Smith of Texas):
H.R. 4661. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to discourage spyware, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,
Mr. Cannon, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of
Georgia, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Flake, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gingrey, Mr.
Hoekstra, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. King of
Iowa, Mr. Otter, Mr. Pence, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin,
Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina):
H.R. 4662. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. NUSSLE:
H.R. 4663. A bill to amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish discretionary spending limits and a pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. George Miller of
California, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Wu):
H.R. 4664. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to establish sustainability centers, charged with developing and implementing integrated environmental, economic, and social sustainability programs through administrative and operational practices as well as multidisciplinary research, education, and outreach at institutions of higher education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Ms. Harris):
H.R. 4665. A bill to protect America's food supply and facilitate lawful importation of safe and unadulterated food products; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DINGELL:
H.R. 4666. A bill to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. DUNCAN:
H.R. 4667. A bill to authorize and facilitate hydroelectric power licensing of the Tapoco Project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, 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. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Gallegly):
H.R. 4668. A bill to designate the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the ``Bob Hope Memorial Library''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HEFLEY:
H.R. 4669. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Boehlert,
Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Honda, Mr. Gordon, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Olver, Mr. Greenwood, Mr.
Castle, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Ruppersberger, and Mr. Ehlers):
H.R. 4670. A bill to provide for the establishment of a Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment; to the Committee on Science.
By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms.
Dunn, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Solis, Ms.
Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs.
Biggert, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Osborne, and Ms.
Schakowsky):
H.R. 4671. A bill to authorize assistance for education and health care for women and children in Iraq during the reconstruction of Iraq and thereafter, to authorize assistance for the enhancement of political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security for women in Iraq, to state the sense of Congress on the preservation and protection of the human rights of women and children in Iraq, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr.
Langevin):
H.R. 4672. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program from operating in the State of Rhode Island; 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. KLECZKA:
H.R. 4673. A bill to require warning labels on consumer products containing radio frequency identification devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MARKEY:
H.R. 4674. A bill to prohibit the return of persons by the United States, for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mrs. MYRICK:
H.R. 4675. A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to increase the quantity of T-shirts that may receive duty-free treatment during the 1-year period beginning October 1, 2003; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Souder, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Chabot, and Mr.
Cannon):
H.R. 4676. A bill to reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community, and for other purposes; 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.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
H. Con. Res. 462. Concurrent resolution reaffirming unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. FILNER:
H. Con. Res. 463. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. HAYES (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. DeFazio,
Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Peterson of
Minnesota, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr.
Cardoza, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Hinojosa):
H. Con. Res. 464. Concurrent resolution honoring the 10 communities selected to receive the 2004 All-America City Award; to the Committee on Government Reform.
By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Obey, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Lantos, and Mr.
Hinchey):
H. Res. 689. A resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing certain other Federal officials to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the President and those officials relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Dingell, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Obey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr.
Spratt):
H. Res. 690. A resolution creating a select committee to investigate the abuses of detainees held in United States custody in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or any operation within the Global War on Terrorism, in particular those abuses that have been documented by thousands of photographs and on video at Abu Ghraib prison; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hunter, and
Mr. Skelton):
H. Res. 691. A resolution congratulating the Interim Government of Iraq on its forthcoming assumption of sovereign authority in Iraq; to the Committee on International Relations, 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.
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