er-follower arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the section 8(a) minority business development program; to the Committee on Small Business. By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD: H.R. 167. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses; to the Committee on Small Business. By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD: H.R. 168. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a goods movement program to improve the productivity, security, and safety of freight transportation gateways; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD: H.R. 169. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate a high priority corridor in California; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD: H.R. 170. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD: H.R. 171. A bill to restore the standards used for determining whether technical workers are not employees as in effect before the Tax Reform Act of 1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD: H.R. 172. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out programs regarding the prevention and management of asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems, to establish a tax credit regarding pest control and indoor air quality and climate control services for multifamily residential housing in low-income communities, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD: H.R. 173. A bill to prevent and respond to terrorism and crime at or through ports; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and 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 Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD: H.R. 174. A bill to encourage greater use of geothermal energy resources; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD: H.R. 175. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services under the Medicare Program; 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. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts): H.R. 176. A bill to facilitate homeownership in high-cost areas; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. DREIER, Mr. Cox, Mr. ROHRABACHER, and Mr. ROYCE): H.R. 177. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California: H.R. 178. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Dichloroethyl Ether; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mrs. JO H.R. 179. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mrs. JO H.R. 180. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. H.R. 181. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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. PITTS: H.R. 182. A bill to provide dollars to the classroom; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. PITTS: H.R. 183. A bill to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, H.R. 184. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to provide authority to the Attorney General to authorize any controlled substance that is in schedule I or II or is a narcotic drug in schedule III or IV to be exported from the United States to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. H.R. 185. A bill to require the review of Government programs at least once every 5 years for purposes of evaluating their performance; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. POMBO: H.R. 186. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and in coordination with other Federal, State, and local government agencies, to participate in the funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. POMEROY: H.R. 187. A bill to prohibit the operation during a calendar year of the final rule issued by the Secretary of Agriculture to establish standards for the designation of minimal-risk regions for the introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United States, including designation of Canada as a minimal-risk region, unless United States access to major markets for United States exports of cattle and beef products is equivalent or better than the access status accorded such exports as of January 1, 2003; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. RANGEL: H.R. 188. A bill to posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Shirley Chisholm; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mr. REGULA: H.R. 189. A bill to provide for the retention of the name of Mount McKinley; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. ROHRABACHER: H.R. 190. A bill to restore the Federal electoral rights of the residents of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. H.R. 191. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act with respect to the limitations on member business loans; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Ms. LINDA T. SÁNCHEZ of California: H.R. 192. A bill to authorize increased funding for research at the National Institutes of Health relating to Alzheimer's disease, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize an education and outreach program to promote public awareness and risk reduction with respect to Alzheimer's disease (with particular emphasis on education and outreach in Hispanic populations), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Ms. LINDA T. SÁNCHEZ of California: H.R. 193. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Ms. LINDA T. SÁNCHEZ of California: H.R. 194. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to increase the maximum amount for which a loan can be made under the Microloan Program; to the Committee on Small Business. By Mr. SAXTON: H.R. 195. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the required beginning date for distributions from individual retirement plans and for distributions of elective deferrals under qualified cash or deferred arrangements; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. SAXTON: H.R. 196. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. SCOTT of Georgia: H.R. 197. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require a State to charge inState tuition rates to active-duty members of the Armed Forces domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State and to the de pendents of such members; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. SCOTT of Georgia: H.R. 198. A bill to authorize funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. SCOTT of Georgia: H.R. 199. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to preserve the educational status and financial resources of military personnel called to active duty; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. SCOTT of Georgia: H.R. 200. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to States, units of general local government, and nonprofit organizations for counseling and education programs for the prevention of predatory lending and to establish a toll-free telephone number for complaints regarding predatory lending, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mr. SCOTT of Georgia: H.R. 201. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to stabilize the amount of the Medicare part B premium; 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. SERRANO: H.R. 202. A bill to provide for identification of members of the Armed Forces exposed during military service to depleted uranium, to provide for health testing of such members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. SERRANO: H.R. 203. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand the fruit and vegetable pilot program to 5 States, including New York, and to include Head Start programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. SERRANO: H.R. 204. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to restore audit funds under the Child and Adult Care Food Program to 1.5 percent from 1 percent for fiscal years 2005 through 2007; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. SERRANO: H.R. 205. A bill to permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members; to the Committee on House Administration. By Mr. SERRANO: H.R. 206. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a business credit relating to the use of clean-fuel vehicles by businesses within areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. SERRANO: H.R. 207. A bill to amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. SERRANO: H.R. 208. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Government Reform, 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. SERRANO: H.R. 209. A bill to waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play organized professional baseball; to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SERRANO: H.R. 210. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for designation of overpayments and contributions to the United States Library Trust Fund, 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. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. H.R. 211. A bill to reorganize the ninth judicial circuit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SIMPSON: H.R. 212. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two circuits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. DINGELL, Mrs. CAPPS, and Mr. STUPAK): H.R. 213. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. H.R. 214. A bill to promote deployment of and investment in advanced Internet communications services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. H.R. 215. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. STEARNS: H.R. 216. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. STEARNS: H.R. 217. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 2 percent excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. STEARNS: H.R. 218. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. MICA, Mr. DUNCAN, and Mr. GOODE): H.R. 219. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust funds by requiring the Managing Trustee to invest the annual surplus of such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing obligations of the United States and certificates of deposit in depository institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and to protect such trust funds from the public debt limit; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, and Mr. HINCHEY): H.R. 220. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. STEARNS: H.R. 221. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain interest amounts received by individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. STEARNS: H.R. 222. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to conduct or support research on the cloning of humans, and to express the sense of the Congress that other countries should establish substantially equivalent restrictions; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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. STEARNS: H.R. 223. A bill to provide that no automatic pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in the year following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit; 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. STRICKLAND (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, and Mr. PALLONE): H.R. 224. A bill to amend part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of of 1965 regarding adequate yearly progress and assessments; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. SWEENEY (for himself and Mr. H.R. 225. A bill to require investigations by institutions of higher education of violent felonies occurring on campus; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. SWEENEY: H.R. 226. A bill to strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through the establishment of partnership arrangements with bachelor-degree-granting institutions; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. SWEENEY (for himself, Mr. MCHUGH, and Mr. BOEHLERT): H.R. 227. A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. SWEENEY: H.R. 228. A bill to establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders; to the Committee on Homeland Security. By Mr. SWEENEY (for himself and H.R. 229. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and exspouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SWEENEY: H.R. 230. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business. By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. PICKERING): H.R. 231. A bill to designate the parcel of land containing the facility of the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture located at State Highway 26 West in Poplarville, Mississippi, as the "Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory Site"; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. TERRY (for himself. Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Mr. OSBORNE): H.R. 232. A bill to authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Nebraska; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. THOMPSON of California: H.R. 233. A bill to designate certain National Forest System lands in the Mendocino and Six Rivers National Forests and certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Napa Counties in the State of California as wilderness, to designate the Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness Area, to designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County, California as a wild or scenic river, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Re sources. By Mr. TOWNS: H.R. 234. A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. JONES of North Carolina: H.R. 235. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the religious free exercise and free speech rights of churches and other houses of worship; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. TOWNS: H.R. 236. A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban toys which in size, shape, or overall appearance resemble real handguns; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. TOWNS: H.R. 237. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the exemption from income tax for social clubs found to be practicing prohibited discrimination; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. TOWNS: H.R. 238. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas and to give a tax incentive to attract teachers to work in such areas; referred 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. WILSON of South Carolina: H.R. 239. A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as the Hobbs Act), and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Texas, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. HERGER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. DELAY, Mr. SHAW, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. ENGLISH Of Pennsylvania, Mr. CAMP, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. WELLER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. KLINE): H.R. 240. A bill to reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, improve access to quality child care, and for other purposes; referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, 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 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself and Ms. BORDALLO): H.J. Res. 1. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. H.J. Res. 2. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 20 years, to be eligible to hold the Office of President; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia: H.J. Res. 3. A joint resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States; to the Committee on Resources. By Mrs. EMERSON: H.J. Res. 4. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mrs. EMERSON: H.J. Res. 5. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mrs. EMERSON: H.J. Res. 6. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mrs. EMERSON: H.J. Res. 7. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SERRANO: H.J. Res. 9. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. DREIER: H. Con. Res. 1. A concurrent resolution regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government; considered and agreed to. By Mr. DELAY: H. Con. Res. 2. A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and agreed to. By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN: H. Con. Res. 3. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that schools in the United States should honor the contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the United States by including such contributions in the teaching of United States history; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia: H. Con. Res. 4. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue commemorative postage stamps honoring Americans who distinguished themselves by their service in the armed forces; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Ms. H. Con. Res. 5. Concurrent resolution providing for the acceptance of a statue of Sarah Winnemucca, presented by the people of Nevada, for placement in National Statuary Hall, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration. By Mr. HEFLEY: H. Con. Res. 6. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota: H. Con. Res. 7. A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be established a Free Enterprise Education Week to encourage schools and businesses to educate students about the free enterprise system; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD: H. Con. Res. 8. A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the National Family Caregiver Support Program should be fully funded continue efforts to provide relief and necessary services to individuals who perform informal or unpaid care for the elderly and care for children under 18 years of age; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. SERRANO: H. Con. Res. 9. Concurrent resolution entitled the "English Plus Resolution"; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. H. Con. Res. 10. A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. STEARNS: H. Con. Res. 11. A concurrent resolution requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in the Hall of the House of Representatives and the Chamber of the Senate; to the Committee on House Administration. By Mr. STEARNS: H. Con. Res. 12. A concurrent resolution requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in the United States Capitol; to the Committee on House Administration. By Mr. TOWNS: H. Con. Res. 13. A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Harriet Tubman should have been paid a pension for her service as a nurse and scout in the United States Army during the Civil War; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: H. Res. 1. A resolution electing officers of the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to. By Mr. DELAY: H. Res. 2. A resolution to inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk; considered and agreed to. By Mr. DELAY: H. Res. 3. A resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress; considered and agreed to. By Mr. DELAY: H. Res. 4. A resolution authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk; considered and agreed to. By Mr. DELAY: H. Res. 5. A resolution adopting rules for the One Hundred Ninth Congress; considered and agreed to. By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: H. Res. 6. A resolution electing certain members to a standing committee; considered and agreed to. By Ms. PELOSI: H. Res. 7. A resolution providing for the designation of certain minority employees; considered and agreed to. By Mr. DREIER: H. Res. 8. A resolution fixing the daily hour of meeting of the First Session of the One Hundred Ninth Congress, considered and agreed to. By. Mr. DELAY: H. Res. 9. A resolution providing for the attendance of the House at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States; considered and agreed. to. By Mr. NEY (for himself, and Mr. H. Res. 10. A resolution providing amounts for interim expenses of the Committee on Homeland Security in the first session of the One Hundred Ninth Congress; considered and agreed to. By. Mr. STARK: H. Res. 11. A resolution expressing profound sorrow on the occasion of the death of the Honorable Robert T. Matsui, a Representative from the State of California; considered and agreed to. of By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, H. Res. 12. A resolution expressing condolences and support for assistance to the victims of the earthquake and tsunamis that occurred on December 26, 2004, in South and Southeast Asia; considered and agreed to. By Mrs. BIGGERT: H. Res. 13. A resolution encouraging increased public awareness of eating disorders and expanded research for treatment and cures; to the Committee on Energy and Com merce. By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. OXLEY, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. KING of Iowa, and Mr. KLINE): H. Res. 14. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Bureau of Labor Statistics should adopt statistical measures that accurately reflect the United States workforce of the 21st century; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself and Mr. H. Res. 15. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. GILLMOR: H. Res. 16. A resolution supporting the goals of National Manufacturing Week, congratulating manufacturers and their employees for their contributions growth and innovation, and recognizing the challenges facing the manufacturing sector; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself and Mr. H. Res. 17. A resolution recognizing the thousands of Freemasons in every State in the Nation and honoring them for their many contributions to the Nation throughout its history; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas: H. Res. 18. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Juan Nepomuceno Seguin; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas: H. Res. 19. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon, all of whom died in the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. HAYWORTH: H. Res. 20. A resolution expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the Social Security totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself, By Mr. KELLER (for himself and Mr. H. Res. 22. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that American small businesses are entitled to a Small Business Bill of Rights; to the Committee on Small Business. By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for H. Res. 23. A resolution honoring the contributions of Catholic schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. H. Res. 24. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should declare its support for the independence of Kosova; to the Committee on International Relations. By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. H. Res. 25. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a standing Committee on Homeland Security and a standing Committee on Intelligence and to allow the Committee on Appropriations to have 14 subcommitees (of which one is a Subcommittee on Intelligence), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules. By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself and Mrs. BIGGERT): H. Res. 26. A resolution congratulating the Downers Grove North High School Trojan. football team and the students and fans of Downers Grove North High School on their outstanding sportsmanship and on winning the 2004 Illinois Class 8A Football State Championship; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. MEEKS of New York: H. Res. 27. A resolution congratulating Wangari Maathai for winning the Nobel Peace Prize and commending her for her tireless work promoting sustainable development, democracy, peace, and women's rights in Africa; to the Committee on International Relations. By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD: Res. 28. A resolution commending Tincher Preparatory School in Long Beach, California, for the school's innovative efforts to fight childhood obesity, including by designating one day each week as "Healthy Snack Day"; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD: H. Res. 29. A resolution honoring the United States Army Volunteer Reserve for its dedicated and distinguished service to veterans and communities in need in the United States; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California: H. Res. 30. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day" should be established; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina: H. Res. 31. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a portrait of Dilip Singh Saund should be displayed in an appropriate place in the United States Capitol or in a House Office Building; to the Committee on House Administration. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2005 (2) 12.1 APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SIMPSON, who laid before the House the following communication: WASHINGTON, DC, January 6, 2005. I hereby appoint the Honorable MICHAEL K. SIMPSON to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. 12.2 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SIMPSON, announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, January 4, 2005. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved. 12.3 COMMUNICATIONS Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 8, rule XII, were referred as follows: 101. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule - Chlorothalonil; Re-establishment of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-20040409; FRL-7691-1] received December 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture. 102. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP2004-0394; FRL-7689-7] received December 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture. 103. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule - Spinosad; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-20040042; FRL-7691-4] received December 30, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture. 104. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; Amendments to the Size Thresholds for Defining Major Sources and to the NSR Offset Ratios for Sources of VOC and NOX [RME R03-OAR-2004-DC-0001; FRL-7855-3] received December 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 105. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; Approval of Minor Clarification to Municipal Regulations [RME R03-OAR-2004-DC-0002; FRL-7855-1] received December 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 106. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; Excess Volatile Organic Compound and Nitrogen Oxides Emissions Fee Rule [R03-OAR2004-DC-0003; FRL-7853-9] received December 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 107. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products [R03-OAR-2004-DC-0006; FRL-7854-7] received December 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 108. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; VOC Emission Standards for Mobile Equipment Repair and Refinishing [R03-OAR-2004DC-0008; FRL-7852-6] received December 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 109. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; VOC Emission Standards for Portable Fuel Containers and Spouts [R03-OAR-2004-DC0004; FRL-7853-5] received December 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 110. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; VOC Emission Standards for Solvent Cleaning [R03-OAR-2004-DC-0005; FRL-7853-3] received December 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 111. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Approval of the Control of VOC Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills in Northern Virginia [R03-OAR-2004-VA-0005; FRL-7853-7] received December 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 112. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Virginia; Excess Volatile Organic Compound and Nitrogen Oxides Emissions Fee Rule [R03-OAR-2004-VA0004; FRL-7853-1] received December 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 113. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Other Processes Subject to the Negotiated Regulation for Equipments Leaks [OAR-2003-0023; FRL-7852-3] (RIN: 2060-AK49) received December 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 114. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Kentucky: 1-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan Update for Edmonson Area [R04-OAR-2004- KY-0001-200425(a); FRL-7848-9] received December 17, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 115. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Operating Permits Program; State of Missouri [R07-OAR-2004-MO0004; FRL-7850-3] received December 17, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 116. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule - OMB Approvals Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Technical Amendment [FRL7849-9] received December 17, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 117. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule - Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting Critical Uses from the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide [FRL-7850-8] (RIN: 2060-AJ63) received December 17, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 118. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule Air Quality Designations and Classifications for the Fine Particles (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards [OAR-20030061; FRL-7856-1] (RIN: 2060-AM04) received December 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 119. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Recodification and SIP Renumbering of the New Mexico Administrative Code for Albuquerque/Bernalillo County [NM-44-1-7603a; FRL-7856-3] received December 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 120. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Victoria County Maintenance Plan Update [R06-OAR-2004-TX-0003; FRL-7856-7] received December 27, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 121. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the annual inventory of U.S. Government-sponsored international exhanges and training programs, as well as the FY 2004 report on the activities of the Interagency Working Group on U.S. Government-Sponsored International Exchanges and Training (IAWG), pursuant to Public Law 87-256, section 112(f) and (g) 22 U.S.C. 2460(f) and (g); to the Committee on International Relations. 122. A letter from the Director, Office of White House Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 123. A letter from the Director, Office of White House Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 124. A letter from the Director, Office of White House Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 125. A letter from the Director, Office of White House Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 126. A letter from the Director, Office of White House Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 127. A letter from the Director, Office of White House Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 128. A letter from the Director, Office of White House Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 129. A letter from the Director, Office of White House Liaison, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 130. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of Education, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 131. A letter from the White House Liaison, Department of Education, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 132. A letter from the Human Resources Specialist, Department of Labor, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 133. A letter from the Human Resources Specialist, Department of Labor, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 134. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 135. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform. 136. A letter from the Director, National Gallery of Art, transmitting an annual re |