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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 5330. A bill to amend the Vaccine Injury Compensation 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Clay, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Payne, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Evans, Mr. Owens, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Ford, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Sessions, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Portman, Mr. Green 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 5331. A bill to authorize the Frederick Douglass 
     Gardens, Inc., to establish a memorial and gardens on 
     Department of the Interior lands in the District of Columbia 
     or its environs in honor and commemoration of Frederick 
     Douglass; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BRYANT:
       H.R. 5332. A bill to amend the motor vehicle safety chapter 
     of title 49, United States Code to make it illegal for any 
     person to sell a tire which is the subject of a recall; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 5333. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     revise the overtime pay limitation for Federal employees, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. DICKEY:
       H.R. 5334. A bill to establish a Patients Before Paperwork 
     Medicare Red Tape Reduction Commission to study the 
     proliferation of paperwok under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 5335. A bill to amend the Federal Election campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require candidates for election for Federal 
     office to raise the majority of their contributions from 
     individuals who reside in the State the candidate seeks to 
     represent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 5336. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale to a 
     governmental unit of land or an easement therein for open 
     space conservation purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 5337. A bill to revise the laws of the United States 
     relating to United States cruise vessels, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. HANSEN:
       H.R. 5338. A bill to amend the Homeowners Protection Act of 
     1998 to provide for cancellation of FHA mortgage insurance 
     for mortages on single family homes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Larson, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 5339. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-
     efficient property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. 
             Lowey, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 5340. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to the airport noise and access review program; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 5341. A bill to preserve the requirement for the 
     annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Petri, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             McKinney, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bonior, and 
             Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 5342. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention 
     provisions for National Guard technicians; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 5343. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers using the income forecast method of 
     depreciation to treat costs contingent on income in the same 
     manner as fixed costs to the extent determined by reference 
     to the estimated income under such method, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 5344. A bill to establish limits on medical 
     malpractice claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. EVERETT (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Stump, and Mr. Evans):
       H. Con. Res. 413. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress concerning cooperation between the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense 
     in the procurement of medical items; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, 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. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Bereuter):
       H. Con. Res. 414. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     reestablishment of representative government in Afghanistan; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Cox, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Porter, and Mr. 
             Rohrabacher):
       H. Res. 601. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that without improvement in human rights 
     the Olympic Games in the year 2008 should not be held in 
     Beijing in the People's Republic of China; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Obey, Mr. Borski, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. 
             Kaptur):
       H. Res. 602. A resolution supporting the policy announced 
     by the Secretary of Transportation to delay implementation of 
     the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
     that allow access for Mexican trucks to all United States 
     roads as of 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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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