[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H9317-H9318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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

           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 6420. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose an excise tax on certain medical care 
     providers that fail to provide a minimum level of charity 
     medical care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, and 
             Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 6421. A bill to implement the Stockholm Convention on 
     Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Protocol on Persistent 
     Organic Pollutants to the Convention on Long-Range 
     Transboundary Air Pollution, and the Rotterdam Convention on 
     the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous 
     Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H.R. 6422. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 (29 U.S.C> 206(a)(1) to reflect the actual costs of 
     living in various regions of the country and to bring the 
     minimum to a fair wage that can support federal workers and 
     contractors and their families; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, and Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 6423. A bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools 
     and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to offset 
     the cost of payments to States and counties under such Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 
     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. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself and 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 6424. A bill to increase the Federal Housing 
     Administration mortgage commitment level for fiscal year 2007 
     to carry out the purposes of sections 238 and 519 of the 
     National Housing Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Fortuno, Mr. Kildee, and Mrs. Schmidt):
       H.R. 6425. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to improve the health and 
     well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the 
     creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center, to assist 
     local Court Teams, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 6426. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for a 
     sequestration on December 31, 2009, to eliminate the actual 
     budget deficit for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H.R. 6427. A bill to increase the amount in certain funding 
     agreements relating to patents and nonprofit organizations to 
     be used for scientific research, development, and education, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Melancon):
       H.R. 6428. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out certain elements of the project for hurricane and 
     storm damage reduction, Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, 
     Louisiana; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. considered and passed.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. Lewis of California, and 
             Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 6429. A bill to treat payments by charitable 
     organizations with respect to certain firefighters as exempt 
     payments; considered and passed.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 6430. A bill to amend section 7209 of the Intelligence 
     Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. NUNES:
       H.R. 6431. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to approve the Change In Scope Request 
     submitted by Family HealthCare Network to the Bureau of 
     Primary Health Care on December 8, 2005; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Ross, and 
             Mr. Skelton):
       H.R. 6432. A bill to provide a clarification with respect 
     to the Mississippi River and Tributaries project; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FARR:
       H.R. 6433. A bill to authorize assistance for the 
     reconstruction and stabilization of Lebanon; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H.R. 6434. A bill to amend the Miscellaneous Trade and 
     Technical Corrections Act of 2004 to authorize the 
     establishment of Integrated Border Inspection Areas at the 
     Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan, and Point 
     Edward, Ontario, Canada; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Wamp, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 6435. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the credit for electricity produced from 
     certain renewable resources; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 6436. A bill to amend the Colorado River Storage 
     Project Act and Public Law 87-483, to authorize the 
     construction and rehabilitation of water infrastructure in 
     Northwestern New Mexico, to authorize the use of the 
     reclamation fund to fund the Reclamation Water Settlements 
     Fund, to authorize the conveyance of certain Reclamation land 
     and infrastructure, to authorize the Commissioner of 
     Reclamation to provide for the delivery of water, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H. Con. Res. 502. Concurrent resolution to correct the 
     enrollment of the bill H. R. 5682; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT:
       H. Con. Res. 503. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred 
     Ninth Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Watson, Mr. Payne, Ms. Schwartz of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Serrano, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Holt, Mr. Reichert, Mr. 
             Crowley, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Moore 
             of

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             Wisconsin, Ms. Waters, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Harman, Mr. Costa, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Olver):
       H. Con. Res. 504. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     League of Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in the 
     Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop 
     the genocide in Darfur; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H. Res. 1104. A resolution providing for a severance 
     payment for employees of leadership offices and committees of 
     the House of Representatives who are separated from 
     employment solely and directly as a result of a change in the 
     party holding the majority of the membership of the House; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H. Res. 1106. A resolution Articles of Impeachment against 
     George Walker Bush, President of the United States of 
     America, and other officials, for high crimes and 
     misdemeanors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT:
       H. Res. 1107. A resolution providing for the printing of a 
     revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of 
     Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 1108. A resolution appointing a committee to inform 
     the President; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H. Res. 1109. A resolution honoring Physicians for Peace 
     for its efforts to foster peace and diplomacy throughout the 
     world, and paying tribute to the life and achievements of its 
     founder, Dr. Charles E. Horton, on the occasion of his death; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Ms. Lee, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Ms. Solis, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Waters, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Farr, Mr. Stark, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Holt, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. 
             Filner):
       H. Res. 1110. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the President should express 
     public support for the workers' rights and protection 
     provisions of China's ``Draft Labor Contract Law'' and 
     repudiate efforts by some United States corporations and 
     their representatives in China to diminish such rights and 
     protection provisions; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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