[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 2 (Friday, January 5, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H109-H110]
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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:

                       [Filed on January 5, 2007]

           By Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Bean, Mr. Becerra, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boren, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carnahan, 
             Mr. Carney, Ms. Castor, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ellsworth, 
             Mr. Emanuel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kagen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind, Mr. Klein of Florida, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen 
             of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Mahoney of Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNerney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Mitchell, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Salazar, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Sestak, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Shuler, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Solis, Mr. Space, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 1. A bill to provide for the implementation of the 
     recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist 
     Attacks Upon the United States; to the Committees on Homeland 
     Security Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. George Miller of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Bean, 
             Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Carney, Ms. 
             Castor, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Clarke, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Lincoln Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Giffords, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Herseth, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, 
             Ms. Hooley, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kagen, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Mahoney of Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNerney, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Michaud, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Patrick 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, 
             Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
             Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Space, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Sutton, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walsh of New York, 
             Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Welch 
             of Vermont, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Ms.

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             Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 2. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DeGette (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Porter, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lewis 
             of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Regula, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mrs. Bono, Mr. Stark, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Reichert, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Altmire, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Ms. 
             Bean, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Corrine Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Carney, Ms. Carson, Ms. Castor, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Giffords, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of New 
             York, Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mr. Hodes, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Mahoney of Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Matheson, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moore 
             of Kansas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Patrick 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Price of Georgia, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ross, 
             Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, 
             Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Sestak, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Snyder, Ms. Solis, Mr. Space, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Sutton, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Welch of Vermont, 
             Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 3. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for human embryonic stem cell research; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. Dingell (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Rangel, 
             Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Becerra, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Boucher, Ms. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carnahan, 
             Mr. Carney, Ms. Castor, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Giffords, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hall of New 
             York, Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Kagen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind, 
             Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Zoe Lofgren 
             of California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             McCarthy of California, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Michaud, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Salazar, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Sires, Mr. Skelton, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Solis, Mr. Space, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 4. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on 
     behalf of Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce and Ways and Means.

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