[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 16, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H571-H572]
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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. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Keller, Mr. Castle, and 
             Mr. Baker):
       H.R. 472. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to address the issues of college affordability and 
     transparency; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Coble, Mrs. 
             Myrick, and Mr. Culberson):
       H.R. 473. A bill to establish a commission to develop 
     legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement 
     benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, and Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 474. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the 
     ``Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center``; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       H.R. 475. A bill to revise the composition of the House of 
     Representatives Page Board to equalize the number of members 
     representing the majority and minority parties and to include 
     a member representing the parents of pages and a member 
     representing former pages, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas:
       H.R. 476. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member 
     service performed by an individual who is convicted of any of 
     certain offenses committed by that individual while serving 
     as a Member of Congress, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Oversight and 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 Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 477. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     strengthen education, prevention, and treatment programs 
     relating to stroke, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CHANDLER (for himself and Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky):
       H.R. 478. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in 
     Lexington, Kentucky, as the ``Scott Reed Federal Building and 
     United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 479. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     revise the do-not-call telemarketing rules to permit 
     individuals to opt out of receiving certain politically-
     oriented telephone calls; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 480. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to any individual 
     who lacks a Social Security account number; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 481. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to require each individual who desires to vote in an election 
     for Federal office to provide the appropriate election 
     official with a government-issued photo identification, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 482. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     transfer ownership of the American River Pump Station 
     Project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 483. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to carry out certain land exchanges involving small parcels 
     of National Forest System land in the Tahoe National Forest 
     in the State of California, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 484. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election for 
     Federal office; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 485. A bill to amend the Small Tracts Act to 
     facilitate the exchange of small tracts of land, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 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 Mr. GINGREY:
       H.R. 486. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to place restrictions on the disposition of funds by 
     leadership PACs; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. HERSETH:
       H.R. 487. A bill to amend the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 
     Equitable Compensation Act to provide compensation to members 
     of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from 
     the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 488. A bill to amend title VI of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 to require reports to be submitted to the 
     Attorney General and the congressional intelligence 
     committees regarding requests for information about an 
     officer, employee, or agent of an element of the intelligence 
     community and to amend the definition of covert agent to 
     include agents that have served outside the United States at 
     any time; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select).
           By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 489. A bill to establish a commission to develop 
     legislation designed to reform entitlement benefit programs 
     and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. McNULTY:
       H.R. 490. A bill to provide certain requirements for 
     hydroelectric projects on the Mohawk River in the State of 
     New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas):
       H.R. 491. A bill to provide for the mandatory revocation of 
     passports of individuals who are more than $5,000 in arrears 
     in child support payments; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
     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. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 492. 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 Oversight and 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allen, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Bono, Mr.

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             Boustany, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Ms. Ginny 
             Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. 
             Drake, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gohmert, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Herger, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kuhl of 
             New York, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Zoe Lofgren 
             of California, Mr. Lucas, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Mica, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Platts, Mr. Porter, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Regula, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             Roskam, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Saxton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Simpson, Ms. Solis, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Upton, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wolf, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Holt, Mr. Jindal, Mr. LaTourette, and 
             Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 493. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of 
     genetic information with respect to health insurance and 
     employment; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. UPTON:
       H.R. 494. A bill to provide for the conditional conveyance 
     of any interest retained by the United States in St. Joseph 
     Memorial Hall in St. Joseph, Michigan; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon:
       H.R. 495. A bill to update the management of Oregon water 
     resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon:
       H.R. 496. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to assist in the planning, design, and construction of the 
     Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in 
     Deschutes County, Oregon; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Brown 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 497. A bill to authorize the Marion Park Project, a 
     committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, to 
     establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the 
     District of Columbia, and its environs to honor Brigadier 
     General Francis Marion; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 498. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the oil and gas tax subsidies enacted in the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Science and Technology, Oversight and Government Reform, and 
     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. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 500. A bill to provide that pay for Members of 
     Congress be reduced following any fiscal year in which there 
     is a Federal deficit; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 
     and 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 Ms. FOXX (for herself, Ms. Hooley, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Coble, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Petri, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Jones 
             of North Carolina):
       H.J. Res. 15. A joint resolution recognizing the 
     contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United 
     States economy; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Holt, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Farr, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Doggett, Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. McCollum 
             of Minnesota, Ms. Hooley, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. 
             Murtha):
       H. Con. Res. 33. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the President should not initiate military 
     action against Iran without first obtaining authorization 
     from Congress; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Gonzalez, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H. Res. 64. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Government of Bangladesh should 
     immediately drop all pending charges against Bangladeshi 
     journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H. Res. 67. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the designation of a 
     National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Stark):
       H. Res. 68. A resolution recognizing the dangers posed by 
     nuclear weapons and calling on the President to engage in 
     nonproliferation strategies designed to eliminate these 
     weapons of mass destrustion from United States and worldwide 
     arsenals; to the Committee on Foreign 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.

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