[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 7, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H1342-H1344]
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. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell of California, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Crenshaw, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Flake, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Keller, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McHenry, 
             Mrs McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Price 
             of Georgia, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 866. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election 
     conducted by the National Labor Relations Board; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS:
       H.R. 867. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the provision for penalty-free withdrawals 
     from individual retirement plans for qualified reservist 
     distributions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kind, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Moore of Kansas, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 868. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a married couple who operates a unincorporated 
     business as co-owners to file separate self-employment tax 
     returns; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Hare, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Poe, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Miller 
             of Michigan, Mr. McCaul of Texas, and Mrs. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 869. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     revive previous authority on the use of the Armed Forces and 
     the militia to address interference with State or Federal 
     law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. 
             Taylor):
       H.R. 870. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide liability protections for employees and contractors 
     of health centers under section 330 of such Act who provide 
     health services in emergency areas; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WEXLER:
       H.R. 871. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property 
     distributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 872. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to make competitive grants to community colleges and advanced 
     technology education centers partnering with community 
     colleges to support the education and training of technicians 
     in the fields of bioenergy and other agriculture-based, 
     renewable energy resources, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York):
       H.R. 873. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prohibit fees by creditors for payments on credit card 
     accounts by electronic fund transfers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CARDOZA:
       H.R. 874. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide an additional penalty for public officials who abuse 
     their office in furtherance of a felony; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDOZA:
       H.R. 875. A bill to amend the Federal Financial Management 
     Improvement Act of 1996 to require the head of an agency to 
     be reconfirmed by the Senate unless the agency is found to be 
     in compliance with the requirements of such Act, as reported 
     by the Comptroller General; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Biggert, 
             and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 876. A bill to modernize and expand the reporting 
     requirements relating to child pornography, to expand 
     cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 877. A bill to amend the Adams National Historical 
     Park Act of 1998 to include the Quincy Homestead within the 
     boundary of the Adams National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Sires, and Ms. Hirono):
       H.R. 878. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities 
     transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FEENEY:
       H.R. 879. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to require individuals to present a government-issued photo 
     identification as a condition of voting in elections for 
     Federal office, to prohibit any individual from tabulating 
     votes in an election for Federal office unless the individual 
     has been subject to a criminal background check, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Pence, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 880. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens 
     and communities from violent criminals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York):
       H.R. 881. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to reduce human exposure to mercury through 
     vaccines; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Allen, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Dent, 
             Mr. Souder, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 882. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve access to emergency medical services 
     and the quality of care furnished in emergency departments of 
     hospitals and critical access hospitals by establishing a 
     bipartisan commission to examine factors that affect the 
     effective delivery of such services, by providing for 
     additional payments for certain physician services furnished 
     in such emergency departments, and by requiring reports on 
     certain emergency department information as a condition of 
     participation in the Medicare Program, 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

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     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Ms. HERSETH:
       H.R. 883. A bill to enhance and provide to the Oglala Sioux 
     Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project certain benefits of 
     the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Langevin, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Reichert, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Dent, Mr. David 
             Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 884. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Science and Technology Homeland Security International 
     Cooperative Programs Office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
             Sherman):
       H.R. 885. A bill to support the establishment of an 
     international regime for the assured supply of nuclear fuel 
     for peaceful means and to authorize voluntary contributions 
     to the International Atomic Energy Agency to support the 
     establishment of an international nuclear fuel bank; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Inslee, 
             and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 886. A bill to enhance ecosystem protection and the 
     range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the 
     Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by 
     designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as 
     wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself and Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio):
       H.R. 887. A bill to provide for Project GRAD programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself and Mr. Feeney):
       H.R. 888. A bill to provide for the admission to the United 
     States of nonimmigrant business facilitation visitors; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H.R. 889. A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
     Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to establish 
     vessel ballast water management requirements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 
     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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 890. A bill to establish requirements for lenders and 
     institutions of higher education in order to protect students 
     and other borrowers receiving educational loans; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Ferguson, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Shays, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Saxton, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Platts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Campbell 
             of California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Marchant, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Berman, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 891. A bill to ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is 
     prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, 
     or advertised in the United States and to require the 
     labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling 
     Act; 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. PITTS:
       H.R. 892. A bill to establish and provide for the treatment 
     of Individual Development Accounts, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POE:
       H.R. 893. A bill to provide for loan repayment for 
     prosecutors and public defenders; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Castle):
       H.R. 894. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to apply certain requirements regarding the 
     disclosure of identifying information within communications 
     made through the Internet, to apply certain disclosure 
     requirements to prerecorded telephone calls, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Terry, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 895. A bill to take certain steps toward recognition 
     by the United States of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself and Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 896. A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for the pass through of all child 
     support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance 
     under the program of block grants to States for temporary 
     assistance for needy families; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Payne, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cohen, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Hare, Mr. Ellison, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 897. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense, 
     Secretary of State, Secretary of the Interior, and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development to provide to Congress copies and descriptions of 
     contracts and task orders in excess of $5,000,000 for work to 
     be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan; 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.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 898. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for 
     hiring military service personnel returning from service in 
     Iraq or Afghanistan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 899. A bill to provide a mechanism for the 
     determination on the merits of the claims of claimants who 
     met the class criteria in a civil action relating to racial 
     discrimination by the Department of Agriculture but who were 
     denied that determination; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Putnam, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Kind, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Renzi, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Dent, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Wu, Mr. Poe, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Mack, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Kuhl of New York, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Keller, Mr. Mollohan, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Coble, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Clay, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Paul, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Olver, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Taylor, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Costa, Mr. Castle, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Cardoza):
       H.R. 900. A bill to provide for a federally sanctioned 
     self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mrs. Biggert, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Shays, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Harman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       H.R. 901. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to direct certain coeducational 
     elementary and secondary schools to make available 
     information on equality in school athletic programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and 
             Mr. Pearce):

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       H.R. 902. A bill to facilitate the use for irrigation and 
     other purposes of water produced in connection with 
     development of energy resources; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 903. A bill to provide for a study of options for 
     protecting the open space characteristics of certain lands in 
     and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in 
     Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. 
             Perlmutter):
       H.R. 904. A bill to better provide for compensation for 
     certain persons injured in the course of employment at the 
     Rocky Flats site in Colorado; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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 Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 905. A bill to increase accountability and equity in 
     the Federal budget; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means, and 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. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina):
       H.R. 906. A bill to promote and coordinate global change 
     research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science 
     and Technology, 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. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.J. Res. 23. A joint resolution proposing an amendment the 
     Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing 
     personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the 
     United States Government from engaging in business in 
     competition with its citizens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Con. Res. 60. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) 
     Day, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. WELCH of Vermont
       H. Res. 133. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 547) to facilitate the development of markets 
     for alternative fuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel 
     through research, development, and demonstration and data 
     collection.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Dicks, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Cuellar, and Mr. Al Green of Texas):
       H. Res. 134. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 
     employees of the Department of Homeland Security for their 
     efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rush, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Sestak, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H. Res. 135. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a National Historically Black 
     Colleges and Universities Week should be established; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H. Res. 136. A resolution commending the Girl Scouts of the 
     United States of America on the occasion of their 95th 
     anniversary, for providing quality age-appropriate 
     experiences that prepare girls to become the leaders of 
     tomorrow and for raising issues important to girls; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Holt, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida):
       H. Res. 137. A resolution honoring the life and six decades 
     of public service of Jacob Birnbaum and especially his 
     commitment freeing Soviet Jews from religious, cultural, and 
     communal extinction; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Berry, and 
             Mr. Boozman):
       H. Res. 138. A resolution recognizing the importance of Hot 
     Springs National Park on its 175th anniversary; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.

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