[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 13, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H1563-H1564]
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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Brown of 
             South Carolina):
       H.R. 1006. A bill to amend the provisions of law relating 
     to the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1007. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to repeal the long-term goal for reducing to zero the 
     incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in 
     commercial fishing operations, and to modify the goal of take 
     reduction plans for reducing such takings; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. BEAN (for herself, Mr. Hill, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             Barrow, Mr. Berry, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Hall of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Kind, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Melancon, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Patrick 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ross, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Shuler, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 1008. A bill to improve public awareness in the United 
     States regarding safe use of the Internet through the 
     establishment of an Office of Internet Safety and Public 
     Awareness within the Federal Trade Commission; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. McDermott, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1009. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     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. George Miller of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Petri):
       H.R. 1010. A bill to ensure that Federal student loans are 
     delivered as efficiently as possible in order to provide 
     additional grant aid to students; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 1011. A bill to designate additional National Forest 
     System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness or a 
     wilderness study area, to designate the Kimberling Creek 
     Potential Wilderness Area for eventual incorporation in the 
     Kimberling Creek Wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain 
     and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to provide for the development 
     of trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, 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. BUCHANAN (for himself, Ms. Fallin, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Ginny 
             Brown-Waite of Florida):
       H.R. 1012. A bill to reform laws and procedures affecting 
     small business; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Small Business, the 
     Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, 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. BURGESS:
       H.R. 1013. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit the approval or continuation of section 1115 
     waivers insofar as they provide coverage of nonpregnant 
     adults under the State Children's Health Insurance Program 
     (SCHIP); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 1014. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
     prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, 
     stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Gonzalez, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 1015. A bill to require automobile dealers to disclose 
     to consumers the presence of event data recorders, or ``black 
     boxes'', on new automobiles, and to require manufacturers to 
     provide the consumer with the option to enable and disable 
     such devices on future automobiles; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 1016. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public 
     Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of 
     the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with any of 
     the management partners of the Boston Harbor Islands National 
     Recreation Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 1017. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve requirements under the Medicaid Program for 
     items and services furnished in or through an educational 
     program or setting to children, including children with 
     developmental, physical, or mental health needs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 1018. A bill to amend he Animal Health Protection Act 
     to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or 
     carrying out a National Animal Identification System or 
     similar requirement and to require the Secretary to protect 
     information obtained as part of any voluntary animal 
     identification system; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FORTUNO:
       H.R. 1019. A bill to designate the United States 
     customhouse building located at 31 Gonzalez Clemente Avenue 
     in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the ``Rafael Martinez Nadal 
     United States Customhouse Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. 
             Crowley):
       H.R. 1020. A bill to authorize the Urban Areas Security 
     Initiative Grants Program of the Department of Homeland 
     Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1021. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resources study regarding the 
     suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic 
     buildings and areas in Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of 
     the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. McCarthy of New York:
       H.R. 1022. A bill to reauthorize the assault weapons ban, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 1023. A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding 
     on certain payments made to vendors by government entities; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 1024. A bill to provide for the issuance of a postage 
     stamp commemorating the 450th anniversary of the founding of 
     the first European settlement in the continental United 
     States, at Pensacola, Florida, by Tristan de Luna in 1559; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska):
       H.R. 1025. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
     implementing a water supply and conservation project to 
     improve water supply reliability, increase the capacity of 
     water storage, and improve water management efficiency in the 
     Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska 
     and Milford Lake in Kansas; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. 
             Herseth, and Mr. Ross):
       H.R. 1026. A bill to facilitate the sale of United States 
     agricultural products to Cuba, as authorized by the Trade 
     Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and 
     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. MURTHA:
       H.R. 1027. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     authorize the spouse and siblings of a recipient of the 
     Purple Heart medal to become associate members in the 
     Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of 
     America, Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 1028. A bill to create a Rural Policing Institute as 
     part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Campbell of 
             California, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mrs. Blackburn):
       H.R. 1029. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to 
     require the disclosure of information relating to the fair 
     market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Carson):
       H.R. 1030. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for 
     cancer to minority or underserved populations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Solis, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Kildee, 
             and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 1031. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in 
     minority communities; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Boozman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 1032. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants for treatment and support services for 
     Alzheimer's patients and their families; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 1033. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a grant program to improve railroad safety by 
     providing funds for the construction and maintenance of 
     fencing and other protective structures along railroad 
     tracks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Melancon, Mr. 
             LaHood, and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 1034. A bill to amend the National Guard Youth 
     Challenge Program under title 32, United States Code, to 
     exclude non-defense funds made available by other Federal 
     agencies for the Program from the matching requirements of 
     the Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 1035. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a nonrefundable personal credit to 
     individuals who donate certain life-saving organs; 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1036. A bill to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a parcel of real property to the Alaska 
     Railroad Corporation; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Patricia Q. Stonesifer as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.J. Res. 26. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Walter E. Massey as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.J. Res. 27. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Roger W. Sant as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.J. Res. 28. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to 
     vote; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 29. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of 
     all citizens of the United States to a public education of 
     equal high quality; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 30. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of 
     citizens of the United States to health care of equal high 
     quality; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 31. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to equality of 
     rights and reproductive rights; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to 
     decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 33. A joint resolution proposing an amendment the 
     Constitution of the United States respecting the right to a 
     clean, safe, and sustainable environment; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 34. A joint resolution proposing an amendment the 
     Constitution of the United States relative to taxing the 
     people of the United States progressively; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 35. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to 
     full employment and balanced growth; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H.J. Res. 36. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to abolish the 
     Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the 
     President and Vice President by the popular vote of all 
     citizens of the United States regardless of place of 
     residence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Flake, Mr. Poe, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Lamborn, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, and Mr. Sessions):
       H. Res. 158. A resolution observing the 200th anniversary 
     of the abolition of the British slave trade and encouraging 
     the people of the United States, particularly the youth of 
     the United States, to remember the life and legacy of William 
     Wilberforce, a member of the British House of Commons who 
     devoted his life to the suppression and abolition of the 
     institution of slavery, and to work for the protection of 
     human rights throughout the world; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.

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