[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 37 (Monday, March 5, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H2164-H2165]
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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. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Solis, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Lantos, 
             and Mr. Gene Green of Texas):
       H.R. 1308. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to permit States the option of coverage of legal 
     immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State 
     children's health insurance program (SCHIP); 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. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Platts, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 1309. A bill to promote openness in Government by 
     strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
     (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. ALTMIRE:
       H.R. 1310. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to waive the late enrollment penalty 
     under such part for 2006 and 2007 and to fully subsidize any 
     such penalties subsequently imposed for part D subsidy-
     eligible individuals; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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 Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Porter, and Mr. 
             Heller):
       H.R. 1311. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Alta-Hualapai Site to the city of Las Vegas, 
     Nevada, for the development of a cancer treatment facility; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Schiff, and 
             Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California):
       H.R. 1312. A bill to expedite adjudication of employer 
     petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1313. A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the 
     Library to obtain a statue of Constantino Brumidi for display 
     in the Capitol Visitor Center; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Price of Georgia, 
             Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 1314. A bill to provide that only certain forms of 
     identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal 
     Government and by financial institutions; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Ms. HERSETH:
       H.R. 1315. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide specially adaptive housing assistance to certain 
     disabled members of the Armed Forces residing temporarily in 
     housing owned by a family member; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Costello, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. 
             Manzullo):
       H.R. 1316. A bill to provide institutions of higher 
     education with a right of action against entities that 
     improperly regulate intercollegiate sports activities; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1317. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     train unemployed workers for employment as health care 
     professionals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, 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. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 1318. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     repeal the authority for agent or attorney representation in 
     veterans benefits cases before the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MATHESON:
       H.R. 1319. A bill to authorize an additional use of the 
     property containing the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Salt Lake 
     City, Utah, that was conveyed by the United States to the 
     Mount Olivet Cemetery Association in 1909, to authorize the 
     reconveyance of the property subject to certain use 
     restrictions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 1320. A bill to protect important existing television 
     band devices in the unassigned, non-licensed television 
     channels from harmful interference from new devices; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 1321. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve payments under the Medicare clinical 
     laboratory fee schedule; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Michaud, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 1322. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide emergency 
     protection for retiree health benefits; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, 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. SALAZAR (for himself and Mr. Perlmutter):
       H.R. 1323. A bill to authorize a major medical facility 
     project for the Department of

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     Veterans Affairs at Denver, Colorado; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1324. A bill to urge the Secretary of State to 
     designate the Quds Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic 
     Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist 
     organization; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. SIRES:
       H.R. 1325. A bill to require the Government of Iraq to 
     match, dollar for dollar, the amount of United States 
     assistance awarded for the reconstruction of Iraq; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 1326. A bill to promote openness in Government by 
     strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
     (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Emanuel, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Higgins, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Costello, Mr. Carney, 
             and Mr. Murphy of Connecticut):
       H.J. Res. 39. A joint resolution proclaiming Casimir 
     Pulaski be an honorary citizen of the United States 
     posthumously; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 78. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award the 
     Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 79. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
     Derby; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Shuler, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 80. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to 
     recommit to a political solution to the conflict in northern 
     Uganda and to recommence vital peace talks, and urging 
     immediate and substantial support for the ongoing peace 
     process from the United States and the international 
     community; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina):
       H. Res. 210. A resolution commending the Appalachian State 
     University football team for winning the 2006 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-AA Football 
     Championship; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H. Res. 211. A resolution recognizing and supporting the 
     long distance runs that will take place in the People's 
     Republic of China in 2007 and the United States in 2008 to 
     promote friendship between the peoples of China and the 
     United States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H. Res. 212. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 70th 
     Anniversary of the founding of the National Association for 
     College Admission Counseling; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. WYNN (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Walsh of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H. Res. 213. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a United Nations Emergency Peace 
     Service capable of intervening in the early stages of a 
     humanitarian crisis could save millions of lives, billions of 
     dollars, and is in the interests of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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