[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 40 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H2339-H2341]
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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. HONDA:
       H.R. 1397. A bill to provide for immigration relief in the 
     case of certain immigrants who are innocent victims of 
     immigration fraud; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Berry, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Coble, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Graves, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Hayes, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Holden, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Kagen, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Lucas, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Matheson, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Melancon, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, 
             Mr. Ross, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Space, Mr. Terry, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Wilson of New 
             Mexico, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 1398. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     that manure shall not be considered to be a hazardous 
     substance, pollutant, or contaminant; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. ROSS (for himself and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 1399. A bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the 
     District of Columbia; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Pence, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Berman, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 1400. A bill to enhance United States diplomatic 
     efforts with respect to Iran by

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     imposing additional economic sanctions against Iran, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial 
     Services, 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 Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. King 
             of New York, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Daniel E. 
             Lungren of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Markey, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Harman, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Ms. Norton, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Carney, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, and Mr. Perlmutter):
       H.R. 1401. A bill to improve the security of railroads, 
     public transportation, and over-the-road buses in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Castor, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Young 
             of Florida, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Keller, Mr. Mack, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Mica, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Boyd of Florida, and Mr. 
             Stearns):
       H.R. 1402. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 320 South Lecanto Highway in 
     Lecanto, Florida, as the ``Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan 
     Lecanto Post Office Building``; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 1403. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 2 percent tax reduction for members of the 
     Armed Forces who serve in a combat zone; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 1404. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income a portion of the 
     compensation received for active service and for inactive-
     duty training as a member of the Armed Forces; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. McCollum 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 1405. A bill to establish a wildlife global animal 
     information network for surveillance internationally to 
     combat the growing threat of emerging diseases that involve 
     wild animals, such as bird flu, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, 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. ELLSWORTH:
       H.R. 1406. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase, and make permanent certain improvements to, 
     the child tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Poe, and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 1407. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand incentives for education; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, and 
             Mr. Marshall):
       H.R. 1408. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the 
     Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor in Alabama and 
     Georgia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Walsh of 
             New York, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Arcuri, and Mr. Ruppersberger):
       H.R. 1409. A bill to establish a demonstration incentive 
     program within the Department of Education to promote 
     installation of fire alarm detection systems, or other fire 
     prevention technologies, in qualified student housing, 
     dormitories, and other university buildings, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Ellison, and Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 1410. A bill to provide emergency child care in the 
     Gulf Coast Region, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Ellison, and Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 1411. A bill to provide for the construction and 
     rehabilitation of child care facilities in areas of the Gulf 
     Coast affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Ellison, and Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 1412. A bill to establish a temporary program under 
     which emergency loans are made to small businesses that are 
     nonprofit child care businesses; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 1413. A bill to direct the Assistant Secretary of 
     Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to 
     address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out 
     a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to 
     secure and sterile areas of airports; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Towns, and 
             Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 1414. A bill to establish a grant program for 
     individuals still suffering health effects as a result of the 
     September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City and at the 
     Pentagon; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. Harman, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 1415. A bill to provide for the effective prosecution 
     of terrorists and guarantee due process rights; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, and 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. NADLER (for himself, Ms. Harman, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 1416. A bill to restore habeas corpus for those 
     detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition 
     on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain 
     claims; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. NORTON:
       H.R. 1417. A bill to prohibit the closure of Walter Reed 
     Army Medical Center notwithstanding the 2005 recommendations 
     of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 1418. A bill to provide for the expansion and 
     improvement of traumatic brain injury programs; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Weller, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Crowley, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Bean, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Camp of Michigan, and Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers):
       H.R. 1419. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual 
     retirement accounts for charitable purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Capps, 
             Ms. Bean, Mr. Berman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Lee, Ms. Matsui, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McNulty, and Ms. Schwartz):
       H.R. 1420. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to facilitating the development of microbicides 
     for preventing transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Bono, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Fortenberry, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Souder, and Mr. McCotter):
       H.R. 1421. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase tax benefits for parents with children, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 1422. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     provide a tax credit to individuals who enter into agreements 
     to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened

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     species, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself and Mr. Donnelly):
       H.R. 1423. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to lease a portion of a visitor center to be 
     constructed outside the boundary of the Indiana Dunes 
     National Lakeshore in Porter County, Indiana, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Stearns):
       H. Con. Res. 85. Concurrent resolution supporting the goals 
     and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. JONES of Ohio:
       H. Con. Res. 86. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that an appropriate month should be recognized as 
     Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness 
     Month to enhance public awareness of mental illness, 
     especially within minority communities; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Boren, Mr. Serrano, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Ms. Lee, Mr. Engel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 87. Concurrent resolution supporting the goals 
     and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash 
     victims; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Payne, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Poe, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Res. 228. A resolution recognizing the 186th anniversary 
     of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and 
     American democracy; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
             Gallegly):
       H. Res. 230. A resolution recognizing the 50th Anniversary 
     of the Treaty of Rome signed on March 25, 1957, which was a 
     key step in creating the European Union, and reaffirming the 
     close and mutually beneficial relationship between the United 
     States and Europe; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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