[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 45 (Thursday, March 15, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H2619-H2621]
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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 1530. A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be 
     used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve a site 
     security plan for a chemical facility, unless the facility 
     meets or exceeds security standards and requirements 
     established for such a facility by the State or local 
     government for the area where the facility is located, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 (for himself and Mr. Rush) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1531. A bill to prohibit deceptive acts and practices 
     in the content rating and labeling of video games; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Wilson of 
             New Mexico, and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 1532. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to making progress toward the goal of 
     eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       H.R. 1533. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     national mercury monitoring program; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       H.R. 1534. A bill to prohibit the sale, distribution, or 
     transfer of mercury, to prohibit the export of mercury, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Waxman, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Engel, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Boucher, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Allen, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Melancon, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Hirono, and 
             Mr. Ross):
       H.R. 1535. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States 
     has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardoza, 
             Ms. Carson, Ms. Castor, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Engel, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Al Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Honda, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Matsui, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Michaud, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Wexler, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. 
             Loebsack):
       H.R. 1536. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in 
     obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the 
     Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the 
     application and qualification process and by revising the 
     resource standards used to determine eligibility for such 
     subsidies, 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 by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 1537. A bill to modernize credit union net worth 
     standards, advance credit union efforts to promote economic 
     growth, and modify credit union regulatory standards and 
     reduce burdens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SKELTON (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Snyder, 
             Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 1538. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, 
     and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces 
     who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Barrett of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Issa, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Price of Georgia, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. 
             Bachmann, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Cantor, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Sali, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Walberg, and Mr. 
             Westmoreland):
       H.R. 1539. A bill to allow a State to submit a declaration 
     of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain 
     funds to improve the academic achievement of students; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1540. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account 
     of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to 
     allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards 
     received on account of such claims, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Loebsack, and 
             Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 1541. A bill to provide support and assistance for 
     families of members of the National Guard and Reserve who are 
     undergoing deployment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Veterans' 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.

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           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Allen, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, and Ms. McCollum of Minnesota):
       H.R. 1542. A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure 
     that Americans can address their own health needs and the 
     health needs of their families; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight 
     and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Wexler, 
             and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 1543. A bill to expand visa waiver program to 
     countries on a probationary basis, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, 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. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Fossella):
       H.R. 1544. A bill to establish an Advisory Committee on 
     Gestational Diabetes, to provide grants to better understand 
     and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FORTUNO:
       H.R. 1545. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of 
     Fort San Geronimo and other related resources in the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the suitability and 
     feasibility of their inclusion in the National Park System as 
     part of the San Juan National Historic Site, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HALL of New York (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Space, and Mr. Welch of Vermont):
       H.R. 1546. A bill to authorize members of the Armed Forces 
     receiving outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center 
     to receive such care through the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 
     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 Ms. HARMAN:
       H.R. 1547. A bill to prohibit the sale of certain 
     inefficient light bulbs, and require the development of a 
     plan for increasing the use of more efficient light bulbs by 
     consumers and businesses; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HODES (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Welch of Vermont):
       H.R. 1548. A bill to establish the Northern Border Economic 
     Development Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. JINDAL:
       H.R. 1549. A bill to use data from school years preceding 
     the Gulf hurricane disasters for purposes of determining 
     allotments under title III of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 to institutions impacted by those disasters; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 1550. A bill to reduce the reporting and certification 
     burdens for certain financial institutions of sections 302 
     and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Chandler, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Higgins, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Michaud, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Petri, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Sires, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             and Mr. Walsh of New York):
       H.R. 1551. A bill to reauthorize Department of Agriculture 
     conservation and energy programs and certain other programs 
     of the Department, to modify the operation and administration 
     of these programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and Labor, and 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 Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Farr, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mr. Graves, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Paul, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Pearce, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Weller, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. 
             Reichert):
       H.R. 1552. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to authorize physical therapists to evaluate and 
     treat Medicare beneficiaries without a requirement for a 
     physician referral, 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 by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Mica, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Graves, 
             Mr. Platts, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Engel, Mr. Higgins, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Al Green of Texas, and Mr. 
             Forbes):
       H.R. 1553. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     advance medical research and treatments into pediatric 
     cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the 
     current treatments and information regarding pediatric 
     cancers, establish a population-based national childhood 
     cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric 
     cancers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama:
       H.R. 1554. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health 
     care services and benefits for certain new beneficiaries as 
     part of the TRICARE program; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, and 
             Mr. Aderholt):
       H.R. 1555. A bill to impose a two year moratorium on the 
     approval by the Secretary of the Interior of new Tribal-State 
     compacts for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mrs. Bono, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mr. Souder, Mr. Poe, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, 
             Mr. Walberg, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Jordan, and Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 1556. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty on the deduction for 
     interest on student loans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. HOOLEY (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. 
             Ortiz):
       H. Con. Res. 92. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     commending Dr. Robert Meaders and all of the volunteers and 
     contributors of Operation Helmet for their efforts in sending 
     out 35,000 helmet upgrade kits to members of the United 
     States Armed Forces deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Andrews, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Boren, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Boyda of 
             Kansas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Carney, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Ms. Giffords, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Hare,

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             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Patrick 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Taylor):
       H. Con. Res. 93. Concurrent resolution honoring the heroic 
     service and sacrifice of the glider pilots of the United 
     States Army Air Forces during World War II; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Cohen, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
       H. Res. 247. A resolution recognizing the contributions of 
     all United States Attorneys, past and present; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Cannon):
       H. Res. 248. A resolution honoring the contributions of 
     patient participants in clinical trials; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Herger, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Pence, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Fortuno, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Fortenberry, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. McCotter, and Mr. Sali):
       H. Res. 249. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to limit gifts to Members, officers, and 
     employees of the House from State and local governments; to 
     the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mrs. Myrick, 
             and Mr. Shadegg):
       H. Res. 250. A resolution honoring Dr. Edwin J. Feulner on 
     the occasion of his 30th anniversary as President of the 
     Heritage Foundation; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. MELANCON:
       H. Res. 251. A resolution congratulating St. Bernard Parish 
     Public Schools Superintendent Doris Voitier for her receipt 
     of the 2007 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SPACE (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Regula, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             LaTourette, and Mr. Jordan):
       H. Res. 252. A resolution recognizing the 45th anniversary 
     of John Hershel Glenn, Jr.'s historic achievement in becoming 
     the first United States astronaut to orbit the Earth; to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology.

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