[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 20, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H2742-H2744]
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. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. 
             Bilirakis):
       H.R. 1577. A bill to create a Department of Defense-wide 
     program of patient navigators for wounded members of the 
     Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 1578. A bill to establish and monitor medical holdover 
     performance standards; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
             Shays):
       H.R. 1579. A bill to create a standard solider patient 
     tracking system; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. 
             Shays):
       H.R. 1580. A bill to create a Department of Defense-wide 
     Ombudsman Office; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H.R. 1581. A bill to improve coordination, implementation, 
     and oversight of United States economic reconstruction 
     assistance for Iraq, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, 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. SCHIFF (for himself and Mrs. Bono):
       H.R. 1582. A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement 
     resources committed to investigation and prosecution of 
     violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to 
     protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent 
     criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for 
     violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       H.R. 1583. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to extend the Milk Income Loss 
     Contract Program through fiscal year 2012 at the 45 percent 
     payment rate, to establish a minimum price for Class I milk 
     under Federal milk marketing orders, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Goode, and Mrs. Boyda of Kansas):
       H.R. 1584. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance 
     credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SKELTON (for himself and Mr. Hunter) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1585. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2008 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
     year 2007, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 1586. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift 
     taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. SCHMIDT:
       H.R. 1587. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out programs and activities to enhance the safety of 
     levees in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Rothman, 
             and Mr. Gillmor):
       H.R. 1588. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and 
     family therapist services and mental health counselor 
     services under part B of 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 by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Tom 
             Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 1589. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the 
     military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs as dependency and indemnity 
     compensation, to repeal the optional annuity authority for 
     the dependent children of a member when there is an eligible 
     surviving spouse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Meehan, 
             Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Shays, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Clay, Mr. Honda, Ms.

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             Woolsey, Ms. Harman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Payne, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hodes, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Sires, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Rothman, Ms. Waters, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Zoe Lofgren 
             of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Fattah, Ms. Solis, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. Towns, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Israel, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Castor, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Meek 
             of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Carson, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Hall of New York, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 1590. A bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and 
     protect the climate; 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Shays, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Nadler, and Mrs. Bono):
       H.R. 1592. A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, 
     local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate 
     crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Coble, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Ms. 
             Clarke):
       H.R. 1593. A bill to reauthorize the grant program for 
     reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry 
     planning and implementation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Altmire, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Patrick 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Dent, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Holden, Mr. Tim 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 1594. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, as the 
     Michael A. Marzano Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
     Clinic; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Honda, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 1595. A bill to implement the recommendations of the 
     Guam War Claims Review Commission; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FERGUSON (for himself, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             Reichert, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida):
       H.R. 1596. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide and extend tax incentives for renewable 
     energy and conservation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Boucher, and Mr. Gillmor):
       H.R. 1597. A bill to require the FCC to issue a final order 
     regarding television white spaces; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. Davis of Kentucky):
       H.R. 1598. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to protect the credit of servicemembers deployed to an 
     overseas combat zone and to facilitate awareness of a 
     servicemember's rights under such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1599. A bill to ensure an adequate supply of public 
     health professionals, 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. CARDOZA (for himself, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Salazar, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. McCarthy of California, 
             Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Walsh 
             of New York, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Farr, Mr. Mahoney of 
             Florida, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Allen, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Filner, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Welch of 
             Vermont, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Nunes, 
             Mr. Rush, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Hooley, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Costa, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Shuler, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wu, 
             Mrs. Bono, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mrs. Drake, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Issa, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Simpson, 
             Mr. Platts, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Shays, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mr. Barrow, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 1600. A bill to continue and expand upon previous 
     congressional efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable 
     supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty 
     crops for American consumers and international markets, to 
     enhance the competitiveness of United States-grown specialty 
     crops, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and 
     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. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1601. A bill to facilitate the provision of telehealth 
     services, 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. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1602. A bill to ensure environmental justice in the 
     areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1603. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     establish a national health program administered by the 
     Office of Personnel Management to offer Federal employee 
     health benefits plans to certain individuals affected by an 
     incident of national significance, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Poe, Ms. Watson, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Reyes, 
             and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 1604. A bill to designate the headquarters building of 
     the Embassy of the United States in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as 
     the ``Mickey Leland United States Embassy Building``; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 1605. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     repeal requirements that applicants for merchant seamen 
     licenses and certificates and merchant mariner's documents 
     must take oaths, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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           By Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 1606. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of a flexibility incentive 
     grant program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 1607. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship 
     by certain individuals born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, 
     Kampuchea, or Thailand; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hall 
             of New York, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Sutton, and Ms. 
             Watson):
       H.R. 1608. A bill to expand college opportunities by 
     significantly simplifying the Federal student aid application 
     process; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Renzi, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Space, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 1609. A bill to award posthumously a Congressional 
     Gold Medal to Constantino Brumidi; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1610. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 1611. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     improve the 8(a) program; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 1612. A bill to modify the boundary of the Minidoka 
     Internment National Monument, to establish the Minidoka 
     National Historic Site, to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to convey certain land and improvements of the 
     Gooding Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Linder, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Pitts, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. Garrett 
             of New Jersey):
       H.R. 1613. A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States to provide for legal protection against 
     frivolous lawsuits directed at statutes prohibiting picketing 
     at military and other funerals, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. 
             Platts):
       H.R. 1614. A bill to reform the financing of House 
     elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government 
     Reform, 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. BORDALLO:
       H. Con. Res. 94. Concurrent resolution encouraging the 
     elimination of harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to 
     overcapacity in commercial fishing fleets worldwide and that 
     lead to the overfishing of global fish stocks; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H. Con. Res. 95. Concurrent resolution honoring the career 
     and research accomplishments of Frances E. Allen, the 2006 
     recipient of the A.M. Turing Award; to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H. Res. 256. A resolution congratulating Sauk Village, 
     Illinois, on its 50th anniversary; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. PLATTS (for himself and Mr. Cummings):
       H. Res. 257. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.

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