[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H2820-H2821]
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. KELLER (for himself and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 1615. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Snyder, Mr. McCotter, 
             Mr. Boustany, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Herseth, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Walsh of New 
             York, Mr. Kind, Mr. Stark, Ms. Watson, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Boucher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Carson, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Farr, 
             Mr. Pallone, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hare, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Welch of 
             Vermont, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Olver, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Cummings, and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 1616. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize the McGovern-Dole 
     International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. CARNAHAN:
       H.R. 1617. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 561 Kingsland Avenue in 
     University City, Missouri, as the ``Harriett F. Woods Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CAMP of Michigan:
       H.R. 1618. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for the purchase of plug-in hybrid 
     vehicles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McCotter, and Mr. 
             Dingell):
       H.R. 1619. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the Model T Ford Automobile 
     and the 100th anniversary of the Highland Park Plant, 
     Michigan, the birthplace of the assembly line, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Herger, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Heller, Mr. Simpson, 
             Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, and Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 1620. A bill to provide permanent funding for the 
     payment in lieu of taxes program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 1621. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older 
     Americans with equal access to community-based attendant 
     services and supports, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Jo Ann 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1622. A bill to provide a waiver from sanctions under 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for 
     certain States, local educational agencies, and schools; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Honda, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Towns, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1623. A bill to improve graduation rates by 
     authorizing the Secretary of Education to make grants to 
     improve adolescent literacy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Boren, and Ms. Schakowsky):

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       H.R. 1624. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program of grants for the detection and control 
     of colorectal cancer; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Emanuel, 
             Mr. Roskam, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Bean, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Weller, Mr. Costello, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Hare, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 1625. A bill to establish the Abraham Lincoln National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, and Mr. Altmire):
       H.R. 1626. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at 
     health centers under section 330 of such Act; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 1627. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to require that the Commissioner of Social Security 
     notify individuals of improper use of their social security 
     account numbers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1628. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit the admission to the United States of 
     nonimmigrant students and visitors who are the spouses and 
     children of United States permanent resident aliens, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. Wilson of Ohio):
       H.R. 1629. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
     arrangements are not to be considered available resources 
     under the supplemental security income program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PUTNAM:
       H.R. 1630. A bill to amend the Head Start Act to provide 
     greater accountability for Head Start agencies; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1631. A bill to amend section 245(i) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the deadline for 
     classification petition and labor certification filings; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 1632. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the annual report required on veterans' reemployment 
     rights; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Sires, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Bishop of New York, and 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 1633. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from 
     prescribing regulations that preempt more stringent State 
     regulations governing chemical facility security; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 1634. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish grant programs to provide for education and 
     outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care 
     once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize 
     programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SALI:
       H.R. 1635. A bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools 
     and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Natural Resources, and Appropriations, 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. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Higgins, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 1636. A bill to establish a United States-Poland 
     parliamentary youth exchange program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. DICKS (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Higgins, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mr. Farr, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Engel, Mr. Patrick Murphy 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Honda, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. 
             Filner):
       H. Con. Res. 96. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that there should be enacted a mandatory 
     national program to slow, stop and reverse emissions of 
     greenhouse gases; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H. Res. 258. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that there should be established a 
     National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       H. Res. 259. A resolution honoring and recognizing the work 
     of the Meals On Wheels Association of America, its member 
     senior nutrition programs throughout the country, and their 
     annual March For Meals campaigns; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.

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