[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 27, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H3183-H3184]
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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. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boyd of 
             Florida, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Costa, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Markey, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch of Vermont, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 1705. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     direct the Administrator of General Services to install 
     energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in constructing, 
     altering, and maintaining public buildings; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NUNES (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 1706. A bill to provide for assistance to United 
     States exporters of certain fruits and vegetables in order to 
     ensure better access to foreign markets; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and 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. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Platts, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Paul, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Levin, 
             Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Rush, Mr. Kildee, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Farr, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. Baird, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McNulty, Ms. 
             Watson, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. Carson, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Crowley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Stark, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Clay, Ms. Waters, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Altmire, and 
             Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 1707. A bill to suspend the authority for the Western 
     Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor 
     institution to the United States Army School of the Americas) 
     in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. HARMAN (for herself and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 1708. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise 
     compatibility projects; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 1709. A bill to authorize resources for sustained 
     research and analysis to address Colony Collapse Disorder, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. HOOLEY:
       H.R. 1710. A bill to modify the calculation of back pay for 
     persons who were approved for promotion as members of the 
     Navy and Marine Corps while interned as prisoners of war 
     during World War II to take into account changes in the 
     Consumer Price Index; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. HOOLEY:
       H.R. 1711. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve certain accountability and 
     assessment provisions; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1712. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives to improve America's research 
     competitiveness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 1713. A bill to require the President and the Office 
     of the Global AIDS Coordinator to establish a comprehensive 
     and integrated HIV prevention strategy to address the 
     vulnerabilities of women and girls in countries for which the 
     United States provides assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. MACK:
       H.R. 1714. A bill to clarify the boundaries of Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System Clam Pass Unit FL-64P; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 1715. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to make grants to address homeland security 
     preparedness shortcomings of units of municipal and county 
     government; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. McCAUL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Ms. Schwartz, and Mr. McCotter):
       H.R. 1716. A bill to authorize higher education curriculum 
     development and graduate training in advanced energy and 
     green building technologies; to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. McCAUL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Etheridge, 
             and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 1717. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish a National Bio and Agro-defense Facility; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, and 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. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Holt, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 1718. A bill to provide additional student loan 
     forgiveness to teachers of foreign languages; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself and Mr. Rogers 
             of Kentucky):
       H.R. 1719. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture 
     Capital Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Garrett of New Jersey):
       H.R. 1720. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on the 
     sale of animals which are raised and sold as part of an 
     educational program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. King of 
             New York, Ms. Bean, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Mahoney 
             of Florida, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr. 
             Cannon):
       H.R. 1721. A bill to increase the safety of swimming pools 
     and spas by requiring the use of proper anti-entrapment drain 
     covers and pool and spa drainage systems, by establishing a 
     swimming pool safety grant program administered by the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission to encourage States to 
     improve their pool and spa safety laws and to educate the 
     public about pool and spa safety, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Ms. Castor, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Buchanan, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, 
             Mr. Feeney, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Mack, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Keller, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Mica, Mr. Young of Florida, and Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1722. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 601 Banyan Trail in Boca 
     Raton, Florida, as the ``Leonard W. Herman Post Office''; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. WILSON of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 1723. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     ensure fair appraisals in connection with mortgages insured 
     under the

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     FHA single family mortgage insurance program; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Dingell, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Solis, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Bean, Mr. Becerra, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Castle, Ms. Castor, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. Costello, 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. Dicks, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of 
             New York, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Klein 
             of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Latham, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. McNerney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Melancon, 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, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Walz of Minnesota, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.J. Res. 40. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to equal 
     rights for men and women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 101. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the bicentennial of the 1807 Abolition 
     of the Slave Trade Act, which banned the slave trade in the 
     British Empire, allowed for the search and seizure of ships 
     suspected of transporting enslaved people, and provided 
     compensation for the freedom of slaves, should be 
     commemorated; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 102. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of observing the National Day of Human 
     Trafficking Awareness each year to raise awareness of and 
     opposition to human trafficking; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Ms. Bean, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Hodes, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pearce, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Dent, Mr. Shays, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren 
             of California, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Campbell of 
             California, Mr. Mica, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Pence, Mr. McHenry, 
             Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Roskam, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Baker, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Herger, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Putnam, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Baca, Ms. 
             Matsui, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Salazar, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Sestak, Mr. 
             Fattah, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. McCollum 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Barrow, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Solis, Ms. Sutton, 
             Ms. Hooley, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hare, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Boren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, and Mr. Watt):
       H. Res. 273. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Financial Literacy Month, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. DRAKE (for herself, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. 
             McIntyre):
       H. Res. 276. A resolution honoring the 53,000 soldiers, 
     sailors, airmen, Marines, and civilians that comprise the 
     Nation's special operations forces community; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H. Res. 277. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation and goals of ``National Hispanic Media Week'' in 
     honor of the Hispanic media of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. RENZI:
       H. Res. 278. A resolution recognizing the 125th anniversary 
     of Payson, Arizona; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Res. 279. A resolution congratulating East New York 
     Transit Technical High School of Brooklyn, New York, on 
     winning the 2006-2007 PSAL New York City Boys Basketball 
     Championship; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Res. 280. A resolution congratulating Thomas Jefferson 
     High School on winning the 2006-2007 PSAL New York City A-
     League Girls Basketball Championship; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.

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