[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 18, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H3559-H3561]
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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 Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 1905. A bill to provide for the treatment of the 
     District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes 
     of representation in the House of Representatives, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1906. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to adjust the estimated tax payment safe harbor based on 
     income for the preceding year in the case of individuals with 
     adjusted gross income greater than $5 million; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 1907. A bill to authorize the acquisition of land and 
     interests in land from willing sellers to improve the 
     conservation of, and to enhance the ecological values and 
     functions of, coastal and estuarine areas to benefit both the 
     environment and the economies of coastal communities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Coble, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Issa, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Cannon, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 1908. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for patent reform; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUELLAR (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Carter, and Mr. Conaway):
       H.R. 1909. A bill to increase the number of Federal 
     judgeships in certain judicial districts with heavy caseloads 
     of criminal immigration cases; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 1910. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods made with 
     sweatshop labor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. DONNELLY:
       H.R. 1911. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the credit for expenses for household and 
     dependent care services necessary for gainful employment; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1912. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to cover hearing aids and auditory 
     rehabilitation services under the Medicare Program; 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, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky):
       H.R. 1913. A bill to assist in the conservation of great 
     cats by supporting and providing financial resources for the 
     conservation programs of nations within the range of great 
     cats and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in 
     the conservation of great cats; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CARTER (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Poe, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Rehberg, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Brady 
             of Texas, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Bishop of Utah, 
             Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Hayes, Mr. McHenry, and Mr. 
             Culberson):
       H.R. 1914. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ensure the death penalty for

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     terrorists, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 1915. A bill to promote the future of the American 
     automobile industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means, 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. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 1916. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand, and extend for 10 years, the American Samoa 
     economic development credit; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 1917. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to enable Federal agencies responsible for the 
     preservation of threatened species and endangered species to 
     rescue and relocate members of any of those species that 
     would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, 
     maintenance, or repair of Federal or non-Federal manmade 
     flood control levees; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 1918. A bill to amend the Forest Service use and 
     occupancy permit program to restore the authority of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to utilize the special use permit 
     fees collected by the Secretary in connection with the 
     establishment and operation of marinas in units of the 
     National Forest System derived from the public domain, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Higgins, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Miller 
             of North Carolina, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Stark, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 1919. A bill to designate as wilderness certain 
     Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado 
     Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah for the 
     benefit of present and future generations of Americans; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. INSLEE:
       H.R. 1920. A bill to provide incentives to the auto 
     industry to accelerate efforts to develop more energy-
     efficient vehicles to lessen dependence on oil; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Farr, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Paul, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Serrano, and 
             Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1921. A bill to affirm the religious freedom of 
     taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in 
     war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments 
     of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create 
     the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax 
     payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MAHONEY of Florida:
       H.R. 1922. A bill to designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse 
     and the surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida as 
     an Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National 
     Landscape System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. McCARTHY of California:
       H.R. 1923. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the exemption amount for the alternative 
     minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 1924. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide credit rate parity for all renewable 
     resources under the electricity production credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 1925. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a separate Veterans Integrated Service 
     Network for the Gulf Coast region of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, Mr. Latham, and Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 1926. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve patient access to, and utilization 
     of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit under the 
     Medicare Program; 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. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Filner, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Hare, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. 
             Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Higgins, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1927. A bill to repeal the requirement for reduction 
     of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by 
     veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 1928. A bill to provide for a report by the National 
     Academy of Sciences on underrepresentation of certain groups 
     in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields; 
     to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, 
             and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 1929. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 1930. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to increase competitiveness in the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1931. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     require the production of Federal reserve notes in a manner 
     which enables an individual who is blind to determine the 
     denomination of each such note, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 1932. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for improved payments under the 
     Medicare Program for academic anesthesiology programs for 
     resident physicians and for academic programs for student 
     registered nurse anesthetists; 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. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 1933. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage 
     research, development, and demonstration program of the 
     Department of Energy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 1934. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to 
     each subcontractor under a Federal contract and to

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     require a clause in each subcontract under a Federal contract 
     that outlines the provisions of the prompt payment statute 
     and other related information; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 1935. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to 
     subcontract with small businesses as described in its 
     subcontracting plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 1936. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement 
     contracts awarded to small business concerns; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H. Con. Res. 116. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the National Museum of Wildlife Art, 
     located in Jackson, Wyoming, shall be designated as the 
     ``National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States``; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. Jo Ann DAVIS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Forbes, and 
             Mr. Goode):
       H. Con. Res. 117. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     400th Anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gutierrez, 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, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H. Con. Res. 118. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     City of Chicago for being chosen to represent the United 
     States in the international competition to host the 2016 
     Olympic and Paralympic Games, and encouraging the 
     International Olympic Committee to select Chicago as the site 
     of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GOODE:
       H. Con. Res. 119. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the President should immediately 
     and unequivocally call for the enforcement of existing 
     immigration laws in order to reduce the threat of a terrorist 
     attack and to reduce the massive influx of illegal aliens 
     into the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, 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. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H. Res. 315. A resolution honoring the accomplishments and 
     legacy of Juan Nepomuceno Seguin; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H. Res. 316. A resolution recognizing the accomplishments 
     of Roger D. Kornberg, Andrew Fire, Craig Mello, John C. 
     Mather, and George F. Smoot for being awarded Nobel Prizes in 
     the fields of chemistry, physiology or medicine, and physics; 
     to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Lincoln Davis 
             of Tennessee, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, and Mr. 
             Cohen):
       H. Res. 320. A resolution congratulating the University of 
     Tennessee women's basketball team for winning the 2007 NCAA 
     Division I Women's Basketball Championship; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 321. A resolution honoring Dick Brown: New York's 
     greatest ambassador to Washington; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.

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