[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 8, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H4627-H4628]
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. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 2199. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain 
     improvements in the treatment of individuals with traumatic 
     brain injuries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2200. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to the use of the leave transfer program by wounded 
     veterans who are Federal employees; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       H.R. 2201. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the 
     Committee on Care of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 2202. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide for wage insurance for dislocated workers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. 
             Marchant):
       H.R. 2203. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to increase student access and 
     participation in supplemental educational services, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Holt, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Hare, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Delahunt,r. McIntyre, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Higgins, Ms. Watson, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Farr, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ellison, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. McNerney, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 2204. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve recruitment, 
     preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary 
     and secondary school teachers and principals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Terry, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Porter, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Gerlach, and Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 2205. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from 
     annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at 
     dates later than death by excluding from income a portion of 
     such payments; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 2206. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. OBEY:
       H.R. 2207. A bill making supplemental appropriations for 
     agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Budget, 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. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Matheson, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Ross, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 2208. A bill to provide for a standby loan program for 
     certain coal-to-liquid projects; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology, 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. Nunes, Mr. McCarthy of 
             California, and Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 2209. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to add clementines to the list of fruits and vegetables 
     subject to minimum quality import requirements issued by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     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. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Becerra, 
             and Mr. Kirk):
       H.R. 2210. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care 
     of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health 
     disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, 
     including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian 
     American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and 
     Alaskan Native communities; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Paul, and 
             Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 2211. A bill to require the President to transmit to 
     Congress a report on every program of the Federal Government 
     that authorizes or requires the gathering of information on 
     United States persons in the United States, established 
     whether in whole or in part pursuant to the ``all necessary 
     and appropriate force`` clause contained in the Authorization 
     for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. HARMAN (for herself and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 2212. A bill to require the President to close the 
     Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, 
     Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 2213. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward 
     contracts; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Solis, and Mr. 
             Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2214. A bill to amend the Adult Education and Family 
     Literacy Act to establish integrated English literacy and 
     civics education programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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 Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Farr, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Lee, Mr. Markey, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 2215. A bill to provide a reduction in the aggregate 
     greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy consumed by 
     vehicles and aircraft, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 2216. A bill to amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to 
     include crimes against the homeless; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
             Jefferson):
       H.R. 2217. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to include homeless status in the 
     definition of ``hate crime'' for the purposes of Federal 
     sentencing provisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 2218. A bill to provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks 
     Energy Reserve, and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to make and guarantee loans for the production, distribution, 
     development, and storage of biofuels; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Hill, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 2219. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to award a grant to a private, nonprofit entity to 
     establish, publicize, and operate a national toll-free 
     suicide prevention telephone hotline targeted to and staffed 
     by veterans of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren 
             of California, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Conaway, and 
             Ms. Fallin):
       H.R. 2220. A bill to permit educational agencies and 
     institutions to disclose certain information to parents of 
     students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety 
     or well-being, or to the safety or well-being of others; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Schiff, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Langevin, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Allen, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Olver, Mr. Engel, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Wu, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       H.R. 2221. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by 
     permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and 
     lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent 
     resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and 
     lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud 
     in connection with permanent partnerships; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 2222. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself and Mr. Heller):
       H.R. 2223. A bill to direct the Director of the Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy, in consultation with the 
     Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, to conduct a study on prescription drug take-back 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 2224. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of 
     firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless 
     of age or duty limitations; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 2225. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to submit a report to Congress providing a master 
     plan for the use of the West Los Angeles Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WELCH of Vermont:
       H.R. 2226. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot 
     program to provide readjustment counseling and related mental 
     health services to veterans through the use of mobile 
     centers; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mrs. Capps, and Mrs. 
             Bono):
       H. Con. Res. 144. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H. Con. Res. 145. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     125th anniversary of the city of Billings, Montana; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H. Res. 384. A resolution congratulating the University of 
     Wyoming Cowgirls for winning the Women's National 
     Invitational Tournament for the first time and for their most 
     successful season in school history; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.

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