[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 79 (Monday, May 14, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H4965-H4966]
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. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. Platts, Mr. Boyd of 
             Florida, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             Bonner, Mr. Regula, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Altmire, and 
             Ms. Hirono):
       H.R. 2289. A bill to establish an adolescent literacy 
     program; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Ms. Carson, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Issa, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
             Mr. McCaul of Texas, and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 2290. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PEARCE (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mr. Feeney, and Mr. Kline of Minnesota):
       H.R. 2291. A bill to grant immunity from civil liability to 
     any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security 
     personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten 
     transportation safety or security or takes reasonable action 
     to mitigate such activity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HALL of New York (for himself, Mr. Space, Mr. 
             Donnelly, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Ms. Hooley, Ms. 
             Bean, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Hare, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Altmire, and Mr. Kagen):
       H.R. 2292. A bill to prohibit the payment of bonuses to 
     certain officers of the Department of Veterans Affairs unless 
     fewer than 100,000 disability compensation claims are pending 
     before the Department; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Pence, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H.R. 2293. A bill to require the Secretary of State to 
     submit to Congress a report on efforts to bring to justice 
     the Palestinian terrorists who killed John Branchizio, Mark 
     Parson, and John Marin Linde; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
       H.R. 2294. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise the definition of 
     ``violent offender'' for the purpose of participation in drug 
     courts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Rush, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Bono, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Allen, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Solis, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Barrow, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Goode, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Boustany, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Brown of 
             South Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Capuano, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Sires, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 2295. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral 
     Sclerosis Registry; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 2296. A bill to reduce the Nation's oil dependence and 
     enhance the Nation's ability to produce alternative fuels; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and 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 Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself and Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 2297. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate the Arizona

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     National Scenic Trail; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Cooper, and Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 2298. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the 
     energy credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. 
             Porter):
       H.R. 2299. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey to the City of Henderson, Nevada, certain Federal 
     land located in the City, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois (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. Manzullo, Mr. Hare, 
             Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 2300. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 127 East Locust Street in 
     Fairbury, Illinois, as the ``Dr. Francis Townsend Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 2301. A bill to establish a Livestock Identification 
     Board to create and implement a national livestock 
     identification system; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Mack, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H.R. 2302. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible 
     health plans required with respect to health savings 
     accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
             Souder, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Walsh of New 
             York, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Hall of New 
             York, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
             McCotter, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Wicker, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Fallin, 
             Mr. Feeney, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Paul, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             Mrs. Capito, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Fortenberry, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Taylor, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 2303. A bill to provide for the issuance of a 
     ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of the brave men 
     and women of the armed forces who have been awarded the 
     Purple Heart; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. 
             Lampson):
       H.R. 2304. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, 
     and commercial application for geothermal energy, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. NUNES (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 2305. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a five-year applicable recovery period for 
     depreciation of qualified energy management devices; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 2306. A bill to provide for the use and distribution 
     of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al., 
     by the United States Court of Federal Claims in Docket 
     Numbers 18 and 188, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Grijalva, 
             and Ms. Hirono):
       H.R. 2307. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide broader and more informed protection 
     to Medicare eligible individuals from abusive marketing 
     practices of Medicare prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans 
     to permit enrollees under Medicare prescription drug plans 
     that have been sanctioned to elect to enroll under other 
     plans; 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. TANCREDO:
       H.R. 2308. A bill to repeal the amendment made by section 
     796 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
     Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2006, exempting from harboring sanctions compensation for 
     alien volunteers for certain religious organizations; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WESTMORELAND (for himself, Mr. Price of Georgia, 
             Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Linder, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Pence, Ms. Foxx, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 2309. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3916 Milgen Road in 
     Columbus, Georgia, as the ``Frank G. Lumpkin, Jr. Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 2310. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit certain E-2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust 
     status to lawful permanent resident status; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Engel, Mr. Honda, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Carson, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Towns, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, and Ms. Norton):
       H. Con. Res. 148. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     significance of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H. Res. 398. A resolution recognizing the long and 
     mutually-beneficial relationship between the United States 
     and France and congratulating France's President-elect 
     Nicolas Sarkozy on his victory in the May 6, 2007, 
     Presidential election; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself, Mr. Terry, and Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska):
       H. Res. 399. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Mother's Day; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, and Mrs. Boyda of Kansas):
       H. Res. 400. A resolution expressing the sympathy of the 
     House of Representatives to the citizens of Greensburg, 
     Kansas, over the devastating tornado of May 4, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H. Res. 401. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Trails Day; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.

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