[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 15, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H5052-H5054]
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. CANTOR (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 2312. A bill to make permanent the individual income 
     tax rates for capital gains and dividends; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HOOLEY:
       H.R. 2313. A bill to establish research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application programs for marine 
     renewable energy technologies; to the Committee on Science 
     and Technology.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 2314. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to increase payments to States for expenditures 
     for short term training of staff of certain child welfare 
     agencies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Boyda of 
             Kansas, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Ms. Herseth 
             Sandlin, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Lucas, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Bonner, and Mr. 
             Salazar):
       H.R. 2315. A bill to enhance the State inspection of meat 
     and poultry in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Hall

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             of New York, Mr. Kagen, and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 2316. A bill to provide more rigorous requirements 
     with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws 
     and regulations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 
     and House Administration, 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. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 2317. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
     1995 to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly 
     reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 2318. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the deduction for State and local income and 
     property taxes under the alternative minimum tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 2319. A bill to establish a Mail-Order Pharmacy Pilot 
     Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2320. A bill to restore the jurisdiction of the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission over amusement park rides 
     which are at a fixed site, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARDOZA (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Costa, 
             and Mr. Nunes):
       H.R. 2321. A bill to authorize the designation of the 
     facility under development by the Stanislaus Ag Center 
     Foundation, in Stanislaus County, California, as the National 
     Ag Science Center; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama:
       H.R. 2322. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reduce the 35-mile drive requirement for 
     designations of critical access hospitals to 30 miles; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H.R. 2323. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to award grants for the support of full-service community 
     schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             David Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Conaway):
       H.R. 2324. A bill to require each Federal agency to include 
     its address and phone number on any agency stationery; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
             Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 2325. A bill to provide adequate penalties for crimes 
     committed against United States judges and Federal law 
     enforcement officers, to provide appropriate security for 
     judges and law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HELLER:
       H.R. 2326. A bill to approve the settlement of the water 
     rights claims of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck 
     Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, to require the Secretary 
     of the Interior to carry out the settlement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
             Dicks):
       H.R. 2327. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to strengthen polar bear conservation efforts, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
     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. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Engel, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 2328. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     exempt certain local restrictions from review under the 
     airport noise and access restriction review program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Terry, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Wu, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 2329. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of 
     hearing aids; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOTTER (for himself, Mr. Carter, Mr. Pearce, 
             Mr. Renzi, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Paul, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 2330. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for 
     hiring veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MELANCON (for himself and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 2331. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to support efforts by 
     local or regional television or radio broadcasters to provide 
     essential public information programming in the event of a 
     major disaster, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cantor, Mr. McCotter, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Mack, Mr. Poe, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Tiberi, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Terry, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 2332. A bill to strengthen sanctions against the 
     Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to 
     address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, to 
     establish a program to support a transition to a 
     democratically-elected government in Syria, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial 
     Services, and 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. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ellsworth, 
             Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 2333. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expedite the prompt return of the remains of deceased members 
     of the Armed Forces to their loved ones for burial; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mrs. 
             Musgrave):
       H.R. 2334. A bill to designate as wilderness certain land 
     within the Rocky Mountain National Park and to adjust the 
     boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho 
     National Recreation Area of the Arapaho National Forest in 
     the State of Colorado; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 2335. A bill to prohibit price gouging in the sale of 
     gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Mr. 
             Mack, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Putnam, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Keller, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Taylor, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Meek of Florida, and Mr. Bonner):
       H. Res. 402. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Hurricane Preparedness Week; to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Space, and Mr. Sarbanes):
       H. Res. 405. A resolution expressing the strong support of 
     the House of Representatives for implementation of the July 
     8, 2006, United Nations-brokered agreement between President 
     of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish 
     Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat relating to the reunification 
     of Cyprus; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Altmire, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Bean, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Biggert, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Braley 
             of Iowa, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Carson, Ms. Castor, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ellsworth, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hodes, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Kagen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Loebsack, 
             Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Mahoney of

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             Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Mica, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Rush, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             Mr. Sires, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, 
             and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H. Res. 406. A resolution celebrating the accomplishments 
     of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, also known 
     as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education 
     Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal 
     of educational opportunities for women and girls; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, and Mr. Space):
       H. Res. 407. A resolution expressing the strong support of 
     the House of Representatives for the positive actions by the 
     Government of the Republic of Cyprus aimed at opening 
     additional crossing points along the cease-fire line, thereby 
     contributing to efforts for the reunification of the island; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. WELCH of Vermont:
       H. Res. 408. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 
     Cathedral Square Corporation on its 30th anniversary; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.

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