[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 19, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H6734-H6735]
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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Rahall, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mr. Hare, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Mollohan, Mr. Payne, Mr. Holt, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. 
             Yarmuth):
       H.R. 2768. A bill to establish improved mandatory standards 
     to protect miners during emergencies, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Rahall, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mr. Hare, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Mollohan, Mr. Payne, Mr. Holt, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. 
             Yarmuth):
       H.R. 2769. A bill to establish improved mandatory standards 
     to protect and enhance the health of miners; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 2770. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure more appropriate payment amounts for 
     drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program by 
     excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to 
     wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price; 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. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr.  Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Poe, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 2772. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect 
     the retirement of public servants; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 2773. A bill to enhance research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application of biofuels related 
     technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
           By Ms. GIFFORDS:
       H.R. 2774. A bill to support the research, development, and 
     commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2775. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize funding for 
     emergency management performance grants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Emanuel, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kind, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Schwartz, and Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama):
       H.R. 2776. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of 
     renewable energy and energy conservation; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. 
             Matheson):
       H.R. 2777. A bill to provide for the acquisition of five 
     isolated parcels of land owned by the State of Utah, under 
     the control of the Utah National Guard, and withdrawn for 
     military use as part of Camp Williams, Utah, in exchange for 
     a consolidated parcel of public land of approximate equal 
     value, also within the boundaries of Camp Williams, necessary 
     for future military mission training; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Higgins, Mr. Towns, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Kuhl of New 
             York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Clarke, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       H.R. 2778. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3 Quaker Ridge Road in New 
     Rochelle, New York, as the ``Robert Merrill Postal Station''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MAHONEY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Castor, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mrs. Drake, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 2779. A bill to recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in 
     Fort Pierce, Florida,

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     as the official national museum of Navy SEALS and their 
     predecessors; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 2780. A bill to amend section 8339(p) of title 5, 
     United States Code, to clarify the method for computing 
     certain annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System 
     which are based on part-time service, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 2781. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Ray Charles in recognition of his many contributions to the 
     Nation; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 2782. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the deduction for qualified tuition and 
     related expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Ms. Lee, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Watson, and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 2783. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for mass transportation services that provide 
     temporary substitute highway traffic service as a result of 
     an emergency; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Honda):
       H. Res. 497. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China should immediately release from custody the 
     children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil 
     and should refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, 
     linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the 
     Uyghur people, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. King of New 
             York):
       H. Res. 499. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Administration should rigorously 
     enforce the laws of the United States to substantially reduce 
     illegal immigration and greatly improve border security; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Financial Services, 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.

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