[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 31, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H9274-H9276]
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. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Stearns, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, and Mr. Feeney):
       H.R. 3232. A bill to establish a non-profit corporation to 
     communicate United States entry policies and otherwise 
     promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the United 
     States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 3233. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at Highway 49 South in Piney 
     Woods, Mississippi, as the ``Laurence C. and Grace M. Jones 
     Post Office Building``; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CANTOR (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 3234. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health 
     savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 3235. A bill to ensure the development and responsible 
     stewardship of nanotechnology; to the Committee on Science 
     and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Energy and Commerce, 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.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 3236. A bill to promote greater energy efficiency; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 3237. A bill to facilitate the transition to a smart 
     electricity grid; 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. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 3238. A bill to promote the development of renewable 
     fuels infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Science and Technology, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 3239. A bill to promote advanced plug-in hybrid 
     vehicles and vehicle components; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight 
     and Government Reform, and Science and Technology, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each

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     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 3240. A bill to enhance availability of critical 
     energy information; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 3241. A bill to clarify the amount of loans to be 
     guaranteed under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 
     and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 3242. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     improve the ability of the United States to be competitive in 
     a global economy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Camp of Michigan):
       H.R. 3243. A bill to direct the Bureau of the Census to 
     publish improved annual measures of family income for use in 
     more accurately determining the extent of poverty in the 
     United States and the anti-poverty effectiveness of means-
     tested benefit and tax programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Doggett, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Shea-Porter, and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 3244. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     Detainee Treatment; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. McCarthy of 
             California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Jordan, Mrs. 
             Capps, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Herger, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Campbell 
             of California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Berman, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Issa, 
             Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Boehner, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. 
             Schmidt, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Costa, and Mr. Feeney):
       H.R. 3245. A bill to redesignate the Dryden Flight Research 
     Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and 
     the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden 
     Aeronautical Test Range; to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Allen, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             Mr. Hodes, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 3246. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and 
     infrastructure development in the most severely economically 
     distressed regions in the Nation; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, 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. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Baker, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Melancon, and Mr. 
             Jindal):
       H.R. 3247. A bill to improve the provision of disaster 
     assistance for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. DeFazio, 
             and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 3248. A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
     Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to 
     make technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lee, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Filner, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Space):
       H.R. 3249. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase burial benefits for veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3250. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose an excise tax on State revenues from tolls 
     first imposed during calendar year 2009, on Federally-
     financed interstate highways; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FERGUSON:
       H.R. 3251. A bill to amend title XVII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage, as supplies associated 
     with the injection of insulin, of home needle removal, 
     decontamination and disposal devices and the disposal of 
     needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar 
     program under part D of 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3252. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the time limitation for corrections to wage 
     and self-employment income records; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H.R. 3253. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide for the use of longitudinal 
     data systems; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 3254. A bill to limit cost growth associated with 
     major defense base closures and realignments implemented as 
     part of the 2005 round of defense base closure and 
     realignment; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. HUNTER:
       H.R. 3255. A bill to prohibit a State from charging an 
     individual more than $200 for a permit or license to hunt big 
     game on Federal public lands within that State; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 3256. A bill to reduce post traumatic stress disorder 
     and other combat-related stress disorders among military 
     personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 3257. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical 
     education; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Space, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 3258. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an individual who is entitled to receive child 
     support a refundable credit equal to the amount of unpaid 
     child support and to increase the tax liability of the 
     individual required to pay such support by the amount of the 
     unpaid child support; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Engel, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 3259. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue 
     rules that designate no-fly zones in the vicinity of certain 
     nuclear power plants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 3260. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to modify regulations to provide that certain Federal 
     subsidies shall not be considered a grant made with respect 
     to a building or its operation for purposes of the low-income 
     housing tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3261. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act and the 
     Natural Gas Act to require that the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission conduct local hearings before issuing a permit or 
     other authorization for any action that may affect land use 
     in any locality, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MUSGRAVE:
       H.R. 3262. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore age 14 as the age at which unearned income of 
     minor children ceases to be taxed as if parent's income; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3263. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to encourage the implementation or 
     expansion of prekindergarten programs for students 4 years of 
     age or younger; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 3264. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modernize the tax treatment of biomedical research 
     corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SKELTON:
       H.R. 3265. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Harry S 
     Truman Birthplace State Historic Site, in Lamar, Missouri, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. TANCREDO:
       H.R. 3266. A bill to provide for the issuance of War on 
     Radical Islam Bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 3267. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (by request):
       H.R. 3268. A bill to make certain reforms with respect to 
     the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Gerlach, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3269. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Education and Labor, 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. ARCURI:
       H. Res. 588. A resolution recognizing Martha Coffin Wright 
     on the 200th anniversary of her birth and her induction into 
     the National Women's Hall of Fame; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Hooley, 
             Mr. Wu, Ms. Clarke, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, and 
             Mr. Ellison):
       H. Res. 589. A resolution directing the Committee on the 
     Judiciary to investigate whether Alberto R. Gonzales, 
     Attorney General of the United States, should be impeached 
     for high crimes and misdemeanors; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. POE (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Holden, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mrs. Drake, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Allen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Berman, Mr. Reichert, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. 
             Carney, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Ruppersberger, and Mr. 
             Shays):
       H. Res. 590. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing 
     the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress 
     should raise awareness of domestic violence in the United 
     States and its devastating effects on families and 
     communities; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Wu, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, and Mr. Coble):
       H. Res. 591. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Cambodian-American Freedom Day; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. Taylor):
       H. Res. 592. A resolution supporting first responders in 
     the United States in their efforts to prepare for and respond 
     to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made 
     disasters, and affirming the goals and ideals of National 
     First Responder Appreciation Day; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California:
       H. Res. 593. A resolution congratulating scientists F. 
     Sherwood Rowland, Mario Molina, and Paul Crutzen for their 
     work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the 
     formation and decomposition of ozone, that led to the 
     development of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that 
     Deplete the Ozone Layer; to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology.

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