[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 125 (Wednesday, August 1, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H9543-H9545]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 3270. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying 
     adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements 
     otherwise required to enter the United States as a temporary 
     visitor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 3271. A bill to prohibit the solicitation and display 
     of Social Security account numbers, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Israel, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. Boustany):
       H.R. 3272. A bill to provide for increased funding and 
     support for diplomatic engagement with the People's Republic 
     of China; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Kirk, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Israel, and Mr. 
             Boustany):
       H.R. 3273. A bill to authorize assistance to small- and 
     medium-sized businesses to promote exports to the People's 
     Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Small 
     Business, 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. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. 
             Boustany):
       H.R. 3274. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     make grants to encourage cooperation between the United 
     States and China on joint research, development, or 
     commercialization of carbon capture and sequestration 
     technology, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy 
     sources; 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. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Israel, and Mr. Boustany):
       H.R. 3275. A bill to support programs that offer 
     instruction in Chinese language and culture, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Ms. Bean, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hare, and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 3276. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny refinery expensing to owners of refineries that 
     are permitted to increase the discharge of pollutants into 
     the Great Lakes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 3277. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     butanedioic acid, dimethylester, polymer with 4-hydroxy-
     2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidine ethanol; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 3278. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     mixture of 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine,N,N``'-[1,2-ethane-
     diyl-bis [ [ [4,6-bis-[butyl (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-
     piperidinyl)amino]-1,3,5-triazine-2 yl] imino]-3,1-
     propanediyl] ] bis[N',N``- dibutyl-N',N``-bis(1,2,2,6,6-
     pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)- and Butanedioic acid, 
     dimethylester polymer with 4-hyroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-
     piperdine ethanol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 3279. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-
     chloro-benzonitrile; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 3280. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on othro 
     nitro aniline; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 3281. A bill to promote competition, to preserve the 
     ability of local governments to provide broadband capability 
     and services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMP of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Weller, Mr. Clay, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Costa, and Mr. Barrow):
       H.R. 3282. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide continued entitlement to coverage for 
     immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the 
     Medicare Program that have received a kidney transplant and 
     whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. CARDOZA:
       H.R. 3283. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to require States to provide foster children 
     with court-appointed special advocates who meet national 
     standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Norton, 
             Ms. Clarke, Mr. Al Green of Texas, and Mr. 
             Perlmutter):
       H.R. 3284. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, by 
     repealing the provision regarding the acquisition management 
     system for the Transportation Security Administration; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 3285. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 3286. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reduce the period of time for which a veteran must be totally 
     disabled before the veteran's survivors are eligible for the 
     benefits provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
     survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time 
     of death; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 3287. A bill to expand the Pajarita Wilderness and 
     designate the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness in Coronado 
     National Forest, Arizona, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 3288. A bill to authorize appropriations for the U.S. 
     Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, and for 
     other

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     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Tierney, and Mrs. Davis 
             of California):
       H.R. 3289. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve early education; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 3290. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require local educational 
     agencies and schools to implement integrated pest management 
     systems to minimize the use of pesticides in schools and to 
     provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice of the 
     use of pesticides in schools, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Carney, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Roskam, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Kuhl of New 
             York, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Boustany, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ferguson, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 3291. A bill to protect students and teachers; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 3292. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to clarify Federal requirements under 
     that Act; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LAMBORN:
       H.R. 3293. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to establish an Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
     office in El Paso County, Colorado; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, and 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. Towns, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Bordallo, and Ms. 
             Carson):
       H.R. 3294. A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
     and the Public Health Service Act to set standards for 
     medical diagnostic equipment and to establish a program for 
     promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and 
     for the prevention of secondary conditions for individuals 
     with disabilities, 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. McCRERY (for himself and Mr. Melancon):
       H.R. 3295. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     modify the program for the sanctuary system for surplus 
     chimpanzees by terminating the authority for the removal of 
     chimpanzees from the system for research purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3296. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish transparency and accountability requirements for 
     mortgage brokers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. PATRICK MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Dent, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Tim 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Sestak, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Platts, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Carney, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3297. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 950 West Trenton Avenue in 
     Morrisville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Nate DeTample Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. PATRICK MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself and 
             Mr. Walz of Minnesota):
       H.R. 3298. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to allow individuals called to military service to 
     terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into 
     before the individual receives notice of a permanent change 
     of station or deployment orders and to provide penalties for 
     violations of interest rate limitations; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MUSGRAVE:
       H.R. 3299. A bill to provide for a boundary adjustment and 
     land conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, 
     Colorado, to correct the effects of an erroneous land survey 
     that resulted in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes 
     Subdivision, Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest 
     System land; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 3300. A bill to provide for the development of a 
     market for coal-to-liquid fuel; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. PASTOR (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Mitchell, 
             and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 3301. A bill to authorize and direct the exchange and 
     conveyance of certain National Forest land and other land in 
     southeast Arizona; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3302. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     prohibit agencies from enforcing rules that result in a 
     specified economic impact until the requirements of those 
     rules are enacted into law by an Act of Congress, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3303. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for police officers and 
     professional firefighters, and to exclude from income certain 
     benefits received by public safety volunteers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3304. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit for law 
     enforcement officers who purchase armor vests, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3305. A bill to provide for the safety of United 
     States aviation and the suppression of terrorism; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. ROYCE:
       H.R. 3306. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow amounts in a health flexible spending 
     arrangement that are unused during a plan year to be carried 
     over to subsequent plan years or deposited into certain 
     health or retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey):
       H.R. 3307. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 570 Broadway in Bayonne, New 
     Jersey, as the ``Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building''; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
             Ellsworth, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Pence, Mr. Visclosky, and Ms. Carson):
       H.R. 3308. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 216 East Main Street in 
     Atwood, Indiana, as the ``Lance Corporal David K. Fribley 
     Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Welch of Vermont, and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 3309. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require, at the option of a State, drug manufacturers 
     to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs 
     as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for 
     outpatient prescription drugs under the Medicaid Program; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3310. A bill to amend the Housing and Urban 
     Development Act of 1968 to ensure improved access to 
     employment opportunities for low-income people; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H. Con. Res. 196. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda and grounds of the Capitol for a ceremony to 
     award the Congressional Gold Medal to Tenzin Gyatso, the 
     Fourteenth Dalai Lama; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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 Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H. Con. Res. 197. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     Hispanic Heritage Foundation for recognizing the next 
     generation of Latino role models for their academic 
     achievements and community service; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Solis, Ms. Watson, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Con. Res. 198. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States has a moral 
     responsibility to meet the needs of those persons, groups and 
     communities that are impoverished, disadvantaged or otherwise 
     in poverty; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. AKIN (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Souder, Mr. King of Iowa,

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             Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Jordan, 
             Mr. Roskam, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Pence, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. 
             Miller of Florida):
       H. Res. 598. A resolution supporting the goals of the Ten 
     Commandments Commission and congratulating such Commission 
     and its supporters for their key role in promoting and 
     ensuring recognition of the Ten Commandments as the 
     cornerstone of Western law; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 603. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on the announcement of the Government of 
     the Russian Federation of its intention to suspend 
     implementation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in 
     Europe; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. McCOTTER:
       H. Res. 604. A resolution expressing the nation's sincerest 
     appreciation and thanks for the service of the members of the 
     303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) upon the occasion of the 
     final reunion of the 303rd Bomb Group (H) Association; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Carter, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H. Res. 605. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Gold Star Mothers Day; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.

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