[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 18, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H10509-H10510]
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. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Hall of New York, Mrs. 
             Wilson of New Mexico, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Filner, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Norton, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Berry):
       H.R. 3558. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, 
     Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Matheson, 
             and Mr. McIntyre):
       H.R. 3559. A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its 
     regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, 
     to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be 
     considered indecent; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 3560. A bill to provide for the completion of certain 
     land selections under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, and Mr. Baca):
       H.R. 3561. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions 
     to assist in the development of integrated health care 
     delivery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Ellsworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Donnelly, and Mr. 
             Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3562. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the deduction for real property taxes on the 
     principal residences to all individuals whether or not they 
     itemize other deductions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Holden, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H.R. 3563. A bill to provide for prostate cancer imaging 
     research and education; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California):
       H.R. 3564. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     authorize appropriations for the Administrative Conference of 
     the United States through fiscal year 2011, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. 
             Christensen, and Mr. Fortuno):
       H.R. 3565. A bill to require rate integration for wireless 
     interstate toll charges; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KLINE of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Keller, and Mr. Sestak):
       H.R. 3566. A bill to permanently extend the waiver 
     authority of the Secretary under the Higher Education Relief 
     Opportunities for Students Act of 2003; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ALTMIRE (for himself, Mr. Graves, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H.R. 3567. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to expand opportunities for investments in small 
     businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. ARCURI:
       H.R. 3568. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide grants to prosecutors 
     and law enforcement to combat violent crime; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 3569. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 16731 Santa Ana Avenue in 
     Fontana, California, as the ``Beatrice E. Watson Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.

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           By Mr. BOREN:
       H.R. 3570. A bill to take certain property in McIntosh 
     County, Oklahoma, into trust for the benefit of the Muscogee 
     (Creek) Nation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3571. A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 to permit individuals who have served as 
     employees of the Office of Compliance to serve as Executive 
     Director, Deputy Executive Director, or General Counsel of 
     the Office, and to permit individuals appointed to such 
     positions to serve one additional term; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Graves, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Clay, and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 3572. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4320 Blue Parkway in Kansas 
     City, Missouri, as the ``Wallace S. Hartsfield Post Office 
     Building``; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 3573. A bill to authorize the addition of 100 acres to 
     Morristown National Historical Park; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. HOOLEY (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 3574. A bill to continue the work to enhance access to 
     the Willamette River that has been initiated by the 
     Willamette River Basin communities, State, regional, local, 
     and Indian tribal governments and non-government 
     partnerships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. MATHESON:
       H.R. 3575. A bill to provide for the sale of approximately 
     25 acres of public land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, 
     Utah, at fair market value; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H.R. 3576. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the work opportunity credit to include the 
     hiring of certain domestic abuse victims by small employers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. Linda T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Holt, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Poe, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 3577. A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide 
     grants for Internet safety education programs; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Donnelly, 
             and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 3578. A bill to safeguard the economic health of the 
     United States and the health and safety of United States 
     citizens by improving the management, coordination, and 
     effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual 
     property rights enforcement, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Foreign Affairs, 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 Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 50. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress regarding the contribution of the USO to the morale 
     and welfare of the members of the Armed Forces and their 
     families; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Berman, Ms. Harman, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             McCarthy of California, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Calvert, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Watson, Mrs. Capps, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Farr, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Nunes, and Mrs. Davis of California):
       H. Con. Res. 213. Concurrent resolution celebrating the 
     outstanding contributions of California's wine industry to 
     the State, the Nation and winemaking as a whole and 
     supporting the goals and ideals of ``California Wine Month``; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Con. Res. 214. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the President should grant a 
     posthumous pardon to John Arthur ``Jack'' Johnson for the 
     1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which 
     diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, 
     and tarnished his reputation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. Walsh 
             of New York):
       H. Res. 658. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Federal Credit Union Month and recognizing the importance 
     of Federal credit unions to the economy, and their critical 
     mission in serving those of modest means; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Matsui, and Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz):
       H. Res. 661. A resolution honoring the accomplishments of 
     Barrington Antonio Irving, the youngest pilot and first 
     person of African descent ever to fly solo around the world; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. HOOLEY:
       H. Res. 662. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Assisted Living Week; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.

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