[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 19, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H10624-H10625]
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. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wolf, 
             and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 3579. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     facilitate the temporary reemployment of Federal annuitants, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, and 
             Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 3580. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for 
     prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the 
     postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration 
     with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes.; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 3581. A bill to clarify the roles of the Department of 
     Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs disability 
     evaluation systems for retirement and compensation of members 
     of the Armed Forces for disability, to require the 
     development of a single physical exam that can be used to 
     determine both fitness for duty and disability ratings, to 
     standardize fitness testing among the Armed Forces, 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 Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 3582. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to clarify the exemption for home health care workers 
     from certain provisions of that Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mrs. 
             Bachmann, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Campbell of California, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Flake, Mr. Fortuno, Ms. Foxx, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Daniel 
             E. Lungren of California, Mr. Issa, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Price of Georgia, 
             Mr. Roskam, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 3583. A bill to prevent Government shutdowns; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Putnam, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Kingston, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Baker, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Granger, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Pearce, 
             Mr. Lucas, Mr. Mica, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Weller, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Drake, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Issa, Mr. Heller, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Roskam, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Shuster, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Kirk, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. McCarthy of 
             California, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Herger, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, 
             Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Poe, Mr. Latham, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Dent, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Graves, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Hunter, Mr. King 
             of Iowa, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Walberg, and Mr. 
             Johnson of Illinois):
       H.R. 3584. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to extend funding for 18 months for the State Children's 
     Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sires, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Solis, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr.

[[Page H10625]]

             Cardoza, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Costa, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Mitchell, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Cohen, and 
             Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 3585. A bill to honor of the achievements and 
     contributions of Native Americans to the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. 
             Graves):
       H.R. 3586. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the production 
     of certain material produced from organic matter which is 
     available on a renewable or recurring basis; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Ellison, and 
             Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 3587. A bill to establish a program to assist 
     homeowners experiencing unavoidable, temporary difficulty 
     making payments on mortgages insured under the National 
     Housing Act; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 3588. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act 
     to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with 
     greater authority to require recalls, mandatory routine 
     product testing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 3589. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend 
     trade adjustment assistance to certain service workers; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 3590. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend for one year relief from the alternative 
     minimum tax on individuals; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 3591. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the net capital gain of certain 
     individuals shall not be subject to tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 3592. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the election to deduct State and local sales 
     taxes permanent law; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 3593. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent law the credit for nonbusiness energy 
     property, the credit for gas produced from biomass and for 
     synthetic fuels produced from coal, and the credit for energy 
     efficient appliances; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 3594. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent law the penalty-free distributions 
     from retirement plans to individuals called to active duty; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 3595. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent law the deduction for certain expenses 
     of elementary and secondary school teachers; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 3596. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent law the tax-free distributions from 
     individual retirement plans for charitable purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             LaTourette):
       H.R. 3597. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to create a capitation grant program to increase the number 
     of nurses and graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the 
     future need for qualified nurses, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota:
       H.R. 3598. A bill to prohibit the cessation, degradation, 
     or limitation of broadcasting activities by the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3599. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make grants to improve access to 
     dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3600. A bill to enforce the guarantees of the first, 
     fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution of 
     the United States by prohibiting certain devices used to deny 
     the right to participate in certain elections; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3601. A bill to restore to taxpayers awareness of the 
     true cost of government by eliminating the withholding of 
     income taxes by employers and requiring individuals to pay 
     income taxes in monthly installments, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3602. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     with respect to retransmission consent and must-carry for 
     cable operators and satellite carriers; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 3603. A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land 
     located in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 3604. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat certain payments made to the European Union in 
     lieu of income taxes to a member of the European Union as 
     income taxes paid to a foreign country for purposes of the 
     foreign tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WALZ of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
             Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Hill, and Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 3605. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-
     line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 
     secondary school teachers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Hare, Mr. Loebsack, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 3606. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for core curriculum 
     development; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KUHL of New York (for himself, Mr. Boren, Mr. 
             Pickering, and Mrs. Capps):
       H. Con. Res. 215. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     designation of a week as ``National Cardiopulmonary 
     Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness 
     Week``; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. KLINE of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Roskam, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Carter, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Mr. Keller, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Goode, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Drake, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Boustany, Ms. Granger, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mr. Reichert, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Akin, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Boren, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Weller, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. McKeon, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H. Res. 663. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Veterans of Foreign Wars Day; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California):
       H. Res. 665. A resolution endorsing reforms for freedom and 
     democracy in Vietnam; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H. Res. 666. A resolution recognizing and celebrating the 
     35th anniversary of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

                          ____________________