[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 145 (Thursday, September 27, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H11026-H11028]
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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. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Issa, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 3678. A bill to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to 
     extend the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the 
     Internet and to electronic commerce; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Boucher, 
             and Mr. Franks of Arizona):
       H.R. 3679. A bill to prohibit discrimination in State 
     taxation of multichannel video programming distribution 
     services; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Porter, and Mr. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 3680. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the deduction for State and local sales taxes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Ms. Herseth Sandlin):
       H.R. 3681. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to advertise in 
     the national media to promote awareness of benefits under 
     laws administered by the Secretary; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. BONO:
       H.R. 3682. A bill to designate certain Federal lands in 
     Riverside County, California, as wilderness, to designate 
     certain river segments in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, 
     or recreational river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa 
     Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HAYES (for himself and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 3683. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to investigate the potential safety dangers in 
     children's clothing and to promulgate any necessary consumer 
     product safety rules regarding such clothing; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McINTYRE (for himself, Mr. Hayes, Ms. Slaughter, 
             and Mr. Kuhl of New York):
       H.R. 3684. A bill to enhance reciprocal market access for 
     United States domestic producers in the negotiating process 
     of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Shays, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 3685. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     the basis of sexual orientation; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on 
     House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and 
     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. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Andrews, and Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 3686. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination 
     based on gender identity; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House 
     Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 3687. A bill to provide lawful permanent resident 
     status to the immediate family members of military service 
     personnel serving in Iraq or Afghanistan; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. Boehner) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 3688. A bill to implement the United States-Peru Trade 
     Promotion Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Farr, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Honda, Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Israel, and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 3689. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to 
     make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers 
     for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection 
     and screening of, ovarian cancer; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Ehlers):
       H.R. 3690. A bill to provide for the transfer of the 
     Library of Congress police to the United States Capitol 
     Police, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. DeGette, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Allen, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Courtney):
       H.R. 3691. A bill to reauthorize and improve the Consumer 
     Product Safety Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Payne, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Honda, Mr. Baca, Ms. 
             Lee, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Sires, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 3692. A bill to authorize the establishment of a 
     Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the 
     Americas to provide assistance to reduce poverty, expand the 
     middle class, and foster increased economic opportunity in 
     the countries of the Western Hemisphere, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3693. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for more effective use of the deduction for 
     domestic production activities for businesses with net 
     operating losses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3694. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide corporate alternative minimum tax reform; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HALL of New York (for himself, Ms. Hooley, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr.

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             Bishop of New York, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 3695. A bill to prohibit an increase in the number of 
     private security contractors performing security functions 
     with respect to Operation Iraqi Freedom; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, 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. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 3696. A bill to exclude the first $75,000 of the value 
     of retirement plans (adjusted annually for cost of living) in 
     determining eligibility for, and the amount of benefits 
     under, the supplemental security income program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATHESON (for himself, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Waxman, 
             and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 3697. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     address antimicrobial resistance; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota (for herself, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Payne, Ms. Sutton, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 3698. A bill to establish a Global Service Fellowship 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 3699. A bill to provide for the use and distribution 
     of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in 
     Minnesota Chippewa Tribe v. United States, Docket Nos. 19 and 
     188, United States Court of Federal Claims; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3700. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure that individuals eligible for medical 
     assistance under the Medicaid Program continue to have access 
     to prescription drugs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 3701. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     intensify programs with respect to research and related 
     activities concerning falls among older adults; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 3702. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 
     Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a 
     cemetery; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Georgia:
       H.R. 3703. A bill to amend section 5112(p)(1)(A) of title 
     31, United States Code, to allow an exception from the $1 
     coin dispensing capability requirement for certain vending 
     machines; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 3704. A bill to decrease the matching funds 
     requirement and authorize additional appropriations for 
     Keweenaw National Historical Park in the State of Michigan; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SUTTON:
       H.R. 3705. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     require notice to consumers of an upcoming adjustment or 
     reset date with respect to hybrid adjustable rate mortgages, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 3706. A bill to provide for the study and 
     investigation of wartime contracts and contracting processes 
     in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select), 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. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. Rogers of Michigan):
       H.J. Res. 54. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for 
     Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health 
     and Human Services relating Medicare coverage for the use of 
     erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related 
     neoplastic conditions; 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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H. Con. Res. 220. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     response of the United States to forced abortion and the 
     coercive one-child policy in the People's Republic of China, 
     and the resulting ``gendercide'' of girls in that country; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Shimkus, and Mr. Roskam):
       H. Res. 685. A resolution calling on the Governor of the 
     State of Illinois to defend the right of employers to 
     employee verification; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor, 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 Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H. Res. 686. A resolution condemning personal attacks on 
     the honor, integrity and patriotism of those with 
     distinguished military service to our Nation; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Ellsworth, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Platts, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Lincoln 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Berry, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Pence, 
             Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Holt, Mr. Hobson, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Hill, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Lucas, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Carney, Mr. Daniel E. 
             Lungren of California, Mr. Souder, Mr. Welch of 
             Vermont, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Fossella, 
             Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Mr. Sali, Mr. Heller, Mr. Walberg, 
             Mr. Jordan, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Nunes, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mrs. Bachmann, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. McCarthy 
             of California, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Sires, Mr. Shays, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Flake, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Keller, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Barrow, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Filner, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Tim 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Campbell of California, 
             Mr. Shuler, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Pearce, and 
             Mr. Visclosky):
       H. Res. 687. A resolution celebrating the 90th birthday of 
     Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of 
     the University of Notre Dame, and honoring his contributions 
     to higher education, the Catholic Church, and the advancement 
     of the humanitarian mission; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H. Res. 688. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning the creation of federal regions 
     in Iraq; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. HOOLEY (for herself, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lincoln 
             Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Hill, Mr. Allen, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Ms. Castor, Ms. Hirono, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moore of Kansas, 
             Mr. Clay, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Hall of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Watson, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Higgins, and Mr. Tierney):
       H. Res. 689. A resolution calling upon George W. Bush, 
     President of the United States, to urge full cooperation by 
     his former political appointees, current Administration 
     officials, and their friends and associates with 
     congressional investigations; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. Knollenberg):
       H. Res. 690. A resolution expressing grave concern of the 
     House of Representatives for Iran and Syria's continued and 
     systematic violations of UN Resolutions 1701 and 1559; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Poe, Mr. Holden, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Smith of Washington,

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             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Conaway, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Paul, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Snyder, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shuler, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Ellsworth, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Ms. 
             Shea-Porter, Mr. Boren, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Giffords, Mr. Clay, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Reyes, and Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California):
       H. Res. 691. A resolution commending the Wings Over Houston 
     Airshow for its great contribution to the appreciation, 
     understanding, and future of the United States Armed Forces, 
     the City of Houston, Texas, and Ellington Field; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Walsh of 
             New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Engel, and Mr. Higgins):
       H. Res. 692. A resolution honoring the 26th anniversary of 
     Northern Ireland's first integrated school and further 
     encouraging continued innovation to achieve a shared future 
     in education in Northern Ireland that would deliver much 
     higher standards of skills; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H. Res. 693. A resolution condemning the recent actions of 
     the Ku Klux Klan; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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