[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 9, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H11393-H11394]
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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Hooley, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 3773. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for 
     authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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.

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           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 3774. A bill to provide for greater diversity within, 
     and to improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior 
     Executive Service; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 3775. A bill to support research and development of 
     new industrial processes and technologies that optimize 
     energy efficiency and environmental performance, utilize 
     diverse sources of energy, and increase economic 
     competitiveness; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. GORDON:
       H.R. 3776. A bill to provide for a research, development, 
     and demonstration program by the Secretary of Energy to 
     support the ability of the United States to remain globally 
     competitive in energy storage systems for vehicles, 
     stationary applications, and electricity transmission and 
     distribution; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Ms. BEAN (for herself and Mr. Neugebauer):
       H.R. 3777. A bill to temporarily raise the portfolio caps 
     applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, to provide the 
     necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the 
     refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, prime 
     loans, to preserve liquidity in the mortgage lending markets, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 3778. A bill to authorize bankruptcy courts to take 
     certain actions with respect to mortgage loans in bankruptcy, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 3779. A bill to require the Architect of the Capitol 
     to permit the acknowledgment of God on flag certificates; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mrs. 
             Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 3780. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require a State to charge in-State tuition rates to 
     active-duty members of the Armed Forces domiciled or 
     stationed on active duty in that State and to the dependents 
     of such members; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Hulshof, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Graves, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Boswell, and Mr. Cleaver):
       H.R. 3781. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to promote and 
     assure the quality of biodiesel fuel, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Watson, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 3782. A bill to reiterate the exclusivity of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole 
     authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, 
     to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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 Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3783. A bill to direct the Commissioner of Food and 
     Drugs to revise the Federal regulations applicable to the 
     declaration of the trans fat content of a food on the label 
     and in the labeling of the food when such content is less 
     than 0.5 gram; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 3784. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the quality of care in skilled 
     nursing facilities under the Medicare Program through 
     requiring the reporting of expenditures for nursing; 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. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, and 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 3785. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual 
     retirement plans for adoption expenses; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Berry, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Spratt, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3786. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to allow individuals called to military service to 
     terminate telecommunications contracts entered into before 
     the individual receives notice of a permanent change of 
     station or deployment orders; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. McHUGH (for himself and Mr. Arcuri):
       H.R. 3787. A bill to require that the Secretary of the 
     Interior hold at least one public hearing in the surrounding 
     community where land requested to be taken into trust for an 
     Indian tribe is located in order to ascertain the needs and 
     interests of that surrounding community; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 3788. A bill to ensure that no Federal law shall 
     prevent the Tuscarora Nation of Indians of the Carolinas from 
     seeking Federal recognition as an Indian tribe, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. POE:
       H.R. 3789. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain disclosures of cell phone numbers; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina):
       H. Con. Res. 229. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should seek a 
     review of compliance by all nations with the International 
     Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' 
     conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic 
     bluefin tuna and other species, and should pursue 
     strengthened conservation and management measures to 
     facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             Wu, Mr. Gingrey, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Gordon, and 
             Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H. Res. 716. A resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
     with respect raising awareness and enhancing the state of 
     computer security in the United States, and supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Cyber Security Awareness Month; 
     to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H. Res. 717. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Jo Ann 
     Davis, a Representative of the Commonwealth of Virginia; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Matheson, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H. Res. 718. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week, 
     recognizing the importance to the United States of residents 
     of long-term care facilities, including senior citizens and 
     individuals living with disabilities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Salazar, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Wu):
       H. Res. 721. A resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary 
     of the Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation 
     of Mexican and Mexican American students in California 
     schools, and for other purposes;; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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