[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 10, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H11489-H11491]
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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. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 3791. A bill to modernize and expand the reporting 
     requirements relating to child pornography, to expand 
     cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WAMP:
       H.R. 3792. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to repeal the limitation on party expenditures on 
     behalf of candidates in general elections; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
           By Mr. ALTMIRE (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3793. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Defense to continue to pay to a 
     member of the Armed Forces who is retired or separated from 
     the Armed Forces due to a combat-related injury certain 
     bonuses that the member was entitled to before the retirement 
     or separation and would continue to be entitled to if the 
     member was not retired or separated; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 3794. A bill to improve the availability of benefits 
     for veterans and the surviving spouses of veterans who were 
     exposed while in military service to ionizing radiation, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 3795. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that veterans of service in the 1991 Persian Gulf War 
     and subsequent conflicts shall be considered to be radiation-
     exposed veterans for purposes of the service-connection of 
     certain diseases and disabilities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 3796. A bill to amend the Worker Adjustment and 
     Retraining Notification Act to minimize the adverse effects 
     of employment dislocation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 3797. A bill to require the President to seek to 
     institute a regional diplomatic plan for the Middle East, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HAYES (for himself and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 3798. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for employment and reemployment rights for certain 
     individuals ordered to full-time National Guard duty; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, and 
             Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 3799. A bill to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of 
     parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be 
     paid leave, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Administration, 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.R. 3800. A bill to advance the adoption of nationwide 
     interoperable health information technology and to improve 
     health care quality and reduce health care costs in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Kind, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Baird, Ms. 
             Bean, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 3801. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address 
     the impact of globalization, to reauthorize trade adjustment 
     assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service 
     workers, communities, firms, and farmers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and 
     Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. BOSWELL (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Fortenberry, and Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3802. A bill to prohibit the collection of tolls on 
     highways, bridges, and tunnels constructed using Federal 
     funds; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Miller of 
             North Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Shuler, and Mrs. 
             Myrick):
       H.R. 3803. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3100 Cashwell Drive in 
     Goldsboro, North Carolina, as the ``John Henry Wooten, Sr. 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL of California:
       H.R. 3804. A bill to eliminate an unused lighthouse 
     reservation, provide management consistency by bringing the 
     rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, 
     California, and meet the original Congressional intent of 
     preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 3805. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     provide to States an option to provide food assistance to 
     foster community reintegration; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 3806. A bill to amend title 18, with respect to 
     certain crimes affecting national security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Altmire, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. Carney, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             Mitchell, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
             Inslee, and Mr. Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 3807. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase and extend certain renewable energy and 
     energy efficiency incentives; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Altmire, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Israel, Mr. Carney, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Hare):
       H.R. 3808. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the special rule treating combat 
     pay as earned income for purposes of the earned income credit 
     and to increase the standard deduction for individuals 
     performing service in the uniformed services while on active 
     duty for a period of more than 30 days; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Dent, and Mr. 
             Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3809. A bill to amend the Delaware and Lehigh National 
     Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 regarding the local 
     coordinating entity of the Delaware and Lehigh National 
     Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KUHL of New York (for himself and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 3810. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the 
     significance of the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse 
     located in Farmington, New York, and the suitability and 
     feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as 
     part of Women's Rights National Historical Park, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

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           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Carney, 
             and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 3811. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     expressly include State online sexual exploitation 
     investigations in the list of those for which interception of 
     communications is authorized; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Rush, Mr. Honda, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. Carson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H.R. 3812. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the effort 
     to achieve internationally recognized goals in the treatment 
     and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the 
     reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human 
     health care capacity and improving retention of medical 
     health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3813. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prohibit mortgage originators from receiving incentive 
     compensation that varies with the terms of a residential 
     mortgage loan and from steering consumers to residential 
     mortgage loans that are not in the consumers' best interest, 
     and for other purposes X; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 3814. A bill to provide for a ``gold standard'' for 
     the security of nuclear materials worldwide, and for other 
     purposes; 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. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren 
             of California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Shays, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Carney, Mr. Renzi, and Ms. 
             Harman):
       H.R. 3815. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to make 
     full and efficient use of open source information to develop 
     and disseminate open source homeland security information 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER:
       H.R. 3816. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend for 1 year the authority for individuals 
     called to active duty to make penalty-free withdrawals from 
     retirement plans and for the use of tax-exempt bonds to 
     finance homes for veterans without regard to the first-time 
     homebuyer requirement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Boswell, and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 3817. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make improvements to assist young farmers and 
     ranchers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Campbell of California, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Pence, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Issa, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Paul, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Sali, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
             Akin, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Lamborn, 
             Mr. Walberg, Mr. Pitts, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Doolittle, and Mr. Alexander):
       H.R. 3818. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals and 
     replace it with an alternative tax individuals may choose; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SPACE:
       H.R. 3819. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse 
     veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-Department of 
     Veterans Affairs facilities for such treatment until such 
     veterans are transferred to Department facilities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Shuler, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Levin, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 3820. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against income tax to facilitate the 
     accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety 
     systems for commercial motor vehicles; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Roskam, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Mack, Ms. Solis, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Drake, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Baker, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cantor, 
             Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Sestak, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Pearce, Ms. 
             Foxx, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hall of New York, 
             Mr. Lampson, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Kuhl of New York, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Hooley, Mr. Keller, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Buchanan, 
             Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Latham, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
             Fossella):
       H. Con. Res. 230. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Dent, and Mr. Bishop of 
             New York):
       H. Con. Res. 231. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Government of the United States 
     should submit to the Government of Iraq a draft bilateral 
     status-of-forces agreement; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MARCHANT:
       H. Con. Res. 232. Concurrent resolution it is the Sense of 
     the Congress that the confidentiality mandates for minors 
     should be removed from family planning services programs 
     operating under Title X of the Public Health Services Act and 
     Medicaid; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, and Mr. Chandler):
       H. Con. Res. 233. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     Kentucky National Guard for its service to the Commonwealth 
     of Kentucky and the citizens of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PUTNAM:
       H. Res. 722. A resolution electing Minority Members to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, and Mr. 
             Hulshof):
       H. Res. 723. A resolution providing for the expenses of the 
     select committee established under House Resolution 611; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hall of New 
             York, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
             Oberstar):
       H. Res. 725. A resolution recognizing the 35th anniversary 
     of the Clean Water Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Fortuno, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee, Mr. Olver, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Israel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Watson, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Giffords, 
             Mr. Honda, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Shays, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Allen, and Mr. Chandler):
       H. Res. 726. A resolution calling on the President of the 
     United States and the international community to take 
     immediate steps to respond to and prevent acts of rape and 
     sexual violence against women and girls in Darfur, Sudan, 
     eastern Chad and the Central African Republic; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H. Res. 727. A resolution providing for a moratorium on the 
     consideration of any bill or joint resolution, or amendment 
     thereto or conference report thereon, that contains any 
     congressional earmark until a bipartisan panel is established 
     to provide oversight over the congressional earmarking 
     process and that panel reports its recommendations to the 
     House; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. JORDAN (for himself, Mr. Tiberi, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Boehner, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Regula, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Space, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Hobson, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H. Res. 728. A resolution expressing the support and 
     sympathy of the House of Representatives and the people of 
     the United States for the victims of the devastating flooding 
     that occurred across many parts of Ohio in August 2007 and 
     commending the

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     communities, volunteer organizations, churches and emergency 
     response agencies for their continuing work to restore the 
     affected areas across the state; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H. Res. 729. A resolution commending the 1st-149th Attack 
     Reconnaissance Battalion of the Texas Army National Guard for 
     their service to the State of Texas and the United States; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Calvert):
       H. Res. 730. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the planned acquisition of a 
     minority interest in 3Com by affiliates of Huawei; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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. RYAN of Ohio:
       H. Res. 731. A resolution honoring Kelly Pavlik, the 
     undisputed middleweight boxing champion, his trainer Jack 
     Loew, Team Pavlik and Pavlik's fans in Northeast Ohio; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H. Res. 732. A resolution designating the third week of 
     October as ``National Estate Planning Awareness Week''; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mrs. 
             Bachmann):
       H. Res. 733. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     improving the high school graduation rate of foster youth; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.

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