[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 155 (Monday, October 15, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H11547-H11548]
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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Reynolds, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 3825. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish grant programs to provide for education and 
     outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care 
     once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize 
     programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BOREN:
       H.R. 3826. A bill to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to increase the maximum amount of an 
     award available under the Department of State rewards program 
     for information leading to the capture of Osama bin Laden; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ALTMIRE:
       H.R. 3827. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief to active duty military personnel 
     and employers who assist them, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. CLARKE (for herself, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 3828. A bill to reduce the backlog in processing 
     requests made by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to 
     the National Name Check Program of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 3829. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic 
     animals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 3830. A bill to amend the Bonneville Power 
     Administration portions of the Fisheries Restoration and 
     Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations 
     for fiscal years 2008 through 2014, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Camp 
             of Michigan, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Nunes, and Mr. 
             Tiberi):
       H.R. 3831. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase, and make permanent certain improvements to, 
     the child tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California):
       H.R. 3832. A bill to clarify and extend the commitment of 
     the United States to pursue economic cooperation with Costa 
     Rica and other nations in the Caribbean Basin, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 3833. A bill to eliminate the backlog in performing 
     DNA analyses of DNA samples collected from convicted child 
     sex offenders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 3834. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the level of earnings under which no 
     individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an

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     ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for 
     purposes of determining disability; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3835. A bill to restore the Constitution's checks and 
     balances and protections against government abuses as 
     envisioned by the Founding Fathers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, Foreign Affairs, 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. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Berman, Mr. Space, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Giffords, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 3836. A bill to require that funds awarded to States 
     and political subdivisions for the State Criminal Alien 
     Assistance Program be distributed no later than 120 days 
     after the last day of the annual application period for such 
     Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Ms. Watson):
       H. Con. Res. 234. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the 
     human rights of refugees from North Korea; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Issa, and 
             Mr. Boustany):
       H. Res. 738. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the Government of Syria's 
     continued interference in the internal affairs of Lebanon; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs. considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. COOPER:
       H. Res. 739. A resolution honoring Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., 
     and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Winners of 
     the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Lantos, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Lee, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Clarke, and Mr. 
             Rush):
       H. Res. 740. A resolution condemning in the strongest terms 
     the attacks on African Union peacekeepers that occurred in 
     Haskanita, Darfur, Sudan, on September 29, 2007; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN:
       H. Res. 743. A resolution honoring Varian Fry on the 100th 
     anniversary of his birth; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself and Ms. 
             Herseth Sandlin):
       H. Res. 744. A resolution recognizing the contributions of 
     Native American veterans and calling upon the President to 
     issue a proclamation urging the people of the United States 
     to observe a day in honor of Native American veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H. Res. 745. A resolution recognizing the religious and 
     historical significance of the festival of Diwali; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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