[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 163 (Thursday, October 25, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H12102-H12103]
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. CANTOR:
       H.R. 3964. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     address the incidence of staph infections in elementary and 
     secondary schools; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             and Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
       H.R. 3965. A bill to extend the Mark-to-Market program of 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       H.R. 3966. A bill to provide for a statewide early 
     childhood education professional development and career 
     system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 3967. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 3968. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of services of 
     qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general 
     supervision of a physician; 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. MICA (for himself and Mr. Ross):
       H.R. 3969. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the 
     President to dispose of excess materials, supplies, and 
     equipment acquired pursuant to that Act to assist victims of 
     major disasters, emergencies, and incidents, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 3970. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional tax relief to low and moderate 
     income individuals, to repeal the individual alternative 
     minimum tax, to reform the corporate income tax, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 3971. A bill to encourage States to report to the 
     Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of 
     individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Duncan, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Ms. Harman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 3972. A bill to amend the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention 
     and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to exempt from the means 
     test in bankruptcy cases, for a limited period, qualifying 
     reserve-component members who, after September 11, 2001, are 
     called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense 
     activity for not less than 60 days; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 3973. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain reusable grocery bags; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CARTER (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Poe, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Conaway, 
             Mr. Gohmert, Ms. Granger, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Marchant, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Thornberry, and 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 3974. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 797 Sam Bass Road in Round 
     Rock, Texas, as the ``Marine Corps Corporal Steven P. Gill 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 3975. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 100 percent deduction for the health 
     insurance costs of individuals; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ramstad, 
             and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 3976. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the deduction for contributions of 
     food inventory by all corporations; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 3977. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to clarify the tariff rate for certain 
     mechanics' work gloves; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Watson, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kind, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             and Ms. Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 3978. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act to establish a program to improve the health 
     and education of children through grants to expand school 
     breakfast programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 3979. A bill to increase assessment accuracy to better 
     measure student achievement and provide States with greater 
     flexibility on assessment design; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. SOLIS:
       H.R. 3980. A bill to provide for safe and humane policies 
     and procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and 
     processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H. Con. Res. 241. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     support for the enacting of joint custody laws for fit 
     parents, so that more children are raised with the benefits 
     of having a father and a mother in their lives; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 242. Concurrent resolution recognizing the two 
     year anniversary of the earthquake that occurred in northern 
     Pakistan in 2005 and urging the United States to continue to 
     support rebuilding efforts in Pakistan in response to the 
     conditions caused by that earthquake; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Reichert):
       H. Res. 775. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1366) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals; to 
     the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Terry, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Goode, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Paul, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Marchant, Ms. Fallin, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Kline of Minnesota, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Flake, Mr. Chabot, and Mrs. 
             Cubin):
       H. Res. 776. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require that rescission bills always be 
     considered under open rules every year, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.

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