[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 168 (Thursday, November 1, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H12453-H12455]
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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. BARROW:
       H.R. 4039. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase, expand the availability of, and repeal the 
     sunset with respect to, the dependent care tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Harman, 
             Mr. Allen, Ms. Solis, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Ross, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mrs. Boyda of 
             Kansas, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Ellison, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hodes, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Sestak, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 4040. A bill to establish consumer product safety 
     standards and other safety requirements for children's 
     products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Akin, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Everett, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Paul, Mr. Poe, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 4041. A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees 
     to which State and local governments are a party, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself, Mr. Space, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 4042. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the estate tax for periods before its 
     termination in 2010 by increasing the unified credit, 
     lowering the maximum estate tax rate, restoring the exclusion 
     for family-owned business interests, excluding the value of 
     the decedent's principal residence, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATT (for himself, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Ms. Carson, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
             and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 4043. A bill to amend the Financial Institutions 
     Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to preserve and 
     expand minority depository institutions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Foxx, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Rush, Ms. Shea-Porter, and Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 4044. 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. ALTMIRE (for himself and Mr. Davis of Illinois):

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       H.R. 4045. A bill to award competitive grants to minority 
     serving institutions to establish centers of excellence for 
     teacher education; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ALTMIRE (for himself and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers):
       H.R. 4046. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require the Department of Education to accept 
     certifications of permanent and total disability by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of student 
     loan discharge; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Hare, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Tierney, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California):
       H.R. 4047. A bill to streamline the administration of 
     whistleblower protections for private sector employees; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Taylor, and Mr. Melancon):
       H.R. 4048. A bill to establish the Gulf Coast Recovery 
     Authority to administer a Gulf Coast Civic Works Project to 
     provide job-training opportunities and increase employment to 
     aid in the recovery of the Gulf Coast region; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 4049. A bill to amend section 5318 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to eliminate regulatory burdens imposed on 
     insured depository institutions and money services businesses 
     and enhance the availability of transaction accounts at 
     depository institutions for such business, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 4050. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue guidance 
     providing a process for consideration of the flood 
     protections afforded by certain structures for purposes of 
     the national flood insurance program; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 4051. A bill to authorize appropriations for 
     assistance for the National Urban League, the Raza 
     Development Fund, the Housing Partnership Network, and the 
     National Community Renaissance Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Clay, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Hinchey, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 4052. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise the eligibility criteria for presumption of service-
     connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans 
     exposed to ionizing radiation during military service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Filner, Ms. Watson, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hall of New York, 
             Mr. Hare, Mr. Baca, Mr. McNerney, and Mr. Kagen):
       H.R. 4053. A bill to improve the treatment and services 
     provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans 
     with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use 
     disorders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Schiff, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Clarke, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Gary G. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Castor, Mr. Allen, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Filner, Mr. Berman, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Sires, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Berkley, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Mitchell, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Hooley, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Israel, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Dent, Mr. Olver, Ms. Lee, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Giffords, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Wu, Mr. Braley 
             of Iowa, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Towns, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. 
             Solis, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Kind, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Kagen, Mr. 
             Klein of Florida, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 4054. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to restore and protect access to Medicaid discount drug 
     prices for university-based and safety-net clinics; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself and Ms. Schwartz):
       H.R. 4055. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of screening 
     tests for human papillomavirus (HPV); 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. ELLSWORTH (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 4056. A bill to establish an awards mechanism to honor 
     Federal law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAVES (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Putnam, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. 
             McIntyre):
       H.R. 4057. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses 
     of elementary and secondary school teachers; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 4058. A bill to grant to a State with an unemployment 
     rate that is equal to or greater than 125 percent of the 
     national unemployment rate authority to transfer funds among 
     programs made available to such State by title 23, United 
     States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4059. A bill to promote electric transmission 
     construction in rural areas with significant renewable energy 
     potential, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources, and 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 Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Olver, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kagen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Watson, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Costello, 
             Ms. Clarke, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Towns, and 
             Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 4060. A bill to assist States in establishing a 
     universal prekindergarten program to ensure that all children 
     3, 4, and 5 years old have access to a high-quality full-day, 
     full-calendar-year prekindergarten education; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Camp of 
             Michigan, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky):
       H.R. 4061. A bill to allow employees of a commercial 
     passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a 
     bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an 
     individual retirement plan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATHESON (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bishop 
             of Utah, and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 4062. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982 to require commercial nuclear power plant operators to 
     transfer spent nuclear fuel from the spent nuclear fuel pools 
     of the operators into spent nuclear fuel dry casks at 
     independent spent fuel storage installations of the operators 
     that are licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to 
     convey to the Secretary of Energy title to all such 
     transferred spent nuclear fuel, to provide for the transfer 
     to the Secretary of the independent spent fuel storage 
     installation operating responsibility of each plant together 
     with the license granted by the Commission for the 
     installation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Bishop of Georgia):

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       H.R. 4063. A bill to authorize grants for programs that 
     provide support services to exonerees; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 4064. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit the Secretary of State to waive certain 
     requirements with respect to special immigrants described in 
     section 101(a)(27)(D) of such Act who have performed service 
     for the United States abroad under extraordinary conditions; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Porter, and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 4065. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws, to 
     enhance border security, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security, 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. WELCH of Vermont (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 4066. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     close the Enron loophole, prevent price manipulation and 
     excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Loebsack, 
             and Mr. Hare):
       H.R. 4067. A bill to provide grants to colleges to improve 
     remedial education (including English language instruction), 
     to customize remediation to student career goals, and to help 
     students move rapidly from remediation into for-credit 
     occupation program courses and through program completion; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. 
             Salazar):
       H. Con. Res. 245. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     National Renewable Energy Laboratory for its work of 
     promoting energy efficiency for 30; to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H. Res. 788. A resolution electing a Member to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Boyda of 
             Kansas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Campbell of California, 
             Mr. Cantor, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Culberson, 
             Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Goode, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Heller, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Kuhl of New York, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Pearce, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Mack, 
             Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Rush, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Shuler, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. 
             Wamp):
       H. Res. 789. A resolution honoring public child welfare 
     agencies, nonprofit organizations and private entities 
     providing services for foster children; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Reichert, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, and 
             Mr. Smith of Washington):
       H. Res. 790. A resolution commending the people of the 
     State of Washington for showing their support for the needs 
     of the State of Washington's veterans and encouraging 
     residents of other States to pursue creative ways to show 
     their own support for veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Wexler, 
             and Ms. Castor):
       H. Res. 791. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in support of Federal and State funded 
     home and community-based services for individuals with 
     disabilities of any age, especially the elderly; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Capuano, and 
             Mr. Tancredo):
       H. Res. 792. A resolution honoring the dedication and hard 
     work of Professor Eric Reeves on behalf of the people of 
     Sudan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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