[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 173 (Thursday, November 8, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H13411-H13412]
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. REICHERT:
       H.R. 4113. A bill to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in 
     the State of Washington, to protect the complete watershed of 
     the free-flowing Pratt River as a Wild River, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Arcuri, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Capuano, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Zoe Lofgren 
             of California, Mr. Markey, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum 
             of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Shays, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch of Vermont, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 4114. A bill to modify certain provisions of law 
     relating to torture; to the Committee on Armed Services, and 
     in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 4115. A bill to provide for and approve the settlement 
     of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 
     Chippewa Indians; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 4116. A bill to provide for the issuance of a veterans 
     health care stamp; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, 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. DENT:
       H.R. 4117. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain electronic dimming ballasts with a three wire control 
     scheme; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Cantor, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Mrs. Drake):
       H.R. 4118. A bill to exclude from gross income payments 
     from the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to the victims of the 
     tragic event, loss of life and limb, at Virginia Polytechnic 
     Institute & State University; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Akin, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, and Mr. Fortenberry):
       H.R. 4119. A bill to change from March 31st to December 
     15th the date of submission to Congress of the audited 
     financial statement of the executive branch of the United 
     States Government; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas (for herself and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 4120. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving 
     child pornography, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself, Mr. Space, and Ms. 
             DeLauro):
       H.R. 4121. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to prevent Government officials from accepting travel 
     from persons having business before their agencies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 4122. A bill to support the development of high-speed 
     rail in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 4123. A bill to provide for the creation of a National 
     High-Speed Rail Authority; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Hare, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 4124. A bill to direct the President to withdraw from 
     the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Culberson):
       H.R. 4125. A bill to amend the Hobby Protection Act to 
     require that imitation Civil War items be clearly marked as 
     copies; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky):
       H.R. 4126. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the depreciation recovery period for certain 
     roof systems; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4127. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the further minting of 1-cent coins until the 
     Secretary of the Treasury and the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System certify in writing 
     that there is not a surplus of 1-cent coins already available 
     for use in transactions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 4128. A bill to modernize, shorten, and simplify the 
     Federal criminal code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Ms. Carson, and Mr. 
             Ramstad):
       H.R. 4129. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     strengthen and expand substance abuse and mental health 
     services to persons experiencing homelessness in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT:
       H. Con. Res. 249. Concurrent resolution recognizing 
     Hostelling International USA for 75 years of service to 
     intercultural understanding and to youth travel; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Akin, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Mack, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Burgess, Ms. 
             Foxx, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Chabot):
       H. Con. Res. 250. Concurrent resolution supporting Taiwan's 
     membership in appropriate international organizations such as 
     the United Nations; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado, and Mr. Salazar):
       H. Con. Res. 251. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     National Renewable Energy Laboratory for its work of 
     promoting energy efficiency for 30 years; to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Baird, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ellison, Ms. McCollum 
             of Minnesota, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Clarke, 
             Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Hare, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Welch of Vermont, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Engel, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Boren, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Petri, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Boustany, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, 
             Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. Shays, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Porter, and 
             Mrs. Emerson):
       H. Res. 808. A resolution commemorating the 50th 
     Anniversary of the Metropolitan Washington Council of 
     Governments; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Wu, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Chabot, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, and Mr. 
             Bilirakis):
       H. Res. 810. A resolution calling for an end to the state 
     of emergency in Pakistan; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Lantos, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H. Res. 811. A resolution condemning the November 6, 2007, 
     terrorist bombing in Afghanistan and expressing condolences 
     to the people of Afghanistan and the members of the Wolesi 
     Jirga; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Engel, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Sires, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, and Mr. Payne):
       H. Res. 812. A resolution expressing the sympathy and 
     pledging the urgent support of the House of Representatives 
     and the people of the United States for the victims of the 
     devastating flooding in southern Mexico; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.

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