[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 174 (Friday, November 9, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H13521-H13522]
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. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Conaway, Mr. Sali, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 4130. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for 
     educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Ms. Watson, Ms. Clarke, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lee, Ms. McCollum 
             of Minnesota, Ms. Harman, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Berman, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McNerney, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 4131. A bill to designate a portion of California 
     State Route 91 located in Los Angeles County, California, as 
     the ``Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway''; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Roskam, and Mrs. 
             Biggert):
       H.R. 4132. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the exclusion of

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     gain from the sale or exchange of a principal residence to 
     $1,000,000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PENCE (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Broun 
             of Georgia, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. David 
             Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Goode, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Jordan, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Campbell of California, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Sali, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Conaway):
       H.R. 4133. A bill to amend title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being 
     awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Sires, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Davis 
             of Alabama, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Ellsworth, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Castle, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Boozman, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4134. A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide 
     grants for Internet crime prevention education programs; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 4135. A bill to establish the Family Foreclosure 
     Rescue Corporation to provide emergency relief to refinance 
     home mortgages of homeowners in foreclosure or default; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CARNEY:
       H.R. 4136. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States 
     Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 4137. A bill to amend and extend the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Science and Technology, and Financial 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 Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 4138. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to impose minimum nurse staffing ratios in 
     Medicare participating hospitals, and for other purposes; 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. SPACE (for himself, Mr. Hare, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 4139. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve participation in higher education of, and increase 
     opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DICKS:
       H.R. 4140. A bill to designate the Port Angeles Federal 
     Building in Port Angeles, Washington, as the ``Richard B. 
     Anderson Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Gingrey, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 4141. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot 
     allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans who 
     are buried in State cemeteries; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4142. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     permit medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient 
     medication benefit, to provide that certain veterans who 
     receive such benefit are not otherwise eligible for medical 
     care and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GINGREY (for himself and Mr. Price of Georgia):
       H.R. 4143. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project in 
     Atlanta, Georgia; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GOODE:
       H.R. 4144. A bill to require those applying for, and 
     renewing, SCHIP, TAA, and ATAA benefits to present 
     documentation proving both citizenship and identity in order 
     to receive those benefits; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. HOLT:
       H.R. 4145. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to clarify the treatment of provisional ballots cast in 
     elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Hall of New York, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Souder, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Nadler, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 4146. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the availability of emergency medical care for 
     veterans in non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
     facilities; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. Bishop of 
             New York):
       H.R. 4147. A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide 
     grants for the implementation of the Sex Offender 
     Registration Tips Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 4148. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the eligibility of reserve component members 
     supporting contingency operations for educational assistance 
     based on cumulative days of active duty service; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PATRICK MURPHY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4149. A bill to limit excessive fluctuations in 
     tuition to help students and families plan for college costs; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 4150. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments by 
     excluding from income a portion of such payments; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 4151. A bill to expand the public awareness of 
     science, technology, engineering, and math and encourage 
     Americans to study and enter those fields as a matter of 
     strategic importance for the United States; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       H.R. 4152. A bill to provide loan forgiveness under the 
     Federal Perkins Loan program for Federal, State, and local 
     firefighters; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H. Con. Res. 252. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that no Federal or State requirement to 
     increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings should 
     require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health 
     facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy 
     efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Sires, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H. Con. Res. 253. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     service, courage, and patriotism of Hispanic Americans who 
     have served and continue to serve as members of the United 
     States Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Brady of Texas):
       H. Res. 814. A resolution encouraging the elimination of 
     fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in the 
     world's commercial fishing fleets and lead to overfishing of 
     global fish stocks; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Matheson):
       H. Res. 815. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that staff-led tours of the United States 
     Capitol should be preserved; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Salazar, 
             and Mr. Tancredo):
       H. Res. 816. A resolution congratulating the Colorado 
     Rockies on winning the National League Championship and 
     playing in the 2007 World Series; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.

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