[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 175 (Tuesday, November 13, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H13858-H13860]
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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. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 4153. A bill to make certain technical corrections and 
     transition amendments to the College Cost Reduction and 
     Access Act; to the Committee on Education and Labor. 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Boyd of 
             Florida, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Barrow, 
             Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 4154. A bill to increase the insurance limitations on 
     Federal insurance for bonds issued by the designated bonding 
     authority for Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
     capital financing; to the Committee on Education and Labor. 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. SHULER (for himself and Mr. Etheridge):
       H.R. 4155. A bill to adjust the boundaries of Pisgah 
     National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself and Mr. Murtha):
       H.R. 4156. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Budget, 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. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Conaway, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. Fallin, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sali, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Carter, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 4157. A bill to provide that human life shall be 
     deemed to begin with fertilization; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Graves):

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       H.R. 4158. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify and codify the 
     authority of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to administer the National Urban Search and 
     Rescue Response System for Federal response to all hazards; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4159. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the 
     United States to meet national priorities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Issa, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Mica, Mr. Keller, Mr. Camp of 
             Michigan, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mr. McHenry, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Poe, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Goode, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina):
       H.R. 4160. A bill to withhold certain highway funds if a 
     State does not comply with certain requirements in issuing a 
     driver's license or identification card, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform, 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. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Michaud, and Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4161. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, to carry out a pilot program to prevent at-
     risk veterans and veteran families from falling into 
     homelessness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, 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. LEWIS of California:
       H.R. 4162. A bill to provide for an exchange of lands with 
     San Bernardino County, California, to enhance management of 
     lands within the San Bernardino National Forest, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 4163. A bill to provide an enhanced penalty for 
     threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or 
     to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on 
     school property; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Clarke, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Ellison, and Ms. Hirono):
       H.R. 4164. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for expenses paid for household and 
     dependent care services necessary for gainful employment and 
     to increase, and make refundable, the credit for such 
     expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mrs. Drake, and Mr. Keller):
       H.R. 4165. A bill to provide grants to encourage and 
     enhance the study of modeling and simulation at institutions 
     of higher education; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SKELTON (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Graves, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. 
             Emerson, and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 4166. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 701 East Copeland Drive in 
     Lebanon, Missouri, as the ``Steve W. Allee Carrier Annex''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 4167. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to reduce restrictions on media ownership, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 4168. A bill to authorize the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe 
     of Chippewa Indians of the State of Michigan to convey land 
     and interests in land owned by the Tribe, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Carter, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 4169. A bill to authorize the placement in Arlington 
     National Cemetery of an American Braille tactile flag in 
     Arlington National Cemetery honoring blind members of the 
     Armed Forces, veterans, and other Americans; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4170. A bill to revise the boundaries of the John H. 
     Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System with respect to 
     Daufuskie Island, South Carolina; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Barrett of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Taylor, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Turner, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mrs. Drake, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Kingston, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Engel, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
             Gilchrest):
       H.R. 4171. A bill to name the national cemetery to be 
     constructed in Columbia, South Carolina as the Floyd Spence 
     National Cemetery at Fort Jackson, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Wu, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Costa, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Sires, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Boren, Ms. 
             Norton, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
             Mr. Pearce, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Shuler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Towns, Mr. Farr, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Watson, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Cardoza, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, and Mr. Issa):
       H.J. Res. 62. A joint resolution to honor the achievements 
     and contributions of Native Americans to the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor. considered and passed.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.J. Res. 63. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States authorizing the 
     President to disapprove or reduce items of appropriation; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. FALLIN (for herself, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Boren, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Sullivan):
       H. Con. Res. 254. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     celebrating the centennial of Oklahoma statehood; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. FERGUSON (for himself, Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen):
       H. Con. Res. 255. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the United States commitment to 
     preservation of religious and cultural sites and condemning 
     instances where sites are desecrated; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Con. Res. 256. Concurrent resolution honoring Theodor 
     Criveanu for being named by Yad Vashem, the Holocaust 
     Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, as Righteous 
     Among the Nations for his heroic efforts to save Romanian 
     Jews during the Holocaust; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Pence, 
             Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Gallegly):
       H. Con. Res. 257. Concurrent resolution expressing concern 
     regarding arms transfers to Iran and Syria by the Russian 
     Federation and entities in the Russian Federation and urging 
     the President of the United States to implement sanctions 
     against such entities found to be in violation of United 
     States law prohibiting arms transfers to Iran and Syria; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. Hare, Mr. Holt, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Cardoza,

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             Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Richardson, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Dicks, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Space, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hall of 
             New York, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Perlmutter, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lee, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Olver, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Watson, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wu, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Davis 
             of Alabama, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baca, Mr. Bishop 
             of New York, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Israel, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Kind, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Waters, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H. Res. 819. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the House has lost confidence in the 
     performance of Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman 
     Nancy Nord, and urging the President to request her 
     resignation; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KIND:
       H. Res. 820. A resolution recognizing and celebrating the 
     commitment of the Student Conservation Association to the 
     United States national parks and public lands; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCOTTER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H. Res. 821. A resolution condemnming Communist China's 
     discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and 
     execution of its prisoners of conscience; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Watson, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Solis, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Gary 
             G. Miller of California, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Dreier, Mr. McCarthy of California, 
             Mr. Campbell of California, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. McKeon, and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California):
       H. Res. 822. A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary 
     year of the founding of the Port of Los Angeles; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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