[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 14, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H13958-H13959]
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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. MOORE of Kansas:
       H.R. 4172. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation 
     Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the 
     carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified 
     credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 4173. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to promote the participation of 
     absent overseas voters in elections for Federal office, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Baird, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 4174. A bill to establish an interagency committee to 
     develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan 
     and to establish an ocean acidification program within the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Davis of Alabama, and Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 4175. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to data privacy and security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Feeney, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Boyda of 
             Kansas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Roskam, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Pence, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Poe, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pearce, 
             Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Campbell of California, 
             Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. 
             Keller, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Dent, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Herger, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Reichert, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Latham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gerlach, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Linder, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite 
             of Florida, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, 
             Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Price of Georgia, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Fallin, 
             Mr. Bonner, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Everett, Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Schmidt, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Issa, Mr. Graves, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Kirk, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Mica, Mr. Moran 
             of Kansas, Mr. Jordan, and Mr. Knollenberg):
       H.R. 4176. A bill to enhance national security by 
     restricting access of illegal aliens to driver's licenses and 
     State-issued identification documents; 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. KIRK (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Roskam, and 
             Mr. LaHood):

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       H.R. 4177. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
     (Transportation Security Administration) to designate Federal 
     special security zones at airports, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 4178. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     remove an impediment to troubled debt restructuring on the 
     part of holders of residential mortgage loans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. CLARKE (for herself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Carney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cuellar, 
             and Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 4179. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish an appeal and redress process for 
     individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a 
     flight, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself and Mr. Michaud):
       H.R. 4180. A bill to allow United States citizens to bring 
     civil actions against persons who fail to perform an act or 
     duty under the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement 
     Implementation Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. FLAKE:
       H.R. 4181. A bill to reform Social Security retirement and 
     Medicare by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings 
     Program to create a safer, healthier, more secure, and more 
     prosperous retirement for all Americans and to reduce the 
     burden on young Americans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     Labor, the Budget, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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 Ms. Zoe LOFGREN of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H.R. 4182. A bill to suspend the running of statutes of 
     limitation for criminal prosecutions of individuals holding 
     the offices of President and Vice President while they hold 
     those offices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. McCaul of Texas, and Ms. 
             Clarke):
       H.R. 4183. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish the National Urban Search and Rescue 
     Response System; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. SIMPSON:
       H.R. 4184. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau of Land 
     Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell of 
             California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Costa, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Herger, Ms. Lee, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McCarthy of California, 
             Mr. McNerney, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 4185. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 11151 Valley Boulevard in El 
     Monte, California, as the ``Marisol Heredia Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 4186. A bill to repeal the Western Hemisphere Travel 
     Initiative; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 4187. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for an additional judgeship for the western district 
     of Michigan; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 4188. A bill to amend the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to permit a prevailing party in an 
     action or proceeding brought to enforce the Act to be awarded 
     expert witness fees and certain other expenses; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mrs. Schmidt):
       H.R. 4189. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     provide for the re-enrichment of certain uranium tailings, 
     and the sale of the product of such re-enrichment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.J. Res. 64. A joint resolution clarifying that the use of 
     force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for 
     Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, any 
     resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H. Con. Res. 258. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to correct the enrollment of 
     H.R. 1429; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself and Mr. Delahunt):
       H. Res. 823. A resolution condemning the imposition of 
     emergency rule in Pakistan; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. Al GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Richardson, 
             Mr. McHenry, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Poe, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Murtha, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Ms. Watson, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Baca, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Watt, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Higgins, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Towns, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Sires, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Ortiz, and Mr. Shays):
       H. Res. 826. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible 
     act when used for the purpose of intimidation and which under 
     certain circumstances can be a criminal act that should be 
     thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement 
     authorities and that any criminal violations should be 
     vigorously prosecuted; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mrs. Schmidt, Ms. 
             Kaptur, and Mr. Regula):
       H. Res. 827. A resolution honoring and recognizing the 
     achievements of Carl Stokes, the first African-American mayor 
     of a major American city, in the 40th year since his election 
     as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.

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