[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 177 (Thursday, November 15, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H14080-H14083]
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. BURGESS:
       H.R. 4190. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     exclude Members of Congress from the Federal employees health 
     benefits program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, 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. TURNER:
       H.R. 4191. A bill to redesignate Dayton Aviation Heritage 
     National Historic Park in the State of Ohio as ``Wright 
     Brothers-Dunbar National Historic Park``, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TANCREDO:
       H.R. 4192. A bill to reform immigration to serve the 
     national interest; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Homeland 
     Security, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, 
     Education and Labor, Foreign Affairs, and 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. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Boustany, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. 
             Graves, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Foxx, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Cuellar, 
             and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 4193. A bill to provide for an automatic one-year 
     extension of the authorizations of appropriations and direct 
     spending programs of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
     Act of 2002, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Berkley, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 4194. A bill to establish a grant to increase 
     enforcement of laws to prohibit underage drinking through 
     social sources, to improve reporting of Federal underage 
     drinking data, to establish grants to increase parental 
     involvement in school-based efforts to reduce underage 
     drinking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, for a period to be

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     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 and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 4195. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4196. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to improve 
     public notification and community relations concerning 
     actions for the removal of environmental hazards; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. LANTOS:
       H.R. 4197. A bill to prevent the admission of any member or 
     leader of the Magyar Garda into the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Al Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Space, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Mr. Clay, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Hill, 
             and Mr. Baca):
       H.R. 4198. A bill to provide for competitive grants for the 
     establishment and expansion of programs that use networks of 
     public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and 
     train foster and adoptive parents and provide support 
     services to foster children and their families; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TURNER:
       H.R. 4199. A bill to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
     Preservation Act of 1992 to add sites to the Dayton Aviation 
     Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Wynn, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 4200. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for medical research related to 
     developing qualified infectious disease products; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DENT (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Gohmert, 
             Mr. Reichert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Poe, 
             Mr. Platts, Mr. Holden, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Gerlach, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Coble, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Carney, and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 4201. A bill to require State and local law 
     enforcement agencies to determine the immigration status of 
     all individuals arrested by such agencies for a felony, to 
     require such agencies to report to the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security when they have arrested for a felony an alien 
     unlawfully present in the United States, to require mandatory 
     Federal detention of such individuals pending removal in 
     cases where they are not otherwise detained, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Moore of Kansas, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Watson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Farr, Mr. Walsh of New York, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 4202. A bill to require all newly constructed, 
     federally assisted, single-family houses and town houses to 
     meet minimum standards of visitability for persons with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 4203. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3035 Stone Mountain Street 
     in Lithonia, Georgia, as the ``Jamaal RaShard Addison Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. BOSWELL (for himself, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Braley 
             of Iowa, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Patrick Murphy 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Ellsworth, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Moore 
             of Kansas, Ms. Bean, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Baca, 
             Mr. Barrow, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 4204. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct a study on suicides among veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       H.R. 4205. A bill to reauthorize and improve programs of 
     the National Health Service Corps; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Klein of Florida, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Ms. Solis, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Giffords, Ms. 
             Castor, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Ellsworth, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Ms. Watson, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Israel, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hare, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Hooley, and 
             Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 4206. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve access to, and increase utilization 
     of, bone mass measurement benefits under the Medicare part B 
     Program; 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 Ms. BERKLEY:
       H.R. 4207. A bill to provide States with the incentives, 
     flexibility and resources to develop child welfare services 
     that focus on improving circumstances for children, whether 
     in foster care or in their own homes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Ellison, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 4208. A bill to create the income security conditions 
     and family supports needed to ensure permanency for the 
     Nation's unaccompanied youth, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas:
       H.R. 4209. A bill to authorize the voluntary purchase of 
     certain properties in Treece, Kansas endangered by the 
     Cherokee County National Priorities List Site, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Shuler, Mr. Watt, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 4210. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 401 Washington Avenue in 
     Weldon, North Carolina, as the ``Dock M. Brown Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Shuler, Mr. Watt, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 4211. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 725 Roanoke Avenue in 
     Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, as the ``Judge Richard B. 
     Allsbrook Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 4212. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Small Business Administration to deem certain small business 
     concerns qualified HUBZone small business concerns; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 4213. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     provide for an increase in the amount of awards under the 
     first and second phases of the Small Business Innovation 
     Research program; to the Committee on Small Business, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Towns, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 4214. A bill to improve the prevention, detection, and 
     treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections 
     (CHAI), with a focus on antibiotic-resistant bacteria; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama (for himself and Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky):
       H.R. 4215. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to update the optional methods for computing net 
     earnings from self-employment; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 4216. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to authorize grant programs to enhance the access of low-
     income Black students to higher education; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 4217. A bill to study the access to and success in 
     education of minority males, including high school graduation 
     and college participation; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Altmire):
       H.R. 4218. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management 
     training by designating certain certified diabetes educators 
     as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes 
     self-management training services under part B of the 
     Medicare Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on

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     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. DONNELLY (for himself and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 4219. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to assign a temporary disability rating to certain 
     members of the Armed Forces upon separation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and 
             Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 4220. A bill to encourage the donation of excess food 
     to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-
     insecure people in the United States in contracts entered 
     into by executive agencies for the provision, service, or 
     sale of food; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 4221. A bill to mandate satellite carriage of 
     qualified noncommercial educational television stations; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 4222. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, and title XXII of the Public Health Service Act 
     to extend COBRA benefits for certain TAA-eligible individuals 
     and PBGC recipients; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 
     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. FORTENBERRY (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             and Mr. McCotter):
       H.R. 4223. A bill to establish the Congressional-Executive 
     Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 4224. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of State from 
     making a contribution to the United Nations until such time 
     as the United Nations is in compliance with fire, building, 
     and safety codes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. GIFFORDS:
       H.R. 4225. A bill to establish the William H. Rehnquist 
     Center on the Constitutional Structures of Government at the 
     University of Arizona James E. Rogers School of Law; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor, 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. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. Olver):
       H.R. 4226. A bill to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse 
     gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-
     driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that 
     will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, 
     reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to 
     consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, Natural 
     Resources, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, and 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. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 4227. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     modify an exception to certain prohibitions; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Ms. Giffords):
       H.R. 4228. A bill to withdraw certain Federal lands and 
     interests located in Pima and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona, 
     from the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HALL of New York (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Space, and Mr. Kagen):
       H.R. 4229. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Bonus 
     Review Board; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HOOLEY (for herself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Courtney, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Honda, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wu, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 4230. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a school-based health clinic program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KAGEN (for himself, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Ms. Clarke, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Sestak, 
             Mr. Carney, Mr. Holden, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Baca, Mr. Barrow, 
             Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, 
             Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Altmire, 
             and Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 4231. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide mental health 
     services to certain veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom 
     and Operation Iraqi Freedom; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 4232. A bill to improve mental and substance use 
     health care; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 4233. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act relating to freshness dates on food; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 4234. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require that foods containing spices, 
     flavoring, or coloring derived from meat, poultry, or other 
     animal products (including insects) bear labeling stating 
     that fact and their names; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 4235. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the estate tax, to repeal the carryover basis 
     rule, to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase 
     the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the 
     equivalent of a $3,000,000 exclusion and to provide an 
     inflation adjustment of such amount, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 4236. A bill to provide for the protection and the 
     integrity of the United States mail; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Honda):
       H.R. 4237. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to prohibit States from refusing 
     to accept balloting materials solely because the materials 
     are generated through the use of a computer program, are not 
     printed on a specific type of paper, or do not otherwise meet 
     similar extraneous requirements which are not clearly 
     necessary to prevent fraud in the conduct of elections, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 
     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. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 4238. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require a refund value for certain beverage containers, and 
     to provide resources for State pollution prevention and 
     recycling programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. 
             Space):
       H.R. 4239. A bill to establish a House ethics commission, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Mrs. Musgrave, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Tancredo, and 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 4240. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 10799 West Alameda Avenue in 
     Lakewood, Colorado, as the ``Felix Sparks Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. POE:
       H.R. 4241. A bill to prohibit the transfer of personal 
     information to any person or business outside the United 
     States, without notice; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 4242. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to retain the estate tax with an immediate increase in 
     the exemption, to repeal the new carryover basis rules in 
     order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of 
     compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit 
     from repeal, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Brady of Texas, and 
             Ms. Herseth Sandlin):
       H.R. 4243. A bill to provide for the issuance of bonds to 
     provide funding for the construction of schools of the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and Labor, and Natural Resources, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in

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     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 4244. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit for qualified expenditures paid or 
     incurred to replace certain wood stoves; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SALI:
       H.R. 4245. A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration 
     Act of 2003 to provide for the categorical exclusion of 
     certain projects on Federal land located adjacent to non-
     Federal land from documentation in an environmental impact 
     statement or environmental assessment when conditions on the 
     Federal land pose a serious risk to the non-Federal land, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 
     the Interior to enter into contracts or agreements for forest 
     projects on Federal land with non-Federal entities that own 
     adjacent land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, 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. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Crowley, 
             and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 4246. A bill to improve the performance of the defense 
     trade controls functions of the Department of State, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Perlmutter, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Taylor, and Mr. Ellsworth):
       H.R. 4247. A bill to improve certain compensation, health 
     care, and education benefits for individuals who serve in a 
     reserve component of the uniformed services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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 Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4248. A bill to ensure access to recreational therapy 
     in inpatient rehabilitation facilities, inpatient psychiatric 
     facilities, and skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare 
     Program; 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. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 4249. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     exchange certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National 
     Forests in Colorado and to adjust the boundary of such 
     National Forests; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Ms. 
             Giffords, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 4250. A bill to provide grants and loan guarantees for 
     the development and construction of science parks to promote 
     the clustering of innovation through high technology 
     activities; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H. Con. Res. 259. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Mack, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Putnam, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Keller, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Weller, and Ms. 
             Granger):
       H. Con. Res. 260. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     kidnapping and hostage-taking of 3 United States citizens for 
     over 4 years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia 
     (FARC), and demanding their immediate and unconditional 
     release; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. DRAKE (for herself, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 261. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     centennial anniversary of the sailing of the Navy's ``Great 
     White Fleet,'' launched by President Theodore Roosevelt on 
     December 16, 1907, from Hampton Roads, Virginia, and 
     returning there on February 22, 1909; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Weiner):
       H. Con. Res. 262. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding Saudi Arabia's policies relating 
     to religious practice and tolerance, including Saudi Arabia's 
     commitment to revise Saudi textbooks to remove intolerant and 
     violent references; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Akin, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Carter, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Conaway, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Everett, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Flake, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gohmert, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Issa, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Kline of Minnesota, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Daniel 
             E. Lungren of California, Mr. Mack, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Renzi, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Roskam, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Walberg, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 263. Concurrent resolution to establish the 
     Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. BARROW (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Marshall, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, and Mr. Linder):
       H. Res. 828. A resolution honoring the firefighters and 
     other public servants who responded to the wildfires in south 
     Georgia during the spring of 2007; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Cleaver):
       H. Res. 829. A resolution recognizing the region from 
     Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri, as the Kansas City 
     Animal Health Corridor, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Towns, and Mr. Cleaver):
       H. Res. 830. A resolution urging health care providers to 
     engage in a strong program to prevent, detect, and treat 
     diabetes, including through the use of a treatment regimen 
     that includes certain minimum clinical practice 
     recommendations, including measurements of body weight and 
     other associated risk factors; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H. Res. 831. A resolution encouraging Americans to purchase 
     American-made products during the holiday season, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Ms. Granger, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Reyes):
       H. Res. 832. A resolution honoring the Texas Water 
     Development Board on its selection as a recipient of the the 
     Environmental Protection Agency's 2007 Clean Water State 
     Revolving Fund Performance and Innovation Award; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Camp of Michigan):
       H. Res. 833. A resolution expressing support for the goals 
     of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by 
     promoting national awareness of adoption and the children 
     awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved 
     in adoption, and encouraging Americans to secure safety, 
     permanency, and well-being for all children; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Res. 834. A resolution regarding the readiness decline 
     of the Army, Marine Corps, National Guard, and Reserves, and 
     the implications for national security; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Kuhl of New York):
       H. Res. 835. A resolution condemning Syria for its 
     destablizing actions in the Middle East region and calling on 
     Iraq not to reopen its oil pipeline to Syria; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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