[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 4, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H14155-H14156]
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. TOWNS:
       H.R. 4251. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to conduct a demonstration project for 
     administering influenza vaccine to elementary and middle 
     school students in qualified low-income schools, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. CHABOT:
       H.R. 4252. A bill to provide for an additional temporary 
     extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through May 23, 2008, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. ALTMIRE (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. 
             Velazquez, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 4253. A bill to improve and expand small business 
     assistance programs for veterans of the armed forces and 
     military reservists, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 4254. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable 
     from the

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     sale of a principal residence by taxpayers who have attained 
     age 50; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 4255. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
     assistance to the Paralympic Program of the United States 
     Olympic Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 4256. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Anacamine 2422 Curing Agent; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 4257. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     hexafluoro isopropyl methyl ether (HFMOP); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 4258. A bill to establish the St. Augustine 450th 
     Commemoration Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 4259. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Nickel 
     Carbonate (NiCO3); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 4260. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Cobalt 
     Carbonate (CoCO3); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H.R. 4261. A bill to provide the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission with greater flexibility in addressing consumer 
     concerns; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 4262. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to authorize additional flexibility to 
     a State with an unemployment rate that is equal to or greater 
     than 125 percent of the national unemployment rate to 
     transfer funds among programs made available to such State by 
     various provisions of that Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MELANCON (for himself and Mr. Gerlach):
       H.R. 4263. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a tax credit for charitable contributions to 
     private, nonprofit charities providing health insurance 
     premium assistance and drug co-payment assistance, thereby 
     transitioning uninsured Americans into private insurance and 
     transitioning Medicaid patients into private insurance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Boyd of 
             Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Mack, Mr. Mario Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Space, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Michaud, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 4264. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs spinal cord injury center in Tampa, Florida, as the 
     ``Michael Bilirakis Department of Veterans Affairs Spinal 
     Cord Injury Center''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Sires):
       H.R. 4265. A bill to help keep students safe on school-run, 
     overnight, off-premises field trips; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 4266. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to issue regulations concerning the safety and 
     labeling of certain furniture; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ:
       H.R. 4267. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Epilink 701; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 4268. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     potassium sorbate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 4269. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on sorbic 
     acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 4270. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     triethylene glycol bis[3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-
     methylphenyl) propionate]; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 4271. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     a waiver of certain prohibitions and limitations on fuels and 
     fuel additives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 4272. A bill to amend chapter 15 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide for an additional, limited exception 
     to the provision prohibiting a State or local officer or 
     employee from being a candidate for elective office; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 4273. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the ``Lieutenant 
     Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WALSH of New York:
       H.R. 4274. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving 
     parents (known as ``Gold Star parents'') of members of the 
     Armed Forces who die during a period of war; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WELCH of Vermont (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Wynn, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hare, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Payne, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 4275. A bill to provide additional appropriations for 
     payments under section 2604(e) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.J. Res. 65. A joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of John W. McCarter as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Con. Res. 264. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     University of Hawaii for its 100 years of commitment to 
     public higher education; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Israel, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Stark, and Ms. McCollum of Minnesota):
       H. Con. Res. 265. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of World AIDS Day; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H. Res. 836. A resolution granting the authority provided 
     under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to the Committee on Education and Labor for 
     purposes of its investigation into the deaths of 9 
     individuals that occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine near 
     Huntington, Utah; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. INSLEE:
       H. Res. 837. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 710, with 
     amendments; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. McCOTTER:
       H. Res. 838. A resolution welcoming His Holiness Pope 
     Benedict XVI on his first apostolic visit to the United 
     States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Burgess, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Musgrave, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
             Rahall):
       H. Res. 840. A resolution calling for the protection of 
     human rights and restoration of rule of law in Pakistan; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. MATSUI:
       H. Res. 841. A resolution honoring the career and 
     accomplishments of Robert Carlson as a Board Member of the 
     California Public Employees' Retirement System (``CalPERS''); 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Fattah, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Berman, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Honda, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Cohen, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Van Hollen, and 
             Ms. Lee):
       H. Res. 842. A resolution expressing sympathy to and 
     pledging the support of the House of Representatives and the 
     people of the United States for the victims of Cyclone Sidr 
     in southern Bangladesh; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself, Mr. Costello, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Weller, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Shimkus, 
             and Mr. Blunt):
       H. Res. 843. A resolution mourning the passing of 
     Congressman Henry J. Hyde and celebrating his leadership and 
     service to the people of Illinois and the United States of 
     America; to the Committee on House Administration.

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