[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 5, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H14249-H14250]
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. EHLERS:
       H.R. 4278. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on yttrium oxides having a purity of at least 99.9 
     percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Issa, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Keller, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and 
             Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 4279. A bill to enhance remedies for violations of 
     intellectual property laws, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 4280. A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 to provide death and disability 
     benefits for aerial firefighters who work on a contract basis 
     for the Forest Service or an agency of the Department of the 
     Interior and suffer death or disability in the line of duty, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 
     and 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. McCRERY:
       H.R. 4281. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on methyoxyacetic acid; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 4282. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 2-
     Acetylnicotinic acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 4283. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners 
     who participate in designated educational, vocational, 
     treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       H.R. 4284. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service known as the Southpark Station in 
     Alexandria, Louisiana, as the John ``Marty'' Thiels Southpark 
     Station, in honor and memory of Thiels, a Louisiana postal 
     worker who was killed in the line of duty on October 4, 2007; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself and Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 4285. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing the Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area in 
     North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Altmire, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Barrow, Ms. Bean, Mr. Becerra, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boozman, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Boren, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boyd of 
             Florida, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardoza, 
             Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Carney, Mr. Carter, Ms. Castor, Mr. 
             Chandler, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, 
             Mr. Costa, Mr. Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Lincoln Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Hodes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kagen, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Marchant, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Matheson, Ms. Matsui, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Melancon, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Mitchell, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Murphy 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Obey, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Renzi, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Shuler, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Space, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Upton, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Walsh of New York, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Ellsworth, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Levin, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Mahoney of 
             Florida, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Stark, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Berry, and Mrs. 
             Lowey):
       H.R. 4286. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in recognition of her courageous and 
     unwavering commitment to peace, nonviolence, human rights, 
     and democracy in Burma; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. EMANUEL:
       H.R. 4287. A bill to include Medicare provider payments in 
     the Federal Payment Levy Program, to require the Department 
     of Health and Human Services to offset Medicare provider 
     payments by the amount of the provider's delinquent Federal 
     debt, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, and 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Towns, 
             Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 4288. A bill to amend title XVIII to provide for 
     coverage of annual preventive physical examinations under the 
     Medicare 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 Mr. FORTUNO:
       H.R. 4289. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the 
     ``Euripides Rubio Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
     Clinic``; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAUL of Texas:
       H.R. 4290. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to provide for additional availability of testing 
     facilities and equipment and to extend the authority of the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out certain research 
     and development projects; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 4291. A bill to revise the authorized route of the 
     North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota 
     to include existing hiking trails along Lake Superior's north 
     shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National 
     Forest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 4292. A bill to authorize the sale of certain National 
     Forest System lands in the Superior National Forest in 
     Minnesota; to

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     the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and 
     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. PAUL:
       H.R. 4293. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for State and 
     local, and foreign, real property taxes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Castle, Mr. Emanuel, and Mr. 
             Platts):
       H.R. 4294. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reform the system of public financing for 
     Presidential elections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, 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. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Hensarling, 
             and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 4295. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require wealthy beneficiaries to pay a 
     greater share of their premiums under the Medicare 
     prescription drug 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. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Mr. Porter, and Mrs. 
             Capps):
       H.R. 4296. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require physician utilization of the Medicare 
     electronic prescription drug 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 Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 4297. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend certain expiring energy conservation 
     provisions and to provide a tax credit for certain 
     individuals using home heating oil; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 4298. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     revise the regulations regarding the do-not-call registry to 
     prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone 
     calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H. Res. 844. A resolution recognizing the service and 
     dedication of Dr. Daisaku Ikeda and celebrating his 80th 
     birthday; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Mario 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Mack, Mr. Lincoln 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Castor, Mr. Boyd of Florida, 
             Mr. Keller, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Putnam):
       H. Res. 845. A resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary 
     of Everglades National Park; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, 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.

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