[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 11, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H15314-H15317]
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. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Petri, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Hayes, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 4343. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     modify age standards for pilots engaged in commercial 
     aviation operations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. considered and passed.
           By Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Lucas, and 
             Mr. Price of Georgia):
       H.R. 4344. A bill to amend section 435(o) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic 
     hardship; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4345. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     Bayowet FT-248; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4346. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     Thionyl chloride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4347. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     Baypure DS; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4348. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     Bayowet C4; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4349. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Disflamoll TOF; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4350. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Disflamoll DPK; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 4351. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the 
     alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 4352. A bill to provide $30,000,000 in funding to the 
     Department of Education to provide assistance to public 
     school districts for the prevention of drug resistant 
     infections; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. Rehberg):
       H.R. 4353. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to make certain technical 
     corrections; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 4354. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Ancamine 2432 Curing Agent; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Ross, and Mr. Kuhl of 
             New York):
       H.R. 4355. A bill to impose a moratorium on certain 
     Medicaid payment restrictions; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4356. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4,4-
     Diaminostilbene-2,2-Disulphonic; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4357. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with N,N'-
     bis(2-aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, cyclized, methosulfate; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4358. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Formaldehyde, reaction products with 1,4-benzenediol 
     and m-phenylenediamine, sulfurized; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4359. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Reduced Vat Blue 43; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4360. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Sulfur Black 1; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 4361. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Cyanuric chloride; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.R. 4362. A bill to clarify the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 9, 10-Anthracenedione; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.R. 4363. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 9, 10-Anthracenedione, 2 pentyl-; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.R. 4364. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain magnesium peroxide; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 4365. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     DEMBB; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 4366. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     Mesotrione; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. 
             Spratt):
       H.R. 4367. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic in Aiken, South Carolina, as the 
     ``Matthew V. Dillon Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
     Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 4368. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide special disposition rules for unused benefits 
     in flexible spending arrangements of individuals called to 
     active duty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4369. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on diphenyl sulfide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4370. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 4,4-Dimethoxy-2-butanone; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4371. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 3-Amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4372. A bill to extend and modify the temporary 
     suspension of duty on ADTP; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4373. A bill to extend and modify the temporary 
     suspension of duty on Cyhalofop; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4374. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2-Phenylphenol sodium salt; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4375. A bill to extend and modify the temporary 
     suspension of duty on 2-Cyanopyridine; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4376. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     Styrene, ar-ethyl-, polymer with divinylbenzene and styrene 
     beads with low ash; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4377. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Benfluralin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4378. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on DMDS; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4379. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 1,3-Dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4380. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on DCBTF; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4381. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on mixtures of fungicide; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4382. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on MCPA ester; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4383. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on MCPA acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4384. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Halofenozide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4385. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on isoxaben; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4386. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Fenbuconazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4387. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Ethalfluralin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4388. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Tebufenozide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4389. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Quintec; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4390. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Quinoline; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4391. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Propiconazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4392. A bill to extend and modify the temporary 
     suspension of duty on Myclobutanil; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4393. A bill to extend and modify the temporary 
     suspension of duty on Methoxyfenozide; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4394. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on mixed isomers of 1,3-dichloropropene; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4395. A bill to extend and modify the temporary 
     suspension of duty on Trifluralin; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4396. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 1,2-Benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one (9Cl); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4397. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on -Bromo- -nitrostyrene; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4398. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to clarify and extend the temporary duty 
     reduction on cellulose nitrate; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4399. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on mixtures of insecticide; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4400. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4401. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2-Propenoic acid, polymer; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4402. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4403. A bill to extend the temporary duty suspension 
     on methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose products; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4404. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 1,2-Benzenedicarboxaldehyde; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4405. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2-Phenylphenol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4406. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 3, 4-Dichlorobenzonitrile; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4407. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on DEPCT; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4408. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2,6-Dichloroaniline; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4409. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Dimethyl Malonate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4410. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Tebuthiuron; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP of Michigan:
       H.R. 4411. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on shield 
     asy-steering gear; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP of Michigan:
       H.R. 4412. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     hydraulic control units; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4413. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4414. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4415. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4416. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4417. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4418. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4419. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4420. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,4-
     Diamino-3-[4-(2-

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     sulfoxyethylsulfonyl)-phenylazo]-5-[4-(2 sulfoxyethyl 
     sulfonyl)-2-sulfophenylazo]-benzenesulfonic acid potassium 
     sodium salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4421. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 1-
     (3H)-Isobenzofuranone, 3,3-bis(2-methyl-1-octyl-1H-indol-3-
     yl)-; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4422. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 2-
     methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4423. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 2-
     Methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-(4-morpholinyl)-1- 
     propanone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4424. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 2,2 -
     (2,5-Thiophenediyl)bis(5-(1,1-dimethylethyl) benzoxazole); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4425. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4426. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4427. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4428. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4429. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on 
     Reactive Black 5; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4430. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on a 
     certain chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4431. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on a 
     certain chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4432. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on a 
     certain chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4433. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4434. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4435. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4436. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4437. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4438. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, 
     or otherwise processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4439. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 4440. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     synthetic staple fibers not carded, combed, or otherwise 
     processed for spinning; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 4441. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on MDA50; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 4442. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Nourybond 276 Modifier; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 4443. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 11-
     Aminoundecanoic Acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 4444. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Polycaprolactone Acrylate; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 4445. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Polycaprolactone Diol #1; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 4446. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Polycaprolactone Triol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 4447. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Polycaprolactone Diol #2; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OLVER:
       H.R. 4448. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     capacitor grade homopolymer polypropylene resin in primary 
     form; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 4449. A bill to aid and support pediatric involvement 
     in reading and education; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Ms. SOLIS (for herself and Mrs. Bono):
       H.R. 4450. A bill to improve and enhance research and 
     programs on cancer survivorship, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 4451. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a competitive grant program for research on 
     preventing, treating, and finding the cure for Methicillin 
     Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 4452. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to restore State authority to waive the 35-mile 
     rule for designating critical access hospitals under the 
     Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Berkley, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Porter, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 4453. 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 subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. YARMUTH:
       H.R. 4454. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3050 Hunsinger Lane in 
     Louisville, Kentucky, as the ``Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen 
     Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office 
     Building``, in honor of the servicemen and women from 
     Louisville, Kentucky, who died in service during Operation 
     Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 4455. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide international wildlife management and 
     conservation programs through the Wildlife Without Borders 
     Program in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BOREN (for himself, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Shuler, Mr. Baca, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Rothman, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Wamp, Ms. 
             Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hare, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Honda, Mrs. Capps, and Ms. Solis):
       H.J. Res. 68. A joint resolution to acknowledge a long 
     history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies 
     by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and 
     offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Shays, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Tom 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Poe, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Mica, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Braley of Iowa, 
             Mr. Sessions, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Graves, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Sali, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Keller, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Turner, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Sullivan, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Latham, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Weller, Mr. Upton, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
             Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Petri, Mr. Camp of Michigan, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, and Mr. Pitts):
       H. Res. 856. A resolution expresses heartfelt sympathy for 
     the victims and families of the shootings in Omaha, Nebraska, 
     on Wednesday, December 5, 2007; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.

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           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H. Res. 857. A resolution calling on the Kingdom of Saudi 
     Arabia to take immediate actions to drop all charges against 
     the Saudi rape victim known as the ``Qatif Girl''; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, and Ms. Sutton):
       H. Res. 858. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H. Res. 863. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Medicare physician payment system 
     must be immediately reformed in a long-term manner in order 
     to stabilize Medicare payment to doctors, return equity to 
     the program, and ensure that Medicare patients have access to 
     a doctor of their choice; 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. CASTOR (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mrs. 
             Lowey):
       H. Res. 864. A resolution condemning Saudi Arabia for 
     sentencing a gang-rape victim to 200 lashes and 6 months in 
     prison and calling for King Abdullah to overturn the verdict; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. CLARKE (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hare, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Sires, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Rush, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Arcuri, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Watson, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Klein of Florida):
       H. Res. 865. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the March 2007 report of the United 
     Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development makes an important 
     contribution to the understanding of the high levels of crime 
     and violence in the Caribbean, and that the United States 
     should work with Caribbean countries to address crime and 
     violence in the region; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H. Res. 866. A resolution honoring the brave men and women 
     of the United States Coast Guard whose tireless work, 
     dedication, and commitment to protecting the United States 
     have led to the Coast Guard seizing over 350,000 pounds of 
     cocaine at sea during 2007, far surpassing all of our 
     previous records; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. Gene GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Lampson, Mr. Poe, and Mr. McCaul of Texas):
       H. Res. 867. A resolution commending the Houston Dynamo 
     soccer team for winning the 2007 Major League Soccer Cup; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H. Res. 868. A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary 
     of the declaration of Muir Woods National Monument by 
     President Theodore Roosevelt; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.

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