[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 190 (Wednesday, December 12, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H15412-H15413]
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. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       H.R. 4457. A bill to establish the Mississippi Delta 
     National Heritage Area and the Mississippi Hills National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ELLSWORTH (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Sestak, and Mr. Shuler):
       H.R. 4458. A bill to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility 
     Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on 
     small entities of rules, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Small Business, 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. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 4459. A bill to amend section 404 of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
     to allow public institutions of higher education to use the 
     employment eligibility confirmation system established under 
     that section to verify immigration status for purposes of 
     determining eligibility for in-State tuition; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SHADEGG (for himself, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Akin, 
             Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Pence, 
             Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Campbell of 
             California, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Issa, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Boustany, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Platts, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Hensarling, Mrs. 
             Bachmann, and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 4460. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for cooperative governing of individual health 
     insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Murphy of Connecticut, Ms. Bean, and Ms. Matsui):
       H.R. 4461. A bill to promote and enhance the operation of 
     local building code enforcement administration across the 
     country by establishing a competitive Federal matching grant 
     program; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Wolf, and 
             Mr. Kennedy):
       H.R. 4462. A bill to authorize the award of a congressional 
     gold medal on behalf of the Native Americans who served as 
     Code Talkers during foreign conflicts in which the United 
     States was involved during the 20th Century in recognition of 
     their heroic and dramatic contributions to the Nation, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. 
             Shimkus, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 4463. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the quality of care provided to veterans in 
     Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, to 
     encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill 
     positions in such medical facilities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Baker, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Campbell of California, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Feeney, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Goode, Mr. Heller, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Marchant, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Petri, Mr. Platts, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Walberg, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 4464. A bill to ensure that an employer may require 
     employees to speak English while engaged in work; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Kingston, 
             and Mr. Shuler):
       H.R. 4465. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain 
     acrylic synthetic staple fiber; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia:
       H.R. 4466. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on formulated product KROVAR IDF; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia:
       H.R. 4467. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on diuron; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia:
       H.R. 4468. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on N,N-dimethylpiperidinium chloride; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia:
       H.R. 4469. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on linuron; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Kingston, 
             and Mr. Shuler):
       H.R. 4470. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Kingston, 
             and Mr. Shuler):
       H.R. 4471. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Kingston, 
             and Mr. Shuler):
       H.R. 4472. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Kingston, 
             and Mr. Shuler):
       H.R. 4473. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 4474. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on yarn 
     of carded cashmere yarn coarser than 19.35 metric; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 4475. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on yarn 
     of carded camel hair yarn; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 4476. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on yarn of combed cashmere or yarn of camel hair; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 4477. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on yarn of carded cashmere of 19.35 metric yarn count or 
     finer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 4478. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on camel hair, processed beyond the degreased or 
     carbonized condition; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 4479. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on waste of camel hair; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 4480. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on camel hair, carded or combed; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 4481. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on woven fabrics containing 85 percent or more by weight 
     of vicuna hair; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 4482. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on camel hair, not processed in any manner beyond the 
     degreased or carbonized condition; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 4483. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on noils of camel hair; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 4484. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on fine animal hair of Kashmire (cashmere) goats; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 4485. A bill to extend and revise the temporary 
     suspension of duty on Biaxially oriented polypropylene 
     dielectric film; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 4486. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Oxepanone, homopolymer, oxydi-2,1-ethanediyl; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 4487. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Oxepanone, polymer with alpha-hydro-Omega-hydroxypoly (oxy-
     1,4-butanediyl); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 4488. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Oxepanone, polymer with 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1, 3-
     propanediol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 4489. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Oxepanone, homopolymer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 4490. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Oxepanone,polymer with 1,4-butanediol; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 4491. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Oxepanone polymer, 1-3-isobenzofuranedione terminated; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 4492. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Oxepanone, polymer with 1,6-hexanediol; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 4493. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Oxepanone, polymer with 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-
     propanediol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 4494. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Oxepanone, polymer with 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4495. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to ensure that the Impact Aid program 
     of the Department of Education guarantees full funding under 
     current formulas to local educational agencies in which the 
     Federal Government owns at least 50 percent of the land; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4496. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to ensure that the Impact Aid program 
     of the Department of Education guarantees that each eligible 
     local educational agency receives at least the same 
     percentage of the maximum payment under current formulas as 
     the percentage of its land owned by the Federal Government; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. 
             Shadegg, and Mr. Shuler):
       H.R. 4497. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Defense to prohibit the use of 
     gambling devices on Department of Defense property; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H.R. 4498. A bill to amend title III of the PROTECT Act to 
     modify the standards for the issuance of alerts through the 
     AMBER Alert communications network to assist in facilitating 
     the recovery of abducted newborns; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 4499. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain musical instruments; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 4500. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain compasses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 4501. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain Christmas tree lamps; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 4502. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain Christmas tree lamps; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 4503. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain ski equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 4504. A bill to authorize the International Boundary 
     and Water Commission to reimburse State and local governments 
     of the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas 
     for expenses incurred by such a government in designing, 
     constructing, and rehabilitating water projects under the 
     jurisdiction of such Commission; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 4505. A bill to suspend temporarliy the duty on 
     NORBLOC 7966; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 4506. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Fungaflor 500 EC; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 4507. A bill to extend the temporary reduction of duty 
     on palm fatty acid distillate; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 4508. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Compound T3028; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 4509. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Cetalox; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 4510. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Dimethyl malonate; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 4511. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain electrical transformers; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 4512. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain electrical transformers; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 4513. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain 6-volt batteries; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 4514. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain 12-volt batteries; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Chabot):
       H.R. 4515. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER:
       H.R. 4516. A bill to require manufacturers of consumer 
     products to provide information on their Internet website 
     relating to the location where products are manufactured or 
     assembled; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
       H.R. 4517. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-
     Vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, sodium salt hydrate; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
       H.R. 4518. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-
     Vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, lithium salt; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ:
       H.R. 4519. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on pure 
     dicumyl peroxide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.J. Res. 69. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. SKELTON:
       H. Con. Res. 269. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to correct the enrollment of 
     the bill H.R. 1585; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H. Res. 870. A resolution congratulating the 200th 
     Anniversary of the University of Maryland School of Medicine; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H. Res. 871. A resolution opposing the United States 
     Sentencing Commissions decision to reduce crack cocaine 
     sentences; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       H. Res. 872. A resolution recognizing the ongoing work of 
     The United States Sweet Potato Council and expressing support 
     for designation of a ``Sweet Potato Month''; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.

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