[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H23-H25]
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. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 4934. A bill to provide for a program of emergency 
     unemployment compensation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Burgess):
       H.R. 4935. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to exempt negative pressure wound therapy pumps 
     and related supplies and accessories from the Medicare 
     competitive acquisition program until the clinical 
     comparability of such products can be validated; 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. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 4936. A bill to amend the Federal Hazardous Substances 
     Act to require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a 
     bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4937. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on bicycle speedometers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4938. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on child carriers, chain tension adjustors, chain 
     covers, and certain other articles designed for use on 
     bicycles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4939. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on unicycles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4940. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on sets of steel tubing for bicycle frames; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4941. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on bicycle wheel rims; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4942. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on crank-gear and parts thereof; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4943. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on brakes designed for bicycles; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4944. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on nesoi 
     hubs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4945. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     variable speed hubs (except 2- and 3-speed); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4946. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on bells 
     designed for use on bicycles; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4947. A bill to extend the duty suspension on Benzoic 
     acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-, propyl ester; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4948. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 
     Crotonaldehyde (2-butenaldehyde); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4949. A bill to extend the duty suspension on o-
     Anisidine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4950. A bill to extend the duty suspension on Phenyl 
     salicylate (benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, phenyl ester); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4951. A bill to extend the duty suspension on Titanium 
     Mononitride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4952. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 1,4-
     Benzoquinone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4953. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 1-
     Fluoro-2-nitrobenzene; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4954. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 2,4-
     Xylidine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4955. A bill to extend the duty suspension on 2-
     Methylhydroquinone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4956. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     dimerized gum; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4957. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     polyethylene glycol branched-nonylphenyl ether phosphate; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 4958. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     glycerol ester of dimerized gum; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, and Mr. 
             Gutierrez):
       H.R. 4959. A bill to provide for congressional consultation 
     with respect to any long-term security, economic, or 
     political agreement with the Government of Iraq and to ensure 
     that any such agreement is in the form of a treaty with 
     respect to which the Senate has given its advice and consent 
     to ratification under Article II of the Constitution of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. MARSHALL:
       H.R. 4960. A bill to repeal various provisions of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, relating to 
     immigration and border security fencing; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, 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. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4961. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 7,7; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4962. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Vat Black 25; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4963. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Chloroacetic acid, sodium salt; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4964. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on esters and sodium esters of parahydroxybenzoic acid; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4965. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Glyoxylic acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4966. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its sodium salt; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4967. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on sodium petroleum sulfonic acids, sodium salts; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4968. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Tetraacetylethylenediamine; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4969. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Maleic 
     Hydrazide Technical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4970. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1, 4-
     Benzenedisulfonic acid,2,2,'-[(1-methyl-1,2-ethanediyl) 
     bis[imino(6-fluoro-1,3,5-triazine-4,2-diyl)imino(1-hydroxy-3 
     sulfo-6,2-napthalenediyl)azo]]bis[5-methoxy-sodium salt; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4971. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Cobaltate(2-), [6-amino-.kappa.N)-5-[[2hydroxy-.kappa.O)-4-
     nitrophenyl]azo- kappa.N1]-N-methyl-2-
     naphthalenesulfonamidato(2-)][6-(amino- kappa.N)-5-[[2-
     (hydroxy-.kappa.O)-4-nitrophenyl]azo-.kappa.N ]-2-
     napthalenessulfonato(3-)]-,disodium.; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4972. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,7-
     Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 5-[[4-chloro-6-[[2-[[4-chloro-6-
     [[7-[[4-(ethenylsulfonyl)phe yl]azo]-8-hydroxy-3,6-disulfo-1-
     naphthalenyl]amino]-1,3,5-tr azin-2-yl]amino]ethyl](2-
     hydroxyethyl)amino]-1,3,5-triazin-2 yl]amino]-3-[[4-
     (ethenylsulfonyl)phenyl]azo]-4-hydroxy-,sodium salt; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POE (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 4973. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide criminal penalties for the destruction of memorials, 
     headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving 
     in the Armed Forces on private property; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 4974. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain perfluorocarbons; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 4975. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     perfluorobutane sulfonyl fluoride; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 4976. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain cathode-ray tubes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 4977. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on an infrared absorbing dye; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 4978. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on a certain specialty monomer; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 4979. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on an ultraviolet dye; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 4980. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on THV; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 4981. A bill to extend and modify the temporary 
     suspension of duty on certain catalytic converter mats of 
     ceramic fibers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 4982. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain refracting and reflecting telescopes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Baca, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boswell, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. 
             Castor, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of New 
             York, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Holt, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Kagen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Towns, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mrs. 
             Tauscher):
       H.J. Res. 76. A joint resolution disapproving the issuance 
     of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale 
     of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of 
     Saudi Arabia; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr. Lantos, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Poe, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Ellison, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H. Res. 912. A resolution condemning the assassination of 
     former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and 
     reaffirming the commitment of the United States to assist the 
     people of Pakistan in combating terrorist activity and 
     promoting a free and democratic Pakistan; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H. Res. 913. A resolution providing for a committee to 
     notify the President of the assembly of the Congress; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H. Res. 914. A resolution to inform the Senate that a 
     quorum of the House has assembled; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H. Res. 915. A resolution providing for the hour of meeting 
     of the House; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Markey, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Holden, Mr. Akin, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
             Walberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Farr, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carney, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. 
             Fortenberry):
       H. Res. 916. A resolution honoring the contributions of 
     Catholic schools; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Holt, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Baird, Mr. Lampson, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. Wu, Mr.

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             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Akin, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mr. Costello, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska):
       H. Res. 917. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Engineers Week, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Whitfield of 
             Kentucky, and Mr. Davis of Kentucky):
       H. Res. 919. A resolution congratulating Kentucky on being 
     selected to host the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. MARSHALL:
       H. Res. 920. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to strengthen the earmark point of order; 
     to the Committee on Rules.

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