[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 7 (Thursday, January 17, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H348-H349]
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. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Kuhl of New 
             York, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Gerlach, Mrs. Biggert, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Campbell of 
             California, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Drake, 
             Mr. Walberg, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. 
             Kline of Minnesota, Mr. King of New York, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Souder, Mr. Brady of Texas, and 
             Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 5031. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend relief from the alternative minimum tax; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JORDAN (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
             David Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Sali, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, and Mrs. 
             Bachmann):
       H.R. 5032. A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion 
     receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the 
     ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an 
     abortion; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 5033. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the public disclosure of charges for certain 
     hospital and ambulatory surgical center services and drugs; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 5034. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States 
     Code, to extend the time periods of for the use of 
     educational assistance benefits to which certain veterans and 
     members of the reserve components are entitled under such 
     titles; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Veterans' 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. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Ms. Waters, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 5035. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to 
     eliminate increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the 
     cocaine involved is cocaine base, to eliminate minimum 
     mandatory penalties for offenses involving cocaine, to use 
     the resulting savings to provide drug treatment and diversion 
     programs for cocaine users, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Honda, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Hare, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Sires, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Berman, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Olver, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Doyle, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. Watson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 5036. A bill to direct the Administrator of General 
     Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of 
     obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general 
     elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to 
     reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting 
     audits or hand counting of the results of the general 
     elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 
     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. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Hayes):
       H.R. 5037. A bill to require offices of the legislative 
     branch to meet a threshold for participation by small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by veterans with 
     service-connected disabilities in procurement contracts 
     entered into by such offices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 5038. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 5039. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,2,4 
     Triazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 5040. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Fluopicolide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 5041. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Fenhexamid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 5042. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Belt & 
     Synapse; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 5043. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Phenmedipham; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 5044. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Propiconazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTA:
       H.R. 5045. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Previcur; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORTUNO:
       H.R. 5046. A bill to amend the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act, 1974 to repeal the limitation on the 
     authorized uses of

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     the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra and the 
     prohibition on Federal Government responsibility for 
     decontamination of the area; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5047. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bismuth Subsalicylate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5048. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Acetoacetamide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5049. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 5-
     Ethyl-2-methylpyridine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5050. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     squaric acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5051. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on N,N-
     Dimethylacetoacetamide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5052. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain mixtures of N,N-Dimethylacetoacetamide; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5053. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Chlorodimethylacetoacetamide; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5054. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Polyphenolcyanate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5055. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain mixtures of N,N-Dimethylacetoacetamide; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 5056. A bill to provide for the appointment of a high-
     level United States representative or special envoy for Iran 
     for the purpose of easing tensions and normalizing relations 
     between the United States and Iran; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Conyers, 
             and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 5057. A bill to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA 
     Backlog Grant Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 5058. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 
     from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease 
     Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region 
     until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear 
     as a threatened species or an endangered species under the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 5059. A bill to amend the African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Engel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. Flake, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 5060. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants described in 
     section 101(a)(15)(P) of such Act to renew their period of 
     authorized admission in 5-year increments; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 5061. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Oryzalin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 5062. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     lambda-cyhalothrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 5063. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Acephate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 5064. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Ziram; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 5065. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Cypermenthrin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 5066. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on mixtures of thiophanate methyl and application 
     adjuvants; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 5067. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on thiophanate methyl; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 5068. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on asulam sodium salt; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 5069. A bill to require manufacturers to demonstrate 
     sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed 
     in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Crowley):
       H. Res. 928. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the trade relationship 
     between the United States and India; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. FOXX (for herself and Mr. Coble):
       H. Res. 929. A resolution commending the Appalachian State 
     University Mountaineers for winning the 2007 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football 
     Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) title; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 930. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of ``Career and Technical Education Month''; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. FEENEY (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart 
             of Florida, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Boyd of 
             Florida, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Stearns):
       H. Res. 931. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of February 17, 2008, as ``Race Day in America'' 
     and highlighting the 50th running of the Daytona 500; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. McKeon, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Castle, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Kagen, Mr. Keller, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kuhl of New York, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Marchant, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Platts, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Towns, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Ms. Watson, and Ms. Solis):
       H. Res. 932. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of February 4 through February 8, 
     2008 as ``National School Counseling Week''; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.

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