[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 23, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H454-H456]
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. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Cantor, 
             Mr. Herger, and Mr. Fortenberry):
       H.R. 5101. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to accelerate the phasein of the deduction for domestic 
     production activities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself and Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 5102. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value 
     of articles imported into the United States and articles 
     exported from the United States in commerce and to use 
     amounts collected from the

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     fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation 
     projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the 
     fee is collected, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign 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. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Clarke, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Crowley, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Kagen, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California):
       H.R. 5103. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax to vehicle fleet 
     operators for purchasing tires made from recycled rubber; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 5104. A bill to extend the Protect America Act of 2007 
     for 30 days; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
     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, Mr. Sessions, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Bono Mack, 
             Mr. Dent, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 5105. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative 
     determination of income tax liability for individuals, 
     repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate 
     income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on 
     capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis 
     of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, 
     creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime 
     savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income 
     threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under 
     age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 5106. A bill to authorize the Marine Mammal Commission 
     to establish a national research program to fund basic and 
     applied research on marine mammals, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. BEAN:
       H.R. 5107. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a 5-year carryback for certain net operating 
     losses and to increase the dollar limitation on expensing 
     certain depreciable assets; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 5108. A bill to amend section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 to provide for rental assistance payments 
     to assist certain owners of manufactured homes who rent the 
     lots on which their homes are located; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Jordan, 
             Mr. Akin, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Campbell of California, 
             Mr. Cantor, Mr. Culberson, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Flake, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pence, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Carter, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Fallin, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Issa, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Marchant, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Price of Georgia, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Roskam, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Walberg, and Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 5109. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic 
     growth; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Courtney, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Moore of Kansas, and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 5110. A bill to amend title VII of the Social Security 
     Act to require the President to transmit the annual budget of 
     the Social Security Administration without revisions to 
     Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 5111. A bill to grant to a State with an unemployment 
     rate that is equal to or greater than 125 percent of the 
     national unemployment rate authority to use Federal funds 
     made available to such State for job training programs; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5112. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain master cylinder assemblies for braking 
     systems designed for use in hybrid vehicles; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5113. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain transaxles designed for use in hybrid 
     vehicles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5114. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain static converters designed for use in hybrid 
     vehicles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5115. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain controllers for electric power assisted 
     braking systems, designed for use in hybrid vehicles; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5116. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain nickel-metal hydride storage batteries 
     designed for use in hybrid vehicles; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5117. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2,4-Dichloroaniline; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5118. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Aluminum tris (O-ethylphosphonate); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5119. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,2-
     Dimethylbutanoic acid 3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1-
     oxaspiro(4.5)dec-3-en-4-yl ester; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5120. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Fenamidone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5121. A bill to extend the temporary reduction of duty 
     on cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5122. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pyrasulfotole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5123. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Pyrimethanil; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Poe, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 5124. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to provide for two-
     layered, 14-foot reinforced fencing along the southwest 
     border, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. Bishop of New York):
       H.R. 5125. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a Medicare Advantage benchmark 
     adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical centers 
     and for certain contiguous areas; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, 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. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 5126. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce individual income taxes by creating a new 5 
     percent rate of tax and to increase section 179 expensing for 
     small businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Braley of Iowa):
       H.R. 5127. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace 
     and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic 
     Site and unit of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Waters, and 
             Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 5128. A bill disapproving of any formal agreement 
     emerging from the ``Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term 
     Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the 
     Republic of Iraq and the United States of America'' unless 
     the agreement is approved through an Act of Congress; 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lee, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Solis, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Wynn, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Sutton, 
             and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 5129. A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal 
     rights and remedies under civil rights statutes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Education and Labor, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker,

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     in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
     within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 5130. A bill to provide for the payment of interest on 
     claims paid by the United States in connection with the 
     correction of military records when a military corrections 
     board sets aside a conviction by court-martial; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. POE:
       H.R. 5131. 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 Ms. SOLIS:
       H.R. 5132. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Interagency 
     Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to 
     Federal agencies on the development of criteria for 
     identifying disproportionately high and adverse human health 
     or environmental effects on minority populations and low-
     income populations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. SPACE:
       H.R. 5133. A bill to increase funding for the program of 
     block grants to States for social services; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Paul, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mr. Graves, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Souder, Mr. Boswell, 
             Mr. Kagen, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Pearce, and 
             Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 5134. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of 
     farmland to encourage the continued use of the property for 
     farming, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 5135. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 201 West Greenway Street in 
     Derby, Kansas, as the ``Sergeant Jamie O. Maugans Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. TIBERI:
       H.R. 5136. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to permit foreign jewelry manufacturers 
     who purchase precious metals produced in the United States 
     for use in the manufacture of jewelry abroad to pay import 
     duties on the value of the imported jewelry articles less the 
     value of all United States origin precious metals 
     incorporated in the article; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Costello, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Weller, Ms. Bean, and Mr. Hare):
       H. Con. Res. 281. Concurrent resolution celebrating the 
     birth of Abraham Lincoln and recognizing the prominence the 
     Declaration of Independence played in the development of 
     Abraham Lincoln's beliefs; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H. Con. Res. 282. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
     President; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H. Con. Res. 283. Concurrent resolution calling for a 
     peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in Kenya; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Petri, and Mr. 
             Farr):
       H. Res. 935. A resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of 
     President Theodore Roosevelt's Conference of Governors, 
     supporting the goals and ideals of that Conference, and 
     recognizing the need for a similar undertaking today; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Petri, and Mr. 
             Farr):
       H. Res. 936. A resolution honoring the 200th anniversary of 
     the Gallatin Report on Roads and Canals, celebrating the 
     national unity the Gallatin Report engendered, and 
     recognizing the vast contributions that national planning 
     efforts have provided to the United States; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H. Res. 937. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the emergency communications services 
     provided by the American Red Cross are vital resources for 
     military service members and their families; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. MOLLOHAN (for himself, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Carney, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Rahall):
       H. Res. 938. A resolution commending the West Virginia 
     University Mountaineer football team for exemplifying the 
     pride, determination, and spirit of the Mountain State and 
     overcoming adversity with skill, commitment, and teamwork to 
     win the 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Pence, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Royce, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Lamborn):
       H. Res. 939. A resolution condemning the glorification of 
     terrorism and the continuing anti-Israel and anti-Semitic 
     rhetoric at the United Nations; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.

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