[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H554-H558]
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. RAHALL (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. 
             Mollohan):
       H.R. 5151. A bill to designate as wilderness additional 
     National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National 
     Forest in the State of West Virginia, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Crowley, and Ms. Berkley):

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       H.R. 5152. A bill to authorize assistance for ethnic and 
     religious minorities in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 5153. A bill to increase temporarily the conforming 
     loan limits of the Federal National Mortgage Association and 
     the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation in certain areas, 
     enhance mortgage market liquidity, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 5154. A bill to condition further increases in the 
     minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on a 
     determination by the Secretary of Labor that such increases 
     will not have an adverse impact on the economies of American 
     Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 5155. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting 
     certain debts to the United States in the case of veterans 
     who die as a result of a service-connected disability 
     incurred or aggravated on active duty in a combat zone, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 5156. A bill to require a study of the feasibility of 
     establishing the John Lewis Civil Rights Trail System, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Filner, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hare, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Towns, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Paul, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Watt, Mr. Clay, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Rush, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 5157. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of 
     drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 5158. A bill to direct the United States Postal 
     Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Windsor 
     Heights, Iowa; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Ehlers):
       H.R. 5159. A bill to establish the Office of the Capitol 
     Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect of the 
     Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor 
     Services, to provide for the effective management and 
     administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. KIND (for himself and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 5160. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage retirement savings by modifying 
     requirements with respect to employer-established IRAs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. WU:
       H.R. 5161. A bill to provide for the establishment of Green 
     Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology 
     Transfer Centers, and for other purpose; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 5162. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the production of textiles; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 5163. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical that is used for dyeing apparel home 
     textiles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 5164. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical that is used for dyeing apparel home 
     textiles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 5165. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 4-Anilino-3-nitro-N-phenylbenzenesulphonamide; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 5166. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Naphthalenedisulfonic acid; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Hare, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Kagen, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Welch of 
             Vermont, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Courtney, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Murphy of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Ms. Castor, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Ms. 
             Hooley):
       H.R. 5167. A bill to amend the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to remove the 
     authority of the President to waive certain provisions; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Mario 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. Keller, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Feeney, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Mack, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Mica, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Castor, Mr. Klein of Florida, and Mr. 
             Wexler):
       H.R. 5168. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 19101 Cortez Boulevard in 
     Brooksville, Florida, as the ``Cody Grater Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CANTOR:
       H.R. 5169. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce marginal income tax rates on corporations; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 5170. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to provide for a privacy official within each component 
     of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. COSTA (for himself and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 5171. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Ellsworth, and Mr. Buchanan):
       H.R. 5172. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide recovery rebates to certain individuals 
     receiving social security benefits; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Duncan, 
             Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cummings, 
             and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 5173. A bill to temporarily delay application of 
     proposed changes to Medicaid payment rules for case 
     management and targeted case management services; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen):
       H.R. 5174. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to continue the ability of hospitals to supply a 
     needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by 
     preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied 
     health education programs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. Linder, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Pence, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Flake, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and 
             Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 5175. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the withholding of income and social security 
     taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. Tim 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5176. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to mental health services; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 5177. A bill to provide for a land exchange involving 
     certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Pima County, 
     Arizona,

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     for the purpose of consolidating Federal land ownership 
     within the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, and Ms. Clarke):
       H.R. 5178. A bill to enhance public safety by improving the 
     reintegration of youth offenders into the families and 
     communities to which they are returning; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
     and Labor, and 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. Hinojosa, Mr. Ehlers, and 
             Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 5179. A bill to establish in the Department of 
     Education an Assistant Secretary for International and 
     Foreign Language Education and an Office of International and 
     Foreign Language Education; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa):
       H.R. 5180. A bill making supplemental appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Justice's Edward Byrne 
     Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Budget, 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. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Sutton, 
             Mr. McNulty, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, 
             and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 5181. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by 
     the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives 
     in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for 
     the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 5182. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     cyclopentadecanolide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 5183. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on cis-3-Hexen-1-ol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 5184. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     methyl-3-(3,4 methylenedioxyphenyl) propanal; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 5185. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on polytetramethylene ether glycol; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 5186. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on magnesium zinc aluminum hydroxide carbonate hydrate; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 5187. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate hydrate; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 5188. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on C12-18 alkenes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 5189. A bill to establish the Orange Juice Promotion 
     and Production Improvements Trust Fund; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 5190. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain acrylic fiber tow; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 5191. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     carry out the highway project known as the ``Trans-Texas 
     Corridor''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself and Mr. Murtha):
       H.R. 5192. A bill to improve the palliative and end-of-life 
     care provided to children with life-threatening conditions, 
     and for other purposes; 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. RUSH (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 5193. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Barry C. Scheck and to Peter Neufeld in recognition of their 
     outstanding service to the Nation and to justice as co-
     founders and co-directors of the Innocence Project; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5194. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Clethodim; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5195. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Red 
     30-kilovolt high-frequency cable, 30 square millimeters; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5196. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     UNITRONIC LIYCY-type 350-volt Multi-conductor copper cable, 
     PVC (Polyvinylcarbonate) insulation, 8.9 millimeter diamer; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5197. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on White 
     plastic mounting flange, 286 millimeter diameter, 45 
     millimeter thickness; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5198. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Cathode high voltage connector; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5199. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Stainless steel Vaccuum Feed-Through for optical sensor, 41 
     millimeter diameter, MANSKE part number 43935/2; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5200. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on fiber 
     optic amplifier type ILVS 19/4 with metal housing; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5201. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on single 
     light optical sensor, stainless steel casing, 0.5 meter-long, 
     2.2 millimeter diameter cable; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5202. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     optical fiber sensor, consisting of a 10 millimeter diameter 
     lens built in an M14 screw feedthrough with 10-meter long 
     fiber optic cable of 2.2 millimeter diameter; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5203. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2.5-
     Kilowatt drive motor, Flange diameter 160 millimeter, shaft 
     diameter 30 millimeter; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5204. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on fork-
     style optical sensor with special vacuum application, 2.5 
     meter-long cable, stainless steel casing and sheath material; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5205. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     cathode drive unit includes 89-Kilowatt Gearmotor, 
     synchronous belt, stainless steel bearing housing, bearings, 
     stainless steel drive shaft, cooling water lead-through, 
     stainless steel driveflange connection, rubber seals, PEEK 
     high performance plastic, insulators, water fittings and 
     metric stainless steel hardware; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5206. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Steel 
     Ball Bearing, 62 millimeters outside diameter x 30 
     millimeters inside diameter x 16 millimeters width; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5207. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Gas 
     Flow Control Valve, 500 milliliters minimum; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5208. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1.25 
     inch Stainless Steel Tee Pipe Fitting; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5209. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pressure Hose with red jacket, 42 millimeters outside 
     diameter x 32 millimeters inside diameter; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5210. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Black 
     NBR rubber O-ring, 3150 millimeters diameter, 9896 
     millimeters circumference; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5211. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     stainless steel Hose Barb, 88.5 millimeters length x 34 
     millimeters diameter; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5212. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Gas 
     Flow Control Valve 100 milliliters minimum; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5213. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Mounting Fixture, 230 millimeters length x 150 millimeters 
     width x 12 millimeters thick; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5214. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     feedthrough with housing 125 millimeters long, Housing 
     mounting flange 180 millimeters outside diameter x 20 
     millimeters thick; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER:
       H.R. 5215. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     coupling assembly with 2 steel hubs with 32 millimeter 
     outside diameter, 18 millimeter inside diameter, and a white 
     plastic sleeve with 46 millimeter outside diameter and 28 
     millimeter width; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 5216. A bill to promote as a renewable energy source 
     the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection 
     with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal 
     land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 5217. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration

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     to conduct a demonstration program to raise awareness about 
     telework among small business employers, and to encourage 
     such employers to offer telework options to employees, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 5218. A bill to promote fire-safe communities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, Natural Resources, and 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. WEINER:
       H.R. 5219. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     seafood inspection regime of the Food and Drug 
     Administration; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. Hooley, and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 5220. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3800 SW. 185th Avenue in 
     Beaverton, Oregon, as the ``Major Arthur Chin Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. AKIN (for himself and Mr. Cleaver):
       H. Con. Res. 284. Concurrent resolution encouraging the 
     President to proclaim 2008 as ``The National Year of the 
     Bible``; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Wilson 
             of Ohio, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Carney, Mr. Tim 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Wolf, and Mr. Space):
       H. Con. Res. 285. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     honoring the Nation's coal miners; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Towns, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Watt, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Ms. Watson, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Ross, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. McGovern):
       H. Con. Res. 286. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Earl Lloyd should be recognized and 
     honored for breaking the color barrier and becoming the first 
     African American to play in the National Basketball 
     Association League 58 years ago; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Feeney, and Mr. Lampson):
       H. Con. Res. 287. Concurrent resolution celebrating the 
     50th anniversary of the United States Explorer I satellite, 
     the world's first scientific spacecraft, and the birth of the 
     United States space exploration program; to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
           By Mr. KUHL of New York (for himself and Mr. Arcuri):
       H. Res. 946. A resolution recognizing the Canandaigua 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center on its 75th anniversary; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Watson, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. Engel, Mr. Honda, Mr. McCotter, and Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia):
       H. Res. 947. A resolution congratulating Lee Myung-Bak on 
     his election to the Presidency of the Republic of Korea and 
     wishing him well during his time of transition and his 
     inauguration on February 25, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H. Res. 948. A resolution congratulating the University of 
     Kansas (``KU'') football team for winning the 2008 FedEx 
     Orange Bowl and having the most successful year in program 
     history; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Barrett of 
             South Carolina, and Mr. Barrow):
       H. Res. 949. A resolution recognizing and commending the 
     100th Anniversary of the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida:
       H. Res. 950. A resolution recognizing the 19th annual 
     ``Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities`` 
     which will be held from January 26, 2008, to February 3, 
     2008; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Hensarling, and Ms. Berkley):
       H. Res. 951. A resolution condemning the ongoing 
     Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KLEIN of Florida (for himself, Mr. Roskam, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Ross, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Keller, 
             Mr. Shuler, Mr. Cohen, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Altmire, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Baca, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Lampson, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Wynn, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Honda, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hill, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Farr, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. 
             Kagen, Mr. Wu, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Carney, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Berry, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Donnelly, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             Souder, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Sires, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Walden of Oregon, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Courtney, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Holt, Ms. Castor, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Daniel E. 
             Lungren of California, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Hare, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Kind, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Fattah, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Putnam, and Ms. Granger):
       H. Res. 952. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that there should be established a 
     National Teacher Day to honor and celebrate teachers in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H. Res. 953. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that all Americans should participate in a 
     moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice 
     of members of the United States Armed Forces both at home and 
     abroad; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. King 
             of Iowa, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Reyes, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Carney, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Davis of Alabama, 
             Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Pence, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Space, 
             Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Hall of 
             New York, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Braley of Iowa, 
             Mr. Donnelly, and Mrs. Boyda of Kansas):
       H. Res. 954. A resolution honoring the life of senior 
     Border Patrol agent Luis A. Aguilar, who lost his life in the 
     line of duty near Yuma, Arizona, on January 19, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.

                               MEMORIALS

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       225. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Alaska, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     11 urging the Congress of the United States to take action to 
     honor the sovereignty of the individual states to regulate 
     and command the National Guard of the states; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       226. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House 
     Resolution No.

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     447 expressing support for the Children's Health Insurance 
     Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and urging the Congress 
     of the United States to override the veto; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       227. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 131 requesting 
     the Congressional Joint Committee on the Library to approve 
     the replacement of Michigan's statue of Zachariah Chandler 
     with an image of President Gerald R. Ford as part of the 
     National Statuary Hall collection; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
       228. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 6 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to defeat H.R. 39, titled ``To 
     preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National 
     Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its 
     extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good 
     of present and future generations of Americans''; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       229. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 21 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to enact legislation to require 
     congressional approval before an area in the United States 
     may be considered for an international designation; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       230. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 17 encouraging 
     Coeur Alaska, Inc., to pursue all legal options to resolve 
     the issues presented in Southeast Alaska Conservation Council 
     v. United States Army Corps of Engineers on behalf of itself 
     and consistent with the state's efforts to enforce its rights 
     as a state over its resources; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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