[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 5, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H1341]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 5531. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to clarify criteria for certification relating to 
     advanced spectroscopic portal monitors, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 5532. A bill to improve Federal land management, 
     resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of 
     Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the 
     Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real 
     property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-
     date Federal land inventories, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 5533. A bill to revise and extend the chemical-
     facility security program under Public Law 109-295, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 5534. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
     to extend its protections to bears illegally harvested for 
     their viscera in the same manner as with respect to 
     prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Walsh of New York, Mr. Petri, and Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 5535. A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act to provide 
     continued funding for the Peace Corps, to increase the 
     readjustment allowance for returning Peace Corps volunteers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 5536. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     prescribe regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels 
     colliding with North Atlantic right whales by limiting the 
     speed of vessels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 5537. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 with respect to juveniles 
     who have committed offenses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 5538. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain sleeping bags; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H.R. 5539. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain sleeping bags; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Wittman of Virginia, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 5540. A bill to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative 
     Act of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of 
     the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Filner, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Moore 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Barrow, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Markey, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Honda, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Waters, 
             and Ms. Kilpatrick):
       H. Con. Res. 310. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for a national day of remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. Solis):
       H. Res. 1022. A resolution reducing maternal mortality both 
     at home and abroad; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mrs. BONO MACK:
       H. Res. 1023. A resolution supporting the We Don't Serve 
     Teens campaign; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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