[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 9, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H2149-H2151]
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. TOWNS (for himself and Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 5734. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that 
     provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians 
     of motor vehicle operation; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Poe):
       H.R. 5735. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to disclose their 
     emergency response and evacuation procedures; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 5736. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic in Gadsden, Alabama, as the Colonel 
     Ola Lee Mize Veterans Clinic; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HELLER:
       H.R. 5737. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a deduction for travel expenses to 
     medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
     connection with examinations or treatments relating to 
     service-connected disabilities; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

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           By Mr. ROSS:
       H.R. 5738. A bill to improve the protections afforded under 
     Federal law to consumers from contaminated seafood by 
     directing the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program, 
     in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies, to 
     strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or 
     offered for sale to the public in or affecting interstate 
     commerce is fit for human consumption; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, and 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and Mr. Visclosky):
       H.R. 5739. A bill to assure that the services of a 
     nonemergency department physician are available to hospital 
     patients 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week in all non-Federal 
     hospitals with at least 100 licensed beds; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MITCHELL (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Carney, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Salazar, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Courtney, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Patrick 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Sestak, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Klein 
             of Florida, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Costello, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Shays, Ms. McCollum 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Towns, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Watt, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hare, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hall of New 
             York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Corrine Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Porter, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             Space, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Roskam, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. Schmidt, 
             Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Castle, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mr. Sali, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Berry, 
             Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Berman, Mr. Welch of 
             Vermont, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Mario Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Kind, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Shuler, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Engel, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Platts, Mr. Kagen, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cohen, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McCotter, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Lee, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Mica, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 5740. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a program of educational assistance for members of 
     the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after 
     September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Farr, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. 
             Christensen, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 5741. A bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
     Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation 
     of sharks; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. 
             Christensen, and Mr. Fortuno):
       H.R. 5742. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend eligibility under the new markets tax credit 
     for community development entities created or organized in 
     American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.R. 5743. A bill to provide the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security with the authority to procure real property and 
     accept in-kind donations; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 5744. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend permanently the election to deduct State and 
     local general sales taxes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Al Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Kagen, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Poe):
       H.R. 5745. A bill to amend the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act to expand the definition of missing child for 
     purposes of that Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Dent, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Holden, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             McNulty, and Mr. Butterfield):
       H.R. 5746. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish the infrastructure foundation for the 
     hydrogen economy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Campbell of California, Ms. Bean, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 5747. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. MARCHANT:
       H.R. 5748. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States to exclude earned income in determining 
     eligibility for medical assistance for individuals with 
     extremely high prescription drug costs; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5749. A bill to provide for a program of emergency 
     unemployment compensation; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 5750. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an 
     understanding of the English language and the history, 
     principles, and form of government of the United States as a 
     requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other 
     elderly persons to take the history and government 
     examination in a language of their choice; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PASTOR (for himself and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 5751. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study 
     of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National 
     Monument in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SALI (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Whitfield of 
             Kentucky, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Renzi, Mr. Poe, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Gary G. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Terry, and Ms. Fallin):
       H.R. 5752. A bill to provide for the security of United 
     States passports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Fossella):
       H.R. 5753. A bill to prohibit the sale of kitchen ranges or 
     ovens which do not include a design, bracket, or other device 
     which complies with an applicable consensus product safety 
     standard intended to prevent the product from tipping; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 5754. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and title 11, United State Code, to 
     provide necessary reforms for employee pension benefit plans; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. STUPAK:
       H. Con. Res. 325. Concurrent resolution celebrating the 
     50th Anniversary of the Mackinac Island State Park 
     Commission's Historical Preservation and Museum Program, 
     which began on June 15, 1958, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Dent):
       H. Con. Res. 326. Concurrent resolution honoring 
     professional surveyors and recognizing their contributions to 
     society; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Olver):
       H. Res. 1093. A resolution calling on the President not to 
     attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in 
     Beijing

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     until China takes credible steps to persuade Sudan to end the 
     genocide in Darfur and allow full deployment of the United 
     Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Clay):
       H. Res. 1094. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of April as ``National Donate Life Month'' and 
     expressing gratitude to all Americans who have communicated 
     their intent to be organ and tissue donors; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Ellsworth, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Sires, Ms. Solis, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H. Res. 1095. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 
     40th anniversary of congressional passage of title VIII of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (the Fair Housing Act) and the 
     20th anniversary of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mrs. Boyda of 
             Kansas, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
             Lamborn):
       H. Res. 1096. A resolution commending the University of 
     Kansas Jayhawks for winning the 2008 National Collegiate 
     Athletic Association Division I basketball championship; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.

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