[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 59 (Tuesday, April 15, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H2354-H2355]
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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Costello, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 5788. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish prohibitions against voice communications using a 
     mobile communications device on commercial airline flights, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Baird, and Mr. 
             Wilson of Ohio):
       H.R. 5789. A bill to reauthorize the Small Business 
     Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business 
     Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Small Business, 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. FOSTER:
       H.R. 5790. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the deduction for State and local real property 
     taxes whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 5791. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     clarify the effective date of active duty of members of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces receiving an alert 
     order anticipating a call or order to active duty in support 
     of a contingency operation for purposes of entitlement to 
     medical and dental care as members of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             Mr. Campbell of California, and Mr. Klein of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 5792. A bill to amend the Liability Risk Retention Act 
     of 1986 to increase insurance competition and available 
     coverage for consumers; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 5793. A bill to restrict any State or local 
     jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell 
     phone services, providers, or property; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Campbell of 
             California, Mr. Carter, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Edwards, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Flake, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. McCaul 
             of Texas, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mack, Mrs. 
             Bono Mack, Mr. Marchant, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Weller, and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H.R. 5794. A bill to provide for the periodic review of the 
     efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish 
     a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and 
     public need of such agencies, and to provide for the 
     abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not 
     exist; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL of California:
       H.R. 5795. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to notify units of local government when a Native American 
     group files a petition to become a federally recognized 
     Indian tribe and before the decision on the petition is made, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. CLARKE:
       H.R. 5796. A bill to provide funding for the Neighborhood 
     Reinvestment Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation 
     activities; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mrs. DRAKE:
       H.R. 5797. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for a qualified Roth contribution program under the 
     Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 5798. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit for care packages provided for 
     soldiers in combat zones; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 5799. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to improve the transparency of 
     information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing 
     facilities and to clarify and improve the targeting of the 
     enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities; 
     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. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 5800. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas 
     (and products

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     thereof) and to appropriate the proceeds for the Low-Income 
     Home Energy Assistance Program; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     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. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Space, 
             Mr. Hill, Mr. Barrow, and Mr. Melancon):
       H.R. 5801. A bill to provide for direct access to 
     electronic tax return filing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Ellison, and Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 5802. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the 
     denial of food stamp eligibility of ex-offenders; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:
       H.R. 5803. A bill to direct the Election Assistance 
     Commission to establish a program to make grants to 
     participating States and units of local government which will 
     administer the regularly scheduled general election for 
     Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a 
     program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of 
     the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the 
     election or some other emergency situation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Crowley, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Hare, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Kagen, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 5804. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the rules relating to the treatment of 
     individuals as independent contractors or employees, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 5805. A bill to establish a new solar energy future 
     for America through public-private partnership and energy 
     leasing for reliable and affordable energy for the American 
     people, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 5806. A bill to permit universal service support to 
     schools under the Communications Act of 1934 to be used for 
     enhanced emergency notification services; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       H.R. 5807. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the distribution of a share of certain mineral 
     revenues, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 5808. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health 
     Sciences to develop multidisciplinary research centers 
     regarding women's health and disease prevention, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 5809. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health 
     Sciences to conduct and coordinate a research program on 
     hormone disruption, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 5810. A bill to amend title V of the Social Security 
     Act to provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for 
     at risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy, 
     and to provide student loan forgiveness for mentors 
     participating in such programs; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Hodes):
       H.R. 5811. A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to 
     require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal 
     agencies, to require a certification and reports relating to 
     Presidential records, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
             Cantor):
       H.R. 5812. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social 
     Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to 
     benefits based on disability in cases in which the 
     Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause 
     undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Upton, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Camp of 
             Michigan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mrs. Miller of Michigan):
       H. Con. Res. 327. Concurrent resolution congratulating and 
     saluting Focus: HOPE on its 40th anniversary and for its 
     remarkable commitment and contributions to Detroit, the State 
     of Michigan, and the United States; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Loebsack, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Sires, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, and 
             Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Con. Res. 328. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence with respect 
     to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, 
     bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools; 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. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Reichert):
       H. Res. 1108. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that future Iraq reconstruction 
     should be paid for by the Government of Iraq; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H. Res. 1109. A resolution honoring the memory of Dith Pran 
     by remembering his life's work and continuing to acknowledge 
     and remember the victims of genocides that have taken place 
     around the globe; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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