[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 22, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H2551-H2553]
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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. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 5856. A bill to authorize major medical facility 
     projects and major medical facility leases for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Putnam, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             McCotter, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Castle, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Heller, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
             Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. Turner, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Mario Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Terry, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Boozman, and Mr. Carter):
       H.R. 5857. A bill to establish licensing and registration 
     requirements for residential mortgage originators, improve 
     mortgage disclosures, create an Office of Housing Counseling, 
     to provide incentives to facilitate loan modifications, 
     reform the regulation of the Government Sponsored 
     Enterprises, modernize the Federal Housing Administration, 
     improve home ownership for veterans, reform appraisal 
     activities, and combat mortgage fraud, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' 
     Affairs, and 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. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 5858. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for carbon sequestration; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5859. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide 
     that State grants under that Act shall be given to States 
     having consumer beverage container deposit laws on a priority 
     basis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5860. A bill to increase the average fuel economy of 
     light-duty vehicles in the Federal fleet; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. CASTOR:
       H.R. 5861. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and 
     related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental 
     Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 5862. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require the reading of crime victims' rights in open court in 
     criminal cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 5863. A bill to authorize additional resources to 
     identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled 
     into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking 
     organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, 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 Mr. FORTUNO:
       H.R. 5864. A bill to designate Puerto Mosquito Bay National 
     Marine Sanctuary in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GOODE (for himself and Mrs. Musgrave):
       H.R. 5865. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to require a court adjudication before certain 
     veterans may be denied the right to possess a firearm, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H.R. 5866. A bill to expedite the increased supply and 
     availability of energy to our Nation; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 5867. A bill to establish a grant program to assist 
     retail power providers with

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     the establishment and operation of energy conservation 
     programs using targeted residential tree-planting, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PEARCE (for himself, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             Nunes, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 5868. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the retention of members of the Armed Forces on 
     active service or in an active status who would otherwise be 
     retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but who 
     are still medically able to perform noncombat-related 
     military occupational specialties or duties; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
             Reyes):
       H.R. 5869. A bill to authorize additional resources to 
     identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled 
     into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking 
     organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, 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 Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Wilson of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 5870. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants to assist local governments 
     with vacant housing problems, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       H.R. 5871. A bill to designate the Ludlow Massacre National 
     Historic Landmark in the State of Colorado, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Akin, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Baca, Mrs. 
             Bachmann, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baird, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Bonner, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Boren, 
             Mr. Boustany, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Ms. Ginny 
             Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Buyer, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. Campbell of 
             California, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mr. Clay, Mr. Coble, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Lincoln Davis 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart 
             of Florida, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ellsworth, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Everett, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Ferguson, 
             Mr. Flake, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Fortuno, 
             Mr. Fossella, Mr. Foster, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Garrett 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Graves, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Heller, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Issa, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Jordan, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Keller, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. King of New York, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Latham, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Latta, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Mack, 
             Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Matheson, 
             Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHenry, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Miller 
             of Michigan, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Moore of Kansas, 
             Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Pence, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Poe, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Porter, Mr. Price 
             of Georgia, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. 
             Reichert, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Roskam, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Ross, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sali, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simpson, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
             Whitfield of Kentucky, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wittman of Virginia, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Young of Florida, and 
             Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 5872. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Boy 
     Scouts of America, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Woolsey, and Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York):
       H.R. 5873. A bill to provide for a paid family and medical 
     leave insurance program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Carnahan):
       H.R. 5874. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a permanent Multiple 
     Sclerosis National Surveillance System; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and Mr. Roskam):
       H. Res. 1124. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that there should be established a 
     National Brain Tumor Awareness Month, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr. Fortuno, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Engel, and Mr. Poe):
       H. Res. 1127. A resolution condemning the endemic 
     restrictions on freedom of the press and media and public 
     expression in the Middle East and the concurrent and 
     widespread presence of anti-Semitic material, Holocaust 
     denial, and incitement to violence in the Arab media and 
     press; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. 
             Gordon, and Mr. Shuler):
       H. Res. 1128. A resolution expressing support of the goals 
     and ideals of National Carriage Driving Month; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, and Mr. Hayes):
       H. Res. 1129. A resolution regarding the readiness of the 
     Armed Forces of the United States, and the implications for 
     national security; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRAVES (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Fortenberry, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Towns, Mr. Kind, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Poe, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr.

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             Marshall, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Honda, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Dreier, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Porter, Mr. Markey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Wu, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Whitfield of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Clay, Mr. Carter, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Smith 
             of Washington, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Perlmutter, 
             and Mr. Kuhl of New York):
       H. Res. 1130. A resolution recognizing the roles and 
     contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing 
     our Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well being; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Carson, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Marshall, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Walz 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Cooper, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Sherman):
       H. Res. 1131. A resolution recognizing that the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention observes the month of April as 
     National STD Awareness Month and urging the House of 
     Representatives to focus greater attention on activities 
     related to the prevention of STDs and screening and treatment 
     for STDs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POE:
       H. Res. 1132. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Peace Officers Memorial Day; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. WALZ of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Ellison, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Kind, Mr. Obey, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             Kennedy, and Mr. Towns):
       H. Res. 1133. A resolution congratulating Winona State 
     University on winning the 2008 Division II men's basketball 
     championships; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

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