[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 23, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H2657-H2658]
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. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Holt, Mr. Murphy 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 5875. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     ensure that personal protective equipment undergoes 
     survivability testing before full-scale production; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Kucinich):
       H.R. 5876. A bill to require certain standards and 
     enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in 
     residential programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Waxman, Ms. DeGette, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Engel, Ms. Solis, Ms. 
             Hooley, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Fortuno, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kagen, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Baird, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Ms. Clarke, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wexler, and 
             Mrs. Boyda of Kansas):
       H.R. 5877. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to provide coverage for the shingles 
     vaccine under the Medicare Program; 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 Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 5878. A bill to authorize programs to increase the 
     number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance 
     for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 5879. A bill to authorize Federal payment to first 
     responders for costs associated with providing emergency 
     services at the international borders of the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 5880. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to initiate a rulemaking 
     proceeding to establish procedures to limit for a period of 
     one year flight standards inspectors from accepting certain 
     employment positions or responsibilities with an air carrier; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 5881. A bill to direct the President to enter into an 
     arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate 
     certain Federal rules and regulations for potentially harmful 
     impacts on public health, air quality, water quality, plant 
     and animal wildlife, global climate, or the environment; and 
     to direct Federal departments and agencies to create plans to 
     reverse those impacts that are determined to be harmful by 
     the National Academy of Sciences; to the Committee on Science 
     and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, 
     Agriculture, 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 Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 5882. A bill to recapture employment-based immigrant 
     visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of 
     family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 5883. A bill to amend the Export Enhancement Act of 
     1988 to establish the Office of Trade Promotion in the 
     Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 5884. A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United 
     States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, 
     disclosures of

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     discovery information in civil actions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Carson, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Ms. Lee, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Hill, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Sherman, and Ms. Watson):
       H. Res. 1134. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Mental Health Month; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HELLER:
       H. Res. 1135. A resolution expressing support for Speaker 
     Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to reveal her commonsense plan to lower 
     gasoline prices; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H. Res. 1136. A resolution honoring and expressing 
     gratitude to the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (``Triple 
     Nickles'') of the United States Army; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Matsui, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Space, Mr. Sires, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Hall of New 
             York, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Baird, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Costello, and Mr. Capuano):
       H. Res. 1137. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Public Works Week, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       H. Res. 1138. A resolution recognizing Carnival Memphis for 
     its promotion of the commercial interests and economic 
     development of Memphis, Shelby County, and the greater mid-
     southern region for 77 years; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       H. Res. 1139. A resolution recognizing the 100th 
     anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and 
     congratulating the men and women who provide exceptional 
     service to our military and keep our Pacific Fleet ``fit to 
     fight''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Pitts, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Herger, Mr. Akin, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H. Res. 1140. A resolution recognizing the 10th Anniversary 
     of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Allen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hare, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Langevin):
       H. Res. 1141. A resolution supporting the mission and goals 
     of Workers Memorial Day in order to honor and remember the 
     workers who have been killed or injured in the workplace; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Ross, 
             Mr. Michaud, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Donnelly, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Edwards, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Hooley, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Foster, Mr. Sires, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hodes, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Castor, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Chabot, and Mrs. Biggert):
       H. Res. 1142. A resolution recognizing May 25, 2008, as 
     National Missing Children's Day; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PLATTS:
       H. Res. 1143. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the Apple Crunch and the Nation's domestic apple industry; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H. Res. 1144. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of a ``Frank Sinatra Day'' on May 13, 2008, in 
     honor of the dedication of the Frank Sinatra commemorative 
     stamp; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself and Mr. Hodes):
       H. Res. 1145. A resolution recognizing the 100 year 
     anniversary of the establishment of St. Mary's Cooperative 
     Credit Association, the ``Bank of the People``, and the birth 
     of the American credit union; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.

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