[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H3185-H3186]
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. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself and Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 5982. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, for purposes of transportation security, to conduct 
     a study on how airports can transition to uniform, standards-
     based, and interoperable biometric identifier systems for 
     airport workers with unescorted access to secure or sterile 
     areas of an airport, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 5983. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to enhance the information security of the Department of 
     Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Kirk, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Herger, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Fallin, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Petri, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Reichert, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Courtney, 
             Mr. Gerlach, and Mr. Dent):
       H.R. 5984. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy 
     production incentives and incentives to improve energy 
     efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors 
     that would result from a lapse in the tax law; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 5985. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the service treatable as service engaged in combat 
     with the enemy for utilization of non-official evidence for 
     proof of service-connection in a combat-related disease or 
     injury; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 5986. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to immediately terminate the excise tax on diesel fuel 
     and the tax credits for ethanol and other alcohol fuels; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. DRAKE (for herself and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 5987. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     guarantee a pay increase for members of the uniformed 
     services for fiscal years 2010 through 2013 of one-half of 
     one percentage point higher than the Employment

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     Cost Index; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 5988. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     impose a cap on the rate of interest that may be charged on 
     consumer credit card accounts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 5989. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to implement a National Neurotechnology 
     Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MATHESON (for himself and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 5990. A bill to require ratings label on video games 
     and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video 
     games to minors; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 5991. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief for obtaining transportation 
     worker identification credentials; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SHULER:
       H.R. 5992. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for the 
     purchase of real property by a first-time purchaser; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California:
       H. Con. Res. 343. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     Surety and Fidelity Association of America on its 100th 
     anniversary; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Hare, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Courtney, 
             Ms. Sutton, Ms. Lee, Mr. Klein of Florida, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Kind, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Arcuri, Ms. Solis, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Baca, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Engel, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Carson, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Watson, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Waters):
       H. Con. Res. 344. Concurrent resolution recognizing that we 
     are facing a global food crisis; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Ehlers, and 
             Mr. Gordon):
       H. Con. Res. 345. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     50th anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. Wittman of Virginia, 
             Mrs. Drake, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia):
       H. Res. 1178. A resolution expressing the sympathy of the 
     House of Representatives to the citizens of Suffolk, 
     Brunswick, and Colonial Heights, Virginia, over the 
     devastating tornadoes of April 28, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H. Res. 1179. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the People's Republic of China 
     and all enterprises owned or controlled by the People's 
     Republic of China should make proper disclosures with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the selective 
     default status of certain bonds; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bilbray, 
             and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H. Res. 1180. A resolution recognizing the efforts and 
     contributions of outstanding women scientists, technologists, 
     engineers, and mathematicians in the United States and around 
     the world on Mother's Day, 2008; to the Committee on Science 
     and Technology.

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