[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 76 (Thursday, May 8, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H3401-H3403]
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:


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           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 5993. A bill to promote congressional and public 
     awareness, understanding, and political accountability of 
     presidential signing statements; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California):
       H.R. 5994. A bill to amend the Clayton Act with respect to 
     competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Pence, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, and Mr. McCotter):
       H.R. 5995. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to suspend the highway fuels taxes, to provide for a 
     Joint Committee on Earmark Reform, and to prohibit earmarking 
     for the remainder of the 110th Congress; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 
     and the Budget, 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. McCOTTER:
       H.R. 5996. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for tutoring expenses for 
     elementary and secondary school students; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARROW:
       H.R. 5997. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder that 
     collects a fuel surcharge to pay an amount equal to the 
     surcharge to the person that bears the cost of the fuel, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             Altmire, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Courtney, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hodes, Ms. 
             Hooley, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Patrick Murphy 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
             Welch of Vermont):
       H.R. 5998. A bill to nullify any effectiveness of the 
     August 17, 2007, State health official letter issued by the 
     Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 5999. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Tropical Botanical Garden, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Yarmuth, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 6000. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas 
     (and products thereof) and to allow an income tax credit for 
     purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and to allow 
     grants for mass transit; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Graves, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Shuster, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Barrett of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 6001. A bill to rebalance the United States energy 
     portfolio, to increase and utilize the Nation's domestic 
     energy resources and supply, to strengthen energy security 
     and independence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Armed Services, 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 Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Napolitano, and Ms. Solis):
       H.R. 6002. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the collection of certain tolls on existing high 
     occupancy vehicles; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Mica, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Sires, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Space, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Carney, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Hall of New 
             York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Kagen):
       H.R. 6003. A bill to reauthorize Amtrak, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Mica, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, and Mr. Shuster):
       H.R. 6004. A bill to provide for the financing of high-
     speed rail infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Honda, and Mr. Cole of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 6005. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     provide for the treatment of Indian tribal governments as 
     State governments for the purposes of the Public Charity-
     Private Foundation Classification; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. 
             Hayes):
       H.R. 6006. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of a military department, and the 
     Secretary of Defense with respect to the Defense Agencies, to 
     participate in conservation banking programs and in-lieu-fee 
     mitigation programs; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. BORDALLO:
       H.R. 6007. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to establish a Port of Guam Improvement 
     Enterprise Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 6008. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make permanent 
     the E-Verify program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Alexander):
       H.R. 6009. A bill to leverage market forces to bring 
     greater efficiency and capacity to domestic refineries, to 
     bring new sources of domestic energy to market, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the 
     Judiciary, Ways and Means, and 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. GONZALEZ (for himself and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 6010. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish a National Trauma Institute Research Program; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself and Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas):
       H.R. 6011. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and 
     certification curriculums for military veterans; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 6012. A bill to require the Comptroller General to 
     conduct a study of the consolidation of the refiners, 
     importers, producers, and wholesalers of gasoline with the 
     sellers of such gasoline at retail; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MELANCON (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. Jefferson):

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       H.R. 6013. A bill to provide for disaster assistance for 
     power transmission and distribution facilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. SCHMIDT:
       H.R. 6014. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against tax for birthmothers whose 
     children are adopted; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Feeney, and Mrs. 
             Blackburn):
       H.R. 6015. A bill to require hospitals and ambulatory 
     surgical centers to disclose charge-related information and 
     to provide price protection for treatments not covered by 
     insurance as conditions for receiving protection from charge-
     related legal actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 6016. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     require post offices to have running water and sanitation 
     facilities and prohibiting the closure of post offices based 
     on a lack of running water and sanitation facilities; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 6017. A bill to ameliorate the effects of harmful 
     algal blooms in the Great Lakes by reducing phosphorus 
     inputs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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. TSONGAS (for herself, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Boozman, 
             Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 6018. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase loan repayment limits for health professionals 
     serving in the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 6019. A bill to amend the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to 
     grant Special Exposure Cohort designation to a specific group 
     of individuals from a Department of Energy facility in Los 
     Alamos, New Mexico; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Pence, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 6020. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.J. Res. 82. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States allowing castration 
     after conviction for the rape of a child under 16 years of 
     age; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.J. Res. 83. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States providing that the 
     Constitution does not preclude a penalty of death, including 
     when it is imposed for the rape of a child under 16 years of 
     age; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       H. Con. Res. 346. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that American oil companies should build 
     additional refining capacity on existing refinery campuses; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H. Con. Res. 347. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, 
     should take action to educate the public on the importance of 
     adequate iodine intake; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Towns, Mr. Holt, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Olver, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Honda, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, and Mr. Souder):
       H. Res. 1181. A resolution expressing condolences and 
     sympathy to the people of Burma for the grave loss of life 
     and vast destruction caused by Cyclone Nargis; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H. Res. 1182. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that American flags flown on Federal 
     Government buildings and on Federal property be made in the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Rohrabacher):
       H. Res. 1183. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to observe a moment of silence in the 
     House on the first legislative day of each month for those 
     killed or wounded in United States engagements in Iraq or 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H. Res. 1184. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the Knights of Pythias; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H. Res. 1185. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that Congress should recognize the 
     important contributions of Americans who serve as foster 
     parents and, in doing so, unselfishly open their homes and 
     family lives to children in need; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H. Res. 1186. A resolution prohibiting the use of funds in 
     a Members' Representational Allowance for the long-term lease 
     of a vehicle; to the Committee on House Administration.

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