[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H3884-H3885]
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. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 6047. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to mandate early access by desperately ill 
     patients to treatment use of new drugs under clinical 
     investigation for a serious or immediately life-threatening 
     disease condition for whom no comparable or satisfactory drug 
     or other therapy is available; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. TURNER:
       H.R. 6048. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to provide for the protection of child custody 
     arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces 
     deployed in support of a contingency operation; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. Arcuri, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Hall of New 
             York, Mr. Hodes, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Shea-Porter, and 
             Mr. Welch of Vermont):
       H.R. 6049. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for energy production and 
     conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to 
     provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 6050. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide mandatory imprisonment for life for persons raping 
     young children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 6051. A bill to amend Public Law 110-196 to provide 
     for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm 
     Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 16, 
     2008; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Mica, and Mr. 
             DeFazio):
       H.R. 6052. A bill to promote increased public 
     transportation use, to promote increased use of alternative 
     fuels in providing public transportation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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 Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Fortuno):
       H.R. 6053. A bill to require the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System to focus on price stability in 
     establishing monetary policy to ensure the stable, long-term 
     purchasing power of the currency, to repeal the Full 
     Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 6054. A bill to establish a United States Human Rights 
     Commission to monitor compliance by the United States with 
     international human rights treaty obligations; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. HARMAN:
       H.R. 6055. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide 
     public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program 
     to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Israel, Mr. Engel, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. McDermott, and Mr. McGovern):

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       H.R. 6056. A bill to authorize the Archivist of the United 
     States to make grants to States for the preservation and 
     dissemination of historical records; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 6057. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related 
     activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas 
     unless certain conditions are met; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 6058. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide Federal penalties for home invasions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 6059. A bill to clarify the use of Edward Byrne 
     Memorial Justice Assistance Grants for corrections and 
     community corrections programs, to enhance the data made 
     available by the National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry 
     Resource Center, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Emanuel, 
             and Mr. Murphy of Connecticut):
       H.R. 6060. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     enable increased federal prosecution of identity theft crimes 
     and to allow for restitution to victims of identity theft; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. 
             Roskam, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Bean, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Foster, Mr. Hare, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 6061. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 219 East Main Street in West 
     Frankfort, Illinois, as the ``Kenneth James Gray Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Pence, and Mr. Klein of Florida):
       H.J. Res. 84. A joint resolution expressing the commitment 
     of Congress to continue to make it a priority to fight anti-
     Semitism and to promote tolerance at home and abroad; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.J. Res. 85. A joint resolution expressing the disfavor of 
     the Congress regarding the proposed agreement for 
     cooperation; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H. Con. Res. 349. Concurrent resolution honoring past and 
     current members of the Armed Forces of the United States and 
     their families by encouraging every American to wear a red 
     poppy on Memorial Day as a sign of admiration and thanks to 
     those individuals who died to preserve freedom and democracy 
     in the United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H. Con. Res. 350. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States, through the 
     International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate 
     measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms, 
     including scientific and other special permit whaling, 
     coastal whaling, and community-based whaling, and seek to 
     strengthen the conservation and management measures to 
     facilitate the conservation of whale species, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Issa, and 
             Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 1194. A resolution reaffirming the support of the 
     House of Representatives for the legitimate, democratically-
     elected Government of Lebanon under Prime Minister Fouad 
     Siniora; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Berman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lampson, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Kirk, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Terry, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Dreier, and Ms. Fallin):
       H. Res. 1195. A resolution expressing condolences and 
     sympathy to the people of the People's Republic of China for 
     the grave loss of life and vast destruction caused by the 
     earthquake of May 12, 2008 in Sichuan Province; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PUTNAM:
       H. Res. 1196. A resolution electing a Minority Member to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 1198. A resolution commending the people of the 
     Montenegro on holding free and fair presidential elections on 
     April 6, 2008, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 
     decision at the Bucharest Summit to invite Montenegro to 
     enter into an Intensified Dialogue, and the reforms and 
     progress undertaken by Montenegro since its declaration of 
     independence; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Gary G. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Royce):
       H. Res. 1199. A resolution commending the Orange County 
     Water District and its employees for their sound financial 
     management and innovative groundwater management, water 
     quality, water efficiency, and environmental programs, on its 
     75th anniversary; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SUTTON:
       H. Res. 1200. A resolution honoring the dedication and 
     outstanding work of military support groups across the 
     country for their steadfast support of the members of our 
     Armed Forces and their families; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

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