[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 118 (Thursday, July 17, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H6725-H6727]
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 Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Sutton, 
             and Mr. Altmire):
       H.R. 6528. A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime 
     aggregate limits imposed by health plans; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on

[[Page H6726]]

     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. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Latta, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Nunes, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Dreier):
       H.R. 6529. A bill to greatly enhance the Nation's 
     environmental, energy, economic, and national security by 
     terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the 
     domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of oil and 
     natural gas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 6530. A bill to amend United States trade laws to 
     eliminate foreign barriers to exports of United States goods 
     and services, to restore rights under trade remedy laws, to 
     strengthen enforcement of United States intellectual property 
     rights and health and safety laws at United States borders, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Homeland 
     Security, 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. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 6531. A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United 
     States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), 
     to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Baird, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boustany, Mrs. Boyda of 
             Kansas, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Carney, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dent, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, 
             Mrs. Drake, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Graves, Mr. Hall 
             of New York, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Hodes, Mr. Holden, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Kuhl 
             of New York, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. McNerney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Petri, Mr. Platts, Mr. Poe, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Salazar, 
             Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sires, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Space):
       H.R. 6532. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 6533. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to carry out conservation reserve program notice CRP-598, 
     entitled the ``Voluntary Modification of Conservation Reserve 
     Program (CRP) Contract for Critical Feed Use''; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H.R. 6534. A bill to rescind certain earmark projects under 
     SAFETEA-LU for the purpose of eliminating the shortfall in 
     the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 6535. A bill to amend the Vietnam Education Foundation 
     Act of 2000; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 6536. A bill to provide for the admission to the 
     United States of certain Tibetans; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Farr, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Lee, Mr. Fortuno, 
             Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Klein of Florida):
       H.R. 6537. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Marine Sanctuaries Act to establish a National Marine 
     Sanctuary System, to strengthen and clarify management 
     authorities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hodes, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Langevin, and Mr. Welch of Vermont):
       H.R. 6538. A bill to provide funding for home energy 
     assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
     1981 and the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income 
     Persons established under part A of title IV of the Energy 
     Conservation and Production Act; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, 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 Mrs. BACHMANN:
       H.R. 6539. A bill to provide for the use of information in 
     the National Directory of New Hires in enforcing sex offender 
     registration laws; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. BAIRD:
       H.R. 6540. A bill to create a Trade Agreement Enforcement 
     Commission; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 6541. A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the 
     Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct 
     laboratory space to accommodate the Smithsonian Tropical 
     Research Institute's terrestrial research program in Gamboa, 
     Panama; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 6542. A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the 
     Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct 
     laboratory and support space to accommodate the Mathias 
     Laboratory at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center 
     in Edgewater, Maryland; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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 Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself and 
             Mr. Mitchell):
       H.R. 6543. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the demonstration project on adjustable rate mortgages 
     and the demonstration project on hybrid adjustable rate 
     mortgages; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 6544. A bill to provide immediate relief from high 
     fuel and food prices and to pursue alternatives in renewable 
     energy; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, 
     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. CAZAYOUX (for himself, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Giffords, Mr. 
             Childers, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Hodes, and Ms. 
             Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 6545. A bill to require the Director of National 
     Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on 
     national security and energy security issues; to the 
     Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers):
       H.R. 6546. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow tax-exempt bond financing for fixed-wing 
     emergency medical aircraft; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 6547. A bill to provide for equitable compensation to 
     the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for 
     the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by 
     the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 6548. A bill to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District 
     of Columbia; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       H.R. 6549. A bill to amend section 5542 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal 
     firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement 
     shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to 
     overtime pay; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Castle, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Holden, and Ms. Edwards of Maryland):
       H.R. 6550. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 to make

[[Page H6727]]

     modifications to the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration 
     and protection program; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 6551. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a loan repayment program for faculty members at 
     programs of general dentistry or pediatric dentistry to 
     alleviate faculty shortages; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 6552. A bill to provide incentives for the reduction 
     of green house gases; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, Rules, Energy and Commerce, 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. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 6553. A bill to clarify the authority of the Secretary 
     of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of 
     National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 6554. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the personal exemption deduction for a 
     stillborn child; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Gerlach, 
             Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Altmire, and 
             Mr. Platts):
       H. Con. Res. 390. Concurrent resolution honoring the 28th 
     Infantry Division for serving and protecting the United 
     States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. CLARKE (for herself and Mr. Towns):
       H. Con. Res. 391. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     disparities that are associated with predatory lending abuses 
     in minority communities and expressing the sense of the 
     Congress that as new abuses continue to emerge, such laws 
     should ensure that all those responsible for representing and 
     protecting families have the authority to act to address 
     these new problems; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Davis of Alabama, 
             and Mr. Bishop of Georgia):
       H. Con. Res. 392. Concurrent resolution supporting the goal 
     of increased and sustainable homeownership in the United 
     States and recognizing the importance of homeownership 
     programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in 
     achieving that goal; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H. Res. 1352. A resolution honoring Theodore Roosevelt, the 
     26th President, for his invaluable contributions to this 
     Nation as a soldier, naturalist, statesman, and public 
     servant on the 150th anniversary of his birth; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BUYER (for himself and Mr. Scalise):
       H. Res. 1353. A resolution remembering Dr. Michael E. 
     DeBakey, known as the ``best surgeon who ever lived'', who 
     served our Nation throughout his career and was the father of 
     cardiovascular medicine and Veterans Administration Medical 
     Research; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina:
       H. Res. 1354. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require a vote each year on whether to 
     increase Members' pay; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H. Res. 1355. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of Disability Pride Day and recognizing that all 
     people, including those living with disabilities, have the 
     right, responsibility, and ability to be active, contributing 
     members of our society and fully engaged as citizens; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Foxx, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Daniel E. 
             Lungren of California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Goode, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Poe, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Latta, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Sali, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. McHenry, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Lamborn, 
             Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Price of Georgia, 
             Mr. Mack, Mr. Carter, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H. Res. 1356. A resolution celebrating the 221st 
     anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United 
     States of America, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Wu, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Baca, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Solis, 
             Mr. Filner, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Ms. 
             Hirono):
       H. Res. 1357. A resolution recognizing the significance of 
     the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties 
     Act of 1988 by President Ronald Reagan and the greatness of 
     America in her ability to admit and remedy past mistakes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

                          ____________________