[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 130 (Friday, August 1, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H7805-H7808]
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. MAHONEY of Florida:
       H.R. 6772. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1717 Orange Avenue in Fort 
     Pierce, Florida, as the ``CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CHILDERS:
       H.R. 6773. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit to consumers based on fuel 
     economy; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 6774. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve certain death and survivor benefits with respect to 
     members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 6775. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop procedures 
     for permitting car rental companies to have limited access to 
     information in the National Driver Register, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. Edwards 
             of Maryland, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Payne, and 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 6776. A bill to prevent hate crimes, to provide 
     support services for victims of hate crimes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, 
     Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, House 
     Administration, and Financial Services, 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. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ellison, and Mr. Carson):
       H.R. 6777. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for displaying nooses in public with intent 
     to harass or intimidate a person because of that person's 
     race, color, religion, or national origin; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 6778. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of 
     certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their 
     sentences; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brown of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Heller, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. 
             Nunes, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rehberg, 
             Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             Sali, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Wittman of 
             Virginia, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. 
             Renzi):
       H.R. 6779. A bill to provide for secure rural schools and 
     counties, and State enhanced authority for coastal and ocean 
     resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, the Judiciary, Education 
     and Labor, and 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. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Solis, Ms. Waters, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Clay, 
             Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Ms. Clarke, and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H.R. 6780. A bill to amend and to strengthen accountability 
     features introduced by the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, 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. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Goode, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Wittman of Virginia, and Mrs. Drake):
       H.R. 6781. A bill to authorize the State of Virginia to 
     petition for authorization to conduct natural gas or crude 
     oil (or both) exploration and extraction activities in any 
     area that is at least 50 miles beyond the coastal zone of the 
     State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Cooper, 
             Mr. Barrow, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Tom Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Taylor, Mr. 
             Shimkus, and Mr. Reynolds):
       H.R. 6782. A bill to create an electronic employment 
     eligibility verification system to ensure that all workers in 
     the United States are legally able to work, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Aderholt, and Mrs. 
             Myrick):
       H.R. 6783. A bill to withhold Federal funds from schools 
     that permit or require the recitation of the Pledge of 
     Allegiance or the national anthem in a language other than 
     English; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SHAYS:
       H.R. 6784. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a refundable credit against income tax to 
     assist individuals with high residential energy costs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Watson):
       H.R. 6785. A bill to reform the provisions requiring ``one-
     strike'' eviction from public and federally assisted housing; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       H.R. 6786. A bill to provide for the settlement of claims 
     arising from the use and distribution of judgment funds 
     previously awarded and provided to the Delaware Tribe of 
     Indians, the Delaware Nation, the Kansas Delaware Tribe of 
     Indians, Incorporated, and the Delawares of Idaho, 
     Incorporated, to correct underpayment of certain funds, to 
     provide for the settlement of accounting claims arising from, 
     and otherwise achieve the requirements of, certain 
     litigation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Ms. Herseth 
             Sandlin, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Rehberg, and 
             Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 6787. A bill to amend Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
     of 2003 to expand the areas of Federal land on which 
     hazardous fuel reduction projects may be conducted under that 
     Act; 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. KUHL of New York (for himself, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Upton, Mr. Price 
             of Georgia, Mr. Gingrey, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Walberg, Mr. Hayes, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Heller, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Boustany, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Ferguson, 
             Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Whitfield of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Graves, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Camp of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Turner):
       H.R. 6788. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to extend through fiscal year 2012 funding under the 
     State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 6789. A bill to remove the incentives and loopholes 
     that encourage illegal aliens to come to the United States to 
     live and work, provide additional resources to local law 
     enforcement and Federal border and immigration officers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, Education and Labor, House Administration, Financial 
     Services, Homeland Security, and 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. CARDOZA:
       H.R. 6790. A bill to ensure that amounts made available for 
     mortgage loss mitigation counseling in areas having the 
     highest foreclosure rates are used in such areas; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 6791. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase Federal excise taxes on tobacco products and 
     to dedicate the revenues from the increased taxes to the war 
     on cancer; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself and Mr. Boozman):
       H.R. 6792. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish the position of Director of Physical Therapy 
     Service within the Veterans Health Administration and to 
     establish a fellowship program for physical therapists in the 
     areas of geriatrics, amputee rehabilitation, polytrauma care, 
     and rehabilitation research; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 6793. A bill to provide for grants to assist 
     municipalities to facilitate the ability of local farmers to 
     grow food crops and certain livestock to be sold locally, 
     grants to enable

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     local nongovernmental farming associations to support the 
     formation of community-supported agricultural projects, and 
     grants to provide start-up funds to farmers who must 
     diversify their operations in order to participate in the 
     projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 6794. A bill to direct the Election Assistance 
     Commission to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred 
     in conducting manual audits of the results of the general 
     elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 6795. A bill to establish an Emergency Commission To 
     End the Trade Deficit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Hinchey, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 6796. A bill to prevent speculation and profiteering 
     in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. KAGEN:
       H.R. 6797. A bill to establish a program to provide grants 
     to States for incumbent worker training; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KAGEN (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
             Baca):
       H.R. 6798. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a presumption of service connection for certain 
     cancers occurring in veterans who served in the Republic of 
     Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MCHUGH (for himself and Mr. Kuhl of New York):
       H.R. 6799. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for tax-favored unemployment savings 
     accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Carson, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Ellison, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Carson):
       H.R. 6800. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to replace the Medicare prescription drug 
     benefit adopted by the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
     Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 with a revised and 
     simplified prescription benefit program for all Medicare 
     beneficiaries; 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 Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 6801. A bill to designate 4 counties in the State of 
     New York as high-intensity drug trafficking areas, and to 
     authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUYER:
       H.R. 6802. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend or make permanent certain authorities of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs expiring in 2008, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. CLARKE:
       H.R. 6803. A bill to improve inspections of public housing 
     and federally assisted multifamily housing conducted by the 
     Real Estate Assessment Center of the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself and Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 6804. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a temporary refundable credit for 
     the cost of natural gas, home heating oil, and propane, to 
     allow small businesses, farmers, and fishermen a credit for 
     motor and other fuel costs, and to increase the credit for 
     nonbusiness energy property and make it permanent, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 
     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. DONNELLY (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Ellsworth, and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 6805. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat certain income and gains relating to fuels as 
     qualifying income for publicly traded partnerships; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODE:
       H.R. 6806. A bill to establish a Citizens Congressional 
     Health Benefits Program, based on the Federal employees 
     health benefits program, to provide health insurance coverage 
     for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress, 
     and citizens not eligible for coverage under the Federal 
     employees health benefits program; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight 
     and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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. HALL of New York:
       H.R. 6807. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for the purchase of new neighborhood 
     electric vehicles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 6808. A bill to establish a commission to study the 
     culture and glorification of violence in America; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HODES:
       H.R. 6809. A bill to award grants to assist public schools 
     with the rising costs of fuel for school buses and energy for 
     school buildings; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HODES:
       H.R. 6810. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit to employers for reimbursing the 
     expenses of employees who provide carpooling; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 6811. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for building homeless shelters in 
     areas warranting assistance due to Presidentially declared 
     disasters; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 6812. A bill to prohibit United States foreign 
     assistance to countries with budget surpluses; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Boyda of 
             Kansas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Gohmert, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Carter, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             David Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Everett, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Issa, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Jordan, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Latta, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Roskam, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Shuler, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Walberg, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
             Westmoreland):
       H.R. 6813. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may 
     not be deducted from gross income, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, and 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. KUCINICH:
       H.R. 6814. A bill to affirm that exports and diversions of 
     water from the Great Lakes may only be approved if such 
     exports and diversions are in the public interest, to provide 
     for enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 6815. A bill to establish grant programs to encourage 
     energy-efficient economic development and green job training 
     and creation, and to establish the Metro Area Green Institute 
     to produce and disseminate best practice information to 
     economic and workforce development initiatives undertaken by 
     metropolitan communities nationally; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 6816. A bill to provide for upgrading security at 
     civilian nuclear facilities and of nuclear materials that 
     could be used to construct a dirty bomb; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MATHESON (for himself, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Altmire, 
             Mr. Melancon, Mr. Donnelly, and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 6817. A bill to increase domestic energy production 
     and diversify America's energy portfolio; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources, Energy and Commerce, Science and Technology, and 
     Agriculture, 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. McCARTHY of California:
       H.R. 6818. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for an enhanced credit to individuals who 
     place qualified solar electric property in service in 2009; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCARTHY of California (for himself, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Nunes):
       H.R. 6819. A bill to amend the Medicare Improvements for 
     Patients and Providers Act

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     of 2008 to eliminate certain inappropriate changes in law 
     made to the Medicare Advantage program; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, 
             and Ms. Schwartz):
       H.R. 6820. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of the 
     presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in 
     drinking water supplies in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 6821. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a disclosure requirement under 
     the Medicare Program for physicians referring for imaging 
     services; 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 6822. A bill to require appeals of personnel actions 
     involving the officers and employees of the Government 
     Accountability Office to be considered by the Office of 
     Special Counsel and the Merit Systems Protection Board in the 
     same manner as appeals of prohibited personnel practices 
     involving employees of Executive agencies under title 5, 
     United States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 6823. A bill to provide for the acquisition of 
     advanced biofuels for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 6824. A bill to provide for the development of 
     advanced and alternative energy and increased domestic energy 
     production to achieve American energy independence in 15 
     years; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, Natural 
     Resources, and 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. SALAZAR:
       H.R. 6825. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to assess the irrigation infrastructure of the Pine River 
     Indian Irrigation Project in the State of Colorado, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Waxman, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Castor, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Carney, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Patrick Murphy 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sires, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Lee, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Allen, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cardoza, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Clarke, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Baldwin, and Mr. Price of North Carolina):
       H.R. 6826. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health 
     services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare 
     Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. SHERMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Campbell of California, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 6827. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for rollover of gain from divesting certain 
     qualified securities of business entities engaged in Iran or 
     Sudan discouraged activities; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
             Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 6828. A bill to make improvements in the electronic 
     filing of export data, to strengthen enforcement authorities 
     under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. SHULER:
       H.R. 6829. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to facilitate the placement of Job Corps graduates; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. SHULER (for himself and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 6830. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the 
     development and coordination of markets for biomass and 
     carbon trading for private forest landowners, to assure 
     sustainable forest practices in the use of biomass and carbon 
     trading activity, and to enhance the relationship between 
     Federal lands and private forest lands on a regional basis in 
     the biomass and carbon trading markets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 6831. A bill to require certain metal recyclers to 
     keep records of their transactions in order to deter 
     individuals and enterprises engaged in theft and interstate 
     fencing of stolen copper, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Fattah):
       H. Res. 1409. A resolution recognizing the great strides 
     made by the majority of countries participating in the Summer 
     Olympic Games to increase the participation of women in 
     sports and in the Summer Olympic Games, calling on the 
     International Olympic Committee and all countries to take 
     concrete steps to increase the participation of women in the 
     2012 Summer Olympic Games, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Carson):
       H. Res. 1410. A resolution supporting efforts to advance 
     United States international diplomacy and engagement in order 
     to restore United States credibility abroad; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H. Res. 1411. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of January 28, 2009, as ``National Data Privacy 
     Day''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROSKAM:
       H. Res. 1412. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of a Pink Prayer Day and applauding the actions 
     of medical professionals and other caregivers, researchers, 
     patients and their families, and others who strive to combat 
     and raise public awareness of breast cancer; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WATSON (for herself, Mr. Campbell of California, 
             Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Issa, Ms. Harman, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Richardson):
       H. Res. 1413. A resolution acknowledging the 
     accomplishments and goals of the Youth Impact Program; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.

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