[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 130 (Friday, August 1, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S8033]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           MEASURES REFERRED

  The following bills were read the first and the second times by 
unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

       H.R. 674. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     repeal the provision of law requiring termination of the 
     Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 
     2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 1108. An act to protect the public health by providing 
     the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to 
     regulate tobacco products; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       H.R. 1338. An act to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of 
     discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       H.R. 2452. To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     to ensure that publicly owned treatment works monitor for and 
     report sewer overflows, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       H.R. 3021. To direct the Secretary of Education to make 
     grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, 
     renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       H.R. 4255. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
     assistance to the Paralympic Program of the United States 
     Olympic Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 5057. To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog 
     Grant Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       H.R. 5464. An act to direct the Attorney General to make an 
     annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery 
     Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid 
     recovery of missing children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 5569. To extend for 5 years the EB-5 regional center 
     pilot program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.R. 5570. To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     with respect to the special immigrant nonminister religious 
     worker program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.R. 6083. An act to authorize funding to conduct a 
     national training program for State and local prosecutors. to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 6208. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country 
     Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal 
     Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building''; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 6221. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in each 
     contract the Secretary enters for the acquisition of goods 
     and services a provision that requires the contractee to 
     comply with the contracting goals and preferences for small 
     business concerns owned or controlled by veterans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 6225. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, 
     relating to equitable relief with respect to a State or 
     private employer and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 6295. To enhance drug trafficking interdiction by 
     creating a Federal felony relating to operating or embarking 
     in a submersible or semi-submersible vessel without 
     nationality and on an international voyage; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       H.R. 6309. An act to amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
     Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental 
     intervention blood lead level and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       H.R. 6382. An act to make technical corrections related to 
     the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       H.R. 6437. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 200 North Texas Avenue in 
     Odessa, Texas, as the ``Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 6456. An act to provide for extensions of certain 
     authorities of the Department of State, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       H.R. 6633. An act to evaluate and extend the basic pilot 
     program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure 
     the protection of Social Security beneficiaries; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

  The following concurrent resolutions were read, and referred as 
indicated:

       H. Con. Res. 296. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for the designation of August 2008 as ``National Heat Stroke 
     Awareness Month'' to raise awareness and encourage prevention 
     of heat stroke; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
       H. Con. Res. 358. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     members of the Nevada Army and Air National Guard and the 
     Nevada Reserve members of the Armed Forces for their 
     dedicated, unselfish, and professional service, commitment, 
     and sacrifices to the State of Nevada and the United States 
     during more than five years of deployments to and in support 
     of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.

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