[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 146 (Monday, September 15, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H8126]
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         REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 or rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as 
follows:

                     [Filed on September 15, 2008]

       Mr. OBERSTAR: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 6627. A bill to authorize the Board of 
     Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out certain 
     construction projects, and for other purposes (Rept. 110-842, 
     Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. WAXMAN: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 
     H.R. 6842. A bill to require the District of Columbia to 
     revise its laws regarding the use and possession of firearms 
     as necessary to comply with the requirements of the decision 
     of the Supreme Court in the case of District of Columbia v. 
     Heller, in a manner that protects the security interests of 
     the Federal government and the people who work in, reside in, 
     or visit the District of Columbia and does not undermine the 
     efforts of law enforcement, homeland security, and military 
     officials to protect the Nation's capital from crime and 
     terrorism; with amendments (Rept. 110-843). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and 
     ordered to be printed.
       Mr. CONYERS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 5167. A bill 
     to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2008 to remove the authority of the President to waive 
     certain provisions; with amendments (Rept. 110-844). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts: Committee on Financial 
     Services. H.R. 5772. A bill to amend section 811 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve 
     the program under such section for supportive housing for 
     persons with disabilities; with an amendment (Rept. 110-845). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. CONYERS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 6503. A bill 
     to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
     1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
     Alert Program (Rept. 110-846). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. CONYERS: Committee on the Judiciary. Recommending that 
     the House of Representatives find Karl Rove in Contempt of 
     Congress for Refusal to Comply with a Subpoena Duly Issued by 
     the Committee on the Judiciary (Rept. 110-847). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania: Committee on House 
     Administration. H.R. 998. A bill to direct the Librarian of 
     Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to 
     carry out a joint project at the Library of Congress and the 
     National Museum of African American History and Culture to 
     collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and 
     testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil 
     Rights movement, and for other purpose; with an amendment 
     (Rept. 110-848). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union.
       Mr. OBERSTAR: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 6460. A bill to amend the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of 
     sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 110-849, Pt. 1). Ordered 
     to be printed.
       Mr. OBERSTAR: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. S.J. Res. 35. An act to amend Public Law 108-
     331 to provide for the construction and related activities in 
     support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope 
     Array System (VERITAS) project in Arizona. (Rept. 110-850). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania: Committee on House 
     Administration. H.R. 6625. A bill to require the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration 
     agencies, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     110-851, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. McGOVERN: Committee on Rules. H. Res. 1434. A 
     resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     6842) to require the District of Columbia to revise its laws 
     regarding the use and possession of firearms as necessary to 
     comply with the requirements of the decision of the Supreme 
     Court in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, in a 
     manner that protects the security interests of the Federal 
     government and the people who work in, reside in, or visit 
     the District of Columbia and does not undermine the efforts 
     of law enforcement, homeland security, and military officials 
     to protect the Nation's capital from crime and terrorism 
     (Rept. 110-852). Referred to the House Calendar and ordered 
     to be printed.
       Ms. SLAUGHTER: Committee on Rules. H. Res. 1433. A 
     resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     6899) to advance the national security interests of the 
     United States by reducing its dependency on oil through 
     renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while 
     building a bridge to the future through expanded access to 
     Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the 
     relationship between the oil and gas industry and the 
     consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return 
     from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending 
     tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and 
     facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, 
     and transportation sectors, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     110-853). Referred to the House Calendar.


                         discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XII the following actions were taken by 
the Speaker:

         [The following actions occurred on September 12, 2008]

       The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform discharged 
     from further consideration. H.R. 5350 referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and 
     ordered to be printed.
       The Committee on Education and Labor discharged from 
     further consideration. H.R. 2352 referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

         [The following actions occurred on September 15, 2008]

       The Committee on Science and Technology discharged from 
     further consideration. H.R. 6460 referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
     printed.
       The Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged from further 
     consideration. H.R. 6625 referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
     printed.

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