[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 149 (Thursday, September 18, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H8475-H8477]
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 of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 6936. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in 
     sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was 
     determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Hare):
       H.R. 6937. A bill to improve energy and water efficiencies 
     and conservation throughout the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 6938. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Hare, and Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 6939. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical 
     care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Costa, 
             Mr. Cardoza, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Calvert, and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers):
       H.R. 6940. A bill to provide flexibility for the operation 
     of the Bureau of Reclamation C.W. ``Bill'' Jones Pumping 
     Plant and the Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant of the State of 
     California in times of drought emergency, to support the 
     establishment of a fish hatchery program to preserve and 
     restore the Delta Smelt in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 6941. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an improved method to measure poverty so 
     as to enable a better assessment of the effects of programs 
     under the Social Security Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. LUCAS:
       H.R. 6942. A bill to amend section 5112 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to provide for the return of the half-dime as 
     the new 5-cent circulating coin, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Issa, Mr. Hunter, and Mrs. Bono 
             Mack):
       H.R. 6943. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a credit for algae derived fuels, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 6944. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over the Joliet Training Area in Will County, Illinois, to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture for inclusion in the Midewin 
     National Tallgrass Prairie, to provide for the conveyance of 
     several parcels of the Joliet Training Area, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. SCALISE:
       H.R. 6945. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand access to hospital care for veterans in major disaster 
     areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 6946. A bill to make a technical correction in the NET 
     911 Improvement Act of 2008; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 6948. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve mental and behavioral health services on college 
     campuses; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. FARR (for himself, Mr. Gerlach, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 6949. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to 
     provide further protection for puppies; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Kind, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             McNulty, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Wilson of 
             Ohio, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Upton, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Levin, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Clay, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Lee, Mr. Towns, Ms. Clarke, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Watson, and Mr. Watt):
       H.R. 6950. A bill to establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones 
     Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and the family of organ 
     donors; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. LEE (for herself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H.R. 6951. A bill to prohibit the use of funds by the 
     Central Intelligence Agency or the Department of Defense to 
     provide covert or clandestine assistance for the purpose of 
     overthrowing the Government of Iran; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each

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     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 6952. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to authorize pilot or demonstration 
     programs to prepare high school students to pass the United 
     States citizenship exam; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mrs. BACHMANN:
       H.R. 6953. A bill to authorize the President to review and 
     approve oil and gas exploration, development, and production 
     projects under existing Federal oil and gas leases, both 
     onshore and offshore, and to limit administrative and 
     judicial proceedings with respect to such projects, upon 
     finding that such a project complies with all applicable 
     Federal laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H.R. 6954. A bill to prevent mail, telemarketing, and 
     Internet fraud targeting seniors in the United States, to 
     promote efforts to increase public awareness of the enormous 
     impact that mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on 
     seniors, to educate the public, seniors, their families, and 
     their caregivers about how to identify and combat fraudulent 
     activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. BARRETT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, and Mr. Roskam):
       H.R. 6955. A bill to suspend contributions by the Federal 
     National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
     Corporation to the Housing Trust Fund during any 
     conservatorship of such enterprises and to ensure full 
     repayment to the Federal Government for costs of any such 
     conservatorship and costs of HOPE for Homeowners program; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BARROW (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Scott of Georgia, and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H.R. 6956. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 12877 Broad Street in 
     Sparta, Georgia, as the ``Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H.R. 6957. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide funding for capacity-building to microfinance 
     service providers; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Poe, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Carter):
       H.R. 6958. A bill to provide tax relief for the victims of 
     Hurricane Ike, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Kagen, Mr. 
             Loebsack, and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 6959. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to clarify the procedures for awarding grants and contracts 
     for Federal Trio Programs; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Graves, Mr. Akin, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. 
             Emerson, and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 6960. A bill to establish the World War I centennial 
     commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial 
     of World War I; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 6961. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain public employees a deduction for 
     distributions from governmental plans for health and long-
     term care insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Berman, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. LaHood, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Paul, Mr. Farr, 
             Ms. Harman, and Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H.R. 6962. A bill to facilitate the provision of 
     humanitarian relief to Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Sessions, and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 6963. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to expand coverage options under the State Children's 
     Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) through premium assistance; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Ms. FOXX (for herself and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 6964. A bill to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
     of 1995 to ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies 
     are subject to that Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Rules, the Budget, and 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 6965. A bill to extend the authorization of the 
     national flood insurance program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Murphy 
             of Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. 
             Pascrell):
       H.R. 6966. A bill to require continued application of 
     budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the 
     Medicare urban hospital wage floor; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself and Mr. 
             McCotter):
       H.R. 6967. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require that, for a fiscal 
     year, the total amount of money dedicated for earmarks may 
     not exceed the estimated budget surplus for that year; to the 
     Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Filner, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kagen, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Sestak, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Kucinich, and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 6968. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     conduct a demonstration project regarding access to mental 
     health services by members of the Armed Forces; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 6969. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to disallow the deduction for excess non-taxed 
     reinsurance premiums with respect to United States risks paid 
     to affiliates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself and Ms. Herseth Sandlin):
       H.R. 6970. A bill to authorize a comprehensive program of 
     nationwide access to Federal remote sensing data, to promote 
     its use for education, workforce training and development, 
     applied research, and to support Federal, State, tribal, and 
     local government programs; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Shea-Porter, and Mrs. 
             Boyda of Kansas):
       H.R. 6971. A bill to establish a Public Service Scholarship 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Shea-Porter, and Mrs. 
             Boyda of Kansas):
       H.R. 6972. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a standard home office deduction in the 
     case of certain uses of the office; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H.R. 6973. A bill to require rail carriers to develop 
     positive rail control system plans for improving railroad 
     safety and to increase the civil penalties for railroad 
     safety violations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Sali):
       H.R. 6974. A bill to permit commercial vehicles at weights 
     up to 129,000 pounds to use certain highways of the 
     Interstate System in the State of Idaho which would provide 
     significant savings in the transportation of goods throughout 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TANCREDO:
       H.R. 6975. A bill to require aliens to attest that they 
     will not advocate installing a Sharia law system in the 
     United States as a condition for admission, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Davis of Alabama, 
             and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 6976. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity 
     markets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. TIERNEY:
       H.R. 6977. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     protect consumers from usury and unreasonable fees, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

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           By Mr. TIERNEY:
       H.R. 6978. A bill to require the establishment of a credit 
     card safety star rating system for the benefit of consumers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. KUHL of New York:
       H.J. Res. 98. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of 
     times Senators and Representatives may be elected; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H. Con. Res. 420. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the need to re-weave America's 
     social safety net to respond to the needs of the 21st century 
     economy and labor market; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Gerlach, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Davis of Alabama, 
             and Mr. Lipinski):
       H. Con. Res. 421. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     International Olympic Committee to designate a new venue for 
     the 2014 Winter Olympic Games; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 1461. A resolution recognizing the 10th anniversary 
     of the terrorist bombings of the United States embassies in 
     Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the 
     memorializing of the citizens and families of the United 
     States, the Republic of Kenya, and the United Republic of 
     Tanzania whose lives were lost and injured as a result of 
     these attacks; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Miller of North Carolina):
       H. Res. 1462. A resolution condemning ongoing sales of arms 
     to belligerents in Sudan, including the Government of Sudan, 
     and calling for both a cessation of such sales and an 
     expansion of the United Nations embargo on arms sales to 
     Sudan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PLATTS (for himself and Ms. Matsui):
       H. Res. 1463. A resolution recognizing the benefits of 
     service-learning as a teaching strategy to effectively engage 
     youth in the community and classroom, and supporting the 
     goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H. Res. 1464. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 
     50th anniversary of the founding of AARP; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KIRK:
       H. Res. 1465. A resolution recognizing the work of the law 
     enforcement officers in Lake County, Illinois, their 
     cooperative work with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
     Firearms and Explosives agents, and expressing congressional 
     support for their ongoing work protecting Lake County 
     communities from drugs and gangs; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland:
       H. Res. 1466. A resolution honoring Dr. Guion S. ``Guy'' 
     Bluford, Jr., and the 25th anniversary of his historic flight 
     as the first African-American in space; to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Fortenberry, and Mr. McCotter):
       H. Res. 1467. A resolution expressing the concern of the 
     House of Representatives for the plight of Iraq's vulnerable 
     ethno-religious minorities, and urging greater measures to 
     protect the members of such minorities who have become 
     refugees, asylum seekers, or internally displaced persons; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HALL of New York (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Mahoney of 
             Florida, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 1468. A resolution congratulating the U.S. 
     Equestrian Team on winning the Gold Medal in team show 
     jumping in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       H. Res. 1469. A resolution to commend the American Sail 
     Training Association for its advancement of character 
     building under sail and for its advancement of international 
     goodwill; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Regula, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Obey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Conyers, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H. Res. 1470. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 
     achievements and legacy of former Representative John F. 
     Seiberling, and expressing deep condolences to the Seiberling 
     family for their loss; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.

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