[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 156 (Sunday, September 28, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H10330-H10331]
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. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 7197. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to limit increases in Medicare Advantage 
     payment rates to 2 percent per year until parity achieved 
     with Medicare fee-for-service 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. 
             Rangel, and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 7198. 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 Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 7199. A bill to establish programs that use the 
     Internet to provide to patients and health care practitioners 
     coordinated information on diseases and other conditions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 7200. A bill to establish programs that use the 
     Internet to provide to patients and health care practitioners 
     coordinated information on diseases and other conditions, to 
     establish authorities that provide patients and health care 
     practitioners freedom in the choice of medical treatments, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. RANGEL:
       H.R. 7201. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for energy production and 
     conservation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 7202. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide 
     individual income tax relief, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, 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. HONDA (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 7203. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     commission to engage in an informed, national, and public 
     dialogue about how to ensure that each student in the United 
     States receives an equitable education that enables the 
     student to achieve his or her maximum academic potential; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 7204. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish sanctions 
     and penalties applicable to an employer whenever an employee 
     of the employer is convicted of driving an over-the-road bus 
     under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance 
     while acting within the scope of the employee's employment; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself and Mr. 
             Towns):
       H.R. 7205. A bill to take certain measures against 
     countries that fail to satisfy judgments totaling more than 
     $1,000,000 entered against them in courts in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 7206. A bill to cap discretionary spending, eliminate 
     wasteful and duplicative agencies, reform entitlement 
     programs, and reform the congressional earmark process; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Rules, and 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. INSLEE:
       H.R. 7207. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act to improve 
     the process of reallocation of spectrum from Federal 
     government uses to commercial uses; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Poe):
       H.R. 7208. A bill to reduce and prevent teen dating 
     violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H.R. 7209. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit community 
     organizations for the development of open space on 
     municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 7210. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     establish national standards for State safety inspections of 
     motor vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 7211. A bill to improve the administration of the 
     Minerals Management Service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.

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           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 7212. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the State plan amendment option for providing 
     home and community-based services under the Medicaid Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SHULER:
       H.R. 7213. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     the waiver of requirements relating to recertification kits 
     for the conversion of vehicles into vehicles powered by 
     natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 7214. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use the Health 
     Professionals Educational Assistance Program of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of 
     licensed mental health professionals in the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs available to assist veterans suffering from 
     the effects of combat stress, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 7215. A bill to amend the reporting requirements in 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 relating 
     to military and political stability in Iraq to require 
     additional information on the number of combatants and non-
     combatants killed, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     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. ARCURI:
       H.J. Res. 100. A joint resolution appointing the day for 
     the convening of the first session of the One Hundred 
     Eleventh Congress and establishing the date for the counting 
     of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast 
     by the electors in December 2008; considered and passed.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H. Con. Res. 439. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of ``Lights On Afterschool!'', a national 
     celebration of after-school programs; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Poe, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Edwards of Texas, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. 
             Ellsworth, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Cuellar, 
             and Mr. Doggett):
       H. Res. 1518. A resolution honoring the Wings Over Houston 
     Airshow for advancing the appreciation and understanding of 
     the United States Armed Forces, the City of Houston, Texas, 
     and Ellington Field; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H. Res. 1519. A resolution honoring the important work of 
     journalists covering the war in Iraq; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     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.

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