[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 160 (Thursday, October 2, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H10699]
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                      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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Edwards of 
             Maryland, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Delahunt, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 7240. A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to issue rules regarding short selling of 
     securities, to establish a net worth certificate program in 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, increase the 
     maximum amount of depository insurance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Capps, Mr. McHugh, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 7241. A bill to preserve access to healthcare under 
     the Medicare and Medicaid programs; 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 7242. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Pension Protection Act of 2006 relating to the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. CLEAVER (for himself, Mr. Graves, and Mr. 
             Skelton):
       H.R. 7243. A bill to designate the Liberty Memorial at the 
     National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the 
     National World War I Memorial; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 7244. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to establish notice and review requirements for 
     the removal of individuals from the official list of eligible 
     voters by reason other than a change of residence, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 7245. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to prohibit the use in any election for Federal office 
     of any election-dedicated voting system technology which has 
     not been certified for use in the election by the State which 
     will administer the election and to establish the standards 
     under which such technology and information regarding the 
     technology may be disclosed, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 7246. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to establish standards for the publication of the poll 
     tapes used in elections for Federal office, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 7247. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to establish standards for the transparent and accurate 
     tabulation of votes and aggregation of vote counts in 
     elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 7248. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States to accept 
     absentee ballots of overseas military and civilian voters 
     which are submitted by the voter to a provider of express 
     mail services not later than the day before the date of the 
     election involved for transmission to the appropriate State 
     election official, to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     reimburse overseas military voters for the costs of using a 
     provider of express mail services to transmit the ballot to 
     the official, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 7249. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit to farmers to offest high energy 
     prices, to encourage the use of renewable energy, and to 
     reduce prices to consumers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Honda, and 
             Mr. Olver):
       H.R. 7250. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on black 
     carbon emissions and to reduce global black carbon emissions; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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. McHUGH:
       H.R. 7251. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to ensure that local educational 
     agencies receive Impact Aid payments for lands held in trust 
     for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or 
     individual Indian and to amend title 31 of the United States 
     Code to ensure that local governments receive payments in 
     lieu of taxes for lands held in trust for the benefit of a 
     federally recognized Indian tribe or individual Indian; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. SKELTON:
       H. Con. Res. 442. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     Secretary of the Senate to correct the enrollment of the bill 
     S. 3001; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Issa, and 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H. Res. 1523. A resolution recognizing Filipino American 
     Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of 
     Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the 
     Nation; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. EHLERS:
       H. Res. 1524. A resolution requiring the use of a 
     bipartisan panel of Members in the selection of an individual 
     for appointment as Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
     of Representatives; to the Committee on House Administration.

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