[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H10866-H10867]
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 were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:


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           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Gohmert, 
             and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 7308. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to ensure that all taxpayers have the ability to deduct 
     State and local general sales taxes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Carter, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McCotter, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Sali, Mr. Akin, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. 
             Drake, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Mack):
       H.R. 7309. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to suspend employment and income taxes for the first two 
     months of 2009, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
     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 Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Capps, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H.R. 7310. A bill to prohibit the implementation or 
     enforcement of certain regulations; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Conyers, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Fortenberry, and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California):
       H.R. 7311. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat 
     trafficking in persons, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. CLEAVER:
       H.R. 7312. A bill to prohibit the selling and 
     counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural 
     ceremony; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McHUGH (for himself and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 7313. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to allow the United States Postal Service to pay 
     its share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits 
     out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 7314. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief to the unemployed, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 7315. A bill to suspend for 2008 and 2009 the required 
     minimum distribution rules for certain defined contribution 
     plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. 
             Boozman):
       H.R. 7316. A bill to restrict nuclear cooperation with the 
     United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, 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. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 7317. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct a study on the acquisition of a parcel of 
     land adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, South 
     Carolina; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina:
       H.R. 7318. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to acquire a parcel of land adjacent to Beaufort 
     National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs, 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 Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Berman, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Matheson, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Cardoza, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Towns, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Wu, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Carney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Murphy 
             of Connecticut, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Hodes, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Sutton, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Rothman, 
             Mr. Linder, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. McNerney, and Mr. Pastor):
       H. Res. 1532. A resolution condemning the November 26, 
     2008, terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, and expressing 
     sympathy to the innocent victims from India and around the 
     world; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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