[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 14759-14761]
[From the U.S. 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:

           By Ms. CARSON (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Payne, and Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 2576. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to prepare concise written materials for use 
     by school personnel to help to identify students with a

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     high potential to commit aggressive and harmful behavior, and 
     for other purposes; 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. McKeon (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Heller, Mr. Walberg, 
             Mr. Renzi, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 2577. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide additional flexibility to 
     State and local educational agencies to raise the academic 
     achievement of all students; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Walsh of New York, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Boren, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
             Bonner, Mr. Jindal, and Mr. Boustany):
       H.R. 2578. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and expand the benefits for businesses 
     operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or 
     renewal communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN:
       H.R. 2579. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the use of funds in the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs readjustment benefits accounts and funds appropriated 
     for such purpose to provide funding for State approving 
     agencies; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GINGREY (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             Mr. Akin, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. McCaul 
             of Texas, Mr. Heller, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite 
             of Florida, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Everett, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Carter, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Porter, Mr. Dent, Mr. Shuster, 
             Mr. Mack, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             Buchanan, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Boren, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Burgess, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Boustany, Ms. Fallin, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Roskam, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2580. A bill to improve patient access to health care 
     services and provide improved medical care by reducing the 
     excessive burden the liability system places on the health 
     care delivery system; 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 Ms. BALDWIN:
       H.R. 2581. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to permit States to expand coverage for children 
     between 19 and 25 years of age under Medicaid and under the 
     State child health insurance program (SCHIP); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
       H.R. 2582. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for qualified long-term care 
     services in computing adjusted gross income; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 2583. A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible 
     hospitals to establish residency training programs; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 2584. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     alleviate critical shortages of physicians in the fields of 
     family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency 
     medicine, general surgery, and obstetrics-gynecology, and for 
     other purposes; 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. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2585. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modify Medicare physician reimbursement 
     policies to ensure a future physician workforce, and for 
     other purposes; 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. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 2586. A bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 
     1940 to authorize the Commission to require the registration 
     of hedge fund advisers under that Act; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 2587. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 555 South 3rd Street Lobby 
     in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ``Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr. Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mrs. DRAKE:
       H.R. 2588. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the annual contribution limit for Coverdell 
     education savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. ESHOO:
       H.R. 2589. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize 
     and amend the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act and the 
     Pediatric Research Equity Act; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FORTUNO:
       H.R. 2590. A bill to provide for an additional requirements 
     payment under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure 
     that Puerto Rico is treated in the same manner as other 
     States for purposes of determining the amount of the 
     requirements payment made under such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Goode, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Walsh of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gordon, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Farr, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Markey, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Lincoln Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 2591. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment 
     under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice 
     the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA 
     and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty; 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 Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. 
             Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 2592. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for one or more Critical Path Public-
     Private Partnerships to implement the Critical Path 
     Initiative of the Food and Drug Administration, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 2593. A bill to secure and conserve Federal public 
     lands and natural resources along the international land 
     borders of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 2594. A bill to establish a Federal public relations 
     and education campaign to promote responsible and fuel-
     efficient driving in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. MAHONEY of Florida (for himself and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 2595. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to require the disclosure of proxy votes relating to 
     executive and director compensation by beneficial owners of 
     more than 5 percent of a company's shares; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 2596. A bill to establish certain duties for 
     pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug 
     Administration-approved contraception, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and 
             Mr. Alexander):
       H.R. 2597. A bill to provide that human life shall be 
     deemed to exist from conception; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 2598. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to clarify that an

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     expenditure made by a political party committee may not be 
     considered to have been made in concert or cooperation with a 
     candidate solely because the candidate has requested that the 
     committee not make any expenditures in support of the 
     candidate or in opposition to an opponent of the candidate; 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H.R. 2599. A bill to establish a program for the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial 
     assistance to certain homeowners experiencing temporary 
     difficulty making home mortgage payments resulting from their 
     call or order to active duty while a member of the Individual 
     Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces or the inactive National 
     Guard; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Michaud, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 2600. A bill to authorize the imposition of a tax on 
     imports from any country that employs indirect taxes and 
     grants rebates of the same upon export and to authorize 
     compensatory payments to eligible United States exporters to 
     neutralize the discriminatory effect of such taxes paid by 
     such exporters if United States trade negotiating objectives 
     regarding border tax treatment in World Trade Organization 
     negotiations are not met; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rush, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. 
             Burgess):
       H.R. 2601. A bill to extend the authority of the Federal 
     Trade Commission to collect fees to administer and enforce 
     the provisions relating to the ``Do-not-call'' registry of 
     the Telemarketing Sales Rule; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Mr. 
             Walberg):
       H.R. 2602. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the 
     ``Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Facility''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 2603. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to designate high threat helicopter flight areas and 
     to provide special rules for screening of passengers and 
     property to be transported on passenger helicopters operating 
     to or from such areas and for helicopters flights in such 
     areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. DENT (for himself, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Barrett of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Camp of 
             Michigan, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Carney, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Tom 
             Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Graves, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Heller, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, 
             Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Petri, Mr. Platts, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Regula, 
             Mr. Roskam, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Upton, and Mrs. Wilson of 
             New Mexico):
       H. Con. Res. 165. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Teen Driver Safety Week; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H. Res. 460. A resolution permitting official photographs 
     of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House 
     is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Payne, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Davis of Alabama, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Ms. Carson, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Watt, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Waters, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Watson, and 
             Mr. Jefferson):
       H. Res. 466. A resolution honoring and recognizing the 
     achievements of Barbara Hillary, the first African-American 
     woman on record to reach the North Pole; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. PATRICK MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Kirk, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Engel, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Mr. Baca):
       H. Res. 467. A resolution condemning the decision by the 
     University and College Union of the United Kingdom to support 
     a boycott of Israeli academia; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. PATRICK MURPHY of Pennsylvania:
       H. Res. 468. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that officials of local governments who 
     are also members of the National Guard or Reserves and are 
     deployed as part of their service in the Armed Forces should 
     be granted reasonable accommodation to fulfill their 
     governmental duties while so deployed; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H. Res. 469. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Iraqi National Assembly should 
     cancel or postpone its planned two-month recess scheduled to 
     begin in July 2007 and work toward meeting political, social, 
     and military benchmarks; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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