[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15331-15333]
[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 Mr. BOUSTANY:
       H.R. 2639. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the rules with respect to health savings 
     accounts and medical savings accounts, and for other 
     purposes; 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 Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Castle, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Moore 
             of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Shays, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and 
             Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 2640. A bill to improve the National Instant Criminal 
     Background Check System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 2644. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of marriage and family 
     therapist services under Medicare part B, 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. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 2645. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to improve mental health 
     and substance abuse treatment by providing grants for justice 
     system personnel training, treatment

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     programs, and diversion programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 2646. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish grant programs to provide funding for mental health 
     services in response to public health emergencies, for 
     statewide plans for providing such services in response to 
     such emergencies, and for the training of mental health 
     professional with respect to the treatment of victims of such 
     emergencies, and to establish the National Mental Health 
     Crisis Response Technical Assistance Center; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 2647. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve mental health and substance abuse services for 
     juveniles; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 2648. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of 
     expenses for business meals and entertainment; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 2649. A bill to make amendments to the Reclamation 
     Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BOYD of Florida:
       H.R. 2650. A bill to modify certain water resources 
     projects for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint 
     Rivers, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2651. A bill to require large publicly traded 
     companies and significant emitters of greenhouse gases to 
     report their emissions to the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, 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 Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2652. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to generate renewable energy and encourage novel 
     technologies related to the production of energy, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H.R. 2653. A bill to provide for priority consideration for 
     grade crossing safety improvements where there have been 
     serious collisions; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 2654. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 202 South Dumont Avenue in 
     Woonsocket, South Dakota, as the ``Eleanor McGovern Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       H.R. 2655. A bill to provide for a loan forgiveness program 
     for certain individuals who serve as early childhood 
     educators; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MAHONEY of Florida (for himself and Mr. Putnam):
       H.R. 2656. A bill to enhance the ongoing profitability and 
     viability of America's farms, forests, and ranches by making 
     conservation activities more cost-effective and efficient, by 
     creating new revenue opportunities through biofuels, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Ms. Woolsey, 
             and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 2657. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to ensure that employees are not 
     improperly disqualified from benefits under pension plans and 
     welfare plans based on the misclassification or 
     reclassification of their status; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 2658. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for farmers' investments in 
     value-added agriculture; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers):
       H.R. 2659. A bill to treat payments under the Conservation 
     Reserve Program as rentals from real estate; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick, and 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 2660. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 to extend the period for filing charges of 
     discrimination in violation of such title and to provide 
     relief for certain current injuries arising from compensation 
     calculations attributable to compensation decisions made at 
     any time in violation of such title; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       H.R. 2661. A bill to make careers in public service more 
     feasible for students with high educational debt; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. SCHMIDT:
       H.R. 2662. A bill to require the Secretary of 
     Transportation to collect certain data pertaining to 
     cancelled and diverted flights of air carriers; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 2663. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend a 
     requirement for the prescreening of air passengers to 
     international flights that overfly the United States; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 2664. A bill to require the Federal Government to 
     reimburse a State or local government for financial losses 
     incurred when an employee of the State or local government 
     who performs public safety or first responder duties and who 
     is also a member of a reserve component of the uniformed 
     services is called or ordered to active duty for a period of 
     more than 30 days; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WELCH of Vermont (for himself and Mr. Hodes):
       H.R. 2665. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance in implementing cultural 
     heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the 
     Connecticut River watershed of the States of New Hampshire 
     and Vermont; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 2666. A bill to provide for the implementation of a 
     system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and 
     for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 2667. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     disabled farmers' market nutrition pilot program; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 2668. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of 
     fully qualified teachers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 167. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Lena Horne should be recognized as one 
     of the most popular performers of the 1940s and 1950s and for 
     her outspoken opposition to racial and social injustice; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. McINTYRE (for himself, Mr. Issa, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Ross, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Lincoln Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Akin, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Gary G. Miller 
             of California, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Boren, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H. Res. 474. A resolution recognizing the immeasurable 
     contributions of fathers in the healthy development of 
     children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging 
     greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their 
     children, especially on Father's Day; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H. Res. 475. A resolution congratulating the University of 
     Arizona Wildcats for winning the 2007 National Collegiate 
     Athletic Association Division I Softball Championship; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Honda, Mr. Mica, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
             Campbell of California):
       H. Res. 476. A resolution condemning bigotry, violence, and 
     discrimination against Iranian-Americans; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. Gary G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Waters, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Davis of

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             Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Watt, and Mr. Roskam):
       H. Res. 477. A resolution recognizing National 
     Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services.

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