[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15538-15539]
[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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 2669. A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Wicker, and 
             Mr. Pence):
       H.R. 2670. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to protect employer rights; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, 
             Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Putnam, 
             Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Castor, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Boyd of Florida, 
             Mr. Mack, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2671. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 301 North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, as the 
     ``C. Clyde Atkins United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, 
             and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 2672. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a deduction for the cost of attendance at an 
     eligible educational institution; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 2673. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     facilitate the resolution of disputes between the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and 
     employees of the Administration in the course of collective 
     negotiations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 2674. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase penalties for violations of child labor 
     laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. BOREN:
       H.R. 2675. A bill to provide for the conveyance of 
     approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National 
     Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of 
     the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. 
             Myrick, and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 2676. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual 
     health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide 
     coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer 
     clinical trials; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 
     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. BONO (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Granger, and 
             Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 2677. A bill to establish grants to provide health 
     services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, 
     obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 2678. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Agriculture to approve for human 
     consumption animals that do not stand and walk unassisted; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Kind, Mr. Petri, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. Kagen):
       H.R. 2679. A bill to authorize the President to 
     posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to 
     Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in recognition of his important 
     contributions to the Progressive movement, the State of 
     Wisconsin, and the United States; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Kind, Mr. Petri, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. Kagen):
       H.R. 2680. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., 
     in recognition of his important contributions to the 
     Progressive movement, the State of Wisconsin, and the United 
     States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 2681. A bill to provide for the maintenance, 
     management, and availability for research of assets of the 
     Air Force Health Study; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 
     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. CARTER (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Terry, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Souder, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Neugebauer, 
             Mr. Poe, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Pence, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             Mr. Edwards, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 2682. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel 
     eligible for the work opportunity credit; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Mahoney of Florida):
       H.R. 2683. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require in the 
     annual report of each defined benefit pension plan disclosure 
     of plan investments in hedge funds; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.

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           By Mr. CHANDLER:
       H.R. 2684. A bill to authorize an independent review of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration's aviation safety-related 
     research programs, and in particular those programs related 
     to air traffic control and runway safety, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Ross, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Melancon, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Holden, Mr. Salazar, 
             Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Berry, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Shuler, Mr. 
             Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Matheson, and Mr. 
             Boyd of Florida):
       H.R. 2685. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps 
     and the pay-as-you-go requirement, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, 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. HILL (for himself, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Shuler, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Boyd of Florida, and Mr. Ross):
       H.R. 2686. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Control Act of 1985 to extend the pay-as-you-go 
     provisions through fiscal year 2012; to the Committee on the 
     Budget, 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. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 2687. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     prevent certain types of mail matter from being sent by a 
     Member of the House of Representatives as part of a mass 
     mailing; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Poe, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mr. Conaway, Ms. Granger, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Edwards, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Carter, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 2688. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in 
     Uvalde, Texas, as the ``Dolph S. Briscoe, Jr. Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Sires, 
             and Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 2689. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a program for the provision of 
     readjustment and mental health services to veterans who 
     served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
     Freedom, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Holt, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Payne, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Ms. Watson, Mr. Wexler, and 
             Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2690. A bill to address rising college tuition by 
     strengthening the compact between the States, the Federal 
     Government, and institutions of higher education to make 
     college more affordable; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. WALZ of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Ellison, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 2691. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional incentives for facilities 
     producing electricity from wind; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Berry, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Boren, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Boyd of Florida, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Ellsworth, Ms. Harman, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Hill, 
             Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Matheson, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ross, 
             Mr. Salazar, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, and Mr. Wilson of Ohio):
       H.J. Res. 45. A joint resolution proposing a balanced 
     budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H. Con. Res. 168. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     President to authorize the return to the people of the 
     Philippines of two church bells that were taken by the United 
     States Army in 1901 from the town of Balangiga on the island 
     of Samar, Philippines, and are currently displayed at F.E. 
     Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H. Res. 478. A resolution electing a member to the Joint 
     Committee on Printing; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
             McCotter, Ms. Granger, Mr. Carter, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Cantor):
       H. Res. 479. A resolution to amend the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to provide for enforcement of clause 9 of 
     rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts):
       H. Res. 482. A resolution expressing support for the new 
     power-sharing government in Northern Ireland; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H. Res. 483. A resolution recognizing the 63rd Anniversary 
     of Big Bend National Park, established on June 12, 1944; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SHULER (for himself, Mr. Chandler, Ms. Harman, 
             Mr. Barrow, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Wilson 
             of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Melancon, Mr. 
             Boyd of Florida, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Hill, 
             Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, and Mr. Mahoney of 
             Florida):
       H. Res. 484. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to strengthen the budget process; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

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