[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16565-16566]
[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. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Edwards, and 
             Mr. Melancon):
       H.R. 2784. A bill to greatly enhance the Nation's 
     environmental, energy, economic, and national security by 
     terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the 
     domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of natural 
     gas, to dedicate fixed percentages of the resultant royalties 
     for environmental restoration projects, renewable energy and 
     carbon sequestration research, and weatherization and energy 
     assistance for those in need, and to share a portion of such 
     royalties with producing States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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. WELCH of Vermont:
       H.R. 2785. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of 
     publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships 
     with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships 
     directly or indirectly deriving income from providing 
     investment adviser and related asset management services; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Pearce, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Boren, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, and Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2786. A bill to reauthorize the programs for housing 
     assistance for Native Americans; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. ELLSWORTH (for himself, Ms. Granger, and Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 2787. A bill to amend the National Manufactured 
     Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to 
     require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured 
     homes manufactured or sold in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H.R. 2788. A bill to require each piece included in a mass 
     mailing sent by a Member of the House of Representatives as 
     franked mail to include a statement of the costs of producing 
     and mailing the mass mailing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. FORTUNO (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart 
             of Florida, Mr. Weller, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 2789. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to apply automatic ``deemed'' enrollment under 
     part B of the Medicare Program to residents of Puerto Rico; 
     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. HARE (for himself and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 2790. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant 
     Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs for Health; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HOOLEY (for herself and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 2791. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for establishment of a unique device 
     identification system for medical devices; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2792. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to permit leave to care for a same-sex spouse, 
     domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or 
     grandparent who has a serious health condition; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and 
     Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for

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     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MOLLOHAN:
       H.R. 2793. A bill to provide for the reinstatement of a 
     license for a certain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     project; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H.R. 2794. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants to increase the number of qualified nursing 
     faculty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 2795. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to set the rate of 
     reimbursement under the beneficiary travel program of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs at $0.21 per mile; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 2796. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested 
     capital gains distributions from regulated investment 
     companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Conyers, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 2797. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a National 
     White Collar Crime Center grants program for purposes of 
     improving the identification, investigation, and prosecution 
     of certain criminal conspiracies and activities and terrorist 
     conspiracies and activities; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHERMAN:
       H.R. 2798. A bill to reauthorize the programs of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2799. A bill to require a quadrennial review of the 
     diplomatic strategy and structure of the Department of State 
     and its related agencies to determine how the Department can 
     best fulfill its mission in the 21st century and meet the 
     challenges of a changing world; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2800. A bill to improve the conduct of strategic 
     communication by the Federal Government; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2801. A bill to provide for the inclusion of certain 
     non-Federal land in the Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Wildlife 
     Refuges and Wilderness in the State of Alaska and for the 
     granting of a right-of-way for safe and reliable access for 
     the Native Village of King Cove, Alaska, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TANCREDO:
       H. Con. Res. 171. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to relocating the United 
     States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Mack, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. 
             Royce, and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina):
       H. Res. 500. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in opposition to efforts by major natural 
     gas exporting countries to establish a cartel or other 
     mechanism to manipulate the supply of natural gas to the 
     world market for the purpose of setting an arbitrary and 
     nonmarket price or as an instrument of political pressure; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Poe, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Carter, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             Mr. Burgess, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Shuster):
       H. Res. 501. A resolution commending Craig Biggio of the 
     Houston Astros for reaching 3,000 base hits as a Major League 
     Baseball player and for his outstanding service to baseball 
     and the Houston, Texas, region; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H. Res. 503. A resolution commending the Middle East 
     Investment Initiative; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Matheson, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois):
       H. Res. 504. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require that legislation and conference 
     reports be available on the Internet for 72 hours before 
     consideration by the House, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KLEIN of Florida (for himself, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Coble, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Taylor, and Mrs. Miller of Michigan):
       H. Res. 505. A resolution recognizing the innumerable 
     contributions of the recreational boating community and the 
     boating industry to the continuing prosperity and affluence 
     of the United States; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Wolf, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Tom 
             Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 506. A resolution condemning ongoing human rights 
     abuses in Vietnam, and expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the United States should remove 
     permanent normal trade relations status with Vietnam unless 
     all political and religious prisoners are released and 
     significant and immediate human rights reforms are made by 
     the Government of Vietnam; to the Committee on Foreign 
     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 Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H. Res. 507. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Save for Retirement Week; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.

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