[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16890-16892]
[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. DOYLE (for himself and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 2802. A bill to implement the recommendations of the 
     Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress 
     regarding low-power FM service; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Ms. Bean, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, and Ms. Clarke):
       H.R. 2803. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to establish the Angel Investment Program; to the 
     Committee on Small Business, 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. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2804. A bill to repeal the prohibitions on United 
     States assistance to countries that are parties to the 
     International Criminal Court; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Castle, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Upton, and Ms. Castor):
       H.R. 2805. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to authorize expansion of the population of 
     Medicare beneficiaries eligible for Medicare coverage of 
     medical nutrition therapy services; 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Gerlach):
       H.R. 2806. A bill to reform the Federal unemployment 
     benefits system, and for other

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     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. FORBES (for himself and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 2807. A bill to intensify stem cell research showing 
     evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Cohen, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 2808. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow leave for 
     individuals who provide living organ donations; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House 
     Administration, 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. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Honda, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Lee, Mr. Shays, 
             and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 2809. A bill to ensure that the United States leads 
     the world baseline in developing and manufacturing next 
     generation energy technologies, to grow the economy of the 
     United States, to create new highly trained, highly skilled 
     American jobs, to eliminate American overdependence on 
     foreign oil, and to address the threat of global warming; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, 
     Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Science 
     and Technology, Oversight and Government Reform, Natural 
     Resources, Agriculture, 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. JEFFERSON (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Butterfield, and Mr. Melancon):
       H.R. 2810. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against income tax for biomethane 
     produced from biomass which is equivalent to the credit 
     allowed for electricity produced from biomass; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2811. A bill to improve consumer access to passenger 
     vehicle loss data held by insurers; 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. LAMPSON (for himself and Mr. Brady of Texas):
       H.R. 2812. A bill to permit the issuance of tax-exempt 
     bonds for air and water pollution control facilities; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 2813. A bill to address the risks of exposure of 
     children to mercury from mercury-contaminated industrial 
     sites; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MARCHANT:
       H.R. 2814. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     provide loan guarantees for 100 percent of the cost of 
     construction of new domestic nuclear power production 
     facilities; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 2815. A bill to expand the boundary of the Minute Man 
     National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
     to include Barrett's Farm, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 2816. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on vessels 
     operating in the dual United States domestic and foreign 
     trades, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Israel, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 2817. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for expenditure limitations and public 
     financing for House of Representatives general elections, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 
     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. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Wexler, and 
             Mr. Lamborn):
       H.R. 2818. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of 
     Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Rush, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Carson, 
             Mr. Cohen, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Lee, Ms. Watson, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Welch of 
             Vermont, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 2819. A bill to facilitate the export of United States 
     agricultural products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade 
     Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to 
     remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices 
     and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by United States legal 
     residents, to establish an agricultural export promotion 
     program with respect to Cuba, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and 
     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. ROSS:
       H.R. 2820. A bill to require health insurance coverage for 
     certain reconstructive surgery; 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. ROSS (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Boren):
       H.R. 2821. A bill to amend section 122 of title 17, United 
     States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to permit 
     satellite carriers and cable operators to retransmit the 
     signals of local television broadcast stations to their 
     adjacent markets, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 2822. A bill to establish an Independent Ethics 
     Commission within the House of Representatives composed of 
     former Federal judges; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. STARK:
       H.R. 2823. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to-consumer 
     advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide 
     certain information or to present information in a balanced 
     manner, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
     require reports regarding such advertisements, and to amend 
     such Code to deny any deduction for direct-to-consumer 
     advertisements of qualified prescription drugs for a two-year 
     period; 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 Ms. WATSON (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Clay, Ms. Lee, Mr. Towns, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Fattah, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2824. A bill to sever United States' government 
     relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until such 
     time as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma restores full tribal 
     citizenship to the Cherokee Freedmen disenfranchised in the 
     March 3, 2007, Cherokee Nation vote and fulfills all its 
     treaty obligations with the Government of the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary,

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     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. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Emanuel, 
             Mr. Roskam, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Bean, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Costello, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Hare, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 2825. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 326 South Main Street in 
     Princeton, Illinois, as the ``Owen Lovejoy Princeton Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Spratt):
       H. Con. Res. 172. Concurrent resolution honoring the life 
     of each of the 9 fallen City of Charleston firefighters who 
     lost their lives in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 18, 
     2007; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself and Mrs. 
             Christensen):
       H. Con. Res. 173. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of the First Summit of Caribbean Ministers 
     of Health; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H. Res. 508. A resolution recognizing the strong security 
     alliance between the Government of Japan and the United 
     States and expressing appreciation to Japan for its role in 
     enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its 
     efforts in the global war against terrorism; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mrs. Boyda of 
             Kansas, Ms. Carson, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Clay, Mr. Coble, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Serrano, and Mr. Snyder):
       H. Res. 509. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Zoo Keeper Week, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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.

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