[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17546-17547]
[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 Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Hinojosa, and 
             Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 2857. A bill to reauthorize and reform the national 
     service laws; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H.R. 2858. A bill to promote the production and use of 
     ethanol; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, 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. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Ms. Schwartz):
       H.R. 2859. A bill to assist States in making voluntary high 
     quality full-day prekindergarten programs available and 
     economically affordable for the families of all children for 
     at least 1 year preceding kindergarten; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Kind, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Allen, Mr. Berry, Mr. Camp of 
             Michigan, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boyd 
             of Florida, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Mr. Carney, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Graves, 
             Mr. Hare, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Renzi, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Welch of 
             Vermont, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Thornberry, and Mr. Ross):
       H.R. 2860. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare 
     beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under 
     the Medicare Program, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2861. A bill to forgive certain loan repayments of 
     teachers of limited English proficiency students, to direct 
     the Commissioner of the National Center for Educational 
     Statistics to study educational achievement performance 
     measures of limited English proficiency children, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 2862. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish an accurate and reliable 
     graduation rate for measuring student academic achievement; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 2863. A bill to authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of 
     the State of Oregon to convey land and interests in land 
     owned by the Tribe; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 2864. A bill to amend the provisions of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding school library 
     media specialists, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 2865. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     Rabbi Arthur Schneier in recognition of his pioneering role 
     in promoting religious freedom and human rights throughout 
     the world, for close to half a century; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 2866. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on stick 
     and golf umbrellas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 2867. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a program for making prizes for advanced or 
     transformational technologies for the production, 
     consumption, and distribution of nonpetroleum-based 
     alternative energy and energy efficiency; to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. Fossella, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Clay, and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 2868. A bill to eliminate the exemption from State 
     regulation for certain securities designated by national 
     securities exchanges; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2869. A bill to establish a pilot program of Central 
     Asian scholarships for undergraduate and graduate level 
     public policy internships in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 2870. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure payment under Medicaid and the State 
     Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for covered items 
     and services furnished by school-based health clinics; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Ellison, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2871. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit payday loans based 
     on checks drawn on, or authorized withdrawals from, 
     depository institutions and to prohibit insured depository 
     institutions from making payday loans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 2872. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of 
     Transportation from approving under subtitle VII of title 49, 
     United States Code, any project for the relocation of Runway 
     24R at Los Angeles International Airport, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart 
             of Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 2873. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt disaster relief

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     distributions from retirement plans from the penalty for 
     early withdrawal; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Braley of Iowa, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H. Con. Res. 175. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that courts with fiduciary responsibility 
     for a child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces who 
     receives a death gratuity payment under section 1477 of title 
     10, United States Code, should take into consideration the 
     expression of clear intent of the member regarding the 
     distribution of funds on behalf of the child; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       H. Res. 518. A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary 
     of Malaysia's independence; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Thornberry, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Boren, Mr. Doggett, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Baca, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Patrick Murphy 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watt, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Ms. Giffords, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Langevin, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina):
       H. Res. 519. A resolution honoring the life and 
     accomplishments of renowned artist Tom Lea on the 100th 
     anniversary of his birth.; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.

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