[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 17823-17824]
[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. MICHAUD (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hall of 
             New York, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Salazar, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, and Mr. Hare):
       H.R. 2874. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements in the provision of health care to 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KAGEN (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Obey, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 2875. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a technical correction to the 
     amendments made by section 422 of the Medicare Prescription 
     Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SPACE:
       H.R. 2876. A bill to permit the interstate distribution of 
     State-inspected meat under appropriate circumstances; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Hall 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 2877. A bill to provide for a program of research, 
     development, and demonstration on natural gas vehicles; to 
     the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Cannon, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             Norton, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 2878. A bill to amend titles 18 and 28 of the United 
     States Code to provide incentives for the prompt payments of 
     debts owed to the United States and the victims of crime by 
     imposing surcharges on unpaid judgments owed to the United 
     States and to the victims of crime, to provide for offsets on 
     amounts collected by the Department of Justice for Federal 
     agencies, and to increase the amount of special assessments 
     imposed upon convicted persons; to establish an Enhanced 
     Financial Recovery Fund to enhance, supplement and improve 
     the debt collection activities of the Department of Justice; 
     to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide to assistant 
     United States attorneys the same retirement benefits as are 
     afforded to Federal law enforcements officers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself and Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 2879. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to consider variations in the national average 
     market price for different classes of wheat when determining 
     the eligibility of wheat producers for counter-cyclical 
     payments for the 2007 crop year; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Cantor, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Souder, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Wilson 
             of New Mexico, Mr. Culberson, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Carney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Mahoney of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2880. A bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
     to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to 
     Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran to include 
     the importation of refined petroleum; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Filner, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Baird, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Salazar, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Space, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Kagen, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 2881. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve 
     aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for 
     the national aviation system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. ARCURI:
       H.R. 2882. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make grants to promote professional 
     retrofit installation of fire alarm detection systems and 
     other fire detection and prevention technologies in nursing 
     homes, hospice facilities, and other appropriate facilities; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Porter, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, and Mr. Dreier):
       H.R. 2883. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in 
     either coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and 
     mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate 
     for individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 2884. A bill to assist members of the Armed Forces in 
     obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Bean, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite 
             of Florida, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sessions, and 
             Mr. Campbell of California):
       H.R. 2885. A bill to amend the Credit Repair Organizations 
     Act to clarify the applicability of certain provisions to 
     credit monitoring services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 2886. A bill to address the exchange-rate misalignment 
     of the Japanese yen with respect to the United States dollar, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     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 Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 2887. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a program of screenings and education regarding 
     children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 2888. A bill to repeal the reduction in Medicare 
     payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals 
     with diabetes effected by section 627 of the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 
     2003; 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. REYNOLDS:
       H.R. 2889. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve newborn screening activities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 2890. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a photovoltaic demonstration program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 2891. A bill to prevent nuclear terrorism, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 2892. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, chapter 
     89 of title 5, United States Code, and title 10, United 
     States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of 
     infertility; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Oversight 
     and Government Reform, and 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. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 2893. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that qualified homeowner downpayment 
     assistance is a charitable purpose, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Campbell of 
             California, Ms. Carson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Lincoln 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Garrett of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Kuhl of New York, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mack, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Roskam, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Fortuno, 
             Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Mitchell, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Brown of South Carolina, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Boyda of 
             Kansas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Castle, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Space):
       H. Con. Res. 176. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued to honor our Nation's disabled veterans; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H. Con. Res. 177. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress concerning contraceptives for women; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PUTNAM:
       H. Res. 520. A resolution electing a minority member to a 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walsh of 
             New York, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Hinojosa, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California):
       H. Res. 521. A resolution celebrating the 75th Anniversary 
     of the 1932 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, and Mr. 
             Courtney):
       H. Res. 522. A resolution recognizing the historical and 
     educational significance of the Freedom Schooner Amistad's 
     14-month 2007 Atlantic Freedom Tour, and expressing the sense 
     of the House of Representatives that preserving the legacy of 
     the Amistad story is important in promoting multi-cultural 
     dialogue, education, and cooperation; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H. Res. 523. A resolution encouraging recognition, and 
     supporting the goals and ideals, of National Aphasia 
     Awareness Month; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H. Res. 524. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to Diamond-Blackfan Anemia; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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