[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18013-18016]
[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. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 2894. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
     writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. McHugh, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Dent, Ms. Lee, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 2895. A bill to establish the National Affordable 
     Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to 
     provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and 
     preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-
     income families; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Terry):
       H.R. 2896. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a volunteer teacher 
     advisory committee; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 2897. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish a prospective payment system 
     instead of the reasonable cost-based reimbursement method for 
     Medicare-covered services provided by Federally qualified 
     health centers and to expand the scope of such covered 
     services to account for expansions in the scope of services 
     provided by Federally qualified health centers since the 
     inclusion of such services for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program; 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. AKIN (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Marchant, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Culberson, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Poe, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, and Mrs. Drake):
       H.R. 2898. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     establish standards for impeachment of justices and judges of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Gingrey, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 2899. A bill to designate the Department of Veteran 
     Affairs outpatient clinic located at 417 West 4th Avenue in 
     Albany, Georgia, as the ``Walter Carl Jordan, Jr. Department 
     of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Barrow, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Solis, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             Inslee, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Hooley, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ross, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rogers 
             of Michigan, Mr. Markey, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Bono, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Upton, Mr. Melancon, and Mr. 
             Rush):
       H.R. 2900. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for 
     prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the 
     postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration 
     with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Michaud):
       H.R. 2901. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a program demonstrating multiple approaches 
     to Lifelong Learning Accounts, which are portable, worker-
     owned savings accounts that can be used by workers to help 
     finance education, training, and apprenticeships and which 
     are intended to supplement both public and employer-provided 
     education and training resources, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. 
             Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Castor, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, 
             Ms. Hirono, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Sestak, 
             Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Welch of Vermont, and Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 2902. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     double the child tax credit for the first year, to expand the 
     credit dependent care services, to provide relief from the 
     alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Miller 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Cohen, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Donnelly, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Watt, and Mr. Butterfield):
       H.R. 2903. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for innovative 
     teacher retention programs; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. 
             Fortuno):
       H.R. 2904. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize the laws relating to 
     public charter schools to improve academic achievement of all 
     students; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PENCE (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Flake, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Akin, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bishop of Utah, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. 
             Campbell of California, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Duncan, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Everett, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Feeney, 
             Mr. Fortuno, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Graves, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Issa, Mr. Sam

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             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Keller, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Mack, 
             Mr. Marchant, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Gary 
             G. Miller of California, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Poe, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
             Schmidt, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 2905. A bill to prevent the Federal Communications 
     Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KIRK:
       H.R. 2906. A bill to establish a pilot program under which 
     the Secretary of Education makes grants to establish and 
     support the 10th Congressional District of Illinois School 
     Conservation Corps; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 2907. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish a deadline for restricting sewage 
     dumping into the Great Lakes and to fund programs and 
     activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great 
     Lakes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 2908. A bill to encourage States to report to the 
     Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of 
     individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Putnam):
       H.R. 2909. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for the travel expenses of a 
     taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business 
     travel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Mitchell, 
             and Mr. Walz of Minnesota):
       H.R. 2910. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to provide for reimbursement to members of the Armed 
     Forces of tuition for programs of education delayed by 
     military service, for deferment of students loans and reduced 
     interest rates for members of the Armed Forces during periods 
     of military service, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cohen, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. Lee, and Mr. Cleaver):
       H.R. 2911. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to provide similar protections under that Act for consumers 
     as apply under the Truth in Lending Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York:
       H.R. 2912. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to finalize the proposed rule 
     relating to the reduction of fuel tank flammability exposure, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, and Mr. Kuhl of New York):
       H.R. 2913. A bill to amend the administrative requirements 
     for conservation programs administered by the Department of 
     Agriculture to ensure a greater emphasis on increasing 
     habitat for native and managed pollinators and establishing 
     cropping systems, integrated pest management regimes, and 
     other practices to protect native and managed pollinators, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Young of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2914. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve access of Medicare beneficiaries to 
     immune globulins; 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. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 2915. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and 
     Loan Repayment Programs; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 2916. A bill to prevent Members of Congress from 
     receiving the automatic pay adjustment scheduled to take 
     effect in 2008; 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. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 2917. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to report on measures being taken to inform the 
     public of the transition to digital format television 
     broadcasting; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Ms. Solis, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Waxman, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Honda, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Watson, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Ms. Lee, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Berman, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 2918. A bill to permanently prohibit oil and gas 
     leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 2919. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and 
     feasibility of designating the Virgin Islands Military and 
     Veterans Memorial, to be located in Fredericksted, St. Croix, 
     U.S. Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 2920. A bill to convey certain submerged lands to the 
     Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COOPER:
       H.R. 2921. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to conduct a study on the feasibility of authorizing the 
     Department of the Treasury to create and issue annuity 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Becerra, 
             and Mr. Kirk):
       H.R. 2922. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare 
     beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for 
     medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with 
     pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 
     diabetes; 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. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Regula, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Jindal, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. Melancon):
       H.R. 2923. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     make a grant to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for 
     facilities and programs of America's National World War II 
     Museum; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 2924. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand expenses which qualify for the Hope 
     Scholarship Credit and to make the Hope Scholarship Credit 
     and the Lifetime Learning Credit refundable; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             Etheridge, and Mr. Gillmor):
       H.R. 2925. A bill to provide a grant program for gifted and 
     talented students, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Honda, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Waters, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sires, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Capuano, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Watt, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Walsh of New York, and Mr. Cohen):

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       H.R. 2926. A bill to authorize funds to prevent housing 
     discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to 
     increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Ross, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 2927. A bill to increase the corporate average fuel 
     economy standards for automobiles, to promote the domestic 
     development and production of advanced technology vehicles, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Solis, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lee, 
             and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 2928. A bill to provide grants to States to improve 
     high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring 
     rigorous standards, to develop and implement effective school 
     models for struggling students and dropouts, and to improve 
     State policies to raise graduation rates, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Allen, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 2929. A bill to limit the use of funds to establish 
     any military installation or base for the purpose of 
     providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed 
     Forces in Iraq or to exercise United States economic control 
     of the oil resources of Iraq; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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. MAHONEY of Florida:
       H.R. 2930. A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act 
     of 1959 to improve the program under such section for 
     supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mrs. 
             Capito):
       H.R. 2931. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     require that group and individual health insurance coverage 
     and group health plans provide coverage for qualified 
     individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) 
     to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis; 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. McHUGH:
       H.R. 2932. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products 
     nonmailable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Culberson, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, 
             Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Kind, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Poe, and Mr. Ross):
       H.R. 2933. A bill to amend the American Battlefield 
     Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MITCHELL:
       H.R. 2934. A bill to prevent Members of Congress from 
     receiving the automatic pay adjustment scheduled to take 
     effect in 2008; 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. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, and Mrs. Boyda of Kansas):
       H.R. 2935. A bill to extend tax relief to the residents and 
     businesses of an area with respect to which a major disaster 
     has been declared by the President under section 401 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (FEMA-1699-DR) by reason of severe storms and tornados 
     beginning on May 4, 2007, and determined by the President to 
     warrant individual or individual and public assistance from 
     the Federal Government under such Act; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 2936. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain improvements to retail space; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2937. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that management and administrative activities 
     will not be taken into account in determining if an entity 
     has sufficient business activities in a foreign country to 
     avoid treatment as an expatriated entity; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2938. A bill to authorize grants to upgrade 
     agriculture and food sciences facilities at the District of 
     Columbia Land Grant University, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, 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. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2939. A bill to prohibit the commercial harvesting of 
     Atlantic blackfish in the coastal waters and the exclusive 
     economic zone, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Kind, Mr. Costa, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, and Ms. McCollum of Minnesota):
       H.R. 2940. A bill to amend section 212 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act with respect to discretionary 
     determinations waiving an alien's inadmissibility based on 
     certain activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POE (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Holden, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Paul, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hall of New York, Ms. Carson, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 2941. A bill to safeguard the Crime Victims Fund; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Rules, and the Judiciary, 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. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 2942. A bill to provide for identification of 
     misaligned currency, require action to correct the 
     misalignment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Financial Services, and Foreign 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. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Andrews, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. 
             Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Mr. Carney, Mr. Castle, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Loebsack, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Space, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Welch of Vermont, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 2943. A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for treatment of disability rated and 
     certified as total by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as 
     disability for purposes of such titles; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS:
       H.R. 2944. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that the eligibility requirement for 
     disability insurance benefits under which an individual must 
     have 20 quarters of Social Security coverage in the 40 
     quarters preceding a disability shall not be applicable in 
     the case of a disabled individual suffering from a covered 
     terminal disease; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2945. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to provide beneficiary protections 
     against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage 
     Program; 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 Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Platts, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Paul, Mr. Graves, and 
             Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 2946. A bill to amend the accountability provisions of 
     part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 2947. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     energy performance standards for new Federal or federally 
     supported buildings, and major renovations of Federal or 
     federally supported buildings, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. WALBERG:
       H.R. 2948. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit health insurance to be purchased from a health 
     savings account; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H.R. 2949. A bill to authorize grants to the Eurasia 
     Foundation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 2950. A bill to reduce our Nation's dependency on 
     foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative 
     energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, 
     developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in 
     alternative energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Science and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Oversight and 
     Government Reform, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Small 
     Business, the Judiciary, Armed Services, Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), and 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.
           By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 2951. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the earned income tax credit for single, 
     childless workers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Putnam, and Mr. Rush):
       H. Con. Res. 178. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should expand 
     trade opportunities with Mongolia by initiating negotiations 
     to enter into a free trade agreement with Mongolia; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H. Con. Res. 179. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate; considered 
     and agreed to.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 180. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of African American Bone Marrow Awareness 
     Month; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Boyda of 
             Kansas, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Issa, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Goode, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Space, 
             and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 181. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     commending all volunteers and other persons who provide 
     support to the families and children of members of the Armed 
     Forces, including National Guard and Reserve personnel, who 
     are deployed in service to the United States; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       H. Res. 525. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States should reaffirm the 
     commitments of the United States to the 2001 Doha Declaration 
     on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health and to pursuing 
     trade policies that promote access to affordable medicines; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H. Res. 526. A resolution supporting home ownership and 
     responsible lending; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. 
             Bachmann, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mrs. Davis of California):
       H. Res. 527. A resolution recognizing the month of November 
     as ``National Homeless Youth Awareness Month''; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. 
             Courtney, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, and 
             Mr. Shays):
       H. Res. 528. A resolution commemorating the 300th 
     anniversary of the Town of New Milford, Connecticut; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. WELCH of Vermont:
       H. Res. 529. A resolution commending Brigadier General 
     George Stannard and the Second Vermont Brigade upon the 144th 
     anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.

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