[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 19663-19664]
[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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Davis of Alabama):
       H.R. 3073. A bill to provide a mechanism for the 
     determination on the merits of the claims of claimants who 
     met the class criteria in a civil action relating to racial 
     discrimination by the Department of Agriculture but who were 
     denied that determination; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     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.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN:
       H.R. 3075. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to allow States to count certain 
     students formerly identified as limited English proficient as 
     being within the limited English proficient subgroup, and 
     certain students formerly identified as students with 
     disabilities as being within the students with disabilities 
     subgroup; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN:
       H.R. 3076. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to allow States to adopt alternate and 
     modified standards for students with disabilities; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Taylor, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3077. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood and 
     seafood products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MAHONEY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Emanuel, 
             Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, and Mr. Klein of Florida):
       H.R. 3078. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to require screening, including national 
     criminal history background checks, of direct patient access 
     employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, 
     and other long-term care facilities and providers, and to 
     provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for 
     national and State background checks on direct patient access 
     employees of long-term care facilities or providers; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 3079. A bill to amend the Joint Resolution Approving 
     the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 3080. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the remediation of 
     contaminated sites; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, and 
             Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 3081. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     protect consumers from certain practices in connection with 
     the origination of consumer credit transactions secured by 
     the consumer's principal dwelling, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. CARSON:
       H.R. 3082. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the time limitation for the use of entitlement to 
     educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
     certain persons actively pursuing a qualifying educational 
     degree or certificate; to the Committee on Veterans' 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. INSLEE:
       H.R. 3083. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish 
     deadlines by which the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall issue a decision on whether to grant 
     certain waivers of preemption under that Act; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3084. A bill to require the Food and Drug 
     Administration to establish a standard for broad-spectrum 
     protection in sunscreen products, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 3085. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to assess and reduce the levels of lead found in child-
     occupied facilities in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SNYDER:
       H.R. 3086. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide, in the case of certain widows and widowers whose 
     judicial survivors' annuities are terminated on account of 
     remarriage, for the restoration of benefits upon the 
     dissolution of the remarriage; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Costa, and Ms. Schwartz):
       H.R. 3087. A bill to require the President, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of State,

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     the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and 
     other senior military leaders, to develop and transmit to 
     Congress a comprehensive strategy for the redeployment of 
     United States Armed Forces in Iraq; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Souder, and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 3088. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that distributions from an individual 
     retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, a section 403(b) 
     contract, or a section 457 plan shall not be includible in 
     gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care 
     insurance premiums; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 3089. A bill to secure unrestricted reliable energy 
     for American consumption and transmission; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and 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. WILSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Ross, and Mr. 
             Berry):
       H.R. 3090. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to limit to class II narcotics the required use of 
     tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid 
     Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 3091. A bill to establish the Patsy T. Mink Graduate 
     Fellow program; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. 
             Clyburn):
       H. Con. Res. 186. Concurrent resolution honoring the 75th 
     anniversary of Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, South 
     Carolina; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself and Mr. Ehlers):
       H. Con. Res. 187. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the dumping of industrial waste 
     into the Great Lakes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 188. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, 
     Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H. Res. 555. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Minority Donor Awareness Day; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H. Res. 556. A resolution recognizing the Winston Churchill 
     Memorial and Library in Fulton, Missouri, as ``America's 
     National Churchill Museum'', and commending its efforts to 
     recognize the importance of the historic legacy of Sir 
     Winston Churchill and to educate the people of the United 
     States about his legacy of character, leadership, and 
     citizenship; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

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