[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 20144-20145]
[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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 3122. A bill to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Walberg, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Langevin, and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 3123. A bill to extend the designation of Liberia 
     under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act so 
     that Liberians can continue to be eligible for temporary 
     protected status under that section; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 3124. A bill to treat certain hospital support 
     organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of 
     determining acquisition indebtedness; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3125. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to designate that their income, 
     estate, or gift tax payments be spent other than for purposes 
     of supporting the war in Iraq and to provide that amounts so 
     designated shall be used to provide funding for Head Start, 
     to reduce the national debt, and to provide college funding 
     for children of Iraq war veterans; 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 Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Watt, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3126. A bill to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for 
     revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 3127. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries by improving 
     eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings 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 Mr. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 3128. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     conduct a study on the feasibility of using military 
     identification numbers instead of social security numbers to 
     identify members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 3129. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments 
     as contributions to the Federal Government on their income 
     tax returns; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HOOLEY:
       H.R. 3130. A bill to amend title V of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for enhanced comprehensive 
     methamphetamine treatment services; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 3131. A bill to amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, 
     Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
     Appropriations Act, 2007, to strike a requirement relating to 
     forage producers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Carney, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Farr, Mr. Al Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 3132. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
     and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment 
     prevention programs; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 3133. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to make grants to States, units of general local 
     government, and nonprofit organizations for counseling and 
     education programs for the prevention of predatory lending 
     and to establish a toll-free telephone number for complaints 
     regarding predatory lending, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 3134. A bill to prohibit the use of funds for training 
     and equipping the Iraqi Security Forces; 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. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 3135. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the child tax credit and to allow for 
     adjustments for inflation with respect to the child tax 
     credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 3136. A bill to provide for enhanced retirement 
     benefits for administrative law judges; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Gerlach, and Mr. Levin):
       H. Con. Res. 189. Concurrent resolution urging all sides to 
     the political crisis in Ukraine to abide by the May 27, 2007, 
     agreement which calls for a new round of parliamentary 
     elections on September 30, 2007, and to ensure a free and 
     fair, transparent democratic system in Ukraine based on the 
     rule of law; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida:
       H. Res. 563. A resolution honoring the life and 
     achievements of Ronald H. Brown and commending the example 
     that he set for the African-American community; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H. Res. 564. A resolution recognizing that violence poses 
     an increasingly serious threat to peace and stability in 
     Central America and supporting expanded cooperation between 
     the United States and the countries of

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     Central America to combat crime and violence; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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