[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 15]
[House]
[Pages 20896-20898]
[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. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Baird, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, and Mr. Reichert):
       H.R. 3184. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to carry out a competitive grant program for the Puget Sound 
     area to provide comprehensive conservation planning to 
     address water quality; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 3185. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to provide special reporting and 
     disclosure rules for individual account plans and to 
     establish in the Department of Labor an Advisory Council on 
     Improving Employer-Employee Retirement Practices; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Baird, 
             Mr. Ross, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Dicks, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 3186. A bill to understand and comprehensively address 
     the oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mr. Ross, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Farr, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Cummings, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 3187. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to understand and 
     comprehensively address the inmate oral health problems 
     associated with methamphetamine use, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Camp of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 3188. A bill to eliminate the separate work 
     participation rate requirements for 2-parent families under 
     the program of block grants to States for temporary 
     assistance for needy families; 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 Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Mack, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Harman, Mr. Farr, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 3189. A bill to establish reasonable procedural 
     protections for the use of national security letters, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3190. 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 Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Hall of New York, and Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey):
       H.R. 3191. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the transfer of certain contact information for a 
     member of the Armed Forces who is being medically separated 
     or retired under chapter 61 of such title to the department 
     or agency for veterans affairs of the State in which the 
     member intends to reside; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Marshall, Mr. Pence, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Melancon, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Boren, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Costello, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Taylor, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Boyd of Florida, Mr. Berry, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Renzi, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Barrow, and Mr. 
             Clyburn):
       H.R. 3192. A bill to provide for programs that reduce the 
     need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and 
     support new parents; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Education and Labor, 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. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, and Mr. Buyer):
       H.R. 3193. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a minimum State dispensing fee for covered 
     outpatient multiple source drugs under the Medicaid

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     Program, to modify the application of the average 
     manufacturer price (AMP) methodology to drug rebates, to 
     eliminate the State option to increase the cap amount on the 
     equity asset test for individuals' eligibility for long-term 
     care assistance under such program, and to extend an SSI 
     asset verification demonstration to Medicaid; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FEENEY:
       H.R. 3194. A bill to improve the H-1B nonimmigrant program 
     by increasing the exchange of information between the 
     Departments of Labor and Homeland Security; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bachus, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Boucher, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carney, 
             Mr. Chandler, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Giffords, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Israel, Mr. Issa, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matheson, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum 
             of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Nunes, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
             Shea-Porter, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Ms. Solis, Mr. Souder, Mr. Space, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Walsh of New York, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch of 
             Vermont, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Walz of Minnesota, Mr. McCotter, and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 3195. A bill to restore the intent and protections of 
     the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. HALL of New York:
       H.R. 3196. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 20 Sussex Street in Port 
     Jervis, New York, as the ``E. Arthur Gray Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hall of New York, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ellison, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 3197. A bill to provide for grants from the Secretary 
     of Education to State and local educational agencies for 
     EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Israel, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Wicker, 
             and Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico):
       H.R. 3198. A bill to provide for quadrennial national 
     security reviews, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Shays, 
             and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 3199. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to procure the development and provision of improved 
     and up-to-date communications equipment for the New York City 
     Fire Department, including radios; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. BEAN (for herself and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 3200. A bill to authorize the issuance of Federal 
     charters and licenses for carrying on the sale, solicitation, 
     negotiation, and underwriting of insurance or any other 
     insurance operations, to provide a comprehensive system for 
     the Federal regulation and supervision of national insurers 
     and national agencies, to provide for policyholder 
     protections in the event of an insolvency or the impairment 
     of a national insurer, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California):
       H.R. 3201. A bill to amend the Intelligence Reform and 
     Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to provide for an immigrant 
     rights advocate on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
     Board; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
     and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland 
     Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. CARNEY (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boyd of 
             Florida, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Dent, and Mr. 
             Lincoln Davis of Tennessee):
       H. Con. Res. 193. Concurrent resolution recognizing all 
     hunters across the United States for their continued 
     commitment to safety; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H. Con. Res. 194. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the failure of the Kingdom of 
     Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority to properly 
     implement education reforms aimed at reducing the cultural 
     roots of terrorism; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Fortenberry, 
             Mr. Renzi, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Rahall, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Shays, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Watt, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. 
             Hooley, Mr. Wu, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Davis of Alabama, 
             Mr. Issa, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Watson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Cooper, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mr. Castle, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Farr, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ross, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
             Spratt):
       H. Res. 575. A resolution commending the people and the 
     Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for their 
     continued committment to holding elections and broadening 
     political participation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself and 
             Mr. Poe):
       H. Res. 576. A resolution recognizing youth court programs 
     for the efforts of such programs in enhancing the quality of 
     the juvenile justice system in the United States and 
     encouraging the recognition of a National Youth Court Month; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H. Res. 577. A resolution congratulating Mr. Kermit Cintron 
     on the successful defense of his IBF welterweight title on 
     Saturday, 14, 2007, and for his continued success in and out 
     of the ring; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. PUTNAM (for himself, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida,

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             Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Boyd of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
             Balart of Florida):
       H. Res. 578. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that there should be established a 
     National Watermelon Month; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.

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