[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[House]
[Pages 23302-23303]
[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. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lincoln 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Costa, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, Mr. Putnam, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and 
             Mr. Kagen):
       H.R. 3452. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit with respect to clean renewable water 
     supply bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3453. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive bidding 
     demonstration project for clinical laboratory services; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Small 
     Business, 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. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 3454. A bill to provide for the conveyance of a small 
     parcel of National Forest System land in the George 
     Washington National Forest in Alleghany County, Virginia, 
     that contains the cemetery of the Central Advent Christian 
     Church and an adjoining tract of land located between the 
     cemetery and road boundaries; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. 
             Murphy of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3455. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a more equitable geographic allocation of funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
     medical care; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 3456. A bill to provide a Federal tax exemption for 
     forest conservation bonds, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Cantor):
       H.R. 3457. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to enter into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to 
     provide for electronic filing of individual Federal income 
     tax returns free of charge; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. CAPITO:
       H.R. 3458. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the provision of 
     traumatic brain injury care in rural areas; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 3459. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to require the Director of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service to publish a summary statement of the 
     scientific basis for a decision concerning the listing or de-
     listing of an endangered species or the designation of 
     critical habitat, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 3460. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. BEAN (for herself, Mr. Hill, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Donnelly, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kind, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, and Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3461. A bill to establish a public awareness campaign 
     regarding Internet safety; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 3462. A bill to improve the tools available to 
     prosecute certain violent crimes, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Regula, and 
             Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 3463. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership between the 
     Department of Education and the National Park Service to 
     provide educational opportunities for students and teachers; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 3464. A bill to prohibit the importation of gum arabic 
     from Sudan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 3465. A bill to promote greater cooperation with local 
     governments in connection with environmental analyses of 
     certain water projects; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 3466. A bill to award grants to establish Advanced 
     Multidisciplinary Computing Software Centers, which shall 
     conduct outreach, technology transfer, development, and 
     utilization programs in specific industries and geographic 
     regions for the benefit of small and medium-sized 
     manufacturers and businesses; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. YARMUTH:
       H.R. 3467. A bill to expand and extend counseling and 
     referral programs that minimize recidivism by reintegrating 
     at-risk veterans into meaningful employment; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. Watt, Ms. Foxx, 
             Mr. Shuler, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Miller 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. McIntyre):
       H.R. 3468. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1704 Weeksville Road in 
     Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the ``Dr. Clifford Bell 
     Jones, Sr. Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 3469. A bill to assist the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security in carrying out surveillance activities conducted at 
     or near the international land borders of the United States 
     to prevent illegal immigration, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, for a period

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     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. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Fallin, Mr. 
             McCarthy of California, Mr. Terry, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Putnam, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Graves, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Carter, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Dent, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. David 
             Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Reichert, Mr. Everett, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boustany, Mrs. 
             Drake, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Linder, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Camp of Michigan, Mr. Akin, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Boozman, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
             Sali, Mr. Campbell of California, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Smith 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Kuhl of New York, 
             Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Jordan, Mr. Heller, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Goode, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. 
             Cole of Oklahoma):
       H. Res. 622. A resolution providing for the correction of 
     the events of August 2, 2007; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 623. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself and Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas):
       H. Res. 624. A resolution congratulating the State of 
     Israel on chairing a United Nations committee for the first 
     time in history; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Pastor, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Watson, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             and Mr. Rothman):
       H. Res. 625. A resolution censuring the President and Vice 
     President; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Pastor, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Watson, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             and Mr. Rothman):
       H. Res. 626. A resolution censuring the President and 
     Attorney General; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Sires, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Space):
       H. Res. 627. A resolution supporting the removal of Turkish 
     occupation troops from the Republic of Cyprus; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H. Res. 628. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should take immediate 
     action to boycott the Summer Olympic Games of 2008 in 
     Beijing, China; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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