[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23730]
[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. CARNEY (for himself, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 3480. A bill to direct the United States Sentencing 
     Commission to assure appropriate enhancements of those 
     involved in receiving stolen property where that property 
     consists of grave markers of veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 3481. A bill to expand family and medical leave in 
     support of servicemembers with combat-related injuries; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House 
     Administration, 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. BONO (for herself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 3482. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to facilitate number portability in order to increase 
     consumer choice of voice service provider; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BOSWELL (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       H.R. 3483. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against tax for qualified tuition and 
     related expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 3484. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 
     the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health 
     and food safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 3485. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry 
     Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act 
     to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products 
     through enhanced traceability, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. ELLSWORTH:
       H.R. 3486. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for improving mine safety; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Ms. Castor, 
             Mr. Meek of Florida, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 3487. A bill to provide for a rotating schedule for 
     regional selection of delegates to a national Presidential 
     nominating convention, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 3488. A bill to require mobile phones containing 
     digital cameras to make a sound when a photograph is taken; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 3489. A bill to require that the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs and the Secretary of Defense enter into a sharing 
     agreement with Eglin Air Force Base Hospital for the 
     provision of inpatient services to veterans in Northwest 
     Florida, and for other purposes; 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. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 3490. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     of certain Federal lands from the Bureau of Land Management 
     to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into 
     trust for Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne 
     Rancheria, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WELCH of Vermont (for himself, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Hodes):
       H.R. 3491. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
     improve and strengthen the safety inspection process of 
     nuclear facilities; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WESTMORELAND:
       H.R. 3492. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to increase the limits on the amount of 
     contributions that may be made to political committees and to 
     provide for the indexing of such limits for all contributions 
     made under the Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H. Con. Res. 205. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Women's Friendship Day; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H. Res. 638. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United Nations should forthwith 
     take the procedural actions necessary to amend Article 23 of 
     the Charter of the United Nations to establish India as a 
     permanent member of the United Nations Security Council; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H. Res. 639. A resolution commending the actions of the 
     Government of Germany and its cooperation with United States 
     intelligence agencies in preventing a large-scale terrorist 
     attack against locations in Germany, including sites 
     frequented by Americans; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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.

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