[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[House]
[Pages 23977-23978]
[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 Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Broun of Georgia, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Campbell of 
             California, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             David Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Feeney, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Issa, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Keller, 
             Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. McHenry, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Poe, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Sullivan, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Walberg, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Barrett of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Lucas, Ms. Granger, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonner, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Camp of 
             Michigan, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Platts, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gary G. Miller 
             of California, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 3494. A bill to provide for enhanced Federal, State, 
     and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration 
     laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to 
     authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal 
     Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 3495. A bill to establish a National Commission on 
     Children and Disasters, a National Resource Center on 
     Children and Disasters, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
       H.R. 3496. A bill to debar or suspend contractors from 
     Federal contracting for unlawful employment of aliens, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, 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. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Barrett 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Issa,

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             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Walberg, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 3497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any 
     increase in the rate of tax on such fuel by the States; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HIGGINS:
       H.R. 3498. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants to assist cities with a 
     vacant housing problem, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. HOOLEY (for herself and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 3499. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act 
     to require third-party verification of compliance of 
     children's products with consumer product safety standards 
     promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa:
       H.R. 3500. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to require voting systems to produce a verifiable paper 
     record of each vote cast and to ensure the security of 
     electronic data, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 3501. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that indebtedness incurred by a partnership 
     in acquiring securities and commodities is not treated as 
     acquisition indebtedness by organizations which are limited 
     partners for purposes of the unrelated business income tax; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Salazar, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 3502. A bill to provide for the prompt implementation 
     of those recommendations of the President's Commission on 
     Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors that require 
     congressional action; to the Committee on Armed Services, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Education 
     and Labor, 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3503. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a national program to conduct and support 
     activities toward the goal of significantly reducing the 
     number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals 
     in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 3504. A bill to authorize the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to permit or require persons filing or furnishing 
     information under the securities laws to make such 
     information available on internet websites, in addition to or 
     instead of including such information in filings with or 
     submissions to the Commission, under such conditions as the 
     Commission may specify by rule; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. ROSKAM:
       H.R. 3505. A bill to make various technical and clerical 
     amendments to the Federal securities laws; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SPACE:
       H.R. 3506. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income certain amounts of 
     cancellation of indebtedness income on account of a 
     foreclosure on the mortgage secured by the principal 
     residence of the taxpayer; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Nadler, and 
             Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 3507. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects 
     for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-
     effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified 
     administration; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education 
     and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself and 
             Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H. Con. Res. 206. Concurrent resolution honoring Kikkoman 
     Foods, Inc. and its 50 years of commitment to providing 
     quality products to the United States; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SPRATT (for himself, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, 
             Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Boyda of 
             Kansas, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Turner, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Giffords, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Boren, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Castor, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. McKeon):
       H. Con. Res. 207. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     60th anniversary of the United States Air Force as an 
     independent military service; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ortiz, 
             and Mr. Skelton):
       H. Res. 640. A resolution honoring the sacrifices and 
     commitments of the men, women, and families of the United 
     States Transportation Command, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. McHENRY:
       H. Res. 641. A resolution acknowledging the importance of 
     understanding the history of the United States of America and 
     recognizing the need to foster civic responsibility in all 
     citizens; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Hare, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida):
       H. Res. 642. A resolution expressing sympathy to and 
     support for the people and governments of the countries of 
     Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico which have 
     suffered from Hurricanes Felix, Dean, and Henriette and whose 
     complete economic and fatality toll are still unknown; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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