[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1769-1771]
[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:

             [Omitted from the Record of January 18, 2007]

           By Mr. EMANUEL:
       H. Res. 73. A resolution electing Members to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. PUTNAM:
       H. Res. 74. A resolution electing minority members to 
     certain committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. EMANUEL:
       H. Res. 75. A resolution electing Members and Delegates to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.

                      [Filed on January 19, 2007]

           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Mollohan):
       H.R. 576. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to revise 
     the regulations under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act 
     of 1977

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     to require that belt haulage entries not be used to ventilate 
     active working places in mines; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Carter, Mr. Conaway, 
             Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gohmert, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Granger, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Paul, Mr. Poe, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 577. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3903 South Congress Avenue 
     in Austin, Texas, as the ``Sergeant Henry Ybarra III Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Moore of Kansas, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 578. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for qualified equity 
     investments in certain small businesses; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 579. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain increases in fees for military health care; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia):
       H.R. 580. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to provide for a 120-day limit to the term of a 
     United States attorney appointed on an interim basis by the 
     Attorney General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, and Mr. Gingrey):
       H.R. 581. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account 
     in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to 
     hold the Social Security surplus, to provide for suspension 
     of investment of amounts held in the Account until enactment 
     of legislation providing for investment of the Trust Fund in 
     investment vehicles other than obligations of the United 
     States, and to establish a Social Security Investment 
     Commission to make recommendations for alternative forms of 
     investment of the Social Security surplus in the Trust Fund; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 582. A bill to provide the Secretary of Education with 
     authority to give preference, in the distribution of certain 
     grants under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 
     to local educational agencies and certain public or private 
     nonprofit organizations that provide training to regular 
     education personnel to meet the needs of children with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Pickering, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, 
             and Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico):
       H.R. 583. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     make the provision of technical services for medical imaging 
     examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more 
     accurate, and less costly; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Carter, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Ms. Granger, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Poe, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Baca, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Obey, Mr. Rush, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Watt, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 584. A bill to designate the headquarters building of 
     the Department of Education in Washington, DC, as the Lyndon 
     Baines Johnson Federal Building; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. HERSETH (for herself and Mr. Boozman):
       H.R. 585. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the number of individuals qualifying for retroactive 
     benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under 
     Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 586. A bill to restore fairness in the provision of 
     incentives for oil and gas production, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. WEINER:
       H.R. 587. A bill to improve the safe operation of aircraft; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. HOOLEY (for herself, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Patrick 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stark, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 588. A bill to extend the period during which members 
     of the Armed Forces deployed in contingency operations may 
     request and receive reimbursement for helmet pads, which are 
     designed to better protect the wearer from bomb blasts than 
     military-issued pads, that are purchased by or for the use of 
     such members; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hall of 
             New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Honda, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Klein of Florida, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H.R. 589. A bill to promote the development and use of 
     plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 590. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell 
     education savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MUSGRAVE:
       H.R. 591. A bill to amend the Cache La Poudre River 
     Corridor Act to designate a new management entity, make 
     certain technical and conforming amendments, enhance private 
     property protections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Payne, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Hare, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Lee, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Olver, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Shea-Porter, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 592. A bill to provide for disclosure of fire safety 
     standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 593. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide grants to promote innovative outreach and 
     enrollment under the Medicaid and State children's health 
     insurance programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Kildee, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. Baird):
       H.R. 594. A bill to regulate over-the-counter trading of 
     energy derivatives; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 595. A bill to provide for expedited rescissions of 
     budget authority; to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. WU:
       H.R. 596. A bill to encourage partnerships between 
     community colleges and four-year colleges and universities; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 597. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to enter into 
     agreements with private for-profit organizations for the 
     provision of work-study employment; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 598. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the limitations on the maximum amount of the 
     deduction of interest on education loans; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H. Con. Res. 38. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
     President; considered and agreed to.

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           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Ms. DeGette, and Mrs. 
             Lowey):
       H. Con. Res. 39. Concurrent resolution honoring women's 
     health advocate Cynthia Boles Dailard; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Emanuel, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Becerra, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H. Res. 78. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident 
     Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the state of the Union; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. GINGREY (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Brown of 
             South Carolina, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Carter, Mr. Putnam, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Carney, Mr. Terry, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 79. A resolution recognizing the establishment of 
     Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and 
     the contributions of those programs efforts to decrease 
     hunger and help feed those in need; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Rangel, 
             and Ms. Clarke):
       H. Res. 80. A resolution commending Wilfred George Gooden 
     for his distinguished career of service, humanitarian 
     efforts, and philanthropy dedicated to assisting the people 
     of Jamaica and the United States; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. WU:
       H. Res. 81. A resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the maximum Pell Grant should be 
     increased to $5,800; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. YARMUTH:
       H. Res. 82. A resolution commending the University of 
     Louisville Cardinals football team for their victory in the 
     2007 Orange Bowl; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

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