[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1921-1922]
[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. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Reichert, Ms. Harman, Mr. King 
             of New York, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Shays, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Carney, Mr. Souder, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Dent, and Mr. 
             Pascrell):
       H.R. 599. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism 
     technology procurement processes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 600. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a deferral of tax on gain from the sale of 
     telecommunications businesses in specific circumstances or a 
     tax credit and other incentives to promote diversity of 
     ownership in telecommunications businesses; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 601. A bill to expand the definition of independent 
     student in the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include 
     homeless youth; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BOREN:
       H.R. 602. A bill to amend section 119 of title 17, United 
     States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any 
     subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions 
     of local network stations in that State; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H.R. 603. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an incentive for expanding employment in rural 
     areas by allowing employers the work opportunity credit for 
     hiring residents of rural areas; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H.R. 604. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the incentives for E-85 fuel vehicle refueling 
     property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H.R. 605. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide an increased maximum penalty for telemarketing fraud 
     targeting seniors, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. HAYES:
       H.R. 606. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income mileage reimbursements to 
     volunteer emergency medical responders and volunteer 
     firefighters and to increase the mileage allowance for 
     charitable contributions for the benefit of volunteer fire 
     departments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 607. A bill to prohibit defense contractors from 
     requiring licenses or fees for use of military likenesses and 
     designations; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Upton, and Mr. 
             Hastert):
       H.R. 608. A bill to further inform consumers about the 
     transition to digital television; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. EDWARDS:
       H.R. 609. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Central Texas 
     Water Recycling and Reuse Project, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CARNAHAN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Souder, Mr. LaHood, and Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio):
       H.R. 610. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older 
     buildings, including owner-occupied residences; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Holden):
       H.R. 611. A bill to eliminate the requirement that States 
     collect Social Security numbers from applicants for 
     recreational licenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 612. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat 
     service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from 
     two years to five years after discharge or release; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FORTUNO (for himself and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 613. A bill to amend section 1011 of the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 
     to permit Puerto Rico to qualify for Federal reimbursement of 
     emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FORTUNO (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 614. A bill to amend titles XI and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to remove the cap on Medicaid payments for 
     Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, and American Samoa; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FORTUNO (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Dent, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 615. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase inpatient hospital payments under 
     the Medicare Program to Puerto Rico hospitals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORTUNO (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 616. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for equity in the calculation of 
     Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments for 
     hospitals in Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Mario 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. 
             Klein of Florida, Ms. Castor, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. 
             Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 617. A bill to authorize ecosystem restoration 
     projects for the Indian River Lagoon-South and the Picayune 
     Strand, Collier County, in the State of Florida; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Hayes, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois, Mrs McMorris

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             Rodgers, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Boustany, 
             Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Lincoln Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Sali, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Terry, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Carter, and 
             Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 618. A bill to implement equal protection under the 
     14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right 
     to life of each born and preborn human person; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Moore of Kansas, 
             Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Holt, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rothman, 
             Mr. Wu, Mr. Engel, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Hooley, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H.R. 619. A bill to prohibit the application of certain 
     restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign 
     nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision 
     of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Kirk, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Castle, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Dicks, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Cardoza, and Mr. Hare):
       H.R. 620. A bill to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse 
     gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-
     driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that 
     will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, 
     reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to 
     consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, and 
     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. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 621. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to restore the Medicare treatment of 
     ownership of oxygen equipment to that in effect before 
     enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. RANGEL:
       H.R. 622. A bill to posthumously award a Congressional gold 
     medal to Shirley Chisholm; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 623. A bill to permit expungement of records of 
     certain nonviolent criminal offenses; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 624. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and 
     Commerce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and 
     Government Reform, 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 Ms. SOLIS:
       H.R. 625. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4230 Maine Avenue in Baldwin 
     Park, California, as the ``Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 626. A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 
     1974 to provide that a current connection is not lost by an 
     individual who is misled or not properly informed by the 
     Railroad Retirement Board of the requirement for, and the 
     circumstances resulting in the loss of, a current connection; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Payne, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Sestak, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. Hare, Mr. Baca, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lynch, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Meehan, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Sutton, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 627. A bill to require full funding of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     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. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Price of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 628. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to ensure that an individual may file an orphan 
     petition for at least 2 years after approval of an advanced 
     processing application; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California):
       H.R. 629. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to authorize grants for institutions of higher education 
     serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Paul, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Duncan, and Ms. 
             Foxx):
       H. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the United States should not engage in the 
     construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 
     Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with 
     Mexico and Canada; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Issa):
       H. Res. 83. A resolution congratulating Tony Gwynn for his 
     election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, for an outstanding 
     career as an athlete, and for his contributions to baseball 
     and to his community; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. KUHL of New York (for himself and Mr. Mica):
       H. Res. 84. A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary 
     of Glenn Curtiss's achievement of record-breaking speed and 
     his contributions to the motorcycle and aircraft industries; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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