[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2179-2183]
[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. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Higgins, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Carney, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Arcuri, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Walsh of New York):
       H.R. 649. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that annuities paid by States to blind 
     veterans shall be disregarded in determining supplemental 
     security income benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Fortuno, Ms. 
             Giffords, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 650. A bill to provide for the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct a pilot program to determine the 
     effectiveness of contracting for the use of private memory 
     care facilities for veterans with Alzheimer's Disease; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 651. A bill to permit States to place supplemental 
     guide signs relating to veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid 
     highways; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. David 
             Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Fallin, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Lewis 
             of California, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 652. A bill to make the National Parks and Federal 
     Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain 
     veterans; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York):
       H.R. 653. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow the sworn affidavit of a veteran who served in combat 
     during the Korean War or an earlier conflict to be accepted 
     as proof of service-connection of a disease or injury alleged 
     to have been incurred or aggravated by such service; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Snyder, 
             and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 654. A bill to allow travel between the United States 
     and Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 655. A bill to provide for more accurate valuation of 
     multifamily housing properties, and loans for such 
     properties, that are sold at a discount by the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development to facilitate acquisition of 
     such properties that maintains the properties as affordable 
     housing; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. 
             Walsh of New York):
       H.R. 656. A bill to require higher standards of automobile 
     fuel efficiency with the goal of reducing the amount of oil 
     used for fuel by automobiles in the United States by 10 
     percent beginning in 2017, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 657. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired 
     pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces 
     following their death; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 658. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to enter into cooperative agreements to protect natural 
     resources of units of the National Park System through 
     collaborative efforts on land inside and outside of units of 
     the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Carney, Mr. 
             King of New York, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi):
       H.R. 659. A bill to improve the programs of the Department 
     of Homeland Security relating to trained detection canines, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia):
       H.R. 660. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their 
     family members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, 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

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     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Farr, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Wexler, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Holt, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Israel, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Payne, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Olver, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Honda, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 661. A bill to amend the Humane Methods of Livestock 
     Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of 
     nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Honda, and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 662. A bill to establish a fact-finding Commission to 
     extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and 
     determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, 
     internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin 
     Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through 
     February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United 
     States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Farr, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, and Mr. Hare):
       H.R. 663. A bill to redeploy United States Armed Forces 
     from Iraq and to establish a new direction for United States 
     policy toward Iraq; to the Committee on Foreign 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. CAMPBELL of California:
       H.R. 664. A bill to amend the Water Desalination Act of 
     1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in 
     research and development, environmental and feasibility 
     studies, and preliminary engineering for the Municipal Water 
     District of Orange County, California, Dana Point 
     Desalination Project located at Dana Point, California; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology, 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. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. Cardoza):
       H.R. 665. A bill to amend the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 to expand the county organized 
     health insuring organizations authorized to enroll Medicaid 
     beneficiaries; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COOPER:
       H.R. 666. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require that amounts paid for employer-provided coverage 
     under accident or health plans be included on W-2 Forms; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Honda, Mr. Herger, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mrs McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Zoe Lofgren 
             of California, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Nunes, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Salazar, 
             Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Bonner, and 
             Ms. Hirono):
       H.R. 667. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to enter into cooperative agreements with States to augment 
     their efforts to conduct early detection and surveillance to 
     prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that 
     endanger agriculture, the environment, and the economy of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida:
       H.R. 668. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require States who wish to 
     receive funds under the Act to increase the penalty applied 
     to a defendant convicted of a violent crime who placed a 
     video of the commission of that crime on the Internet; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York):
       H.R. 669. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to make a 
     grant to a public university to establish the Center for the 
     Study of Women and Workplace Policy; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Saxton, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Terry, Ms. Harman, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Campbell of California, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Souder, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. McCotter, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Kuhl of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Giffords, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Kind, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. McNulty, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H.R. 670. A bill to promote the national security and 
     stability of the United States economy by reducing the 
     dependence of the United States on foreign oil through the 
     use of alternative fuels and new vehicle technologies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, 
     Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. FORTUNO:
       H.R. 671. A bill to make funds generated from the Caribbean 
     National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico available 
     to the Secretary of Agrictulture for land acquisition 
     intended to protect the integrity of the buffer zone 
     surrounding the Caribbean National Forest, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FORTUNO:
       H.R. 672. A bill to protect the critical aquifers and 
     watersheds that serve as a principal water source for the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to protect the tropical forests 
     of the Karst Region of the Commonwealth, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 673. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     take lands in Yuma County, Arizona, into trust as part of the 
     reservation of the Cocopah Indian Tribe, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself and Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 674. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     repeal the provision of law requiring termination of the 
     Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 
     2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HERSETH:
       H.R. 675. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of assistance available to disabled 
     veterans for specially adapted housing and to provide for 
     annual increases in such amount; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Lee, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Watson, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Clay, Mr. Honda, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. Carson, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Engel, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson

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             of Texas, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Rangel, 
             and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 676. A bill to provide for comprehensive health 
     insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. HOLT (for himself, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and 
             Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 677. A bill to provide for a study by the Institute of 
     Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to identify 
     constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting 
     and graduating the number of nurses sufficient to meet the 
     health care needs of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kind, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hare, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Weiner, and Ms. 
             Giffords):
       H.R. 678. A bill to strengthen the national security 
     through the expansion and improvement of foreign language 
     study, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), and 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 Ms. HOOLEY (for herself, Mr. Wu, Mr. Blumenauer, and 
             Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 679. A bill to waive application of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act to a specific 
     parcel of real property transferred by the United States to 2 
     Indian tribes in Oregon, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. Melancon, Mr. 
             Jindal, Mr. Baker, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. Alexander):
       H.R. 680. A bill to permit the cancellation of certain 
     loans under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 681. A bill to prohibit a State from receiving Federal 
     education funds unless the State has certain policies and 
     procedures regarding the purchase or acquisition of library 
     and classroom-based reference, instructional, and other print 
     materials for use in elementary schools, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 682. A bill to expand the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     to include alternative fuels, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Lincoln 
             Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. 
             McCotter):
       H.R. 683. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to promote investment in energy independence through coal to 
     liquid technology, biomass, and oil shale; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Baird, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Holden, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Ms. Lee, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Matheson, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 684. A bill to require full funding of part A of title 
     I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 
     amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 685. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     eliminate the 5-month waiting period for Social Security 
     disability and the 24-month waiting period for Medicare 
     benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn 
     injuries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Souder, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Hare, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Ferguson, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mrs. Jo 
             Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Carney, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 686. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the qualified tuition deduction; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       H.R. 687. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a State family support grant program to end the 
     practice of parents giving legal custody of their seriously 
     emotionally disturbed children to State agencies for the 
     purpose of obtaining mental health services for those 
     children; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Miller of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 688. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide standards and 
     procedures to guide both State and local law enforcement 
     agencies and law enforcement officers during internal 
     investigations, interrogation of law enforcement officers, 
     and administrative disciplinary hearings, to ensure 
     accountability of law enforcement officers, to guarantee the 
     due process rights of law enforcement officers, and to 
     require States to enact law enforcement discipline, 
     accountability, and due process laws; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Campbell of California, 
             Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Putnam, 
             Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Flake, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Mario 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Mack, Mr. Royce, Mr. Terry, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mrs. Bono, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Jindal, 
             Mr. Akin, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Issa, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Pence, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Neugebauer, 
             Mrs. Drake, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Walberg, Mrs McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Coble, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Reichert, and Mr. Ferguson):
       H.R. 689. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
     consideration of certain proposed 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

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     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Boozman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Jones 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Terry, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Bishop of Utah, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Holt, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Mr. Ferguson):
       H.R. 690. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     reduce the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay 
     for non-regular service from 60 to 55; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 691. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expedite the prompt return of the remains of deceased members 
     of the Armed Forces to their loved ones for burial; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Kildee, 
             and Ms. Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 692. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Governor of a State, territory, or possession 
     of the United States to order that the National flag be flown 
     at half-staff in that State, territory, or possession in the 
     event of the death of a member of the Armed Forces from that 
     State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on 
     active duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Ms. Clarke):
       H.R. 693. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     require restroom gender parity in Federal buildings; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, and Mrs. Drake):
       H.R. 694. A bill to establish a digital and wireless 
     network technology program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor, 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. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Carson, Mr. Chandler, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Hare, Mr. Hayes, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Mr. Obey, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Watson, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 695. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     enter into private tax collection contracts; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 696. A bill to amend the National Foundation on the 
     Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to make available 
     additional funds to increase access to the arts through the 
     support of education; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Poe, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Hayes, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Price 
             of Georgia, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Crenshaw, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Mack, Mr. 
             Carter, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Campbell of 
             California, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bonner, Mrs. Drake, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Flake, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Pence):
       H.R. 697. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of 
     individual employees to form, join, or assist labor 
     organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Farr, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Engel, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Castor, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Baca, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Sires, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Wu, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Payne, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Israel, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Sutton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Ross, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Scott 
             of Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Towns, Mr. Berman, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hare, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Waters, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Carney, and Mr. 
             Rangel):
       H. Con. Res. 44. Concurrent resolution honoring and 
     praising the National Association for the Advancement of 
     Colored People on the occasion of its 98th anniversary; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H. Con. Res. 45. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress on the new strategy in Iraq; to the Committee on 
     Foreign 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. ISSA:
       H. Res. 92. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to clarify and make corrections to the House 
     ban on air travel; to the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 93. Resolution raising a question of the privileges 
     of the House.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mrs. Biggert):
       H. Res. 94. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of 
     National Consumer Protection Week; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself and Mr. Whitfield):
       H. Res. 95. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives supporting the goals and ideals of Campus 
     Fire Safety Month, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Levin, and 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H. Res. 96. A resolution supporting the establishment and 
     full funding of a staff exchange program between the House of 
     Representatives and the Parliament of Ukraine, the Verkhovna 
     Rada, as soon as possible; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Ross, Ms. 
             Herseth, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Hill, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, 
             Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Holden, Mr. Lincoln Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Baca, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Bean, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Michaud):
       H. Res. 97. A resolution providing for Operation Iraqi 
     Freedom cost accountability; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and in

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     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 Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Watson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. Watt, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Rush, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Clay, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Ms. 
             Carson, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Meek of Florida, 
             and Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
       H. Res. 98. A resolution honoring the life and achievements 
     of the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior and reaffirming the 
     continued commitment of the House of Representatives to a 
     just and lasting peace in the Republic of Sudan; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Fortenberry, 
             and Mr. Terry):
       H. Res. 99. A resolution commending the University of 
     Nebraska-Lincoln volleyball team for winning the NCAA 
     Division I Women's Volleyball Championship; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 100. A resolution expressing the sympathy of House 
     of Representatives to the families of women and girls 
     murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of 
     Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Olver, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Waters, Mr. Farr, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Markey, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Herseth, Ms. Harman, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Solis, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Fattah, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H. Res. 101. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the 
     Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
     Against Women (CEDAW); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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