[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2541-2542]
[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. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Farr, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Salazar, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Fallin, Ms. Castor, 
             Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Lamborn, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Hodes, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 698. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     to establish industrial bank holding company regulation, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. AKIN (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mrs. Jo 
             Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Tom 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hensarling, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Jordan, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. David Davis 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Sali, Mr. Baker, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. 
             Emerson, and Mr. Bishop of Georgia):
       H.R. 699. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over 
     certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of 
     Allegiance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 700. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to extend the pilot program for alternative water 
     source projects; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Issa, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Reyes, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Taylor, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 701. A bill to amend the impact aid program under the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the 
     delivery of payments under the program to local educational 
     agencies; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 702. A bill to authorize any alien who has been issued 
     a valid machine-readable biometric border crossing 
     identification card to be temporarily admitted into the 
     United States upon successfully completing a background 
     check; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 703. A bill to authorize the Department of Energy to 
     oversee certain safety, security, and health functions of the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 704. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the 
     remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran 
     shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 705. A bill to provide for the issuance of a 
     commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Lee, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Stark, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. 
             Baca, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Becerra, Ms. Solis, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Waxman, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 706. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San 
     Diego, California, as the ``Cesar E. Chavez Post Office''; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia:
       H.R. 707. A bill to establish the Mountaintown National 
     Scenic Area in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, 
     and to designate additional National Forest System land in 
     the State of Georgia as components of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System; 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 708. A bill to amend United States trade laws to 
     address more effectively import crises, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 709. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to restrict totalization agreements between the United 
     States and other countries to providing for appropriate 
     exchange of Social Security taxes or contributions between 
     the parties to such agreements, and to prohibit crediting of 
     individuals under such title with earnings from employment or 
     self-employment in the United States performed while such 
     individuals are not citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent 
     residents of the United States and are not authorized by law 
     to be employed in the United States; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 710. A bill to amend the National Organ Transplant Act 
     to clarify that kidney paired donation does not involve the 
     transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Ms. Matsui):
       H.R. 711. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to ensure that participants in the 
     Troops to Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible 
     schools; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

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           By Mr. SKELTON (for himself and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 712. A bill to amend the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to correct an error in 
     the enrollment of the law that resulted in the omission of 
     two Army construction and land acquisition projects 
     authorized in the conference report (House Report 109-702), 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. Reynolds):
       H.R. 713. A bill to establish the Niagara Falls National 
     Heritage Area in the State of New York, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Ms. Harman, 
             Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Patrick Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Bean, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Costa, Ms. Herseth, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. 
             Ross):
       H.R. 714. A bill to establish reporting requirements 
     relating to funds made available for military operations in 
     Iraq or the reconstruction of Iraq, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Watt, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cooper, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Hooley, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 715. A bill to provide funding for programs at the 
     National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences regarding 
     breast cancer in younger women, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 716. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Santa Rosa 
     Urban Water Reuse Plan; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 717. A bill to encourage partnerships between 
     community colleges and four-year colleges and universities; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.J. Res. 20. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Hooley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Rothman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Con. Res. 46. Concurrent resolution declaring that it is 
     the policy of the United States not to establish any military 
     installation or base for the purpose of providing for the 
     permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq 
     and not to exercise United States control of the oil 
     resources of 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. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Stark, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Rothman, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McNulty, and 
             Mr. Porter):
       H. Res. 102. A resolution condemning the assassination of 
     human rights advocate and outspoken defender of freedom of 
     the press, Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on January 
     19, 2007; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. REGULA:
       H. Res. 103. A resolution congratulating the Mount Union 
     College Purple Raiders for winning the 2006 NCAA Division III 
     Football National Championship; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Space, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Schmidt, and Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio):
       H. Res. 104. A resolution honoring and recognizing the life 
     and accomplishments of the late Tom Mooney, president of the 
     Ohio Federation of Teachers; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.

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