[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 21]
[House]
[Pages 28980-28982]
[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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Mr. Poe):
       H.R. 4014. A bill to prohibit discrimination in insurance 
     coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
     sexual assault, or stalking; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Mr. Poe):
       H.R. 4015. A bill to provide job protection for victims of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
     stalking; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, the Judiciary, 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. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Mr. Poe):
       H.R. 4016. A bill to provide unemployment insurance to 
     those who are separated from their employment as a result of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
     stalking; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hunter,

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             Mr. Issa, and Mr. Campbell of California):
       H.R. 4017. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to provide that, in the case of leave-based donation 
     programs with respect to the California wildfires, cash 
     payments made by employers to qualifying charities in 
     exchange for forgone employee leave will not be treated as 
     income to participating employees and will be deductible by 
     the employers as business expenses or charitable 
     contributions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself and Mr. Heller):
       H.R. 4018. A bill to authorize the conveyance of certain 
     parcels of public land in Clark County, Nevada, to the City 
     of Mesquite, Nevada, and the Virgin Valley Water District, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 4019. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     enhance disclosure of the terms of home mortgage loans, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Filner, 
             and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 4020. A bill to recognize the extraordinary 
     performance of the Armed Forces in achieving the military 
     objectives of the United States in Iraq, to encourage the 
     President to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of 
     the United States to observe a national day of celebration 
     commemorating military success in Iraq, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Veterans' 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 4021. A bill to authorize Federal payment to emergency 
     ambulance and medical services providers for the cost of 
     uncompensated care of aliens aided by the border patrol or 
     other Federal immigration officials; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 4022. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition 
     of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before 
     the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 4023. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for 
     review of adverse actions of certain employees of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN:
       H.R. 4024. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase the number of outpatient visits for mental health 
     care that do not require preauthorization for dependents of 
     certain members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Moore of Kansas, and Mr. 
             Boswell):
       H.R. 4025. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify the minimum distribution 
     under that Act to certain States and Indian tribes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Lee, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Watt, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Waters, and 
             Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 4026. A bill to prohibit election officials from 
     requiring an individual to provide a photo identification as 
     a condition for voting in an election for Federal office; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 4027. A bill to amend the Native American Graves 
     Protection and Repatriation Act so that it will be 
     interpreted in accordance with the original intent of 
     Congress to require a significant relationship be found 
     between remains discovered on Federal lands and presently 
     existing Native American tribes for those remains to be 
     applicable under the Native American Graves Protection and 
     Repatriation Act; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN:
       H.R. 4028. A bill to reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water 
     Supply Project; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. Giffords, 
             Mr. Carney, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Hall of New York, 
             Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Sestak, and Mr. Courtney):
       H.R. 4029. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an additional standard deduction for real 
     property taxes for nonitemizers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. HOOLEY (for herself, Ms. Solis, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 4030. A bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or 
     distribution in commerce of certain children's products and 
     child care articles that contain phthalates; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 4031. A bill to establish a United States Boxing 
     Commission to administer the Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. McHENRY:
       H.R. 4032. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on PHBA; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4033. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into a long-term ground lease for the 
     operation and maintenance of Rock Creek, Langston, and East 
     Potomac as golf courses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 4034. A bill to provide for a land exchange involving 
     State land and Bureau of Land Management land in Chaves and 
     Dona Ana Counties, New Mexico, and to establish the Lesser 
     Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 4035. A bill to study, pilot, and implement a 
     comprehensive, structural, market-based reform to the Federal 
     Family Education Loan Program to reduce costs to taxpayers 
     and improve program efficiency; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 4036. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     save the American taxpayers money by immediately altering the 
     metallic composition of the 1-cent coin, to require a prompt 
     review and report, with recommendations, for cost-saving 
     changes in the metallic content of other circulating United 
     States coins, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.J. Res. 61. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to 
     contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Conaway, 
             Mr. Arcuri, Ms. Bean, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bonner, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Camp of 
             Michigan, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carter, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Dent, Mr. Ellsworth, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Goode, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Graves, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. Pence, Mr. Poe, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and 
             Mr. Wynn):
       H. Con. Res. 244. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     Local Radio Freedom Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GINGREY (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mrs. Drake, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Poe, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Bonner, Mr. 
             Walberg, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Pearce, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Akin):
       H. Res. 786. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require that general appropriations for 
     military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as 
     stand-alone measures; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Castor, 
             Mr. Chandler, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             Costa,

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             Mr. Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Ellsworth, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Engel, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hayes, 
             Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Hooley, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Towns, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Watt, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Eshoo, 
             and Ms. Hirono):
       H. Res. 787. A resolution expressing the support and 
     sympathy of the House of Representatives and the people of 
     the United States for the victims of the tragic fire that 
     occurred in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, on October 28, 
     2007; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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