[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 6039-6042]
[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. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Baca, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrow, Ms. Bean, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boren, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Corrine Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Carney, Ms. Carson, 
             Ms. Castor, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. Giffords, Mr.

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             Gilchrest, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, 
             Ms. Hooley, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kagen, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keller, Mr. Kildee, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Lampson, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
             Matheson, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNerney, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Mica, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Tim Murphy 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Platts, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mrs. Schmidt, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Shays, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Sires, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Snyder, Ms. Solis, Mr. Space, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Wamp, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Young 
             of Alaska):
       H.R. 1424. A bill to amend section 712 of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the 
     Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of 
     mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under 
     group health plans; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 
     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. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Carter, Mr. Cuellar, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Doggett, 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, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 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. 1425. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4551 East 52nd Street in 
     Odessa, Texas, as the ``Staff Sergeant Marvin ``Rex'' Young 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Pearce, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. McCotter):
       H.R. 1426. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide veterans enrolled in the health system of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs the option of receiving 
     covered health services through facilities other than those 
     of the Department; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Watt, 
             Mr. Baker, and Mr. Gary G. Miller of California):
       H.R. 1427. A bill to reform the regulation of certain 
     housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and 
             Mr. Taylor):
       H.R. 1428. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     reduce the eligibility age for receipt of non-regular 
     military service retired pay for members of the Ready Reserve 
     in active federal status or on active duty for significant 
     periods; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Castle, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Wu, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Loebsack, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Clarke, and 
             Ms. Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 1429. A bill to reauthorize the Head Start Act, to 
     improve program quality, to expand access, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Ms. Herseth, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Issa, Mr. Linder, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Cantor, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Akin, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Gingrey, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kuhl of 
             New York, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1430. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mrs. 
             Blackburn):
       H.R. 1431. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious 
     accommodation in employment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 1432. A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies 
     from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry 
     of a generic drug into the market; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Platts, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Issa, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Porter, and Mr. 
             Matheson):
       H.R. 1433. A bill to provide for the treatment of the 
     District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes 
     of representation in the House of Representatives, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. ALTMIRE (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Carney, Mr. Dent, Mr. Doyle, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Platts, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Sestak, and Mr. Shuster):
       H.R. 1434. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 896 Pittsburgh Street in 
     Springdale, Pennsylvania, as the ``Rachel Carson Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 1435. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct a pilot program to reduce the backlog of 
     claims for benefits pending with the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Fortenberry):
       H.R. 1436. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who 
     have a

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     service-connected disability to receive both disability 
     compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
     their disability and either retired pay by reason of their 
     years of military service or Combat-Related Special 
     Compensation; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1437. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify and make permanent the deduction for qualified 
     tuition and related expenses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 1438. A bill to establish demonstration projects to 
     provide at-home infant care benefits; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, 
             and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 1439. A bill to provide for free mailing privileges 
     for personal correspondence and parcels sent to members of 
     the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 1440. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish an Office of Men's Health; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself and Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 1441. A bill to prohibit the sale by the Department of 
     Defense of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft; 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. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Hensarling, Ms. Foxx, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Akin, Mr. Garrett 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Barrett of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 1442. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate automatic 
     increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for 
     discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Gonzalez, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 1443. A bill to treat arbitration clauses which are 
     unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive 
     trade practice and prohibit their use in consumer 
     transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HALL of New York:
       H.R. 1444. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to make interim benefit payments under certain 
     remanded claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1445. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the exclusion from gross income for 
     amounts paid to individuals pursuant to the Road Home 
     program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JINDAL:
       H.R. 1446. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to allow 
     an increased deferment period for loans under the 7(b) loan 
     program; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 1447. A bill to amend sections 5313 and 5318 of title 
     31, United States Code, to reform certain requirements for 
     reporting cash transactions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Edwards):
       H.R. 1448. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report 
     on health care quality in Department of Veterans Affairs 
     hospitals; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Sali, and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 1449. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for reassignment of certain Federal cases upon 
     request of a party; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself and 
             Mr. McCarthy of California):
       H.R. 1450. A bill to create 4 new permanent judgeships for 
     the eastern district of California; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself and 
             Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 1451. A bill to provide incentives to reduce 
     dependence on foreign oil; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Science and 
     Technology, 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Petri):
       H.R. 1452. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require the disclosure of certain information 
     by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for 
     election for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 1453. A bill to provide for communications training to 
     improve the ability of scientists to interact with 
     policymakers; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. McCARTHY of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Herger):
       H.R. 1454. A bill to create 4 new permanent judgeships for 
     the eastern district of California, to provide for an 
     additional place of holding court in the eastern district of 
     California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Meeks 
             of New York):
       H.R. 1455. A bill to establish the African Burial Ground 
     International Memorial Museum and Educational Center in New 
     York, New York, and for other purposes.; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. McCotter, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Space, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. 
             McNulty):
       H.R. 1456. A bill to amend the International Claims 
     Settlement Act of 1949 to allow for certain claims of 
     nationals of the United States against Turkey, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Sali, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Souder, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. Lamborn):
       H.R. 1457. A bill to provide for research on, and services 
     for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Poe, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Paul, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Drake, 
             Mr. Souder, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1458. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale or 
     exchange of farmland development rights; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Altmire, 
             Mr. Fossella, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Higgins, 
             Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Holden, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Israel, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Berry, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Holt, Mr. Walsh 
             of New York, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Payne, Mr. Goode, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Shuster, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Dent, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Rogers 
             of Alabama, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Tim 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Everett, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 1459. A bill to improve Medicare beneficiary access by 
     extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to 
     determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an 
     inpatient rehabilitation facility; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Davis of Alabama, and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 1460. A bill to commend the members of the United 
     States Armed Forces on their performance and bravery in Iraq, 
     to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
     Iraq Resolution (Public Law 107-243), to require the 
     Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a plan for the 
     phased redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, 
     to establish a Coordinator for Iraq Stabilization, and to 
     place conditions on the obligation of funds to the Government 
     of Iraq based on the achievement of benchmarks established by 
     Iraq and the United States; 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. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Cleaver):
       H.R. 1461. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer 
     disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Fortenberry, and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 1462. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to participate in the implementation of the Platte 
     River Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Species 
     in the Central and Lower Platte River Basin and to modify the 
     Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. 
             Tancredo):
       H.R. 1463. A bill to provide a source of funds to carry out 
     restoration activities on Federal lands under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; 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. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 1464. A bill to assist in the conservation of rare 
     felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial 
     resources for the conservation programs of nations within the 
     range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects 
     of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of 
     rare felid and rare canid populations; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WEXLER:
       H.R. 1465. A bill to provide additional discretion to the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security in designating countries 
     eligible to participate in the visa waiver program under 
     section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1466. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to permit qualifying States to use a portion of their 
     allotments under the State children's health insurance 
     program for any fiscal year for certain Medicaid 
     expenditures; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Gordon, 
             and Mr. Gingrey):
       H.R. 1467. A bill to authorize the National Science 
     Foundation to award grants to institutions of higher 
     education to develop and offer education and training 
     programs; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. CARDOZA (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Costa, Mr. Nunes, Mr. 
             Farr, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Salazar, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Baca, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Honda, Mr. Berman, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. McNerney, and Mr. 
             McCarthy of California):
       H. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution honoring the life of 
     Ernest Gallo; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Honda, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Con. Res. 89. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be 
     issued honoring Varian Fry, and that the Citizens' Stamp 
     Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General 
     that such a stamp be issued; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Alexander, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, 
             Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hayes, 
             Mr. Issa, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Linder, Mr. McCarthy 
             of California, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Renzi, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Terry, and 
             Mr. Westmoreland):
       H. Res. 231. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require all committees post record 
     votes on their web sites within 48 hours of such votes; to 
     the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Lincoln Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Renzi, and Mrs. Schmidt):
       H. Res. 232. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to pregnancy resource 
     centers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Res. 233. A resolution recognizing over 200 years of 
     sovereignty of the Principality of Liechtenstein, and 
     expressing support for efforts by the United States continue 
     to strengthen its relationship with that country; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself and Ms. Lee):
       H. Res. 234. A resolution congratulating Wyclef Jean for 
     being named the ``Roving Ambassador'' for Haiti; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Ackerman, and Mr. Gallegly):
       H. Res. 235. A resolution supporting an upgrade in Israel's 
     relationship with NATO to that of a leading member of NATO's 
     Mediterranean dialogue and to that of a member of NATO's 
     Partnership for Peace; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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