[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8218-8219]
[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 Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Issa, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 1725. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Rancho 
     California Water District Southern Riverside County Recycled/
     Non-Potable Distribution Facilities and Demineralization/
     Desalination Recycled Water Treatment and Reclamation 
     Facility Project; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 1726. A bill to promote more humane treatment of farm 
     animals; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
     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 Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Langevin, 
             and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 1727. A bill to enhance and further research into 
     paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of 
     life for persons living with paralysis and other physical 
     disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Farr, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. 
             Cleaver):
       H.R. 1728. A bill to authorize the National Science 
     Foundation to establish a Global Warming Education Program; 
     to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. HAYES (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McHenry, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shuler, 
             Mr. Miller of North Carolina, and Mr. Watt):
       H.R. 1729. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 with 
     respect to the trade adjustment assistance program, and for 
     other purpose; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Graves, Mr. Allen, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Ms. Herseth, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Terry, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Renzi, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Hare, Mr. Ross, Mr. Latham, Mr. Boren, Mr. 
             Boswell, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 1730. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure proportional representation of rural 
     interests on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. BAIRD (for himself and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 1731. A bill to eliminate the annual operating deficit 
     and maintenance backlog in the national parks, 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. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Pitts, Mr.

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             Smith of Texas, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 1732. A bill to provide alternative retired pay rates 
     under title 10, United States Code, and alternative 
     disability compensation rates under title 38, United States 
     Code, for members of the Armed Forces with a combat-related 
     disability, with such rates based on the average monthly 
     salary for high school graduates in the United States, and 
     for other purposes; 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. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 1733. A bill to prohibit the inclusion of earmarks in 
     conference reports that were not in the House- or Senate-
     passed bills; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Wu, and 
             Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1734. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth 
     Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the ``Dr. Martin Luther King, 
     Jr. Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 1735. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide mandatory imprisonment for certain kidnapings by 
     illegal aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 1736. A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to provide for 
     conjunctive use of surface and groundwater in Juab County, 
     Utah; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 1737. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the 
     GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in 
     the area of Oxnard, California; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1738. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a national screening program at the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention and to amend title XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to provide States the option to provide 
     medical assistance for men and women screened and found to 
     have colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. HARMAN:
       H.R. 1739. A bill to require the approval of a Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Court judge or designated United 
     States Magistrate Judge for the issuance of a national 
     security letter, to require the Attorney General to submit 
     semiannual reports on national security letters, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select), and Financial 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Pallone, 
             and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 1740. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to permit the simplified summer food 
     programs to be carried out in all States and by all service 
     institutions; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KLEIN of Florida (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. 
             Salazar):
       H.R. 1741. A bill to impose a 2-year moratorium on 
     implementation of a proposed rule relating to the Federal-
     State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State 
     Children's Health Insurance Program; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 1742. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year 
     property for purposes of depreciation; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Olver, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 1743. A bill to establish the National Center on Liver 
     Disease Research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 1744. A bill to provide for a hospital in Cass County, 
     Minnesota; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1745. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to waive inadmissibility based on a misrepresentation in 
     the case of an immediate relative of an active duty or 
     reserve member of the Armed Forces and to extend the V 
     nonimmigrant visa program for spouses and children of such a 
     member; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Pence, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 1746. A bill to require disclosure of Holocaust-era 
     policies by insurers and establish a federal cause of action 
     for claims arising out of a covered policy; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Foreign Affairs, 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 Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. McNerney, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Wynn, Ms. DeGette, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 1747. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     require a national primary drinking water regulation for 
     perchlorate; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WAMP (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Kind, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 1748. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the 
     tax consequences of employee athletic facility use; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELCH of Vermont:
       H.R. 1749. A bill to establish an Ombudsman in the 
     Department of Defense to assist members of the Armed Forces 
     seeking medical care at military medical treatment 
     facilities; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 1750. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to extend from 90 days to one year the period after 
     release of a member of the Armed Forces from active duty 
     during which the member is protected from mortgage 
     foreclosure under that Act; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado):
       H.R. 1751. A bill to establish a coordinated avalanche 
     protection program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, 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. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Manzullo):
       H. Res. 281. A resolution expressing the support of the 
     House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National 
     Internet Safety Month; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H. Res. 282. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States Postal Service 
     should discontinue the practice of contracting out mail 
     delivery services; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.

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