[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9591-9592]
[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. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costa, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Hooley, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Markey, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moore 
             of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rahall, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Towns, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Walsh of New York, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 1975. A bill to designate certain National Forest 
     System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, 
     Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and 
     scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological 
     connecting corridors, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Holden, and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 1976. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the refined coal credit to include qualified 
     coal waste sludge recycling; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. BERKLEY:
       H.R. 1977. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow solar and geothermal investment credit for 
     public utility property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Poe, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Edwards, 
             and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 1978. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the 
     ``Paul Brown United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. Davis of Alabama, and 
             Mr. Braley of Iowa):
       H.R. 1979. A bill to require any Federal or State court to 
     recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed 
     by a State other than the State where the court is located 
     when such notarization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 1980. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Housing Assistance Council; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 1981. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
     (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations 
     establishing security standards for foreign repair stations 
     performing maintenance for aircraft used to provide air 
     transportation; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 1982. A bill to authorize appropriations for the rural 
     housing and economic development program of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boozman, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1983. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require Medicaid coverage of professional services of 
     optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a 
     physician; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Berry, Mr. Mollohan, 
             Ms. Sutton, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1984. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     clarify that the Buy America provision applies to an entire 
     bridge project; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 1985. A bill to foster the development of minority-
     owned small businesses; to the Committee on Small Business, 
     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. ELLSWORTH:
       H.R. 1986. A bill to require potential Federal contractors 
     to certify they owe no Federal tax debt; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1987. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the small agri-biodiesel credit for biodiesel 
     derived from waste vegetable oils; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. JINDAL:
       H.R. 1988. A bill to establish the Gulf Coast Disaster Loan 
     Refinancing Program; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 1989. A bill to establish the Fort Stanton-Snowy River 
     Cave National Conservation Area, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Carter, Mr. Perlmutter, 
             and Mr. Braley of Iowa):
       H.R. 1990. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under 
     Medicare; 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. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 1991. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     authorize the payment of travel costs for members of the 
     Selected Reserve occupying designated specialties when the 
     members attend inactive duty training or a unit training 
     assembly necessary for maintaining mission readiness when the 
     training or assembly location is outside of the commuting 
     limits of the members' duty stations; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Wolf, Ms. Bean, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Con. Res. 122. Concurrent resolution supporting the goal 
     and mission of America Recycles Day; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Graves, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 123. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special 
     Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Graves, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 124. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' 
     Memorial Service; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. HOOLEY (for herself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Arcuri, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr.

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             Wu, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
             Bean, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. 
             Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Boswell, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Ms. Carson, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Sutton, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Hare, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Olver, Mr. Cohen, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Shuler, Mr. 
             Carney, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Berry, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hill, Mr. Boyd of Florida, 
             Mr. Boren, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Weller, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Mr. Baker, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. 
             Biggert, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H. Res. 326. A resolution commemorating the 25th 
     anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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.

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