[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12224-12226]
[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. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 2260. A bill to prohibit misleading and deceptive 
     advertising or representation in the provision of health care 
     services, and to require the identification of the license of 
     certain health care providers; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LUCAS:
       H.R. 2261. A bill to increase the diversity and 
     independence of the United States energy supply by providing 
     encouragement of energy sources from rural America, including 
     biofuels and wind energy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means, Financial Services, 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 Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 2262. A bill to modify the requirements applicable to 
     locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with 
     the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 2263. A bill to establish a commercial truck highway 
     safety demonstration program in the State of Maine, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Chabot, and Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California):
       H.R. 2264. A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
     producing and exporting cartels illegal; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
             Shays):
       H.R. 2265. A bill to provide special immigrant status for 
     certain Iraqis, to assist Iraqi refugees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. McCOLLUM of Minnesota (for herself, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Watson, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2266. A bill to provide assistance to improve the 
     health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing 
     countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
       H.R. 2267. A bill to expand retroactive eligibility of the 
     Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who 
     participated in combat during which they personally engaged, 
     or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or 
     after December 7, 1941; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Bishop of Utah, 
             Mr. Hayes, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Turner, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Reichert, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Coble, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McCotter, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Fossella, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Fallin, Ms. Carson, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Brown of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Drake, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. 
             Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Walberg, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Costa, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Jindal, Mr. Goode, Mr. Carter, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
             Rahall):

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       H.R. 2268. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
     establishment of Mother's Day; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 2269. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reduce the limit on the amount of certain 
     contributions which may be made to a candidate with respect 
     to an election for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Courtney, 
             Mr. Platts, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. McNulty, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Renzi):
       H.R. 2270. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally 
     qualified community health centers; 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 Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 2271. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to improve enforcement of restrictions on employment in 
     the United States of unauthorized aliens and to reimburse 
     State and local governments for costs associated with serving 
     illegal aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Oversight and 
     Government Reform, Education and Labor, 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 Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Wu, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Lipinski, 
             and Mr. Gingrey):
       H.R. 2272. A bill to invest in innovation through research 
     and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H.R. 2273. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for the deposit in the general fund 
     of the Treasury of fees that are collected from manufacturers 
     of drugs and devices under chapter VII of such Act, to 
     terminate the authority of the Food and Drug Administration 
     to negotiate with the manufacturers on particular uses of the 
     fees, to establish a Center for Postmarket Drug Safety and 
     Effectiveness, to establish additional authorities to ensure 
     the safe and effective use of drugs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Ms. Bean):
       H.R. 2274. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program 
     to determine the feasibility and desirability of equipping 
     turbojet aircraft in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet with a 
     missile defense system; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2275. A bill to restore the Free Speech and First 
     Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by 
     repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 2276. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 203 North Main Street in 
     Vassar, Michigan, as the ``Corporal Christopher E. Esckelson 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 2277. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a feasibility study relating to long-term 
     water needs for the area served by the Fryingpan-Arkansas 
     Project, Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2278. A bill to restore the authority of the Federal 
     Trade Commission to issue regulations on marketing and 
     advertising to children; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Buyer, 
             Mrs. Drake, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Conaway, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Poe, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 2279. A bill to expedite the construction of new 
     refining capacity on closed military installations in the 
     United States, 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. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Davis of Alabama):
       H.R. 2280. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat certain farming business machinery and 
     equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 2281. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide Federal penalties for attempting to kill, conspiring 
     to kill, or killing police officers, firefighters, and other 
     federally funded public safety officers; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. SCHMIDT (for herself, Mr. Space, and Mr. Wilson 
             of Ohio):
       H.R. 2282. A bill to prohibit the use of Global Nuclear 
     Energy Partnership funds for certain nuclear waste storage; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Space, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 2283. A bill to prohibit anticompetitive provisions in 
     gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the 
     wholesale source of gasoline; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Wu, and Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 2284. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to expand 
     and improve the assistance provided by Small Business 
     Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, 
     and Native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 2285. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat spaceports like airports under the exempt 
     facility bond rules; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Ms. Castor, Mr. Poe, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Walberg):
       H.R. 2286. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to 
     bail bond forfeitures; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Regula, 
             and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 2287. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for teachers and principals who 
     work in certain low income schools; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 2288. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish a civil penalty for failure of certain employers to 
     collect or make reasonable efforts to collect an airport 
     security badge from an employee on the date of termination of 
     employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, and Mr. 
             Lampson):
       H. Con. Res. 147. Concurrent resolution recognizing 200 
     years of research, service to the people of the United 
     States, and stewardship of the marine environment by the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its 
     predecessor agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology, 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. LAMBORN:
       H. Res. 392. A resolution urging Americans and people of 
     all nationalities to visit the American Cemeteries, Memorials 
     and Markers; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PUTNAM:
       H. Res. 393. A resolution electing certain Members to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HALL of New York:
       H. Res. 394. A resolution recognizing the city of Port 
     Jervis, New York, on its centennial; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Salazar, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. 
             Stupak):
       H. Res. 395. A resolution supporting the ideals and values 
     of the Olympic movement; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Rahall):
       H. Res. 396. A resolution congratulating Qatar on the 
     occasion of Qatari-American Friendship Day; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Camp of 
             Michigan, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Feeney, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King 
             of Iowa, Mr. McCotter, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Smith of

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             New Jersey, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Upton, Mr. Shuster, and 
             Mr. Costello):
       H. Res. 397. A resolution condemning violence in Estonia 
     and attacks on Estonia's embassies in 2007, and expressing 
     solidarity with the Government and the people of Estonia; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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