[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13788]
[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. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 6362. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, 
     and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary 
     of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint 
     administrative patent judges and administrative trademark 
     judges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 6363. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     add National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day to the list of 
     days on which the flag should especially be displayed; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DICKS (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Baird, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, and Mr. Reichert):
       H.R. 6364. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities 
     to protect the water quality of Puget Sound, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 6365. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act with respect to Medicare special needs 
     plans and the alignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually 
     eligible individuals; 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. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, and Mr. Brown of South Carolina):
       H.R. 6366. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish not 
     more than seven consolidated patient accounting centers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Poe, and Mr. 
             Culberson):
       H.R. 6367. A bill to provide an exception to certain 
     mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement 
     officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and 
     in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing 
     or apprehending a suspect; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Porter, Mr. Herger, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
             Boehner, and Mr. David Davis of Tennessee):
       H.R. 6368. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates 
     to reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 6369. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Defense to make grants to 
     recognized science and technology secondary schools to 
     support research and development projects at such schools in 
     science, mathematics, engineering, and technology to 
     supplement the national security functions of the Department 
     of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 6370. A bill to transfer excess Federal property 
     administered by the Coast Guard to the Confederated Tribes of 
     the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Kind, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Levin, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Filner, and Mr. 
             Bishop of New York):
       H.R. 6371. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require employers to notify their employees of the 
     availability of the earned income credit; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 6372. A bill to reestablish standards from the 
     Commodity Exchange Act to provide for the regulation of 
     United States markets in energy commodity futures, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. McCOTTER:
       H.R. 6373. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to establish Home Ownership 
     Mortgage Expense Accounts (HOME Accounts) which may be used 
     to purchase, remodel, or make mortgage payments on the 
     principal residence of the taxpayer; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Ms. Schwartz):
       H.R. 6374. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the shipping investment withdrawal rules in 
     section 955 and to provide an incentive to reinvest foreign 
     shipping earnings in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 6375. A bill to provide assistance to adolescents and 
     young adults with serious mental health disorders as they 
     transition to adulthood; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Sires, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Lee, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rothman, 
             and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 382. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     important social and labor contributions and accomplishments 
     of Congresswoman Mary T. Norton of New Jersey on the 70th 
     anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H. Res. 1305. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     National Tourette Syndrome Day; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.

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