[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14337-14338]
[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. SCALISE:
       H.R. 6428. A bill to provide for State enhanced authority 
     for coastal and ocean resources, expansion of America's 
     supply of natural gas and oil, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Armed 
     Services, and 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. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 6429. A bill to establish a small business energy 
     emergency disaster loan program; to the Committee on Small 
     Business, 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. BUYER:
       H.R. 6430. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, 
     relating to the health professional scholarship program of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BUYER:
       H.R. 6431. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to 
     Congress reports in electronic form; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 6432. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the animal drug user fee 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 6433. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish a program of fees relating to 
     generic new animal drugs; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mrs. Capps, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lee, Mr. Baca, Mr. Dicks, 
             Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. DeFazio, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 6434. A bill to establish national standards for 
     discharges from cruise vessels into the waters of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 6435. A bill to relieve traffic congestion; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 6436. A bill to combat international oil price fixing 
     and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
     individuals a credit against income tax of at least $1,000 to 
     offset high 2008 gasoline and diesel fuel prices; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Poe, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Carter, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Edwards of Texas, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Paul, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Salazar, 
             and Mr. Skelton):
       H.R. 6437. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 200 North Texas Avenue in 
     Odessa, Texas, as the ``Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 6438. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     lift restrictions on the availability of certain enlistment, 
     reenlistment, and student loan benefits for military 
     technicians, when membership in a reserve component is a 
     condition of the military technician's employment and to 
     repeal the prohibition in title 32, United States Code, 
     against overtime pay for National Guard technicians; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HARE (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             and Mr. Hall of New York):
       H.R. 6439. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code to 
     expand the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     provide counseling for family members of veterans receiving 
     non-service-connected treatment; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 6440. A bill to provide for the transfer of certain 
     Federal Property to the Galveston Historical Foundation; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 6441. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for replacing an automobile 
     with a more fuel-efficient automobile; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SPRATT:
       H.R. 6442. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to require 
     the Secretary of Labor to certify a group of workers in a 
     subdivision of firm as eligible to apply for assistance under 
     the trade adjustment assistance program if the subdivision is 
     a seller of articles of the firm that employed a group of 
     workers who received a certification of eligibility under 
     such program and such sales are related to the article that 
     was the basis for such certification; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Hayes, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr.

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             McCarthy of California, and Mr. Heller):
       H. Con. Res. 388. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Department of Defense and the 
     Federal Voting Assistance Program should take certain 
     additional and timely measures to ensure that members of the 
     Armed Forces and their dependents are provided with 
     reasonable information on how to register to vote and vote in 
     the 2008 general elections; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. FILNER:
       H. Res. 1319. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of Four Immortal Chaplains Day in remembrance of 
     the 4 men who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of 
     compassion for those of different races and faiths; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Castle, 
             and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H. Res. 1320. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of July 10, 2008, as ``National Summer Learning 
     Day''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Hooley, and Mr. Wu):
       H. Res. 1321. A resolution honoring the Oregon National 
     Guard Youth Challenge Program for its outstanding 
     achievements; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Berman, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Honda, Mr. Royce, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Baca, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. 
             Costa, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Res. 1322. A resolution commending the firefighters from 
     California and throughout the United States for their 
     courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California 
     wildfires; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MITCHELL:
       H. Res. 1323. A resolution commending the Arizona State 
     University softball team for their victory in the 2008 
     Women's College World Series; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H. Res. 1324. A resolution requesting that the President 
     focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention 
     and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal 
     efforts to participate in National Night Out, which occurs 
     the first Tuesday of August each year, including by 
     supporting local efforts and community watch groups and by 
     supporting local officials, to promote community safety and 
     help provide homeland security; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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