[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15119-15120]
[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. ELLSWORTH (for himself and Mr. Jordan):
       H.R. 6491. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     combat, deter, and punish individuals and enterprises engaged 
     nationally and internationally in organized crime involving 
     theft and interstate fencing of stolen retail merchandise, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 6492. A bill to regulate certain deferred prosecution 
     agreements and nonprosecution agreements in Federal criminal 
     cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Costello, 
             and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 6493. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     enhance aviation safety; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, 
             and Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida):
       H.R. 6494. A bill to provide veterans with individualized 
     notice about available benefits, to streamline application 
     processes for the benefits, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Inslee, Mr. McNerney, and Ms. Solis):
       H.R. 6495. A bill to authorize programs and activities to 
     support transportation and housing options that will assist 
     American families in reducing transportation costs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Financial Services, 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. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shays, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Moore 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Olver, Mr. Israel, Mr. Welch of 
             Vermont, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 6496. A bill to address the impending humanitarian 
     crisis and potential security breakdown as a result of the 
     mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries, and 
     the growing internally displaced population in Iraq, by 
     increasing directed accountable assistance to these 
     populations and their host countries, facilitating the 
     resettlement of Iraqis at risk, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Ms. HOOLEY:
       H.R. 6497. A bill to require the payment of compensation to 
     members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the 
     United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the 
     Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan 
     during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such 
     members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
     and 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. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 6498. A bill to secure the promise of personalized 
     medicine for all Americans by expanding and accelerating 
     genomics research and initiatives to improve the accuracy of 
     disease diagnosis, increase the safety of drugs, and identify 
     novel treatments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 6499. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reform the estate and gift tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 6500. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for the automatic enrollment of new participants in 
     the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 6501. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish a trust fund with proceeds from the taxing of 
     internet gambling to provide opportunities to individuals who 
     are, or were, in foster care and individuals in declining 
     sectors of the economy; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and 
             Mrs. Musgrave):
       H.R. 6502. A bill to provide for the construction of the 
     Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 6503. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing 
     Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 6504. A bill to authorize grants to local educational 
     agencies to develop and implement coordinated services 
     programs; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 6505. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
     to treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species 
     under that Act, to make corrections in the provisions 
     relating to captive wildlife offenses under that Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BERMAN:
       H. Res. 1341. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House in the Senate amendments to H.R. 3890, with 
     amendments; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. EMANUEL:
       H. Res. 1342. A resolution electing certain Members to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H. Res. 1345. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H. Res. 1346. A resolution recognizing that more than 
     160,000,000 people in India are considered untouchable and 
     dehumanized by the caste system; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Res. 1347. A resolution praising relief efforts by 
     Chinese individuals and nongovernmental organizations to 
     assist victims of the recent earthquake in the People's 
     Republic of China, recognizing the Chinese Government for 
     allowing such efforts to proceed and for allowing open media 
     coverage of the earthquake, and encouraging the Chinese 
     Government to continue this new era of openness; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ:
       H. Res. 1348. A resolution honoring Anne d'Harnoncourt for 
     her contributions as an internationally-esteemed museum 
     leader and art scholar; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Putnam, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Hunter, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Everett):
       H. Res. 1349. A resolution commending the Government of the 
     Czech Republic for formally agreeing to station on its 
     territory a United States radar system for the purpose of 
     tracking the trajectories of any ballistic

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     missiles within its range that would threaten the collective 
     security of the United States, the Czech Republic, and their 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.

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