[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15728-15730]
[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. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Israel, 
             and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina):
       H.R. 6559. A bill to require automobile manufacturers to 
     ensure that not less that 80 percent of the automobiles 
     manufactured or sold in the United States by each such 
     manufacturer to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 
     percent ethanol, 85 percent methanol, or biodiesel; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

[[Page 15729]]


           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 6560. A bill to establish an earned import allowance 
     program under Public Law 109-53, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 6561. A bill to increase funding of the block grant to 
     States for social services, to provide for the increased 
     funding to be used to provide a gasoline subsidy to certain 
     low-income individuals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Hall of New 
             York, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 6562. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, 
     relating to presumptions of exposure for veterans who served 
     in the vicinity of Vietnam; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SOUDER:
       H.R. 6563. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to require information on the value of any personal 
     residence and on the balance, interest rate, and remaining 
     number of years of any mortgage secured by real property to 
     be included in the annual financial disclosure reports 
     required to be filed under such Act; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Administration, 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. KIND (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 6564. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the rate of the excise tax on certain arrows 
     designed for use by children; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 6565. A bill to provide additional authority to the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in resolving problem 
     financial institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
             McCotter, Ms. Granger, Mr. Carter, Mr. Cole of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. David Davis 
             of Tennessee, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Latta, Mr. Issa, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Wittman of Virginia, Mr. 
             Nunes, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. 
             Drake, Mr. Royce, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Bonner, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Linder, 
             Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Boustany, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, 
             Ms. Foxx, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Goode, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Davis of Kentucky, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Everett, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Boozman, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Graves, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Sali, and Mr. 
             Pence):
       H.R. 6566. A bill to bring down energy prices by increasing 
     safe, domestic production, encouraging the development of 
     alternative and renewable energy, and promoting conservation; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Energy and 
     Commerce, Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, 
     and 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. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Ms. Harman, Mr. Kirk, and Ms. 
             Speier):
       H.R. 6567. A bill to expand the research, prevention, and 
     awareness activities of the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention and the National Institutes of Health with respect 
     to pulmonary fibrosis, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 6568. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to encourage research and carry out an 
     educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension, 
     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 Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. 
             Butterfield):
       H.R. 6569. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure that victims of public health emergencies have 
     meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health 
     care services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. EMANUEL:
       H.R. 6570. A bill to encourage increased production of 
     natural gas vehicles and to provide tax incentives for 
     natural gas vehicle infrastructure; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, 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. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 6571. A bill to prohibit smoking near executive, 
     legislative, and judicial branch buildings and entryways; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on House Administration, 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 Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Kaptur, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 6572. A bill to encourage States and units of general 
     local government to use amounts received under the community 
     development block grant program and the community mental 
     health services and substance abuse block grant programs to 
     provide housing counseling and financial counseling for 
     individuals before their release from inpatient or 
     residential institutions for individuals with mental illness 
     and periodic evaluation of the appropriateness of such 
     counseling after such release; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, 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 Ms. SUTTON (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hare):
       H.R. 6573. A bill to create an Office of Domestic Product 
     Promotion within the Department of Commerce to promote the 
     sale of United States products; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Kuhl of New York, and 
             Ms. DeLauro):
       H. Con. Res. 393. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of ``National Sudden Cardiac Arrest 
     Awareness Month``; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WAMP:
       H. Con. Res. 394. Concurrent resolution honoring and 
     recognizing Acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers for 
     his contributions to the construction of the Capitol Visitor 
     Center and his dedication to the maintenance of the Capitol 
     complex; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. EDWARDS of Maryland:
       H. Res. 1360. A resolution honoring and commemorating the 
     selfless acts of heroism displayed by the late Detective John 
     Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut 
     of the United States Capitol Police on July 24, 1998; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia):
       H. Res. 1361. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the United States should lead a 
     high-level diplomatic effort to defeat the campaign by some 
     members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to 
     divert the United Nation's Durban Review Conference from a 
     review of problems in their own and other countries by 
     attacking Israel, promoting anti-Semitism, and undermining 
     the Universal Charter of Human Rights and to ensure that the 
     Durban Review Conference serves as a forum to review 
     commitments to combat all forms of racism; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Ms. 
             Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. Alexander):
       H. Res. 1364. A resolution recognizing the persons who are 
     serving or have served in the airborne forces of the Armed 
     Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.

[[Page 15730]]


           By Mr. TANNER (for himself and Mr. Wamp):
       H. Res. 1365. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that an independent commission is 
     the best vehicle for ensuring that Congressional 
     redistricting conducted by a State is done in a manner that 
     respects the principles of transparency, effective and 
     diverse public participation, and accountability; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

                          ____________________