[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 16107-16108]
[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 and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 6574. A bill to implement the United States-Russian 
     Federation Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of 
     Nuclear Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, 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. WAXMAN (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 6575. A bill to require the Archivist of the United 
     States to promulgate regulations to prevent the over-
     classification of information, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 6576. A bill to require the Archivist of the United 
     States to promulgate regulations regarding the use of 
     information control designations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Higgins, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Camp of Michigan, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Obey, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Kirk, 
             Mr. Dingell, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 6577. A bill to express the consent and approval of 
     Congress to an interstate compact regarding water resources 
     in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 6578. A bill to provide for the sale of light grade 
     petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and its 
     replacement with heavy grade petroleum; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Carter, Ms. Granger, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
             Bishop of Utah, Mr. Gingrey, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             McCarthy of California, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Sali, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. McHenry, 
             Mr. Keller, Mr. Shuster, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Sullivan, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mr. Everett, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Jordan, 
             Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Fortuno):
       H.R. 6579. A bill to require transfer of the 1002 Area of 
     Alaska to the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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. KIND (for himself, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. McCarthy 
             of California, and Mr. Wilson of Ohio):
       H.R. 6580. A bill to ensure the fair treatment of a member 
     of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, 
     at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of 
     Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who 
     is the only surviving child in a family in which the father 
     or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed 
     Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was 
     killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is 
     in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently 
     disabled, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to funeral 
     trusts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs, Ways and Means, 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. MAHONEY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Boyd of 
             Florida, Mr. Putnam, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 6581. A bill to appropriate funds for the provision of 
     emergency financial assistance to producers and first 
     handlers of fresh

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     tomatoes for losses incurred as a result of the removal of 
     fresh tomatoes and products containing fresh tomatoes from 
     the market and other actions undertaken in response to a 
     public health advisory regarding tomatoes issued by the Food 
     and Drug Administration in June 2008; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself and Mr. Pitts):
       H.R. 6582. A bill to encourage the development of small 
     business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve 
     coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small 
     business CHOICE tax credit; 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 Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico):
       H.R. 6583. A bill to amend the Indian Law Enforcement 
     Reform Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Act, the Indian Tribal 
     Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000, and the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve 
     the prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian 
     country, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources, Energy and Commerce, and 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 Ms. HOOLEY:
       H.R. 6584. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 19300 South Molalla Avenue 
     in Oregon City, Oregon, as the ``Alice Norris Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. HOOLEY:
       H.R. 6585. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 311 Southwest 2nd Street in 
     Corvallis, Oregon, as the ``Helen Berg Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. HOOLEY:
       H.R. 6586. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3624 Commercial Street 
     Southeast in Salem, Oregon, as the ``Sue Miller Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Latham, 
             Mr. Braley of Iowa, and Mr. King of Iowa):
       H.R. 6587. A bill to provide tax relief for the victims of 
     severe storms, tornados, and flooding in the Midwest, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:
       H.R. 6588. A bill to preclude searches of laptop computers 
     and similar devices based on the power as sovereign to search 
     at the border or upon entry to the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California):
       H.R. 6589. A bill to provide financial support for the 
     operation of the law library of the Library of Congress, and 
     for other purposes; 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 Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 6590. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to require the country of origin of a nonimmigrant 
     religious worker to extend reciprocal immigration treatment 
     to nationals of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER:
       H.R. 6591. A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2008 to provide for the conveyance to the United States 
     of certain non-Federal land to be used by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs for the construction of a veterans medical 
     facility; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself and Mr. 
             Pearce):
       H.R. 6592. A bill to authorize the conveyance of certain 
     public land in the State of New Mexico owned or leased by the 
     Department of Energy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Natural Resources, and 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. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Ehlers):
       H. Con. Res. 395. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     printing of an additional number of copies of the 23rd 
     edition of the pocket version of the United States 
     Constitution; to the Committee on House Administration. 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H. Res. 1366. A resolution recognizing Honor Flight 
     Michigan, Inc., for its important work in recognizing World 
     War II veterans and expressing condolences to the family and 
     friends of David Cameron following his death; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Payne, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Sires, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H. Res. 1369. A resolution recognizing nongovernmental 
     organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between 
     Israelis and Palestinians; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BERMAN:
       H. Res. 1370. A resolution calling on the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China to immediately end abuses of the 
     human rights of its citizens, to cease repression of Tibetan 
     and Uighur citizens, and to end its support for the 
     Governments of Sudan and Burma to ensure that the Beijing 
     2008 Olympic Games take place in an atmosphere that honors 
     the Olympic traditions of freedom and openness; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       H. Res. 1371. A resolution congratulating the Saratoga Race 
     Course as it celebrates its 140th season; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H. Res. 1372. A resolution celebrating the 100th 
     anniversary of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and 
     recognizing the partnership between the City of Omaha, its 
     citizens, and the University to build a vibrant and dynamic 
     community; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

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