[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[House]
[Pages 23384-23385]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Issa):
       H.R. 7216. A bill to amend section 3328 of title 5, United 
     States Code, relating to Selective Service registration; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. considered 
     and passed.
           By Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 7217. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     enhance authorities with regard to real property that has yet 
     to be reported excess, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 7218. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize funding for 
     emergency management performance grants to provide for 
     domestic preparedness and collective response to catastrophic 
     incidents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, 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. McHUGH (for himself, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Kuhl of New 
             York, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 7219. A bill to impose a moratorium on the 
     implementation of a Medicaid regulation related to the 
     outpatient clinic and hospital facility services definition 
     and upper payment limit; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Levin, and 
             Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 7220. A bill to extend the Andean Trade Preference 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mrs. Biggert, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Carson):
       H.R. 7221. A bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act to reauthorize the Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Levin, and 
             Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 7222. A bill to extend the Andean Trade Preference 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means. considered and passed.
           By Mr. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. Pearce, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Jordan, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mrs. Schmidt, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Kuhl of New York, 
             Ms. Foxx, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Marchant, 
             Mr. Carter, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Feeney, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Mr. McHenry, Mr. Akin, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Scalise):
       H.R. 7223. A bill to suspend the capital gains tax, 
     schedule the government-sponsored enterprises for 
     privatization, repeal the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment 
     Act, and suspend mark-to-market accounting requirements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the 
     Budget, Education and Labor, and Rules, 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. CANNON:
       H.R. 7224. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     create an offense for misuse in communications of a 
     registered mark; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Filner, Ms. Schakowsky, and 
             Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 7225. A bill to establish a National Parents Corps 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Roskam, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Gingrey, 
             Mr. Westmoreland, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Sali, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Gohmert, Ms. Foxx, Mrs. Drake, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Flake, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Carter, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
             Mr. Tiberi, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Feeney, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. 
             Doolittle):
       H.R. 7226. A bill to direct the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation to create a ``net worth certificate'' program 
     along the lines of what Congress enacted in the 1980s for the 
     savings and loan industry; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 7227. A bill to encourage States to report to the 
     Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of 
     individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 7228. A bill to provide an unlimited amount of 
     insurance on accounts insured by the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to provide unlimited protection of principal in money market 
     funds through the Treasury's exchange stabilization fund; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Stark, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 7229. A bill to amend title 31 of the United States 
     Code to require that Federal children's programs be 
     separately displayed and analyzed in the President's budget; 
     to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 7230. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide 
     for enforcement, including criminal penalties, by the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission of electric reliability 
     standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, 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. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Salazar):
       H.R. 7231. A bill to repeal the exemption for hydraulic 
     fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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           By Mr. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 7232. A bill to reform the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Al Green of Texas, and Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 7233. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, 
     parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their 
     children's and grandchildren's educational and 
     extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be 
     taken for routine family medical needs and to assist elderly 
     relatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 
     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. MILLER of North Carolina:
       H.R. 7234. A bill to increase research, the synthesis of 
     research findings, and the production of scientific 
     information on chemicals, and to expedite the listing of 
     information in the Integrated Risk Information System 
     maintained by the Office of Research and Development of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Nunes, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 7235. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act the amount of deposits insured under that Act; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, 
             Mr. Weiner, Ms. Bean, and Mr. Ryan of Ohio):
       H.R. 7236. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deduction for business start-up 
     expenditures from $5,000 to $10,000; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, 
             Mr. Weiner, Ms. Bean, and Mr. Ryan of Ohio):
       H.R. 7237. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the phasedown of the credit percentage for the 
     dependent care credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Herger):
       H.R. 7238. A bill to provide a tax credit for qualified 
     energy storage air conditioner property; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 7239. A bill to reduce gasoline prices, to lessen the 
     dependence of the United States on foreign oil, to strengthen 
     the economy of the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, Ways and Means, Science and 
     Technology, Oversight and Government Reform, Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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. McGOVERN:
       H. Con. Res. 440. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Royce, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Fortuno, and Mr. 
             Pence):
       H. Con. Res. 441. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     threat that the spread of radical Islamist terrorism and 
     Iranian adventurism in Africa poses to the United States, our 
     allies, and interests; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H. Res. 1520. A resolution commending the Kingdom of 
     Morocco for designating a ``National Women's Day'' to be 
     observed each year on October 10, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Watt, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H. Res. 1521. A resolution honoring organizers for 
     promoting equality; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Cohen):
       H. Res. 1522. A resolution honoring the life, achievements, 
     and contributions of Paul Newman; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.

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