[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Pages 23849-23851]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           MEASURES REFERRED

  The following bills were read the first and the second times by 
unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

       H.R. 160. An act to amend the American Battlefield 
     Protection Act of 1996 to establish a battlefield acquisition 
     grant program for the acquisition and protection of 
     nationally significant battlefields and associated

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     sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       H.R. 642. To establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones 
     Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program within the 
     Department of Education to promote installation of fire 
     sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention 
     technologies, in qualified student housing and dormitories, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       H.R. 1485. An act for the relief of Esther Karinge; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 2535. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study on the feasibility and suitability of 
     constructing a storage reservoir, outlet works, and a 
     delivery system for the Tule River Indian Tribe of California 
     to provide a water supply for domestic, municipal, 
     industrial, and agricultural purposes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 2583. An act to amend title VII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible 
     hospitals to establish residency training programs; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       H.R. 2994. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to pain care; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       H.R. 3018. An act to provide for payment of an 
     administrative fee to public housing agencies to cover the 
     costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in 
     connection with the housing choice voucher program of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       H.R. 3019. An act to establish an Office of Housing 
     Counseling to carry out and coordinate the responsibilities 
     of the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding 
     counseling on homeownership and rental housing issues, to 
     make grants to entities for providing such counseling, to 
     launch a national housing counseling advertising campaign, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       H.R. 3036. To reauthorize and enhance the National 
     Environmental Education Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       H.R. 3174. An act to amend titles 28 and 10, United States 
     Code, to allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied 
     relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the Armed Forces; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 3299. To provide for a boundary adjustment and land 
     conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to 
     correct the effects of an erroneous land survey that resulted 
     in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision, 
     Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       H.R. 3336. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to carry out a study to determine the suitability and 
     feasibility of establishing Camp Hale as a unit of the 
     National Park System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       H.R. 3402. An act to require accurate and reasonable 
     disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone 
     calling cards and services; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       H.R. 3849. An act to provide for the conveyance of parcels 
     of land to Mantua, Box Elder County, Utah; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 5030. An act for the relief of Corina de Chalup 
     Turcinovic; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 5243. An act for the relief of Kumi Iizuka-Barcena; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 5244. An act to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish fair and transparent practices relating to the 
     extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       H.R. 5335. An act to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land 
     components, and campgrounds associated with the Trail of 
     Tears National Historic Trail, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 5352. An act to protect seniors in the United States 
     from elder abuse by establishing specialized elder abuse 
     prosecution and research programs and activities to aid 
     victims of elder abuse, to provide training to prosecutors 
     and other law enforcement related to elder abuse prevention 
     and protection, to establish programs that provide for 
     emergency crisis response teams to combat elder abuse, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 5443. An act to improve defense cooperation between 
     the Republic of Korea and the United States; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       H.R. 5611. An act to reform the National Association of 
     Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       H.R. 5736. An act to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic in Gadsden, Alabama, as the Colonel 
     Ola Lee Mize Veterans Clinic; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       H.R. 5772. An act to amend section 811 of the Cranston-
     Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the 
     program under such section for supportive housing for persons 
     with disabilities; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       H.R. 5853. An act to expand the boundary of the Minute Man 
     National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
     to include Barrett's Farm, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 6064. To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver 
     Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants 
     for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 6159. An act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     certain National Forest System lands in the Mendocino 
     National Forest in the State of California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 6176. An act to authorize the expansion of the Fort 
     Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       H.R. 6323. An act to establish a research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application program to promote 
     research of appropriate technologies for heavy duty plug-in 
     hybrid vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       H.R. 6406. An act to elevate the Inspector General of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission to an Inspector General 
     appointed pursuant to section 3 of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       H.R. 6585. An act 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 Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 6604. An act to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity 
     markets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       H.R. 6625. An act to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
       H.R. 6685. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide an annual grant to facilitate an iron 
     working training program for Native Americans; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.

  The following concurrent resolutions were read, and referred as 
indicated:

       H. Con. Res. 61. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the United States flag flown over the 
     United States Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day 
     each month in honor of the brave men and women from the 
     United States who have lost their lives in military 
     conflicts; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
       H. Con. Res. 214. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the President should grant a 
     posthumous pardon to John Arthur ``Jack'' Johnson for the 
     1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which 
     diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, 
     and tarnished his reputation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 223. Concurrent resolution honoring 
     professional surveyors and recognizing their contributions to 
     society; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 239. Recognizing and acknowledging the 
     important role of adoption, and commending all parties 
     involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption 
     plan, adoptive families, and adopted children; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       H. Con. Res. 255. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the United States commitment to 
     preservation of religious and cultural sites and condemning 
     instances where sites are desecrated; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       H. Con. Res. 351. Concurrent resolution honoring the 225th 
     Anniversary of the Continental Congress meeting in Nassau 
     Hall, Princeton, New Jersey, in 1783; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 360. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     important social and economic contributions and 
     accomplishments of the New Deal to our Nation on the 75th 
     anniversary of legislation establishing the initial New Deal 
     social and public works programs; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 371. Concurrent resolution strongly supporting 
     an immediate and just restitution of, or compensation for, 
     property illegally confiscated during the last century by 
     Nazi and Communist regimes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       H. Con. Res. 374. Concurrent resolution supporting 
     Christian, Jewish, and Muslim interfaith dialogue that 
     promotes peace, understanding, unity, and religious freedom; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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       H. Con. Res. 376. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     2007-2008 National Basketball Association World Champions, 
     the Boston Celtics, on an outstanding and historic season; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 386. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     celebrating the 232nd anniversary of the signing of the 
     Declaration of Independence; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 388. 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 
     and citizens living overseas are provided with reasonable 
     information on how to register to vote and vote in the 2008 
     general elections; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
       H. Con. Res. 393. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of ``National Sudden Cardiac Arrest 
     Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       H. Con. Res. 405. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     first full week of April as ``National Workplace Wellness 
     Week''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 408. Concurrent resolution recognizing North 
     Platte, Nebraska, as ``Rail Town USA''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       H. Con. Res. 410. Concurrent resolution recognizing the FBI 
     on their 100th anniversary; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 415. Concurrent resolution celebrating 75 
     years of effective State-based alcohol regulation and 
     recognizing State lawmakers, regulators, law enforcement 
     officers, the public health community and industry members 
     for creating a workable, legal, and successful system of 
     alcoholic beverage regulation, distribution, and sale; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 429. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of the United States wine industry to the American 
     economy; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.

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