[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[House]
[Pages 24161-24162]
[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. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 7272. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to transfer 
     individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Naval Consolidated Brig, Charleston, 
     South Carolina; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 7273. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual 
     income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State and 
     local sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of 
     certain motor vehicles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Platts, and Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 7274. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for the establishment and 
     implementation of concussion management guidelines with 
     respect to student athletes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Shays, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Akin):
       H.R. 7275. A bill to establish the Financial Oversight 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER (for himself, Mr. Price of Georgia, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Lamborn, 
             and Mr. McCaul of Texas):
       H.R. 7276. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to require prior approval by the 
     Congress for expenditures from the third tranche, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 7277. A bill to suspend the beginning date for 
     required distributions from certain retirement plans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H.R. 7278. A bill to suspend the beginning date for 
     required distributions from defined contribution plans based 
     on attainment of age 70 1/2, to waive the 10 percent penalty 
     on withdrawals from qualified retirement plans during 2008 
     and 2009 for financial hardship, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 7279. A bill to provide for a 3-year suspension of the 
     minimum distribution requirements for defined contribution 
     plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       H.R. 7280. A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to prohibit States from charging child support 
     recipients for the collection of child support; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 7281. A bill to direct the Election Assistance 
     Commission to make grants to States to carry out election 
     administration improvement plans; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 7282. A bill to promote conservation and provide for 
     sensible development in Carson City, Nevada, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. KING of New York:
       H.R. 7283. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the age at which distributions from 
     qualified retirement plans are required to begin from 70 1/2 
     to 75, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 7284. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce 
     greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuel sold in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 7285. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an increase in the maximum level of fees 
     authorized to be charged by representatives with respect to 
     claims of entitlement to past-due benefits and to require 
     cost-of-living adjustments to such level of authorized fees; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Walsh of 
             New York, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Engel, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Israel, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Arcuri):
       H.R. 7286. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 46-02 21st Street in Long 
     Island City, New York, as the ``Geraldine Ferraro Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 7287. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a Wellness Trust; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 7288. A bill to allow flood insurance coverage under 
     the national flood insurance program for new structures 
     designed to protect public safety that are located in special

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     flood hazard zones, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 7289. A bill to provide grants to promote financial 
     literacy; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 7290. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the credit for renewable electricity 
     production to include electricity produced from biomass for 
     on-site use; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 7291. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to develop and construct a facility on the campus of 
     Saint Elizabeths Hospital in the District of Columbia to 
     serve as the headquarters for the United States Coast Guard; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 7292. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income compensation received by 
     employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer 
     stock; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 7293. A bill to suspend for 2008 and 2009 the required 
     minimum distribution requirements with respect to certain 
     defined contribution plans to the extent the interest of an 
     individual in such plans does not exceed $300,000; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 7294. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expand the authorized concurrent receipt of disability 
     severance pay from the Department of Defense and compensation 
     for the same disability under any law administered by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have 
     a combat-related disability, as defined under section 1413a 
     of such title; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Poe, Mr. 
             Issa, Mr. Latta, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Flake, Mr. Conaway, and Mr. McCaul of Texas):
       H.J. Res. 101. A joint resolution relating to the 
     disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Towns, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Stark, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Carson, Ms. Richardson, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Castor, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Watson, Mr. Foster, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Rush, and Ms. 
             Matsui):
       H. Res. 1529. A resolution acknowledging the 40th 
     anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill 
     Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 1530. A resolution calling on the State Department 
     to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a ``Country of 
     Particular Concern'' with respect to religious freedom; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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