[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1997-1999]
[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 Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and 
             Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 5336. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to 
     authorize funding for brownfields revitalization activities 
     and State response programs, 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 Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 5337. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on triphenyltin hydroxide; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 5338. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid and 4-(2,4-
     dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid, dimethylamine salt; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 5339. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Bromoxynil Octonoate; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 5340. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on dichlorprop-p acid, dichlorprop-p dimethylamine salt, 
     and dichlorprop-p 2-ethylhexyl ester; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 5341. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Gibberellic Acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 5342. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 5343. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2-ethylhexyl (4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy) acetate; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 5344. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxy-acetic acid, dimethylamine 
     salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 5345. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on MCPB Acid and MCPB Sodium Salt; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 5346. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Imazapyr; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT:
       H.R. 5347. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     metsulfuron-methyl; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 5348. A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assure comprehensive, 
     affordable health insurance coverage for all Americans 
     through an American Health Benefits Program; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 5349. A bill to extend the Protect America Act of 2007 
     for 21 days; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
     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. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself and Mrs. Drake):
       H.R. 5350. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
     sell or exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration property located in Norfolk, Virginia, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Emanuel, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kind, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Castor, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Hall of New 
             York, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hodes, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Sires, Ms. Tsongas, and Mr. Welch of 
             Vermont):
       H.R. 5351. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of 
     renewable energy and energy conservation; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 5352. A bill 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, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, 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 Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Pickering):
       H.R. 5353. A bill to establish broadband policy and direct 
     the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding 
     and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer 
     protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband 
     Internet access services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5354. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain theatrical lighting fixtures; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5355. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain theatrical lighting fixtures; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5356. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain surge protective receptacles and surge suppressor 
     strips; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5357. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain lighting control timers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5358. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain electrical connectors and adaptors; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5359. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on aluminum lamp-holder housings containing sockets; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5360. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on brass lamp-holder housings containing sockets; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5361. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on plastic lamp-holder housings containing sockets; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5362. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on porcelain lamp-holder housings containing sockets; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5363. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on high 
     current ground fault circuit interrupters; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5364. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on in 
     line ground fault circuit interrupters; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5365. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ground 
     fault circuit interrupter receptacles of greater than 15 
     amps; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5366. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ground 
     fault circuit interrupter receptacles of 15 amps or less; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5367. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on right 
     angle ground fault circuit interrupters; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5368. A bill to suspend the duty on Aluminum (0.010" 
     and thicker); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5369. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5370. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain gelatins; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5371. A bill to suspend the duty on Aluminum (0.008" 
     and thinner); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BEAN (for herself and Mr. Sires):
       H.R. 5372. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     allow a special depreciation allowance for reuse and 
     recycling property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 5373. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the energy efficient appliance credit and the 
     nonbusiness energy property credit; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5374. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on sodium methylate powder; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5375. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Trimethyl cyclo hexanol; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5376. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Thymol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5377. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 1,2 Octanediol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5378. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Menthyl anthranilate; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5379. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2-Phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5380. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Methyl Salicylate; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5381. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Methyl cinnamate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5382. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on p-Methylacetophenone; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5383. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 2,2-Dimethyl-3-(3-methylphenyl)proponal; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5384. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,2 
     Hexanediol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5385. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,2 
     Pentanediol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5386. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on 5-Methyl-2-

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     (methylethyl)cyclohexyl-2-hydroxypropanoate; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5387. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Frescolat MGA; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5388. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Anisic Aldehyde; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5389. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on o-tert-Butylcyclohexanol; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5390. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 4-ADPA; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5391. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on sodium 
     hypophosphite; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5392. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on Mixtures of N-phenyl-N-((trichloromethyl)thio)-
     benzenesulfonamide, calcium carbonate, and mineral oil; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5393. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Ferro 
     Boron; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina:
       H.R. 5394. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Cobalt 
     Boron; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARNAHAN (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Costello, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Akin, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Solis, 
             Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 5395. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 11001 Dunklin Drive in St. 
     Louis, Missouri, as the ``William `Bill' Clay Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 5396. A bill to designate the Cold War Museum in 
     Fairfax, Virginia, as the National Cold War Museum; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HODES:
       H.R. 5397. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain battery assemblies; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5398. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain mixtures containing [3-[(6--chloro-3-
     pridinyl)methyl]-2-thiazolidinylidene]cyana ide; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 5399. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain travel bags with a removable backpack or daypack; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Jordan, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Turner, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Latta, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 5400. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 160 East Washington Street 
     in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, as the ``Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. Hare, Ms. Hooley, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Kagen):
       H.R. 5401. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants for energy efficiency improvements and 
     renewable energy improvements at public school facilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. WELCH of Vermont (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Hall of New York, and Mr. Carnahan):
       H.R. 5402. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     establish the Office of Environment, Energy, and Climate 
     Change and to establish the Climate Change Center and 
     Clearinghouse to provide support and information on climate 
     change to small business concerns; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 5403. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide an equitable distribution of land 
     to the 13th Alaska Native Regional Corporation; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Michaud):
       H. Con. Res. 291. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     honoring the 400th anniversary of Quebec City in Quebec, 
     Canada, since its founding in 1608 by French explorer Samuel 
     de Champlain; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself and Mr. Skelton):
       H. Con. Res. 292. Concurrent resolution honoring Margaret 
     Truman Daniel and her lifetime of accomplishments; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Berry, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cramer, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Ross, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Taylor, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Whitfield of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Davis of Alabama, and Mr. 
             Boozman):
       H. Res. 971. A resolution expressing the sympathies and 
     support of the House of Representatives for the individuals 
     and institutions affected by the powerful tornados that 
     struck communities in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, 
     Mississippi, and Tennessee on February 5th, 2008; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Ms. Fallin, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Engel, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite 
             of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Matsui, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Hirono, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Biggert, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Markey, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Norton, Ms. Bean, Mr. Altmire, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Farr, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. 
             Wilson of New Mexico, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Israel, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Drake, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ross, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Langevin, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Solis, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. Bono Mack, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Harman, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mrs. Davis of California, and Ms. Herseth 
             Sandlin):
       H. Res. 972. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mrs. Biggert):
       H. Res. 973. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the 10th annual National Consumer Protection Week; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H. Res. 975. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Tom 
     Lantos, a Representative of the State of California; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             Kagen, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Arcuri, 
             Mr. Hare, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Obey, 
             Mr. Michaud, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, and Mr. Manzullo):
       H. Res. 977. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that rebate checks would better stimulate 
     the economy if spent on American-made products and services 
     from American-owned companies; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Langevin, Ms. McCollum 
             of Minnesota, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hare, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Sutton, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. Capps, 
             and Mr. Loebsack):
       H. Res. 978. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the week of March 3-7, 2008, as ``School 
     Social Work Week'' to promote awareness of the vital role of 
     school social workers in schools, and in the community as a 
     whole, in helping students prepare for their future as 
     productive citizens; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

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