[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2822-2823]
[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. BUYER:
       H.R. 5509. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States 
     Code, to improve and enhance procedures for the retirement of 
     members of the Armed Forces for disability and to improve and 
     enhance authorities for the rating and compensation of 
     service-connected disabilities in veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed Services, 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. WILSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 5510. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the 
     disability insurance program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 5511. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to remedy problems 
     caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, Colorado, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SPACE (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 5512. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to prescribe the weights and the compositions of 
     circulating coins, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Coble, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. McHenry):
       H.R. 5513. A bill to reduce youth usage of tobacco 
     products, to enhance State efforts to eliminate retail sales 
     of tobacco products to minors, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 5514. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting 
     pornography, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Brady of Texas, and Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 5515. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward 
     benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements 
     in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the 
     Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve 
     coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself 
             and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 5516. A bill to increase Federal Pell Grants for the 
     children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other 
     first responders; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. POE (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Carter, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Culberson, 
             Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Neugebauer, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 5517. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 7231 FM 1960 in Humble, 
     Texas, as the ``Texas Military Veterans Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 5518. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to order the recall of meat and 
     poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H. Con. Res. 305. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Mollohan):
       H. Res. 1006. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of a National Miner's Day to celebrate and honor the 
     contributions of miners and encouraging the people of the 
     United States to participate in local and National activities 
     celebrating and honoring the contributions of miners; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Roskam, Ms. Bean, Mr. Rush, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Braley 
             of Iowa, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Weller,

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             Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Sutton, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Ms. Harman):
       H. Res. 1007. A resolution expressing the condolences of 
     the House to those affected by the devastating shooting 
     incident of February 14, 2008, at Northern Illinois 
     University in DeKalb, Illinois; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cantor, and 
             Mr. McNulty):
       H. Res. 1008. A resolution condemning the persecution of 
     Baha'is in Iran; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Mr. 
             Reichert, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, and Mr. Keller):
       H. Res. 1009. A resolution recognizing school resource 
     officers and their crucial role in keeping America's 
     students, teachers, and administrators safe; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, 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. DONNELLY (for himself and Mr. Feeney):
       H. Res. 1010. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     manufactured housing in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H. Res. 1011. A resolution calling on the United States 
     Government and the international community to promptly 
     develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional 
     strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian 
     operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to 
     conditions for sustainable peace and good governance in Chad, 
     as well as in the wider region that includes the northern 
     region of the Central African Republic and the Darfur region 
     of Sudan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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