[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3115-3116]
[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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Barrow):
       H.R. 5522. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to 
     issue interim and final occupational safety and health 
     standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 5523. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to regulate and tax Internet gambling; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Chandler, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 5524. A bill to amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 5525. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     improve the National Veterans Business Development 
     Corporation; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. FORTUNO (for himself and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 5526. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish the Task Force on Medical Facility 
     Improvements in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Sestak, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       H.R. 5527. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     protect the health of susceptible populations, including 
     pregnant women, infants, and children, by requiring a health 
     advisory, drinking water standard, and reference 
     concentration for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Capuano, 
             and Ms. Tsongas):
       H.R. 5528. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 120 Commercial Street in 
     Brockton, Massachusetts, as the ``Rocky Marciano Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Honda, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Boswell, Ms. 
             Shea-Porter, and Mr. Hodes):
       H.R. 5529. A bill to direct the President to seek to 
     establish an international renewable energy agency to expand 
     the availability and generating capacity of renewable energy 
     to markets around the world in order to increase economic 
     opportunity, drive technological innovation, enhance regional 
     and global security, raise living standards, and reduce 
     global warming pollution; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Honda, and 
             Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 5530. A bill to ensure the coordination and 
     integration of Indian tribes in the National Homeland 
     Security strategy and to establish an Office of Tribal 
     Government Homeland Security within the Department of 
     Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources, 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Cantor, Mr. LaTourette, 
             and Mr. Cannon):
       H. Con. Res. 306. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the 
     commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
     Holocaust; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H. Con. Res. 307. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Members' Congressional papers should 
     be properly maintained and encouraging Members to take all 
     necessary measures to manage and preserve these papers; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Graves, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 308. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' 
     Memorial Service; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Graves, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 309. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special 
     Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kagen, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Mr. Michaud, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sires, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Wu):
       H. Res. 1013. A resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
     that providing breakfast in schools through the National 
     School Breakfast Program has a positive impact on classroom 
     performance; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. FEENEY (for himself, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Akin, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Sali, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mrs. Bachmann, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Garrett of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Cole 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Royce, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Gingrey, Mrs. Schmidt, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Carter, Mr. Poe, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Mack, Mr. 
             Campbell of California, Mr. Issa, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Petri, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Putnam, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Lucas, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pence, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, and Mr. Bachus):
       H. Res. 1016. A resolution expressing the condolences of 
     the House of Representatives on the death of William F. 
     Buckley, Jr; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. McCaul of 
             Texas):
       H. Res. 1017. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week before Thanksgiving as ``Global 
     Entrepreneurship Week'' to inspire young people everywhere to 
     embrace innovation, imagination, and creativity and to train 
     the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Boyd of 
             Florida, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Matheson, Mr. 
             Donnelly, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Goode):

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       H. Res. 1018. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to establish the House Ethics Commission; 
     to the Committee on Rules.
           By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H. Res. 1019. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the current economic slowdown 
     in the United States is directly related to the enormous 
     costs of the ongoing occupation of Iraq, consigning the 
     United States to what can only be called the Iraq recession, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WELCH of Vermont (for himself, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, and Mr. Walberg):
       H. Res. 1020. A resolution recognizing the tremendous 
     service that members of the Armed Forces have given to the 
     Nation, especially those who have been wounded in combat; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Castor, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Hooley, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Moore 
             of Wisconsin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Harman, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Ms. Lee, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
             Towns):
       H. Res. 1021. A resolution supporting the goals, ideals, 
     and history of National Women's History Month; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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