[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4551-4552]
[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. HENSARLING (for himself and Mr. Conaway):
       H.R. 5656. A bill to repeal a requirement with respect to 
     the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 5657. A bill to clarify the authority of States to use 
     funds as the non-Federal share of Medicaid expenditures for 
     certain regional medical centers; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. SKELTON (for himself and Mr. Hunter) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 5658. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2009 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
     year 2009, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 5659. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for recycling or 
     remanufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 5660. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a nonrefundable credit for mentoring and 
     housing young adults; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 5661. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States 
     and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments 
     for certain noncoal reclamation projects; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 5662. A bill to enhance the safety of ports of entry 
     in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, and 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 Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H.R. 5663. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for an increase in the rates of basic educational 
     assistance payable under the laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H.R. 5664. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least 
     once every six years the plans and specifications for 
     specially adapted housing furnished to veterans by the 
     Secretary; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TURNER:
       H.R. 5665. A bill to impose limitations on investment and 
     certain operations by foreign entities in the United States; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 5666. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the earned income tax credit to taxpayers 
     who exceed 40 hours of wage work per week; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             McCaul of Texas, Mr. Poe, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Culberson,

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             Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Neugebauer, and Mr. Al Green of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 320. Concurrent resolution honoring Army 
     Specialist Monica L. Brown, extending gratitude to her and 
     her family, and pledging continuing support for the men and 
     women of the United States Armed Forces; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Clay, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, and Mr. Donnelly):
       H. Res. 1061. A resolution commemorating the 40th 
     anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, 
     Jr., and encouraging people of the United States to pause and 
     remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H. Res. 1062. A resolution expressing support for National 
     Facial Protection Month; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Berman, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
             Chandler):
       H. Res. 1063. A resolution marking the 225th anniversary of 
     the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary 
     War with the Kingdom of Great Britain and recognized the 
     independence of the United States of America, and 
     acknowledging the shared values and close friendship between 
     the peoples and governments of the United States and the 
     United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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