[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4706]
[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. McCOTTER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Walsh of New York, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Burgess, Ms. 
             Berkley, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 5668. A bill to prohibit Federal government officials 
     and employees from attending the opening ceremonies of the 
     2008 Summer Olympic Games held in communist China based upon 
     communist China brutalizing protesters in Tibet, supporting 
     and enabling Sudan's genocidal regime, forcing a one child 
     policy upon Chinese families, persecuting Chinese citizens 
     for freely exercising religion, repressing free and 
     independent labor unions, engaging in wanton environmental 
     degradation, and systematically denying the Chinese people 
     their basic freedoms; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 5669. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, 
     national media campaign, and grant program to provide 
     assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of 
     poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 5670. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home 
     purchases; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 5671. A bill to amend the laws establishing the 
     Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area and the 
     Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, units of the 
     National Forest System derived from the public domain, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to retain and utilize 
     special use permit fees collected by the Secretary in 
     connection with the operation of marinas in the recreation 
     area and the operation of the Multnomah Falls Lodge in the 
     scenic area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 5672. A bill to establish the Commission on Women's 
     Business Ownership; to the Committee on Financial Services, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and Small Business, 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. McCARTHY of California (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, 
             and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California):
       H.R. 5673. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of 
     Defense to collect absentee ballots of absent overseas 
     uniformed services voters for elections for Federal office 
     and deliver the ballots to State election officials prior to 
     the time established for the closing of the polls on the date 
     of the election, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             and Mr. Ellsworth):
       H.R. 5674. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require the Bureau of Prisons to provide secure storage areas 
     in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a 
     firearm; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 5675. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to revise the classification of certain 
     cigars; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 5676. A bill to designate the historic Federal 
     Building located at 100 North Palafox Street in Pensacola, 
     Florida, as the ``Winston E. Arnow Federal Building''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McCOTTER (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ferguson, 
             Mr. Shuler, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, 
             and Mr. Brown of South Carolina):
       H. Res. 1064. A resolution recognizing Gordon ``Gordie'' 
     Howe on the occasion of his 80th birthday, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. EMANUEL:
       H. Res. 1066. A resolution electing certain Members to a 
     certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Shays, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Hare, Mr. Olver, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Sestak, and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H. Res. 1067. A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary 
     of the crossing of the North Pole by the USS Nautilus (SSN 
     571) and its significance in the history of both our Nation 
     and the world; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Ehlers):
       H. Res. 1068. A resolution permitting active duty members 
     of the Armed Forces who are assigned to a Congressional 
     liaison office of the Department of Defense at the House of 
     Representatives to obtain membership in the exercise facility 
     established for employees of the House of Representatives; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Mahoney 
             of Florida):
       H. Res. 1069. A resolution condemning the use of television 
     programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and 
     anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 1070. A resolution expressing strong support for 
     Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia to be extended invitations 
     for membership to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at 
     the April 2008 Bucharest Summit, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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