[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6984-6985]
[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. BURGESS:
       H.R. 5885. A bill to promote a better health information 
     system; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Sali):
       H.R. 5886. A bill to restrict the diplomatic travel of 
     officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 5887. A bill to provide to the Secretary of Interior a 
     mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of materials CA-
     20139 and CA-22901, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources, 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 5888. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a 
     non-Department facility; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Conyers, and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 5889. A bill to provide a limitation on judicial 
     remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan 
     works; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUELLAR (for himself, Mr. Dent, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. 
             Etheridge):
       H.R. 5890. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish the Community Preparedness Division of the 
     Department of Homeland Security and the Citizen Corps 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 5891. A bill to adjust the boundary of Big Thicket 
     National Preserve in Texas and provide for three ecotourism 
     projects within the preserve, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HALL of New York:
       H.R. 5892. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the 
     disability benefits claims processing system of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate and 
     timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their 
     families and survivors, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 5893. A bill to reauthorize the sound recording and 
     film preservation programs of the Library of Congress, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 
     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 Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 5894. A bill to provide funding for the Emergency Food 
     and Shelter Program of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency for housing-related assistance needed to prevent 
     homelessness of families in connection with foreclosures on 
     their residences; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 5895. A bill to require certain labeling of 
     unsolicited commercial mail; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. SOLIS (for herself and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 5896. A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal 
     rights and remedies under civil rights statutes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARROW (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 5897. A bill to establish a health registry to ensure 
     that certain individuals who may have been exposed to 
     formaldehyde in a travel trailer have an opportunity to 
     register for such registry and receive medical treatment for 
     such exposure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 5898. A bill to authorize a grant program to help 
     establish and improve State-administered notification systems 
     to help locate missing individuals with Alzheimer's disease 
     and other dementia-related illnesses, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOYD of Florida:
       H.R. 5899. A bill to require funding under the Iraq 
     Security Forces Fund to be provided in the form of loans and 
     to require the Government of Iraq to provide matching funds 
     under the Commanders' Emergency Response Program to be used 
     for agreed-upon purposes which enable military commanders in 
     Iraq to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and 
     reconstruction requirements; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
       H.R. 5900. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to require, as a condition of receipt of certain State 
     homeland security grants, that a State include a 
     representative of the State department of education in 
     homeland security decisionmaking bodies of the State; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Ms. CASTOR (for herself and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 5901. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate contributing factors to disparities 
     in breast cancer treatment through the development of a 
     uniform set of consensus-based breast cancer treatment 
     performance measures for a 6-year quality reporting system 
     and value-based purchasing system under the Medicare 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.

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           By Ms. CLARKE:
       H.R. 5902. A bill to enhance environmental justice 
     education in middle and high schools that serve disadvantaged 
     students; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Neugebauer, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bonner, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. 
             Musgrave, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Boustany, and 
             Mr. McCaul of Texas):
       H.R. 5903. A bill to redesignate the Federal building and 
     United States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in 
     Midland, Texas, as the ``George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush 
     United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building''; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Nunes, and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 5904. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements to 
     improve the safety of food, whether produced and distributed 
     domestically or imported into the United States, by providing 
     for improved information technology to identify high-risk 
     imports and for enhanced capacity in the United States and in 
     foreign governments to identify and address food safety 
     issues on a scientific basis, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Keller, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 5905. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide individuals a deduction for commuting 
     expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Boren, and Mr. 
             Herger):
       H.R. 5906. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the expensing of certain real property; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 5907. A bill to provide a Federal income tax credit 
     for Eagle employers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Linder, 
             Mr. Campbell of California, and Mr. Conaway):
       H.R. 5908. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a permanent zero percent capital gains rate 
     for individuals and corporations; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5909. A bill to amend the Aviation and Transportation 
     Security Act to prohibit advance notice to certain 
     individuals, including security screeners, of covert testing 
     of security screening procedures for the purpose of enhancing 
     transportation security at airports, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Souder, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Renzi, and Mr. 
             Hunter):
       H.R. 5910. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit human-animal hybrids; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself and Mr. Delahunt):
       H. Con. Res. 332. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human 
     Rights; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Con. Res. 333. Concurrent resolution expressing 
     continued support for employee stock ownership plans; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Kuhl 
             of New York, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Keller, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Fossella, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Poe, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             McCotter, and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H. Con. Res. 334. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and objectives of a National Military Appreciation 
     Month; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. WATSON (for herself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 335. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for a celebration of the 100th 
     anniversary of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McHUGH (for himself and Ms. Slaughter):
       H. Res. 1146. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the International Joint 
     Commission should adopt a water level management plan for 
     Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that strongly takes 
     into account environmental considerations and the concerns of 
     the public and the affected States and maximizes hydropower 
     production at existing facilities, and further urges the 
     Secretary of State not to approve a plan that fails to do so; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. DAVIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield of Kentucky, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Chandler, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H. Res. 1147. A resolution congratulating the Northern 
     Kentucky University Norse women's basketball team, champions 
     of the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 
     II tournament; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama:
       H. Res. 1148. A resolution providing additional amounts for 
     the expenses of the select committee established under House 
     Resolution 611; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H. Res. 1149. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of April 2008 as National Sarcoidosis Awareness 
     Month, and supporting efforts to devote new resources to 
     research the causes of the disease, environmental and 
     otherwise, along with treatments and workforce strategies to 
     support individuals with sarcoidosis; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself and Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi):
       H. Res. 1150. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the Transportation Security 
     Administration should, in accordance with the congressional 
     mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of 
     the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, enhance security against 
     terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's 
     rail and mass transit lines; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Tanner, 
             and Mr. Cohen):
       H. Res. 1151. A resolution congratulating the University of 
     Tennessee women's basketball team for winning the 2008 
     National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's 
     Basketball Championship; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. FERGUSON (for himself and Mr. Baca):
       H. Res. 1152. A resolution honoring Arnold Palmer for his 
     distinguished career in the sport of golf and his commitment 
     to excellence and sportsmanship; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. 
             Stark):
       H. Res. 1153. A resolution celebrating Asian Pacific 
     American Heritage Month; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Michaud, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, 
             Ms. Sutton, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Allen, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Hare, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Payne, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Langevin, and Ms. Lee):
       H. Res. 1154. A resolution supporting the mission and goals 
     of Workers Memorial Day in order to honor and remember the 
     workers who have been killed or injured in the workplace; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.

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