[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8930-8931]
[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 Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mr. Cantor, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Paul, 
             Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. McHenry, and 
             Mrs. Blackburn):
       H.R. 6025. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the 
     private sector; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California (for himself, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Walsh of 
             New York, Mr. Carter, Ms. Granger, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Bonner, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Regula, Mr. Latham, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Rehberg, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 6026. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 6027. A bill to provide highest preference in the use 
     of foreclosed housing acquired using Federal loan or grant 
     funds made available under the Neighborhood Stabilization Act 
     of 2008 for providing housing for disabled veterans and to 
     prohibit the purchase or lease of such housing by any 
     individual convicted under Federal or State law of a drug-
     dealing offense, a sex offense, or mortgage fraud; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Reyes, and 
             Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 6028. A bill to authorize law enforcement and security 
     assistance, and assistance to enhance the rule of law and 
     strengthen civilian institutions, for Mexico and the 
     countries of Central America, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Kucinich, 
             and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 6029. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to eliminate an hours of service requirement for 
     benefits under that Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and House Administration, 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. KIRK (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Roskam, and 
             Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 6030. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a refundable credit against income 
     tax for 50 percent of the employer's cost of providing tax-
     free transit passes to employees; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KIRK:
       H.R. 6031. A bill to direct the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct a study of the 
     feasibility of a variety of approaches to eradicating Asian 
     carp from the Great Lakes and their tributary and connecting 
     waters; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 6032. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime 
     disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's 
     Disease; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 6033. A bill to promote training and employment for 
     public housing residents in home-based health services so 
     such residents can provide Medicaid covered home-based health 
     services to elderly and disabled persons receiving public 
     housing assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado):
       H.R. 6034. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for relief to surviving spouses and children; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 6035. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     exchange light crude oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     for heavy crude oil, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. EMANUEL (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 6036. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish lifelong learning accounts to provide an 
     incentive to save for education; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor, 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. GIFFORDS (for herself, Ms. Shea-Porter, and Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia):

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       H.R. 6037. A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States 
     Code, to create the position of Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Irregular Warfare, Cultural Training, and Social 
     Science Initiatives and to authorize a new skill incentive 
     pay and proficiency bonus to encourage members of the Armed 
     Forces to train in critical foreign languages and foreign 
     cultural studies; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRAVES (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 6038. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President 
     to modernize the integrated public alert and warning system 
     of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Carter, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Honda, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Reichert, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, and Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 6039. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or 
     higher degree from a United States institution of higher 
     education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or 
     mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       H.R. 6040. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 2007 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the 
     Army to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by 
     members of the Committee on Levee Safety; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Edwards, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Carter, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Marchant, Ms. Granger, Mr. Al Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Poe, Mr. Conaway, and Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 6041. A bill to redesignate the Rio Grande American 
     Canal in El Paso, Texas, as the ``Travis C. Johnson Canal''; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 6042. A bill to mandate price stability as the primary 
     goal of the monetary policy of the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SKELTON:
       H.R. 6043. A bill to provide for an evaluation factor for 
     defense contractors employing or subcontracting with 
     recipients of certain special immigrant visas; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. TOWNS (for himself and Mr. Whitfield of 
             Kentucky):
       H.R. 6044. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Federal Trade Commission for certain international technical 
     assistance activities; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. King of New York, Mr. McHugh, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Costello, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Hill, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Allen, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Carney, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Carson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Larsen 
             of Washington, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hayes, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Kuhl of New 
             York, Mr. Mica, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Sires, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Boswell, Ms. 
             Giffords, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             Snyder, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Higgins, 
             Mr. Sestak, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Coble, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Walz 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Berry, Mr. Lincoln Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. McCollum of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Mitchell):
       H.R. 6045. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the 
     authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant 
     Program through fiscal year 2012; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. Schiff, 
             and Mrs. Boyda of Kansas):
       H.R. 6046. A bill to extend the authorization provided in 
     the Act titled ``An Act to preserve the cultural resources of 
     the Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance''; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. Hunter):
       H. Con. Res. 348. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     President to designate a National Airborne Day in recognition 
     of persons who are serving or have served in the airborne 
     forces of the Armed Services; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Ortiz):
       H. Res. 1187. A resolution promoting global energy supply 
     security through increased cooperation among the United 
     States, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, by diversifying 
     sources of energy, and implementing certain oil and natural 
     gas pipeline projects for the safe and secure transportation 
     of Eurasian hydrocarbon resources to world markets; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H. Res. 1188. A resolution encouraging recognition, and 
     supporting the goals and ideals, of National Aphasia 
     Awareness Month; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. CASTOR (for herself and Mr. Reichert):
       H. Res. 1191. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of May as ``National Asthma and Allergy Awareness 
     Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. Lee, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Dent):
       H. Res. 1192. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of World Hepatitis Awareness Month; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H. Res. 1193. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that there is a critical need to 
     increase research, awareness, and education about cerebral 
     cavernous malformations; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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