[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10103-10104]
[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. BONO MACK (for herself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cardoza, Ms. Castor, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Ms. Foxx, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Issa, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. 
             Mack, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Gary G. Miller of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Loretta Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Solis, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. 
             Watson, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 6085. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas 
     Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the ``Gerald R. Ford 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       H.R. 6086. A bill to make emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for Katrina recovery for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2007, 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. CAMPBELL of California:
       H.R. 6087. A bill to sunset the Federal recognition and 
     acknowledgment process within the Bureau of Indian Affairs of 
     the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Poe):
       H.R. 6088. A bill to establish a domestic violence 
     volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence 
     victims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       H.R. 6089. A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for the establishment of pediatric 
     research consortia; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Coble, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Feeney):
       H.R. 6090. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-
     allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants 
     who obtain an advanced degree in the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. 
             Berkley):
       H.R. 6091. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Security Act 
     to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare 
     Program; 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. GINGREY:
       H.R. 6092. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in 
     Bremen, Georgia, as the ``Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 6093. A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the 
     United States for damages for certain injuries caused by 
     improper medical care and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 6094. A bill to hold the surviving Nazi war criminals 
     accountable for the war crimes, genocide, and crimes against 
     humanity they committed during World War II, by encouraging 
     foreign governments to more efficiently prosecute and 
     extradite wanted criminals; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on

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     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. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Al Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Kagen, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Poe):
       H.R. 6095. A bill to implement certain measures to increase 
     the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Al Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Kagen, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Poe):
       H.R. 6096. A bill to require the Secretary of State to 
     submit to Congress annual reports on the progress made by the 
     United States in negotiating international agreements 
     relating to international child abduction with countries that 
     are not contracting parties to the Hague Convention on the 
     Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 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 Mr. MATHESON (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and 
             Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 6097. A bill to authorize the Boy Scouts of America to 
     exchange certain land in the State of Utah acquired under the 
     Recreation and Public Purposes Act; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 6098. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, 
     local, and tribal governments for information sharing 
     activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 6099. A bill to provide for extension of existing and 
     expiring agreements under the Moving-to-Work program of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Ms. SOLIS (for herself and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 6100. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to 
     toxic chemical substances; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 6101. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to improve the ability of medical professionals to 
     practice medicine and provide quality care to patients by 
     providing a tax deduction for patient bad debt; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 6102. A bill to reduce the amount of paperwork and 
     improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent 
     fraud and abuse through health care provider education, and 
     for other purposes; 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. BISHOP of New York:
       H. Con. Res. 355. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate; considered 
     and agreed to.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself and Mr. Issa):
       H. Con. Res. 356. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty 
     and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should 
     recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be 
     issued; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. FEENEY:
       H. Con. Res. 357. Concurrent resolution encouraging all 
     States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote 
     in elections; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. 
             Porter):
       H. Con. Res. 358. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     members of the Nevada Army National Guard and Air National 
     Guard for their service to the State of Nevada and the United 
     States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Mack, Mr. 
             Shadegg, and Mr. Terry):
       H. Con. Res. 359. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress on naming an aircraft carrier as the U.S.S. 
     Barry M. Goldwater; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ROSS:
       H. Res. 1210. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     Destination ImagiNation Week; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H. Res. 1211. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House that the Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering 
     Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigation as modified 
     on May 30, 2002 (``Ashcroft Guidelines'') should be rescinded 
     and replaced by the former Guidelines (`Levi guidelines') to 
     protect Americans from domestic Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation spying in the absence of suspected criminal 
     activity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H. Res. 1215. A resolution honoring the Armed Forces from 
     the Inland Empire in California and their families for their 
     extraordinary sacrifices serving the United States in 
     Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Israel, 
             and Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
       H. Res. 1216. A resolution supporting the efforts to reduce 
     unnecessary radiation exposure through computed tomography 
     scans for children, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.

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