[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11888-11889]
[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. MANZULLO (for himself and Mr. Michaud):
       H.R. 6206. A bill to establish the Small Business 
     Information Security Task Force, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. AKIN:
       H.R. 6207. A bill to develop American energy independence, 
     lower gas prices, and open reliable national sources of 
     energy; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Rules, and 
     Natural Resources, 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. AKIN:
       H.R. 6208. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country 
     Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal 
     Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building''; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. ESHOO:
       H.R. 6209. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials 
     from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program 
     material they accompany; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Barrow, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Carnahan,

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             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Allen, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Altmire, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 6210. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for 
     small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a 
     choice of private health plans and make health coverage more 
     affordable, predictable, and accessible; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Rules, 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. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Brown of South Carolina):
       H.R. 6211. A bill to allow Americans the opportunity to see 
     their vast oil shale and tar sands resources on Federal lands 
     developed by providing the President with the ability to 
     determine the quickest and most responsible way to access oil 
     shale resources; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 6212. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the 
     Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive 
     and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit 
     programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, 
     including pharmacy access, 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. FEENEY:
       H.R. 6213. A bill to establish the Reinsurance 
     International Solvency Standards Evaluation Board; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McHUGH (for himself, Mr. Kuhl of New York, and 
             Mr. Smith of Nebraska):
       H.R. 6214. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a standard home office deduction; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 6215. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention 
     and services program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             and Mr. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 6216. A bill to improve the Operating Fund for public 
     housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 6217. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation 
     of post offices; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 6218. A bill to provide for loan guarantees for 
     retrofitting high-performance green buildings; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology, 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Bono 
             Mack, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, 
             Mr. Crowley, Ms. Lee, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H. Res. 1251. A resolution saluting the life and music of 
     the late Otha Ellas ``Bo Diddley'' Bates, guitar virtuoso and 
     rock and roll pioneer, whose music continues to influence 
     generations of musicians; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 
     Considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HENSARLING:
       H. Res. 1252. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the United States-Colombia 
     Trade Promotion Agreement; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Berman, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Sires, Mr. Honda, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Crowley, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H. Res. 1254. A resolution supporting the values and goals 
     of the ``Joint Action Plan Between the Government of the 
     Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of the 
     United States of America to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic 
     Discrimination and Promote Equality'', signed by Secretary of 
     State Condoleezza Rice and Brazilian Minister of Racial 
     Integration Edson Santos on March 13, 2008; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.

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