[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12074-12076]
[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. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Mack, Mr. Lucas, Mrs. Musgrave, 
             Mr. Burgess, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Upton, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Gingrey, Ms. Fallin, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. 
             Drake, Mr. Terry, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 6219. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of Commerce and to prohibit Federal economic 
     development funds to States that carry out public takings for 
     private purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 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 Mr. KLINE of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Walberg, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Campbell of California, 
             Mr. Pence, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. David Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Boustany, Ms. Ginny 
             Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Souder, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Feeney, and 
             Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 6220. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to make non-union training programs eligible for Federal 
     funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Ms. Herseth Sandlin):
       H.R. 6221. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in each 
     contract the Secretary enters for the acquisition of goods 
     and services a provision that requires the contractee to 
     comply with the contracting goals and preferences for small 
     business concerns owned or controlled by veterans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Hinchey):
       H.R. 6222. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a nonrefundable credit against income tax 
     liability for gasoline and diesel fuel used in highway 
     vehicles for nonbusiness purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HELLER:
       H.R. 6223. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the 
     Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN:
       H.R. 6224. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the 
     feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of 
     certain qualifying work-study activities under title 38, 
     United States Code; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN:
       H.R. 6225. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, 
     relating to equitable relief with respect to a State or 
     private employer; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Israel, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh of New 
             York, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Engel, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. King of New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mr. Hall of New York, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Coble, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Stark, Mr. Petri, and 
             Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 6226. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 300 East 3rd Street in 
     Jamestown, New York, as the ``Stan Lundine Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, and 
             Mr. Thompson of California):
       H.R. 6227. A bill to exempt longstanding nonfunctionally-
     integrated supporting organizations from certain provisions 
     of the Pension Protection Act of 2006; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 6228. A bill to ban the use of bisphenol A in food and 
     beverage containers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota (for herself, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Bachmann, and Mr. 
             Kline of Minnesota):
       H.R. 6229. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2523 7th Avenue East in 
     North Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the ``Mayor William `Bill' 
     Sandberg Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 6230. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to require nationally registered statistical rating 
     organizations to provide additional disclosures with respect 
     to the rating of certain structured securities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. TANCREDO:
       H.R. 6231. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require that any automobile manufactured by a manufacturer 
     after model year 2018 be an alternative fueled automobile; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself and Mr. Ruppersberger):
       H. Con. Res. 369. Concurrent resolution honoring the men 
     and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration on the 
     occasion of its 35th anniversary; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Bono 
             Mack, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Ross, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Ms. Lee, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Everett, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Berry, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. Watson, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
       H. Con. Res. 370. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for designation of September 2008 as ``Gospel Music Heritage 
     Month'' and honoring gospel music for its valuable and 
     longstanding contributions to the culture of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. COLE of Oklahoma:
       H. Res. 1255. A resolution honoring Toby Keith's commitment 
     to members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. EMANUEL:
       H. Res. 1256. A resolution electing certain Members to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ARCURI (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Wilson of 
             Ohio, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Sires, Mr. Payne, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Space, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Hall of New York, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Mahoney of 
             Florida, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. 
             Cardoza, and Mr. Rush):
       H. Res. 1259. A resolution congratulating the Hamilton 
     College Continentals on winning the NCAA Division III women's 
     lacrosse championship; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Ms. BEAN (for herself, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             Barrow, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Boyd of 
             Florida, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chandler, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ellsworth, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, 
             Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Hooley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Keller, Mr. Kirk, 
             Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Matheson, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Melancon, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moore 
             of Kansas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Perlmutter, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Ross, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sestak, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Sires, Ms. Solis, Mr. Space, 
             Mr. Spratt, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch of Vermont, and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Res. 1260. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of ``National Internet Safety Month''; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. DeGETTE:
       H. Res. 1261. A resolution congratulating East High School 
     in Denver, Colorado, on

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     winning the 2008 ``We the People: The Citizen and the 
     Constitution'' national competition; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.

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