[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12660-12661]
[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. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 6274. A bill to provide an equivalent to habeas corpus 
     protection for persons held under military authority under 
     that part of Cuba leased to the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Armed 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.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Levin, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 6275. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the 
     alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAZAYOUX (for himself, Mr. Childers, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Cuellar, and Mrs. Capito):
       H.R. 6276. A bill to repeal section 9(k) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BUYER:
       H.R. 6277. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a 
     dental insurance plan for certain veterans and their 
     survivors and dependents; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Reichert, Mr. 
             Whitfield of Kentucky, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Foster, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 6278. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate 
     transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels 
     stacked on top of one another; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 6279. A bill to reduce speculation in crude oil 
     markets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 6280. A bill to provide for the offering of Health 
     Benefit Plans to individuals, to increase funding for State 
     high risk health insurance pools, and to promote best 
     practice protocols for State high risk pools; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 6281. A bill to provide States with the resources 
     needed to rid our schools of performance-enhancing drug use; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 6282. A bill to increase housing, awareness, and 
     navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals 
     with autism spectrum disorders; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 6283. A bill to increase the standard mileage rate for 
     use of an automobile for business, medical, and moving 
     deduction purposes for 2008 and permanently increase such 
     rate for charitable deduction purposes under the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and to temporarily increase the 
     reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal 
     employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. MATHESON (for himself and Mr. Melancon):
       H.R. 6284. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation and to 
     increase transparency with respect to energy trading on 
     foreign exchanges conducted within the United States; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 6285. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to provide for adequate progress on the construction 
     of a flood protection system to include the appropriation of 
     at least 60 percent of the system cost from Federal, State, 
     or local funds; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 6286. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1025 Nevin Avenue in 
     Richmond, California, as the ``Harold D. McCraw, Sr. Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself and Mr. Ellsworth):
       H.R. 6287. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement 
     rate under the beneficiary travel program administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McHUGH (for himself, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
             King of New York, and Mr. Walsh of New York):
       H.R. 6288. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for tax-favored retirement health savings 
     accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Arcuri, 
             Mr. Baca, Ms. Bean, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop of

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             New York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Carney, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Costa, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Tom Davis of Virginia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Israel, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Michaud, Ms. 
             McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Obey, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ross, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sestak, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, and Mr. Wu):
       H. Res. 1275. A resolution honoring the life of Timothy 
     John Russert, Jr., public servant, political analyst, and 
     author; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Whitfield of Kentucky, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H. Res. 1278. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the United States Government 
     should lead an international diplomatic initiative to limit 
     inefficient speculation on international energy exchanges 
     through the adoption of international standards for energy 
     futures trading margin requirements as an appropriate means 
     of ensuring access to reliable and affordable supplies of 
     crude oil; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TERRY:
       H. Res. 1279. A resolution recognizing the Special 
     Olympics' 40th anniversary; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. Regula, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Hobson, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
             Jordan, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Latta, and Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio):
       H. Res. 1280. A resolution honoring and recognizing the 
     life, achievements, and contributions of John Henderson 
     McConnell; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.

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