[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 13173-13174]
[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. REYES (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Smith 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 6304. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for 
     authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
     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. PELOSI:
       H.R. 6305. A bill to clarify the authorities for the use of 
     certain National Park Service properties within Golden Gate 
     National Parks and San Francisco Maritime National Historic 
     Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 6306. A bill to authorize United States participation 
     in, and appropriations for the United States contributions 
     to, the fifteenth replenishment of the resources of the 
     International Development Association and the eleventh 
     replenishment of the resources of the African Development 
     Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 6307. A bill to amend parts B and E of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act to assist children in foster care in 
     developing or maintaining connections to family, community, 
     support, health care, and school, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Capuano, and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 6308. A bill to ensure uniform and accurate credit 
     rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the 
     municipal bond insurance industry; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 6309. A bill to amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
     Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental 
     intervention blood lead level and establish additional 
     requirements for certain lead hazard screens, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Boren, and Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 6310. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise 
     tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Klein of Florida, 
             Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 6311. A bill to prevent the introduction and 
     establishment of nonnative wildlife species that negatively 
     impact the economy, environment, or human or animal species' 
     health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Moore of Kansas, and 
             Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 6312. A bill to advance credit union efforts to 
     promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory 
     standards and reduce burdens, to provide regulatory relief 
     and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE:
       H.R. 6313. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     reauthorize the technical assistance to small public water 
     systems; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Baird, 
             and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 6314. A bill to increase awareness of the existence of 
     and to overcome gender bias in academic science and 
     engineering through research and training, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 6315. A bill to authorize United States participation 
     in, and appropriations for the

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     United States contribution to, an international clean 
     technology fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Holt, Mr. Stark, Ms. Berkley, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Crowley, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. Castor, Mr. Chandler, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Honda, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Welch of 
             Vermont, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 6316. A bill to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions 
     through the creation of a domestic carbon market and 
     international trade measures, and to direct the revenue 
     therefrom to public interests; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Science and Technology, Financial 
     Services, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, 
     Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. DRAKE:
       H.R. 6317. A bill to amend chapter 31 of title 40, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act) to 
     provide an exemption from the prevailing wage requirements 
     for certain non-profit organizations; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HIGGINS:
       H.R. 6318. A bill to designate a portion of United States 
     Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the 
     ``Timothy J. Russert Highway''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 6319. A bill to establish the Commission on Affordable 
     Health Care to study and provide recommendations for 
     establishing a health care system to provide affordable 
     health care to all citizens of the United States and for the 
     roles of certain health care entities in providing such 
     services under such system, and to provide for expedited 
     Congressional consideration of such recommendations; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, 
             Mrs. Capps, Ms. Solis, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 6320. A bill to ensure that individuals with 
     disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based 
     communication and video programming technologies in the 21st 
     Century; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 6321. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a refundable credit against income tax to 
     assist individuals with high residential energy costs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 6322. A bill to amend the District of Columbia School 
     Reform Act of 1995 to permit the District of Columbia 
     government to exercise authority over the Public Charter 
     School Board in the same manner as the District government 
     may exercise authority over other entities of the District 
     government; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. 
             Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 6323. A bill to establish a research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application program to promote 
     research of appropriate technologies for heavy duty plug-in 
     hybrid vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. 
             Perlmutter):
       H.R. 6324. A bill to facilitate the importation of ethanol; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 6325. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to establish a plan to reduce 
     the total amount of packaging used on consumer products in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 6326. A bill to provide for a Federal employees 
     program to authorize the use of leave by caregivers for 
     family members of certain individuals performing military 
     service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. WAMP (for himself and Mr. Ellison):
       H. Con. Res. 374. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     spirit of peace and desire for unity displayed in the letter 
     from 138 leading Muslim scholars, and in the Pope's response; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia):
       H. Res. 1286. A resolution recognizing and celebrating the 
     20th anniversary of the National Black Arts Festival; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Hobson, and 
             Mr. Shuler):
       H. Res. 1287. A resolution commending the Honor Flight 
     Network, its volunteers, and donors, for enabling World War 
     II veterans to travel to our Nation's capital to see the 
     World War II Memorial created in their honor; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SESTAK (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H. Res. 1288. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Campus Safety Awareness Month; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Perlmutter):
       H. Res. 1289. A resolution urging the President to direct 
     the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to work with the 
     United Kingdom Financial Services Authority to establish 
     position limits on oil futures traded by traders on the 
     Intercontinental Exchange that are similar to those 
     established by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for 
     traders on the New York Mercantile Exchange; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.

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