[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 13293-13294]
[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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Mica, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 6327. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the 
     Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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 Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Shays, and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California):
       H.R. 6328. A bill to develop a policy to address the 
     critical needs of Iraqi refugees; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 6329. A bill to expedite the construction of new 
     refining capacity on brownfield sites in the United States, 
     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. STUPAK (for himself, Mr.
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Carney, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
             Altmire, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wilson of 
             Ohio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Hill, Mr. Patrick Murphy 
             of Pennsylvania, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Hodes, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Ross, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
             Delahunt, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 6330. A bill to provide for regulation of certain 
     transactions involving energy commodities, to strengthen the 
     enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission under the Natural Gas Act and the Federal Power 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 6331. 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.

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           By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Honda, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Ms. Matsui, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson, 
             Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Costa, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Payne, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Solis, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Watson, Mr. Wu, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Sires, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Watt):
       H.R. 6332. A bill to authorize additional appropriations 
     for summer youth employment activities under the Workforce 
     Invesment Act of 1998 for fiscal years 2008 and 2009; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. 
             Cleaver):
       H.R. 6333. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest 
     by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE:
       H.R. 6334. A bill to provide energy price relief by 
     authorizing greater resources and authority for the Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 6335. A bill to provide for the transfer to the 
     Government of Haiti of the real property of the former United 
     States Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 6336. A bill to extend the authority for the Cape Cod 
     National Seashore Advisory Commission; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. 
             Baca):
       H.R. 6337. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     attract and retain trained health care professionals and 
     direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to 
     the growing population of older Americans; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KLEIN of Florida (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Boyd of 
             Florida, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Mack, 
             Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Young of Florida, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Castor, Mr. Buchanan, 
             Mr. Keller, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart 
             of Florida, Mr. Feeney, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 6338. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4233 West Hillsboro 
     Boulevard in Coconut Creek, Florida, as the ``Army SPC Daniel 
     Agami Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Tom Davis of 
             Virginia, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 6339. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide additional leave for Federal employees to serve as 
     poll workers, and to direct the Election Assistance 
     Commission to make grants to States for poll worker 
     recruitment and training; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Engel, Mr. Walsh of 
             New York, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Hall of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
             Higgins):
       H.R. 6340. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States Courthouse located at 300 Quarropas Street in 
     White Plains, New York, as the ``Charles L. Brieant, Jr. 
     Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Welch of Vermont, Mr. Higgins, Mr.
             Delahunt, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 6341. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     provide for regulation of energy derivatives, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. WILSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Hobson, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Regula, 
             Ms. Sutton, Mr. Space, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Latta, Mr. Turner, and Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio):
       H.R. 6342. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 440 2nd Avenue in 
     Gallipolis, Ohio, as the ``Bob Evans Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. GIFFORDS:
       H. Con. Res. 375. Concurrent resolution to honor the goal 
     of the International Year of Astronomy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Engel, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, and Ms. Giffords):
       H. Res. 1290. A resolution joining the Office of the United 
     Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in observance of World 
     Refugee Day and calling on the United States Government, 
     international organizations, and aid groups to take immediate 
     steps to secure urgently needed humanitarian relief for the 
     more than 2,000,000 people displaced by genocide in the 
     Darfur region of Sudan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself and Mr. Ortiz):
       H. Res. 1291. A resolution expressing gratitude for the 
     contributions of the American GI Forum on its 60th 
     anniversary; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Doyle):
       H. Res. 1292. A resolution establishing a national goal for 
     the universal deployment of next-generation broadband 
     networks to access the internet and for other uses by 2015, 
     and calling upon Congress and the President to develop a 
     strategy, enact legislation, and adopt policies to accomplish 
     this objective; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             and Ms. Sutton):
       H. Res. 1293. A resolution commemorating the 44th 
     anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew 
     Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, 
     Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy 
     to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer 
     of 1964, which has became known as ``Freedom Summer''; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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