[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12] [House] [Pages 16473-16475] [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. LAMPSON: H.R. 6593. A bill to terminate prohibitions on leasing of areas of the Outer Continental Shelf and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, and 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Fossella, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Engel, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Weiner): H.R. 6594. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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. WALZ of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Emanuel, and Mr. Hill): H.R. 6595. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide middle class tax relief while closing tax loopholes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself and Mr. Space): H.R. 6596. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a school bus emergency fuel grant program; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Moran of Virginia): H.R. 6597. A bill to require the collection of data on animal cruelty crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. Sutton): H.R. 6598. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Herger, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Linder, Mr. Stark, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Kind, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Farr, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Edwards of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Reyes): H.R. 6600. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Ms. VELAZQUEZ: H.R. 6601. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the deduction for business use of the home and to make other changes affecting small businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. SCALISE: H.R. 6602. A bill to provide for the use of amended income tax returns to take into account receipt of certain hurricane-related casualty loss grants by disallowing previously taken casualty loss deductions; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Tiberi, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, and Mr. Walberg): H.R. 6603. A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain employment as a member of a local governing board, commission, or committee from Social Security tax coverage; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. Etheridge): H.R. 6604. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. McGovern): H.R. 6605. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a refundable tax credit for heating fuels and to create a grant program for States to provide individuals with loans to weatherize their homes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. ANDREWS: H.R. 6606. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose requirements for the improvement of security camera and video surveillance systems at certain airports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security. By Mr. ANDREWS: H.R. 6607. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide monthly benefits for certain uninsured children living without parents; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Ehlers): [[Page 16474]] H.R. 6608. A bill to provide for the replacement of lost income for employees of the House of Representatives who are members of a reserve component of the armed forces who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 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. BRADY of Texas (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas): H.R. 6609. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for recovery rebates for certain pension recipients; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas: H.R. 6610. A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CARNEY (for himself and Mr. Gerlach): H.R. 6611. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the research credit permanent, increase expensing for small businesses, reduce corporate tax rates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. CAZAYOUX (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Childers): H.R. 6612. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the election to expense certain refineries; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Courtney): H.R. 6613. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of dentists serving health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Issa, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, and Mr. Westmoreland): H.R. 6614. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the amount of foreign earned income excludible from gross income by citizens or residents of the United States living abroad, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. GOHMERT: H.R. 6615. A bill to provide for the transport of the enemy combatants detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Washington, D.C., where the United States Supreme Court will be able to more effectively micromanage the detainees by holding them on the Supreme Court grounds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. HOBSON (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Turner, Mr. Tiberi, Ms. Sutton, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio): H.R. 6616. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio, and other associated locations to determine if those locations should be included as a unit of the National Park System, to include those locations if the Secretary concludes that they meet the criteria for inclusion, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. Becerra): H.R. 6617. A bill to strengthen communities through English literacy, civics, education, and immigrant integration programs; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas: H.R. 6618. A bill to require complete displays of the retail price of transportation fuel; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. KUHL of New York: H.R. 6619. A bill to provide for a drug discount program for individuals without prescription drug coverage; 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. LYNCH: H.R. 6620. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to limit the amount of the interchange fee imposed on the sale of motor vehicle fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Ms. SOLIS: H.R. 6621. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for the reinstatement of enrollment for medical assistance and child health assistance of certain youth who were enrolled for such assistance immediately before becoming inmates of public institutions upon the release of such youth from such institutions; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. STUPAK: H.R. 6622. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to increase the extent to which State law is used in determining whether a criminal conviction under State law is sufficient to deny a person the right to ship, transport, possess, or receive a firearm; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. WHITFIELD of Kentucky: H.R. 6623. A bill to waive sovereign immunity and extend the otherwise applicable statute of limitations for certain actions under the USEC Privatization Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. YOUNG of Alaska: H.R. 6624. A bill to amend the Whaling Convention Act so that it expressly applies to aboriginal subsistence whaling, and in particular, authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to set bowhead whale catch limits in the event that the IWC fails to adopt such limits; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Mr. Gohmert): H. Con. Res. 396. Concurrent resolution recognizing the FBI on their 100th anniversary; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan: H. Res. 1373. A resolution expressing support for the designation of National Marina Day to honor America's marinas for their many contributions to their local communities and create awarness amongst citizens, policymakers, elected officials, and employees of the overall contributions of marinas to their well-being; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Dicks, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Baird): H. Res. 1374. A resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Grand Coulee Dam and recognizing its critical role in the national and economic security of the United States and the contributions of hydroelectric power to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Israel): H. Res. 1375. A resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Runaway Prevention Month; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Putnam, and Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida): H. Res. 1376. A resolution commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Okeechobee Hurricane of September 1928 and its associated tragic loss of life; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas: H. Res. 1377. A resolution recognizing the commencement of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States and throughout the world for their faith; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. JONES of North Carolina: H. Res. 1378. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to authorize and direct the Speaker to issue rules permitting the display outside of the offices of Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner in the House office buildings of tributes to members of the Armed Forces killed in United States engagements in Iraq or Afghanistan; to the Committee on Rules. By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Rush): H. Res. 1379. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Passport Month; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself and Mr. Kirk): H. Res. 1380. A resolution commending Federal and local law enforcement for their efforts to crack down on illegal immigration in the Chicagoland suburbs and calling on the Governor of the State of Illinois to immediately implement employee verification technology to curb rising trends in illegal immigration in the State of Illinois; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. [[Page 16475]] ____________________