[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6] [House] [Pages 8069-8070] [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. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas): H.R. 5982. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, for purposes of transportation security, to conduct a study on how airports can transition to uniform, standards- based, and interoperable biometric identifier systems for airport workers with unescorted access to secure or sterile areas of an airport, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security. By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi): H.R. 5983. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the information security of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security. By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Kirk, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Herger, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Petri, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Pence, Mr. Reichert, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Upton, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Gerlach, and Mr. Dent): H.R. 5984. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa: H.R. 5985. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the service treatable as service engaged in combat with the enemy for utilization of non-official evidence for proof of service-connection in a combat-related disease or injury; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. BURGESS: H.R. 5986. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to immediately terminate the excise tax on diesel fuel and the tax credits for ethanol and other alcohol fuels; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mrs. DRAKE (for herself and Mr. Bilirakis): H.R. 5987. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to guarantee a pay increase for members of the uniformed services for fiscal years 2010 through 2013 of one-half of one percentage point higher than the Employment Cost Index; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. Woolsey): H.R. 5988. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to impose a cap on the rate of interest that may be charged on consumer credit card accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen): H.R. 5989. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. MATHESON (for himself and Mr. Terry): [[Page 8070]] H.R. 5990. A bill to require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. PAUL: H.R. 5991. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for obtaining transportation worker identification credentials; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. SHULER: H.R. 5992. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of real property by a first-time purchaser; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California: H. Con. Res. 343. Concurrent resolution congratulating the Surety and Fidelity Association of America on its 100th anniversary; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Doggett, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hare, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Lee, Mr. Klein of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Kind, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sires, Mr. Arcuri, Ms. Solis, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Baca, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Engel, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Carson, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Watson, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Waters): H. Con. Res. 344. Concurrent resolution recognizing that we are facing a global food crisis; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Gordon): H. Con. Res. 345. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. Wittman of Virginia, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia): H. Res. 1178. A resolution expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the citizens of Suffolk, Brunswick, and Colonial Heights, Virginia, over the devastating tornadoes of April 28, 2008; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. By Mr. GALLEGLY: H. Res. 1179. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the People's Republic of China and all enterprises owned or controlled by the People's Republic of China should make proper disclosures with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the selective default status of certain bonds; to the Committee on Financial Services. By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland): H. Res. 1180. A resolution recognizing the efforts and contributions of outstanding women scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians in the United States and around the world on Mother's Day, 2008; to the Committee on Science and Technology. ____________________