[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8] [House] [Pages 11523-11524] [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. FALEOMAVAEGA: H.R. 6191. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan United States nationals to become United States citizens; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. JONES of North Carolina: H.R. 6192. A bill to make payments by the Department of Homeland Security to a State contingent on a State providing the Federal Bureau of Investigation with certain statistics, to require Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide such statistics to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and to require the Federal Bureau of Investigation to publish such statistics; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Carney, Mr. Dicks, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas): H.R. 6193. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security. By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. English of Pennsylvania): H.R. 6194. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. ALTMIRE: H.R. 6195. A bill to authorize the Korean War Veterans Association to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia near the Korean War Memorial on the Mall to honor members of the Armed Forces who have served in Korea since July 28, 1953; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Mr. BERRY: H.R. 6196. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of individuals receiving a heart transplant; 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 Mrs. BLACKBURN: H.R. 6197. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7095 Highway 57 in Counce, Tennessee, as the ``Pickwick Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. By Mr. CLEAVER: H.R. 6198. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the ``Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. By Mr. ENGEL: H.R. 6199. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 245 North Main Street in New City, New York, as the ``Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Rothman): H.R. 6200. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the Long Path Trail, a system of trails and potential trails running from Fort Lee, New Jersey, to the Adirondacks in New York, to determine whether to add the trail to the National Trails System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mrs. Capps): H.R. 6201. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible States for the purpose of reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public secondary schools, elementary schools, and kindergarten; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Tierney): H.R. 6202. A bill to promote the well-being of animals held for commercial use by providing such animals protection from cruelty and abuse; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hare, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sires, Ms. Solis, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Wu): H.R. 6203. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure sufficient resources and increase efforts for research at the National Institutes of Health relating to Alzheimer's disease, to authorize an education and outreach program to promote public awareness and risk reduction with respect to Alzheimer's disease (with particular emphasis on education and outreach in Hispanic populations), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. McCotter, and Mr. Kildee): H.R. 6204. A bill to expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Ms. SUTTON (for herself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Hare, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yarmuth): H.R. 6205. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Allen): H.J. Res. 91. A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States [[Page 11524]] should sign the Declaration of the Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions and future instruments banning cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Berman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Watson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Pitts): H.J. Res. 93. A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. Holt, Mr. Israel, Mr. Cohen, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Levin, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hill, Mr. Ross, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Payne, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Kind, Mr. Berry, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Foster, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Akin, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Allen, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Hare, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mrs. Bono Mack): H. Res. 1242. A resolution honoring the life, musical accomplishments, and contributions of Louis Jordan on the 100th anniversary of his birth; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Issa, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Boren, Mr. Herger, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Pence, Mr. Keller, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Lamborn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, and Mr. McCaul of Texas): H. Res. 1243. A resolution recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Porter): H. Res. 1244. A resolution resolving to address the costly obesity epidemic by identifying opportunities to increase access to and promotion of nutrition, physical activity, and health care in all of Congress's work; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Wolf): H. Res. 1245. A resolution urging the international community to provide the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur with essential tactical and utility helicopters; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Upton, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Levin, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Dingell): H. Res. 1246. A resolution congratulating the Detroit Red Wings for winning the 2008 Stanley Cup Hockey Championship; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. By Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee: H. Res. 1247. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of ``American Eagle Day'', and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States; to the Committee on Natural Resources. By Mr. ELLSWORTH (for himself, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Berry, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Renzi, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ross, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Latta, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. McNerney, and Mr. Honda): H. Res. 1248. A resolution recognizing the service of the USS Farenholt and her men who served our Nation with valor and bravery in the South Pacific during World War II; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Hare): H. Res. 1249. A resolution urging the Government of the Republic of Iraq to recognize the right of the State of Israel to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Carter, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Poe, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Paul, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. Burgess): H. Res. 1250. A resolution honoring the Texas Air National Guard 147th Fighter Wing at Ellington Field for protecting the ports, industries, and people of Southeast Texas upon the retirement of its F-16s and its redesignation as the 147th Reconnaissance Wing; to the Committee on Armed Services. ____________________