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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H11547-H11548 on Oct. 15, 2007.
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Simpson, Mr.
Reynolds, and Mr. Waxman):
H.R. 3825. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BOREN:
H.R. 3826. A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to increase the maximum amount of an award available under the Department of State rewards program for information leading to the capture of Osama bin Laden; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. ALTMIRE:
H.R. 3827. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to active duty military personnel and employers who assist them, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. CLARKE (for herself, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Towns, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr.
Stark, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
Perlmutter, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Ms.
Norton):
H.R. 3828. A bill to reduce the backlog in processing requests made by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to the National Name Check Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. Whitfield):
H.R. 3829. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mrs.
McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Blumenauer):
H.R. 3830. A bill to amend the Bonneville Power Administration portions of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2014, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Nunes, and Mr.
Tiberi):
H.R. 3831. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, and make permanent certain improvements to, the child tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
H.R. 3832. A bill to clarify and extend the commitment of the United States to pursue economic cooperation with Costa Rica and other nations in the Caribbean Basin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KING of New York:
H.R. 3833. A bill to eliminate the backlog in performing DNA analyses of DNA samples collected from convicted child sex offenders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
H.R. 3834. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PAUL:
H.R. 3835. A bill to restore the Constitution's checks and balances and protections against government abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and 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. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Ms.
Watson, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Berman, Mr. Space, Ms.
Matsui, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Giffords, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gene
Green of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Issa):
H.R. 3836. A bill to require that funds awarded to States and political subdivisions for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program be distributed no later than 120 days after the last day of the annual application period for such Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Ms. Watson):
H. Con. Res. 234. Concurrent resolution calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the human rights of refugees from North Korea; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Issa, and
Mr. Boustany):
H. Res. 738. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Government of Syria's continued interference in the internal affairs of Lebanon; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. considered and agreed to.
By Mr. COOPER:
H. Res. 739. A resolution honoring Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Winners of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Chabot,
Mr. Lantos, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Lee, Mr. McCaul of
Texas, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr.
Doggett, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of
New York, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Clarke, and Mr.
Rush):
H. Res. 740. A resolution condemning in the strongest terms the attacks on African Union peacekeepers that occurred in Haskanita, Darfur, Sudan, on September 29, 2007; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. ROTHMAN:
H. Res. 743. A resolution honoring Varian Fry on the 100th anniversary of his birth; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself and Ms.
Herseth Sandlin):
H. Res. 744. A resolution recognizing the contributions of Native American veterans and calling upon the President to issue a proclamation urging the people of the United States to observe a day in honor of Native American veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr.
McDermott):
H. Res. 745. A resolution recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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