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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H5213-H5214 on June 10, 2008.
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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 Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr.
Broun of Georgia, Mr. Mack, Mr. Lucas, Mrs. Musgrave,
Mr. Burgess, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Hall of
Texas, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Upton, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
McHenry, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Gingrey, Ms. Fallin, Mrs.
Emerson, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs.
Drake, Mr. Terry, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Buyer, and Mr.
Burton of Indiana):
H.R. 6219. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of Commerce and to prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 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. KLINE of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Boehner,
Mr. McKeon, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr.
Walberg, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Barrett of South Carolina, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Hensarling, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Campbell of California,
Mr. Pence, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Goode, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Gingrey, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Fortuno, Mr. David Davis of
Tennessee, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Boustany, Ms. Ginny
Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of
California, Mr. Souder, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Feeney, and
Mr. Shadegg):
H.R. 6220. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Ms. Herseth Sandlin):
H.R. 6221. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in each contract the Secretary enters for the acquisition of goods and services a provision that requires the contractee to comply with the contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned or controlled by veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself and Mr.
Hinchey):
H.R. 6222. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a nonrefundable credit against income tax liability for gasoline and diesel fuel used in highway vehicles for nonbusiness purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HELLER:
H.R. 6223. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN:
H.R. 6224. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying work-study activities under title 38, United States Code; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN:
H.R. 6225. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, relating to equitable relief with respect to a State or private employer; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Israel,
Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh of New
York, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Engel, Ms. Clarke, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. King of New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr.
Arcuri, Mr. Hall of New York, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Crowley, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Velazquez,
Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. McNulty, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Bishop of New York,
Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Ortiz, Mr. Coble, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Young of Alaska, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Stark, Mr. Petri, and
Mr. Dingell):
H.R. 6226. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 East 3rd Street in Jamestown, New York, as the ``Stan Lundine Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, and
Mr. Thompson of California):
H.R. 6227. A bill to exempt longstanding nonfunctionally-integrated supporting organizations from certain provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Grijalva):
H.R. 6228. A bill to ban the use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota (for herself, Mr. Walz of
Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota,
Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Bachmann, and Mr.
Kline of Minnesota):
H.R. 6229. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2523 7th Avenue East in North Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the ``Mayor William `Bill' Sandberg Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. McHENRY:
H.R. 6230. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require nationally registered statistical rating organizations to provide additional disclosures with respect to the rating of certain structured securities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. TANCREDO:
H.R. 6231. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require that any automobile manufactured by a manufacturer after model year 2018 be an alternative fueled automobile; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SOUDER (for himself and Mr. Ruppersberger):
H. Con. Res. 369. Concurrent resolution honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration on the occasion of its 35th anniversary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Bono
Mack, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Bishop of Georgia,
Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee,
Mr. Ross, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Towns, Ms.
Velazquez, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr.
Brady of Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Jones of
North Carolina, Ms. Lee, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton,
Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cleaver,
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Everett, Mr. Hinchey,
Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Watt, Mr.
Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr.
Cramer, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Berry, Ms. Slaughter, Ms.
Matsui, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. Watson, Mr. Scott of
Virginia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Moore of
Wisconsin, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
H. Con. Res. 370. Concurrent resolution expressing support for designation of September 2008 as ``Gospel Music Heritage Month'' and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. COLE of Oklahoma:
H. Res. 1255. A resolution honoring Toby Keith's commitment to members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. EMANUEL:
H. Res. 1256. A resolution electing certain Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. ARCURI (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Wilson of
Ohio, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Donnelly, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Sires, Mr. Payne, Mr. Murphy of
Connecticut, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Israel, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr.
Courtney, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr.
Space, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Lampson, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall of New York,
Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Cooper, Mr.
Altmire, Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Cardoza):
H. Res. 1259. A resolution congratulating the Hamilton College Continentals on winning the NCAA Division III women's lacrosse championship; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. BEAN (for herself, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Arcuri, Mr.
Barrow, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bishop of New
York, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Boyd of
Florida, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Burton of Indiana,
Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Capps, Mr.
Carnahan, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chandler, Ms. Clarke, Mr.
Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Mr.
Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. Davis of California,
Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of
Florida, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ellsworth,
Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Herseth Sandlin,
Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms.
Hooley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Keller, Mr. Kirk,
Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr.
Lampson, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Matheson, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr.
Melancon, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Perlmutter,
Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Ross, Ms.
Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sestak, Ms. Shea-
Porter, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Sires, Ms. Solis, Mr. Space,
Mr. Spratt, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Van
Hollen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt,
Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch of Vermont, and Mr. Wolf):
H. Res. 1260. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Internet Safety Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. DeGETTE:
H. Res. 1261. A resolution congratulating East High School in Denver, Colorado, on winning the 2008 ``We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution'' national competition; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
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