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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H2619-H2621 on March 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. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Langevin):
H.R. 1530. A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve a site security plan for a chemical facility, unless the facility meets or exceeds security standards and requirements established for such a facility by the State or local government for the area where the facility is located, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Rush) (both by request):
H.R. 1531. A bill to prohibit deceptive acts and practices in the content rating and labeling of video games; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Wilson of
New Mexico, and Ms. Baldwin):
H.R. 1532. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ALLEN:
H.R. 1533. A bill to provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ALLEN:
H.R. 1534. A bill to prohibit the sale, distribution, or transfer of mercury, to prohibit the export of mercury, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Pallone,
Mr. Waxman, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Engel, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Boucher, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr.
Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Butterfield,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Allen, Mr. Wynn, Mr.
Melancon, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Hirono, and
Mr. Ross):
H.R. 1535. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baca, Mr.
Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr.
Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr.
Blumenauer, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr.
Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardoza,
Ms. Carson, Ms. Castor, Mr. Chandler, Mrs.
Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr.
Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr.
Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr.
Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr.
Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Engel, Mr. Faleomavaega,
Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms.
Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms.
Hirono, Mr. Honda, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr.
Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.
Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr.
Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms.
Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski,
Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms.
Matsui, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of
Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Michaud, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr.
George Miller of California, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms.
Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr.
Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr.
Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr.
Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rodriguez,
Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush,
Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California,
Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Scott of
Virginia, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr.
Stark, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of New
Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Wexler,
Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr.
Loebsack):
H.R. 1536. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes; 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. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Napolitano,
Mr. Chabot, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Calvert):
H.R. 1537. A bill to modernize credit union net worth standards, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. SKELTON (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Snyder,
Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Filner):
H.R. 1538. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Barrett of
South Carolina, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Cannon, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gingrey, Mr.
Goode, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Issa, Mr. Kingston, Mr.
Linder, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Pence, Mr.
Price of Georgia, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs.
Bachmann, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Cantor, Mr.
Doolittle, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr.
Gohmert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina,
Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky,
Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Pitts, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Sali,
Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Walberg, and Mr.
Westmoreland):
H.R. 1539. A bill to allow a State to submit a declaration of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of students; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Pryce of
Ohio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Becerra, and Mr.
English of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 1540. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Loebsack, and
Mr. Boswell):
H.R. 1541. A bill to provide support and assistance for families of members of the National Guard and Reserve who are undergoing deployment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. George Miller of
California, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Woolsey,
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Allen, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Olver, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Lynch, Mrs.
Maloney of New York, and Ms. McCollum of Minnesota):
H.R. 1542. A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Berkley):
H.R. 1543. A bill to expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Fossella):
H.R. 1544. A bill to establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes, to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. FORTUNO:
H.R. 1545. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of Fort San Geronimo and other related resources in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion in the National Park System as part of the San Juan National Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. HALL of New York (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Ms.
Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hare, Mr.
Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley, Mrs.
Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rahall, Mr.
Space, and Mr. Welch of Vermont):
H.R. 1546. A bill to authorize members of the Armed Forces receiving outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to receive such care through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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:
H.R. 1547. A bill to prohibit the sale of certain inefficient light bulbs, and require the development of a plan for increasing the use of more efficient light bulbs by consumers and businesses; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HODES (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Arcuri, Mr.
McHugh, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Welch of Vermont):
H.R. 1548. A bill to establish the Northern Border Economic Development Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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. JINDAL:
H.R. 1549. A bill to use data from school years preceding the Gulf hurricane disasters for purposes of determining allotments under title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to institutions impacted by those disasters; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
H.R. 1550. A bill to reduce the reporting and certification burdens for certain financial institutions of sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bishop of New
York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mrs. Capps,
Mr. Capuano, Mr. Chandler, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Conyers,
Mr. Crowley, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt,
Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr.
Higgins, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley, Mr.
Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Inslee, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee,
Mr. Langevin, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr.
Lynch, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr.
Meehan, Mr. Michaud, Mr. George Miller of California,
Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar,
Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pascrell, Mr.
Perlmutter, Mr. Petri, Mr. Price of North Carolina,
Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Saxton,
Mr. Sires, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Walsh of New York):
H.R. 1551. A bill to reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs and certain other programs of the Department, to modify the operation and administration of these programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Armed 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. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Baldwin,
Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Tim Murphy of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Conaway, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Farr, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Chandler, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida,
Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. McMorris
Rodgers, Mr. Graves, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr.
Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Bishop of
Utah, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Allen, Mr.
McIntyre, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr.
Higgins, Mr. Paul, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Souder,
Mr. Boswell, Mr. Pearce, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pitts, Mr.
Gerlach, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Gary G. Miller of
California, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Michaud,
Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Weller, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr.
Emanuel, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr.
Reichert):
H.R. 1552. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize physical therapists to evaluate and treat Medicare beneficiaries without a requirement for a physician referral, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
McCaul of Texas, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Ferguson, Mr.
Castle, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Mica, Mr. Ruppersberger,
Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Graves,
Mr. Platts, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Engel, Mr. Higgins,
Mr. Boucher, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Reyes, Mr.
Kildee, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Al Green of Texas, and Mr.
Forbes):
H.R. 1553. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama:
H.R. 1554. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits for certain new beneficiaries as part of the TRICARE program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, and
Mr. Aderholt):
H.R. 1555. A bill to impose a two year moratorium on the approval by the Secretary of the Interior of new Tribal-State compacts for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.
Sessions, Mrs. Bono, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Regula, Mr.
Simpson, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Garrett of New
Jersey, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs.
Musgrave, Mr. Souder, Mr. Poe, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
McCaul of Texas, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida,
Mr. Walberg, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Jordan, and Mr. Pearce):
H.R. 1556. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty on the deduction for interest on student loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. HOOLEY (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr.
Ortiz):
H. Con. Res. 92. Concurrent resolution recognizing and commending Dr. Robert Meaders and all of the volunteers and contributors of Operation Helmet for their efforts in sending out 35,000 helmet upgrade kits to members of the United States Armed Forces deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Andrews,
Ms. Berkley, Mr. Boren, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Boyda of
Kansas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Carney, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Courtney, Mrs.
Davis of California, Ms. Giffords, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Hare,
Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. King of New York, Mr.
Loebsack, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Patrick
Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Ms.
Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Shea-
Porter, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Taylor):
H. Con. Res. 93. Concurrent resolution honoring the heroic service and sacrifice of the glider pilots of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Conyers,
Mr. Cohen, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
H. Res. 247. A resolution recognizing the contributions of all United States Attorneys, past and present; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Cannon):
H. Res. 248. A resolution honoring the contributions of patient participants in clinical trials; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Herger, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mr. Pence, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr.
Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Fortuno,
Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Pitts, Mr.
Marchant, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Fortenberry, Mrs. Myrick,
Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. McCotter, and Mr. Sali):
H. Res. 249. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit gifts to Members, officers, and employees of the House from State and local governments; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Shadegg):
H. Res. 250. A resolution honoring Dr. Edwin J. Feulner on the occasion of his 30th anniversary as President of the Heritage Foundation; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. MELANCON:
H. Res. 251. A resolution congratulating St. Bernard Parish Public Schools Superintendent Doris Voitier for her receipt of the 2007 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. SPACE (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich,
Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Sutton, Mr.
Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Regula, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr.
LaTourette, and Mr. Jordan):
H. Res. 252. A resolution recognizing the 45th anniversary of John Hershel Glenn, Jr.'s historic achievement in becoming the first United States astronaut to orbit the Earth; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
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