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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 H6329-H6331 on June 12, 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 Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr.
Hinojosa):
H.R. 2669. A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Barrett of South
Carolina, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr.
Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Wicker, and
Mr. Pence):
H.R. 2670. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Ginny Brown-
Waite of Florida, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida,
Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Keller, Mr.
Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Putnam,
Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Castor, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Boyd of Florida,
Mr. Mack, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr.
Feeney, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida,
Mr. Young of Florida, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
H.R. 2671. A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 301 North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, as the
``C. Clyde Atkins United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Paul):
H.R. 2672. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for the cost of attendance at an eligible educational institution; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MICA:
H.R. 2673. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to facilitate the resolution of disputes between the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and employees of the Administration in the course of collective negotiations; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. DeLauro):
H.R. 2674. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase penalties for violations of child labor laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. BOREN:
H.R. 2675. A bill to provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Mrs.
Myrick, and Mr. Israel):
H.R. 2676. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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 Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Granger, and
Mr. Ramstad):
H.R. 2677. A bill to establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ACKERMAN:
H.R. 2678. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture to approve for human consumption animals that do not stand and walk unassisted; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Obey, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Kind, Mr. Petri, Ms. Moore of
Wisconsin, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. Kagen):
H.R. 2679. A bill to authorize the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in recognition of his important contributions to the Progressive movement, the State of Wisconsin, and the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Obey, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Kind, Mr. Petri, Ms. Moore of
Wisconsin, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. Kagen):
H.R. 2680. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in recognition of his important contributions to the Progressive movement, the State of Wisconsin, and the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida:
H.R. 2681. A bill to provide for the maintenance, management, and availability for research of assets of the Air Force Health Study; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. CARTER (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr.
Culberson, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
LoBiondo, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Conaway, Mr.
Wamp, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Terry, Mr. Rogers of Michigan,
Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Souder, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Bono, Mr.
Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Neugebauer,
Mr. Poe, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Pence, Ms. Pryce of Ohio,
Mr. Edwards, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Marchant):
H.R. 2682. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Mahoney of Florida):
H.R. 2683. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require in the annual report of each defined benefit pension plan disclosure of plan investments in hedge funds; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. CHANDLER:
H.R. 2684. A bill to authorize an independent review of the Federal Aviation Administration's aviation safety-related research programs, and in particular those programs related to air traffic control and runway safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
By Mr. HILL (for himself, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Ms.
Harman, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr.
Cardoza, Mr. Ross, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Tanner,
Mr. Melancon, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Holden, Mr. Salazar,
Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Berry, Mr. McIntyre, Mr.
Michaud, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Shuler, Mr.
Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Matheson, and Mr.
Boyd of Florida):
H.R. 2685. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. HILL (for himself, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr.
Shuler, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Patrick Murphy of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Tanner,
Mr. Boyd of Florida, and Mr. Ross):
H.R. 2686. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985 to extend the pay-as-you-go provisions through fiscal year 2012; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. LaHOOD:
H.R. 2687. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent certain types of mail matter from being sent by a Member of the House of Representatives as part of a mass mailing; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Poe,
Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr.
Hensarling, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr.
Brady of Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. McCaul of
Texas, Mr. Conaway, Ms. Granger, Mr. Thornberry, Mr.
Paul, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Edwards, Ms.
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Gonzalez,
Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Marchant, Mr.
Doggett, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Cuellar, Mr.
Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Mr. Carter, and Mr. Sessions):
H.R. 2688. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in Uvalde, Texas, as the ``Dolph S. Briscoe, Jr. Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Sires, and Mr. Pearce):
H.R. 2689. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. George Miller of
California, Mr.
Hinojosa, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Bishop of
New York, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of
Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Holt, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Oberstar,
Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Payne, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Stark, Ms. Watson, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey):
H.R. 2690. A bill to address rising college tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, the Federal Government, and institutions of higher education to make college more affordable; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. WALZ of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Peterson of
Minnesota, Mr. Ellison, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota,
Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Boswell):
H.R. 2691. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional incentives for facilities producing electricity from wind; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Berry,
Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Boren, Mr. Boswell, Mr.
Boyd of Florida, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Chandler, Mr.
Cooper, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr.
Ellsworth, Ms. Harman, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Hill,
Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Matheson,
Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Moore of
Kansas, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ross,
Mr. Salazar, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Thompson of
California, and Mr. Wilson of Ohio):
H.J. Res. 45. A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FILNER:
H. Con. Res. 168. Concurrent resolution urging the President to authorize the return to the people of the Philippines of two church bells that were taken by the United States Army in 1901 from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines, and are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
H. Res. 478. A resolution electing a member to the Joint Committee on Printing; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Putnam, Mr.
McCotter, Ms. Granger, Mr. Carter, Mr. Cole of
Oklahoma, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Cantor):
H. Res. 479. A resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for enforcement of clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Smith of
New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. King of New York, and Mr.
Neal of Massachusetts):
H. Res. 482. A resolution expressing support for the new power-sharing government in Northern Ireland; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
H. Res. 483. A resolution recognizing the 63rd Anniversary of Big Bend National Park, established on June 12, 1944; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. SHULER (for himself, Mr. Chandler, Ms. Harman,
Mr. Barrow, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Ross, Mr.
Tanner, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Melancon, Mr.
Boyd of Florida, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Hill,
Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Bishop of Georgia,
Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Berry, Mr.
Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, and Mr. Mahoney of
Florida):
H. Res. 484. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the budget process; to the Committee on Rules.
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