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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H8741-H8742 on July 26, 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. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Dicks,
Mr. Baird, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hastings of Washington,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. McMorris
Rodgers, and Mr. Reichert):
H.R. 3184. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a competitive grant program for the Puget Sound area to provide comprehensive conservation planning to address water quality; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
H.R. 3185. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual account plans and to establish in the Department of Labor an Advisory Council on Improving Employer-Employee Retirement Practices; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Baird,
Mr. Ross, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cleaver,
Ms. Carson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Alexander, Mr.
Simpson, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Farr, Mr.
Dicks, and Mr. Ramstad):
H.R. 3186. A bill to understand and comprehensively address the oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington,
Mr. Ross, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Carson, Mr.
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Simpson, Mr.
Hinojosa, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Farr, Mr. Dicks, Mr.
Cummings, and Mr. Ramstad):
H.R. 3187. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to understand and comprehensively address the inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Camp of
Michigan):
H.R. 3188. A bill to eliminate the separate work participation rate requirements for 2-parent families under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Delahunt,
Mr. Paul, Mr. Mack, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Harman, Mr. Farr, Ms. Linda
T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and
Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
H.R. 3189. A bill to establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
H.R. 3190. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate that their income, estate, or gift tax payments be spent other than for purposes of supporting the war in Iraq and to provide that amounts so designated shall be used to provide funding for Head Start, to reduce the national debt, and to provide college funding for children of Iraq war veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. DeLauro,
Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut,
Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of
California, Mr. Hall of New York, and Mr. Smith of
New Jersey):
H.R. 3191. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the transfer of certain contact information for a member of the Armed Forces who is being medically separated or retired under chapter 61 of such title to the department or agency for veterans affairs of the State in which the member intends to reside; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee (for himself, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Bordallo, Ms.
Kaptur, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Souder,
Mr. Marshall, Mr. Pence, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mr. Melancon, Mr. King of New York, Mr.
Ortiz, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Boren, Mr.
Kildee, Mr. Costello, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Langevin, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stupak, Mr.
Taylor, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Gingrey, Mr.
Boyd of Florida, Mr. Berry, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Holden,
Mr. Renzi, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Barrow, and Mr.
Clyburn):
H.R. 3192. A bill to provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Agriculture, 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. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Barton of
Texas, and Mr. Buyer):
H.R. 3193. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum State dispensing fee for covered outpatient multiple source drugs under the Medicaid Program, to modify the application of the average manufacturer price
(AMP) methodology to drug rebates, to eliminate the State option to increase the cap amount on the equity asset test for individuals' eligibility for long-term care assistance under such program, and to extend an SSI asset verification demonstration to Medicaid; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. FEENEY:
H.R. 3194. A bill to improve the H-1B nonimmigrant program by increasing the exchange of information between the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bachus, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bishop of New
York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, Mr.
Boucher, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr.
Butterfield, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carney,
Mr. Chandler, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr.
Coble, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costa, Mr.
Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Ms.
DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr.
Dreier, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. Emerson, Mr.
Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Etheridge,
Mr. Farr, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr.
Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Giffords, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Israel, Mr. Issa, Mr. Jefferson, Mr.
Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur,
Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind,
Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr.
LaHood, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr.
Loebsack, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. Lowey,
Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matheson,
Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Miller of North Carolina,
Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Nunes, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr.
Petri, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Rodriguez, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Ms.
Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Shays, Ms.
Shea-Porter, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey,
Ms. Solis, Mr. Souder, Mr. Space, Mr. Stark, Ms.
Sutton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Tierney, Mr.
Towns, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Visclosky, Mr. Walsh of New York, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch of
Vermont, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.
Wynn, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr.
Walz of Minnesota, Mr. McCotter, and Mr. Dicks):
H.R. 3195. A bill to restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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 Mr. HALL of New York:
H.R. 3196. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Sussex Street in Port Jervis, New York, as the ``E. Arthur Gray Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cohen,
Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hall of New York,
Mrs. Capps, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ellison, and Mr. Payne):
H.R. 3197. A bill to provide for grants from the Secretary of Education to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Thornberry, Mr.
Lantos, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr.
Carter, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Gonzalez,
Ms. Harman, Mr. Israel, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Wicker, and Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico):
H.R. 3198. A bill to provide for quadrennial national security reviews, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Weiner):
H.R. 3199. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to procure the development and provision of improved and up-to-date communications equipment for the New York City Fire Department, including radios; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. BEAN (for herself and Mr. Royce):
H.R. 3200. A bill to authorize the issuance of Federal charters and licenses for carrying on the sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting of insurance or any other insurance operations, to provide a comprehensive system for the Federal regulation and supervision of national insurers and national agencies, to provide for policyholder protections in the event of an insolvency or the impairment of a national insurer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. VELAZQUEZ (for herself and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
H.R. 3201. A bill to amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to provide for an immigrant rights advocate on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, 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 Mr. CARNEY (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Holden,
Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boyd of
Florida, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Patrick Murphy of
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Dent, and Mr.
Lincoln Davis of Tennessee):
H. Con. Res. 193. Concurrent resolution recognizing all hunters across the United States for their continued commitment to safety; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. KING of New York:
H. Con. Res. 194. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the failure of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority to properly implement education reforms aimed at reducing the cultural roots of terrorism; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Maloney of
New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ellison, Mr.
Smith of Washington, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Fortenberry,
Mr. Renzi, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Harman, Mr.
Crowley, Mr. Rahall, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Shays, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Patrick Murphy of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Becerra,
Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Watt, Mr. Costello,
Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms.
Hooley, Mr. Wu, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Davis of Alabama,
Mr. Issa, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of
California, Ms. Watson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Cooper,
Mr. Gordon, Mr. Castle, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Walden of
Oregon, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr.
Braley of Iowa, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Farr, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ross, Mr. Flake,
Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr.
Wexler, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ortiz,
Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas,
Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Delahunt, Mr.
LaTourette, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ackerman,
Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. McCaul of Texas,
Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr.
Spratt):
H. Res. 575. A resolution commending the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for their continued committment to holding elections and broadening political participation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself and
Mr. Poe):
H. Res. 576. A resolution recognizing youth court programs for the efforts of such programs in enhancing the quality of the juvenile justice system in the United States and encouraging the recognition of a National Youth Court Month; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
H. Res. 577. A resolution congratulating Mr. Kermit Cintron on the successful defense of his IBF welterweight title on Saturday, 14, 2007, and for his continued success in and out of the ring; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. PUTNAM (for himself, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr.
Crenshaw, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr.
Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida):
H. Res. 578. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Watermelon Month; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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