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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. DOYLE (for himself and Mr. Terry):
H.R. 2802. A bill to implement the recommendations of the
Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress
regarding low-power FM service; to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce.
By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Ms. Bean, Mr. Braley of
Iowa, and Ms. Clarke):
H.R. 2803. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 to establish the Angel Investment Program; to the
Committee on Small Business, 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. ENGEL:
H.R. 2804. A bill to repeal the prohibitions on United
States assistance to countries that are parties to the
International Criminal Court; to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Castle, Ms. DeGette,
Mr. Kirk, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Upton, and Ms. Castor):
H.R. 2805. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to authorize expansion of the population of
Medicare beneficiaries eligible for Medicare coverage of
medical nutrition therapy services; 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr.
McCotter, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Gerlach):
H.R. 2806. A bill to reform the Federal unemployment
benefits system, and for other purposes; 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. FORBES (for himself and Mr. Lipinski):
H.R. 2807. A bill to intensify stem cell research showing
evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Holt, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Van
Hollen, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Meehan, Mr.
Cohen, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
H.R. 2808. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act
of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow leave for
individuals who provide living organ donations; to the
Committee on Education and Labor, 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. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. Honda, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Schiff, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jefferson, Mr.
Emanuel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Lee, Mr. Shays,
and Mr. Weiner):
H.R. 2809. A bill to ensure that the United States leads
the world baseline in developing and manufacturing next
generation energy technologies, to grow the economy of the
United States, to create new highly trained, highly skilled
American jobs, to eliminate American overdependence on
foreign oil, and to address the threat of global warming; to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the
Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, Education and Labor,
Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Science
and Technology, Oversight and Government Reform, Natural
Resources, Agriculture, and the Budget, 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. JEFFERSON (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Butterfield, and Mr. Melancon):
H.R. 2810. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide a credit against income tax for biomethane
produced from biomass which is equivalent to the credit
allowed for electricity produced from biomass; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
H.R. 2811. A bill to improve consumer access to passenger
vehicle loss data held by insurers; to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, 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. LAMPSON (for himself and Mr. Brady of Texas):
H.R. 2812. A bill to permit the issuance of tax-exempt
bonds for air and water pollution control facilities; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
H.R. 2813. A bill to address the risks of exposure of
children to mercury from mercury-contaminated industrial
sites; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MARCHANT:
H.R. 2814. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to
provide loan guarantees for 100 percent of the cost of
construction of new domestic nuclear power production
facilities; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in
addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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. MEEHAN:
H.R. 2815. A bill to expand the boundary of the Minute Man
National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
to include Barrett's Farm, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Blumenauer, and Mr. Abercrombie):
H.R. 2816. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on vessels
operating in the dual United States domestic and foreign
trades, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Israel, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Stark, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Waxman):
H.R. 2817. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 to provide for expenditure limitations and public
financing for House of Representatives general elections, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration,
and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and
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. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Michaud, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Wexler, and
Mr. Lamborn):
H.R. 2818. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of
Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the
Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hinchey,
Mr. Towns, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Farr, Mr.
Moore of Kansas, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Rush,
Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Carson,
Mr. Cohen, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Kildee, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Tanner, Mr.
Gordon, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Biggert, Mr.
Kind, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr.
Ellison, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Ms. Lee, Ms. Watson, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Welch of
Vermont, and Mr. Jefferson):
H.R. 2819. A bill to facilitate the export of United States
agricultural products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to
remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices
and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by United States legal
residents, to establish an agricultural export promotion
program with respect to Cuba, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the
Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and
Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the

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Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. ROSS:
H.R. 2820. A bill to require health insurance coverage for
certain reconstructive surgery; to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, 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. ROSS (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Boren):
H.R. 2821. A bill to amend section 122 of title 17, United
States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to permit
satellite carriers and cable operators to retransmit the
signals of local television broadcast stations to their
adjacent markets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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. SESTAK:
H.R. 2822. A bill to establish an Independent Ethics
Commission within the House of Representatives composed of
former Federal judges; to the Committee on House
Administration, 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. STARK:
H.R. 2823. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to-consumer
advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide
certain information or to present information in a balanced
manner, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
require reports regarding such advertisements, and to amend
such Code to deny any deduction for direct-to-consumer
advertisements of qualified prescription drugs for a two-year
period; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition
to the Committee on 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 Ms. WATSON (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings,
Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Clay, Ms. Lee, Mr. Towns, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr.
Fattah, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
H.R. 2824. A bill to sever United States' government
relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until such
time as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma restores full tribal
citizenship to the Cherokee Freedmen disenfranchised in the
March 3, 2007, Cherokee Nation vote and fulfills all its
treaty obligations with the Government of the United States,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural
Resources, 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 Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Emanuel,
Mr. Roskam, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Bean, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Costello, Mrs. Biggert, Mr.
Hastert, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Hare, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Shimkus):
H.R. 2825. A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 326 South Main Street in
Princeton, Illinois, as the ``Owen Lovejoy Princeton Post
Office Building``; to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform.
By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr.
Clyburn, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina,
Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Barrett of South
Carolina, and Mr. Spratt):
H. Con. Res. 172. Concurrent resolution honoring the life
of each of the 9 fallen City of Charleston firefighters who
lost their lives in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 18,
2007; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself and Mrs.
Christensen):
H. Con. Res. 173. Concurrent resolution supporting the
goals and ideals of the First Summit of Caribbean Ministers
of Health; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. SAXTON:
H. Res. 508. A resolution recognizing the strong security
alliance between the Government of Japan and the United
States and expressing appreciation to Japan for its role in
enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its
efforts in the global war against terrorism; to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mrs. Boyda of
Kansas, Ms. Carson, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bilbray, Mr.
Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Al Green of
Texas, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms.
Bordallo, Mr. Clay, Mr. Coble, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Maloney of
New York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Serrano, and Mr. Snyder):
H. Res. 509. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals
of National Zoo Keeper Week, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the
Committee on 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.

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