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June 25, 2007 sees Congressional Record publish “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS”

Volume 153, No. 103 covering the 1st Session of the 110th Congress (2007 - 2008) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7069-H7070 on June 25, 2007.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

By Mr. LANTOS:

H.R. 2844. A bill to promote United States emergency and non-emergency food and other assistance programs, to promote United States agricultural export programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:

H.R. 2845. A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 and the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to enable the Secretary of State to respond to a critical shortage of passport processing personnel; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. YARMUTH:

H.R. 2846. A bill to improve the quality of classroom learning by empowering States to develop performance-based assessments that measure higher order thinking skills; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. Tierney, and Mr.

McNerney):

H.R. 2847. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. CARDOZA (for himself and Mr. Ferguson):

H.R. 2848. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to promote energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the use of net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and 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. COLE of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Boren, Ms.

Fallin, Mr. Lucas, Mrs. Musgrave, and Mr.

Thornberry):

H.R. 2849. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail historic cattle-drive trails for study and for potential addition to the National Trails System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. GINGREY (for himself, Mr. Wu, Mr. Ehlers, Mr.

Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Mr. Welch of

Vermont):

H.R. 2850. A bill to provide for the implementation of a Green Chemistry Research and Development Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.

By Mr. HODES (for himself, Mr. Castle, Ms. Shea-Porter,

Mr. Nadler, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Davis of

Illinois, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr.

McGovern, Mr. Stark, Ms. Castor, Ms. Clarke, Mr.

Cohen, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr.

Edwards, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. Solis, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of

California, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wu, Mr.

Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Larson of

Connecticut, Mr. Berry, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Tauscher,

Ms. Harman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms.

Schakowsky, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Kaptur,

Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Barrow, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Welch of

Vermont, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr.

Ellison, Mr. Regula, and Mr. Bishop of New York):

H.R. 2851. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of

Texas):

H.R. 2852. A bill to grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PATRICK MURPHY of Pennsylvania:

H.R. 2853. A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promptly notify State and local authorities and the public of certain enforcement actions under environmental laws; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. PALLONE:

H.R. 2854. A bill to restore, protect, and preserve the natural, chemical, physical, and biological integrity, and the economic potentialities, of the New York/New Jersey Bight through designation and establishment of the New Jersey/New York Clean Ocean Zone and the regulation of various activities therein, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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:

H.R. 2855. A bill to provide for transitional emergency assistance to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are severely injured while serving on active duty, to expand and improve programs for caregiver services for those members and veterans, to require improved screening and care for traumatic brain injury for returning servicemembers and veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself and Mr. Sam Johnson of

Texas):

H. Res. 513. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week; to the Committee on Ways and Means. considered and agreed to.

By Ms. HOOLEY:

H. Res. 515. A resolution congratulating the Oregon State University Beavers baseball team for winning the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I College World Series; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Weller):

H. Res. 516. A resolution expressing the serious concern of the House of Representatives regarding the worsening situation in Sri Lanka; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 153, No. 103