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Oct. 2, 2008 sees Congressional Record publish “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS”

Volume 154, No. 160 covering the 2nd 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 H10699 on Oct. 2, 2008.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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

By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Jones of North

Carolina, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Scott of

Virginia, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Edwards of

Maryland, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Sutton, Mr.

Delahunt, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):

H.R. 7240. A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules regarding short selling of securities, to establish a net worth certificate program in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, increase the maximum amount of depository insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Waxman, Mr.

Rangel, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Capps, Mr. McHugh,

Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Allen):

H.R. 7241. A bill to preserve access to healthcare under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; 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. ANDREWS:

H.R. 7242. A bill to make technical corrections to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 relating to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 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. CLEAVER (for himself, Mr. Graves, and Mr.

Skelton):

H.R. 7243. A bill to designate the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Memorial; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. HOLT:

H.R. 7244. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to establish notice and review requirements for the removal of individuals from the official list of eligible voters by reason other than a change of residence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.

By Mr. HOLT:

H.R. 7245. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use in any election for Federal office of any election-dedicated voting system technology which has not been certified for use in the election by the State which will administer the election and to establish the standards under which such technology and information regarding the technology may be disclosed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.

By Mr. HOLT:

H.R. 7246. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish standards for the publication of the poll tapes used in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.

By Mr. HOLT:

H.R. 7247. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish standards for the transparent and accurate tabulation of votes and aggregation of vote counts in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.

By Mr. HOLT:

H.R. 7248. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States to accept absentee ballots of overseas military and civilian voters which are submitted by the voter to a provider of express mail services not later than the day before the date of the election involved for transmission to the appropriate State election official, to require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse overseas military voters for the costs of using a provider of express mail services to transmit the ballot to the official, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.

By Mr. HOLT:

H.R. 7249. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to farmers to offest high energy prices, to encourage the use of renewable energy, and to reduce prices to consumers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Honda, and

Mr. Olver):

H.R. 7250. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions and to reduce global black carbon emissions; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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. McHUGH:

H.R. 7251. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that local educational agencies receive Impact Aid payments for lands held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or individual Indian and to amend title 31 of the United States Code to ensure that local governments receive payments in lieu of taxes for lands held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or individual Indian; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. SKELTON:

H. Con. Res. 442. Concurrent resolution directing the Secretary of the Senate to correct the enrollment of the bill S. 3001; considered and agreed to.

By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Issa, and

Mr. Scott of Virginia):

H. Res. 1523. A resolution recognizing Filipino American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. EHLERS:

H. Res. 1524. A resolution requiring the use of a bipartisan panel of Members in the selection of an individual for appointment as Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives; to the Committee on House Administration.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 154, No. 160